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Baseball in the Berkshires, Infield Present Meet the Pros Day on Sunday| 09:40PM / Monday, November 14, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Baseball in the Berkshires museum and The Infield will present a "Meet the Pros" event with six Berkshire County residents who have played in major and minor league professional baseball on Sunday, Nov. 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. at The Infield at 10 Lyman St. Meet and greet former professional baseball players, get autographs and take photos. The lineup includes: John Raifstanger of Great Barrington, an infielder and outfielder in the Red Sox organization from 1994-98. Rafel Luberes of Pittsfield, a pitcher in the Brewers organization from 2004-11. Ryan Cameron of Williamstown, a pitcher in the Rockies, Red Sox and Phillies 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Firefighters Give Fire Department Little League Team JacketsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:34PM / Monday, November 14, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield firefighters held a pizza party Sunday to recognize the players and volunteers that led the department-sponsored team to win the National Division of the Pittsfield Little League. During the gathering at the fire department, the coaches and firefighters distributed Little League jackets to the team, recognizing their win last spring. "I'd like to thank the coaches. They have so much dedication into this. Years of putting their time into this. Some of them don't even have kids involved in it, which shows you their passion for the game, their drive to get the kids off the streets, and get things done," National Division 0 Comments
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Salvation Army, Market 32 Launch Holiday Kettle Program| 04:36PM / Monday, November 14, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Price Chopper/Market 32 is once again playing host to the Salvation Army's "Red Kettle" holiday campaign at all 130 of its stores in New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The Salvation Army and Price Chopper/Market 32 have been collaborative partners in the communities they serve for more than 35 years. Last year's "Red Kettle" campaign at Price Chopper and Market 32 stores raised more than $500,000 in donations directly benefitting those in need throughout the communities where the funds were collected. The campaign this year will run Nov. 14 through Dec. 0 Comments
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Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires Giving Back Guides | 04:17PM / Monday, November 14, 2022 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON — The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires (NPC) is distributing 15,000 Giving Back guides in time for the holiday giving season. The Giving Back guide contains a directory of Berkshire nonprofits by category, and over 100 nonprofit profiles that detail ways people can help. 14,000 copies were delivered to Berkshire Eagle subscribers in October, while the remaining 1,500 copies are currently being placed in coffee shops, retail outlets, libraries, and other community gathering places. "We've been producing the Giving Back guide for seven years now," said Liana Toscanini, Executive Director of the Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires. 0 Comments
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Some Snow Predicted Midweek in the Berkshires | 12:00PM / Monday, November 14, 2022 | |
With cooler winter temperatures moving through the Berkshires this week, some snowfall is predicted Wednesday, Nov. 16. But today, Monday, Nov. 14, temperatures should stay in the low 40s with partly cloudy skies. Expect a cold night with a low of 17, according to Accuweather. Expect the same Tuesday, Nov. 15 with a high of 43 and a low of 26. Accuweather predicts that snowfall could begin overnight, and the Weather Channel predicts a wintery mix overnight. On Wednesday temperatures will likely stay just below 40. There is a high chance of snowfall reports Accuweather. Accuweather predicts that snow will continue to fall throughout 0 Comments
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MountainOne Thankful 5K Returns on Thanksgiving in Pittsfield| 10:45AM / Monday, November 14, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Thankful 5K road race will be held Thanksgiving morning, and the fundraiser race will benefit city food pantries. Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 24. The race starts at 8:30 am in Downtown Pittsfield. The 7th annual Thankful 5K is a fundraiser to benefit Pittsfield's food pantries, in which over 700 families are served on a weekly basis. "MountainOne is excited to be a returning sponsor for this impactful Berkshire Running Center event that not only raises money for those in need in our communities, but also supports small business in downtown Pittsfield," said MountainOne's Jonathan Denmark, 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Community Radio, WTBR To Hold On Air Fundraiser | 08:19AM / Monday, November 14, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Community Radio, 89.7 WTBR-FM, will be holding a one-day on-air fundraiser on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. All money raised during the on-air fundraiser will go towards continuing their mission of providing the community with a non-profit, non-commercial radio station to present diverse local, entertaining, informative, and educational programming. The on-air event will be anchored by former Pittsfield morning radio fixture and current Coordinator of Advancement at WTBR, Bob Heck, and Pittsfield Community Television's Executive Director and Morning Drive host Shawn Serre. The day will also feature many 0 Comments
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School Committee Approves Genocide Studies, History of Math PilotsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:30PM / Sunday, November 13, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The School Committee approved two new pilot courses on Wednesday, including a genocide studies course that has been in session at Taconic High School since the beginning of the year. "Research conducted by groups such as the Anti-Defamation League shows that hate speech, targeted vandalism and various forms of discrimination are on a steady rise this century with 2020 one of the worst years on record for hate crime statistics in America," the course description reads.
"For example in connection to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, instances of anti-Asian hate and discrimination have spiked across the United States. This genocide studies class is
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Price Chopper/Market 32 Campaign to Support Disabled Veterans | 08:00AM / Sunday, November 13, 2022 | |
ALBANY, N.Y. — Price Chopper/Market 32 launched its November campaign to help raise funds for the nonprofit organization, Disabled American Veterans (DAV). From Nov. 1 to Nov. 30, Price Chopper/Market 32 customers will be given the opportunity to round up their change at checkout, 100 percent of which will go directly to DAV. Price Chopper/Market 32 will kick start the fundraising with a $10,000 donation. DAV is a nonprofit charity that provides cost-free lifetime support to more than a million veterans of all generations and their families, each year. In addition to having extended nearly 163,000 free rides to medical appointments and assisted with 151,000 benefit 0 Comments
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5 Must-See Exhibits this NovemberBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
11:58AM / Saturday, November 12, 2022 | |
 Berkshire County has an extensive number of museums from a wide range of disciplines. Each of these museums showcase local and visiting artists through their temporary exhibitions that explore a plethora of themes. 'Eloise and More: The Life and Art of Hilary Knight' Norman Rockwell Museum The Norman Rockwell Museum opens "Eloise and More: The Life and Art of Hilary Knight" exhibition on Saturday and will be on view through March 12, 2023. The exhibition explores the lives of both author Kay Thompson and illustrator Hilary Knight and the success of their character Eloise after publication. The first book about the precocious Eloise 0 Comments
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BCC Launches 'Writing Across the Curriculum' Philosophy | 11:15AM / Saturday, November 12, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) has formally adopted a Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) initiative. BCC recently welcomed its first full-time Coordinator of Writing Across the Curriculum, Liesl Schwabe, who arrived from Yeshiva University, where she directed the writing program for seven years and taught for 15. Together with Academic Assembly leadership, department chairs and faculty, Schwabe is developing a program that is both in line with national best practices and tailored to BCC's faculty expertise and student needs. "Clear and effective writing is a shared priority, something all faculty value and expect 0 Comments
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MassDOT Announces Safe Streets Smart Trips High School Video Contest Winners| 08:00AM / Saturday, November 12, 2022 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced the winners of this year's Annual Safe Streets Smart Trips High School Video Contest. This year, 43 videos were submitted from high schools across the Commonwealth and six videos receiving honors were shown during MassDOT's 2022 Moving Together Conference which was held on Tuesday, Nov. 1. The contest, which began in 2014, encourages high school students to showcase their understanding of roadway safety across all travel modes to try to decrease pedestrian and bicyclist injuries and fatalities. The contest serves as an initiative of the Massachusetts Strategic Highway Safety Plan to 0 Comments
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