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PITTSFIELD â The spate of gun violence that rattled the city this spring tracked with a larger, national trend in cities across the country, Police Chief Michael Wynn said Tuesday, during the City Councilâs first in-person meeting since March 2020.
âThe city of Pittsfield is a destination for trafficking criminal guns; thatâs not a myth,â Wynn said, adding that data from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives supports his statement. âGuns are being purchased and stolen in other states and sold in other states, and theyâre ending up on the streets of Pittsfield.â
But, the Pittsfield Police Department alone has a âlimited ability to combatâ gun trafficking, he said, and given its location on the outer reaches of the westernmost part of the state, it struggles to gain assistance from federal agencies.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council approved both the operating and capital budget on Tuesday in a swift meeting that adjourned at 7 p.m. The operating budget of $179,205,963.00 was.
PITTSFIELD Despite calls by some to reallocate police funding, the City Council late Tuesday endorsed an $11.5 million budget that largely aligned with Mayor Linda Tyer s request for the
Mayor Linda Tyer proclaims Pride Month. PITTSFIELD, Mass. Pride Month in Pittsfield has been dedicated to former city resident and transgender activist Jahaira DeAlto, who was murdered a month ago in Boston. Jahaira was an original founder of pride, she helped start the first Transgender Day of Remembrance here in the Berkshires and she helped set the foundation for the LGBTQ-plus community to organize here for the first time, said Kelan O Brien, chair of Berkshire Pride, at the Pride flag-raising event at City Hall on Wednesday. We have always been here. She provided that foundation. The city of Pittsfield in partnership with Berkshire Pride raised the LGBTQ-plus flag in honor of Pride Month with a large photo of DeAlto, who worked with local victims of abuse, prominently displayed at the podium on the steps of City Hall.