Tom Conklin is the News Director and lead news voice for the Berkshire News Network and the Townsquare Media Berkshire Radio Group. Tom is also a musician and voiceover talent. He has been a guitarist for more than three decades and plays lead guitar for the New England based band, The Matchstick Architects. He also does voiceover narration work for clients all over the world from his home studio in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Tom is also a founding member of Berkshire Organization for Original Music, or BOOM, which is a Berkshire County based organization that advocates for the local original music scene and performers of original music in the Berkshires.
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Statewide Campaign Calls for Continued Vigilance
The Baker-Polito Administration, with COVID-19 cases on the rise and Thanksgiving days away, has launched a new public awareness effort to encourage residents to continue to stay safe and remain vigilant.
According to a media release from the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, the statewi…
According to a media release from the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, the statewi…
Stop And Shop To Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines
Now that we know that COVID-19 vaccines are on the way from Pfizer, Moderna, and now AstraZeneca, the question becomes… How will those vaccines be distributed? Well, it looks like we may have an answer to that here locally.
Stop and Shop, which has supermarket locations in the Berkshires in Pittsfiel…
Stop and Shop, which has supermarket locations in the Berkshires in Pittsfiel…
Gov. Baker Talks Field Hospitals Amid Spike in COVID-19 Cases
Governor Charlie Baker gave his daily update today and spoke primarily about the process of setting up a field hospital at the DCU Center in Worcester, with the plan of setting up field hospitals in other locations if they are needed. The move comes amid a spike of cases in the Commonwealth...
Pittsfield Man Convicted on Domestic Violence Charge
A Pittsfield man has been sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted in a domestic violence case. According to a media release from the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office, a conviction was secured in a severe domestic violence case through evidence-based prosecution on …
Pittsfield Takes Action Steps to Slow COVID-19 Spread
A steady uptick in COVID-19 cases in the City of Pittsfield has resulted in new restrictions and some temporary closures, including the suspension of indoor dining in the city. The moves come on top of the Pittsfield Schools shifting back to remote learning...
Pittsfield Schools Shift Back to Remote Learning
With a steady uptick of COVID-19 cases in the City of Pittsfield, the Pittsfield Public Schools, with guidance from the Pittsfield Board of Health, have decided to shift back to remote learning.
School officials sent out this announcement Thursday afternoon:
The Pittsfield Public Schools have closely …
School officials sent out this announcement Thursday afternoon:
The Pittsfield Public Schools have closely …
Fewer Americans Expected to Travel for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving will be on the lighter side when it comes to the typical number of travelers on the roads and at airports. According to a press release from AAA Northeast, effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including health concerns and high unemployment, are impacting Americans’ decisio…
THS and PHS Going Remote Thursday and Friday
The Pittsfield Public Schools was informed on Wednesday that a backlog of cases showed 104 new Covid-19 cases in the City of Pittsfield. This backlog was due to a recording delay caused by a technical issue at one of the testing centers located in Pittsfield...
Massachusetts Virtual Small Business Summit Coming Up
If you run a small business in the area, you might be interested in the upcoming Massachusetts Virtual Small Business Summit. The summit, which will be hosted virtually on Tuesday, November 17th from 10 am to 12 pm, was announce earlier this week by the Better Business Bureau serving Maine, Massachu…
COVID-19 Cases Confirmed at Reid and PHS
The Pittsfield Public Schools has two more confirmed cases of COVID-19. The Public Schools, in partnership with The City of Pittsfield Department of Health, was notified that a staff member at Reid Middle School as well as a student at Pittsfield High School have tested positive for COVID-19...