Taconic High Closed Wednesday for Cleanup| 07:16PM / Tuesday, February 10, 2026 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A sewer backup forced the closure of Taconic High School on Tuesday afternoon and canceled all afternoon activities and classes on Wednesday. According to a message sent to the school community by Principal Matthew Bishop, plumbers working at the school removed a drain cap at about 1:50 p.m., which allowed sewage to spill into the Career Technical Education hallway. Students were taken to the gym and auditorium, and then released from the building at about 2:25 p.m., a few minutes earlier than normal. The girls basketball team did meet at the school to take the bus to the game at Putnam Vocational in Springfield. Bishop had >> Read More |
Berkshire Museum: Ten Days of Play| 03:48PM / Tuesday, February 10, 2026 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ten Days of Play, Berkshire Museum's winter-break series, returns to Pittsfield in 2026 with a lineup of off-site activities hosted at community venues. This year's programs will take place at the Berkshire Athenaeum, Berkshire Community College, and Hancock Shaker Village, offering families from the Berkshires and beyond programming during winter break. This year's series will run Feb. 14–21. Berkshire Museum Programs Manager Sophia Holmes shared the following:
"Providing fun, educational experiences for young learners in our community is incredibly important to us while we're under renovation, and we're thrilled to >> Read More |
Pittsfield Plans School Transition Activities Ahead of RestructuringBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:23AM / Monday, February 09, 2026 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — As the district prepares to restructure its middle schools in the fall, administrators are considering transition activities that will best meet the needs of Pittsfield students.
Last week, the School Committee saw an update on the Pittsfield Public Schools' move to an upper elementary and junior high school model in September, with Grades 5 and 6 attending Herberg Middle School and Grades 7 and 8 attending Reid Middle School.
Initial negotiation meetings were held with the Pittsfield Educational Administrators Association and the United Educators of Pittsfield, and the strategic scheduling process is underway. A scheduling consultant is
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Teacher of the Month: Matthew PegorariBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:19PM / Saturday, February 07, 2026 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — When Wahconah Regional High School science teacher Matthew Pegorari works with his students, faces ignite with enthusiasm — almost as much as a gummy bear dropped in molten potassium chlorate. Which is a lot. Getting his students excited to learn and come to class every day has earned Pegorari the iBerkshires Teacher of the Month designation. The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, will feature distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here. Chemistry can be difficult and often frustrating, said students, but their teacher said if they >> Read More |
Pittsfield Seeks OPM for Crosby/Conte ProposalBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:04AM / Friday, February 06, 2026 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The School Building Needs Commission met with some new members under a new defining ordinance on Tuesday.
"You're joining at a very exciting time for our district," interim Superintendent Latifah Phillips said.
The Pittsfield Public Schools are seeking up to 80 percent reimbursement from the Massachusetts Schools Building Authority to rebuild and consolidate the outdated John C. Crosby Elementary and Silvio O. Conte Community School on the Crosby property.
Last week, the City Council approved an ordinance for a 19-member School Building Needs Commission. The mayor appoints seven members, the superintendent appoints five, and
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BCC 40 Under 40 Winners to be Honored| 01:24PM / Wednesday, February 04, 2026 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC), together with partners 1Berkshire and Mill Town Foundation, will honor the winners of its annual 40 Under Forty Awards on Wednesday, March 18 at 5 p.m. in the Robert Boland Theater, located on the main campus at 1350 West Street. Tickets are $40 per person (free for award winners and one guest per winner) and may be purchased online at www.berkshirecc.edu/40-tix. Proceeds benefit support Workforce and Community Education programs at BCC, addressing immediate needs and helping to build a lasting >> Read More |
BCC Names Fall Dean's List Students| 11:14AM / Wednesday, February 04, 2026 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced it has named 681 students to the fall 2025 dean's list. To be eligible for the dean's list, students must achieve a GPA of 3.750 to 4.000 to earn high honors, while students with a GPA of 3.250 to 3.749 earn an honors designation. All dean's list students must be matriculated in a certificate or degree program; complete a minimum of six traditionally graded credit hours, and achieve grades of C or higher in all classes during a semester >> Read More |
Berkshire Schools Awarded Early College Grants | 07:00AM / Wednesday, February 04, 2026 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Public Schools, Berkshire Community College, Southern Berkshire Public Schools, and Lee Public Schools were awarded funds to support partnerships between high schools and institutions of higher education. Governor Maura Healey announced the goal of enrolling 100,000 Early College students by 2036, the administration today is awarding $8.2 million in designated Early College grants that will support an additional 44 new partnerships between high schools and institutions of higher education. Early College allows high school students to take college classes and earn college credit at no cost to them or their families. In >> Read More |
Pittsfield School Committee Requests Redacted PHS ReportBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:30PM / Saturday, January 31, 2026 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The School Committee and City Council have requested a redacted report of the Pittsfield High School investigation that concluded last spring.
On Wednesday, the committee approved member Ciara Batory's request to release the PHS investigative report with proper redactions by Feb. 18. The previous day, City Council members made the same request, but left the deadline up to the School Committee. Five past and present PHS staff members were investigated for alleged misconduct, and allegations were found to be "unsupported," according to executive summaries released by the former committee.
"The fact that the City Council
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Taconic High Speaker Booted for Passing Out 'Political Material'Staff Reports ,
04:20PM / Friday, January 30, 2026 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A guest speaker at Taconic High School was escorted out of the building after school officials said they passed around unapproved political material. Principal Matthew Bishop sent out an email and voice message to the school community explaining some of what happened. The event was an approved community outreach activity to write letters to veterans. The principal said the guest speaker had provided officials with the materials to be used for the activity, which were reviewed and approved. "However, the guest speaker began distributing politically motivated materials that were not previously approved," Bishop said. >> Read More |
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