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Youth Event to Learn About Track and Field Set for May 28Community submission,
09:44AM / Tuesday, May 16, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Children 8 and up are invited to a Track and Field Youth Camp on Sunday, May 28, from 10 a.m. to noon on the Taconic High School track. Join high school coaches and student-athletes from Pittsfield High and Taconic High to learn about mental health benefits of youth sports and the fundamentals of various track and field events. The event is sponsored by Movember, which will be giving away sweatshirts to the first 50 registered participants. Check in on the day of the event begins at 9:30 a.m. Preregistration is available here. 0 Comments
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Fire Weather Watch in Berkshire County Staff Reports ,
10:45AM / Monday, May 15, 2023 | |
The National Weather Service has declared a fire weather watch in effect from Tuesday, May 16 until Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. Dry conditions and gusty winds may result in rapid fire spread of ignition occurs. Gusts could be up to 35 miles per hour. The most critical conditions will be between late morning and sunset each day. Temperatures on Tuesday will be in the upper 60s to 70s. Temperatures on Wednesday will be in the upper 40s to 50s. 0 Comments
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The Zonta Club Offers Additional Scholarships for 2023| 04:48PM / Sunday, May 14, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Jane M Klausman Women In Business and Zonta International Women in STEM applications are now available from the Zonta Club of Berkshire County. Applications can be found here. The Jane M Klausman Women in Business Scholarship is awarded to college students who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in business management. Applicants should be in their second year of college. Deadline for applications is July 1, 2023. The $1,000 winner is also eligible for an additional $8,000 award at the Zonta International level. The Zonta International Women in STEM Scholarship is awarded to college students who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate 0 Comments
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CIAO Soccer Hall of Fame Inducts Class of '23Community submission,
11:55AM / Sunday, May 14, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Community Italian-American Organization Soccer Hall of Fame Thursday inducted 11 new members in a ceremony at Berkshire Hills Country Club. The Class of 2023 includes former student-athletes who won six Berkshire County MVP awards, 23 all-Berkshire selections, 12 all-Western Mass selections and three all-Massachusetts selections. In addition to recognizing the great players of past high school soccer seasons, CIAO honored 21 current high school seniors with the annual CIAO Hall of Fame Scholarships. Scholarship recipients include: Rylee Joy and Neal Brierley, Drury; Tia Kareh and Owen Dubrueil, Hoosac Valley; Isabella Lovato, Lee; Hailey 0 Comments
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John Staber Receives Wright Brothers Award| 11:53AM / Saturday, May 13, 2023 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — John H. Staber of Old Chatham, N.Y., is to receive the Federal Aviation Administration Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award this Saturday. This is to commemorate his more than 50 years of accident-free flying and devoting much of his career to teaching others. The presentation will be made at noon by Adina M. Papp, FAA Safety Team Program manager, at the Walter J. Koladza Airport located on Route 71. While he is certified to fly most Beech, Cessna and Piper light aircraft, Staber has also specialized in maintaining and teaching the art of seaplane flying in Lake Amphibians. He received his private pilot 0 Comments
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Turtles Must be Left in the Wild| 09:19AM / Saturday, May 13, 2023 | |
 MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says keeping native turtles as pets is prohibited because it can harm the turtle and pose threats to wild turtle populations. "Capturing a wild turtle and keeping it as a pet, even if only for a short time, is detrimental to that individual turtle and also to Vermont's turtle populations as a whole," said Vermont Fish and Wildlife herpetologist Luke Groff. "Releasing captured turtles back into the wild comes with risks as well." Groff said the risks include introducing diseases or disrupting the genetics of wild populations. "Adult turtles often have 0 Comments
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Stockbridge Man Pleads Guilty, Must Register as Sex Offender | 10:45AM / Friday, May 12, 2023 | |
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — On Tuesday, May 2 Joseph Smith, 45, of Stockbridge pled guilty to several charges stemming from a 2020 investigation involving photographs of an underage female. Smith was sentenced to 5 years probation with conditions. The conditions are that he undergo a sex offender evaluation and cooperate with aftercare as recommended; further undergo a mental health evaluation with aftercare as recommended; sign waivers for the Superior Court Probation Department so that they can monitor his progress; have no access to internet and no computers/internet-enabled devices except at a public library or law library as needed to complete his evaluations and/or 0 Comments
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Greylock ABC Fund Launches with New Grant Program| 08:00AM / Thursday, May 11, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Greylock ABC Fund launched earlier this month with a renewed mission to support the educational development of students in grades pre-K through 12. The Fund, established in partnership with Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (BTCF), maintains its focus on educational attainment for students of color while extending opportunities to students of low socio-economic status, and program support for multicultural and academic programs that benefit students of all demographic groups. The Fund offers two opportunities. The first is a grant open to schools and nonprofits, and the second is scholarship for individual students to attend 0 Comments
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Celebration, Struggle at the Special OlympicsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:36AM / Thursday, May 11, 2023 | |
The games were dedicated to longtime volunteer Nancy Forget. GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — For the principal of W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School, the Berkshire County Special Olympics held each spring at neighboring Monument Mountain Regional High School complement his school's mission. "What I really love about the Special Olympics is what I also love about W.E.B. Du Bois, the namesake of our middle school," Ben Doren said during Wednesday morning's opening ceremonies. "W.E.B. Du Bois saw a vision, over a hundred years ago, of people together, working hard, struggling through adversity but also struggling to build a better community 0 Comments
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Granola for Good: Healthy Granola Collection| 12:06PM / Wednesday, May 10, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In celebration of the Jewish festival of Shavuot, Jewish Federation of the Berkshires invites residents to donate packaged whole grain granola or granola bars for distribution to local shelters and food pantries. The drive will be held through the month of May. Drop-off locations: The Berkshire Food Co-op (34 Bridge Street, Great Barrington) Hevreh of Southern Berkshire (270 State Road, Great Barrington) Concepts of Art (65 Church Street, Lenox) Jewish Federation of the Berkshires (196 South Street, Pittsfield) Williams College Bookstore, (Williamstown) 0 Comments
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Lenox Annual Election Results | 12:41PM / Tuesday, May 09, 2023 | |
LENOX, Mass. — The town held its annual election on May 8, and according to the unofficial results 624 cast ballots out of the 3431 registered voters. William David Roche, Jr will return to the select board with 502 votes. He will be joined by Max Scherff who received 363 votes. Incumbent Thomas G. Delasco will return to the Planning Board with 529 votes, and incumbent Wayne W. Lemanski will return to the Board of Assessors with 521 votes. Kimberly Winger will join the school committee with 187 write-in votes. She will be joined by Michael Dupont, who received 296 write-in votes, and Kim E. Graham, who received 269 write-in votes. Incumbent moderator 0 Comments
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Pittsfield's Striking Out Cancer Event Back for Third YearCommunity submission,
09:00AM / Monday, May 08, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Area baseball and softball players ages 13 and up are encouraged to participate in the third annual Striking Out Cancer in the Berkshires Event on Saturday, June 24. The day-long baseball and women's softball games will be played at Clapp Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A $10 donation gets you the opportunity to participate in the event. All proceeds go to the Jimmy Fund at Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Participants will receive a T-shirt to commemorate the event. Joe DiCicco started Striking Out Cancer as a daylong baseball game in 2021 in memory of his wife. Last year, the event added a softball game. Players who sign up 0 Comments
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