BCC to Hold Annual Harvest Run| 10:30AM / Tuesday, October 14, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Community College (BCC)'s annual Harvest Run will be held Saturday, Nov. 1. The event, led by Integritus Healthcare, includes a 5K trail run. New this year is a high school cross country invitational, offering a chance for Berkshire County high school students to compete on their own level. Bib pickup begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Paterson Field House, located on BCC's main campus at 1350 West Street in Pittsfield. The 5K run begins at 8:30 a.m., and the high school invitational begins at 10:30 a.m. The event includes a costume contest with the theme of Boomerang cartoons. Prizes will be awarded for best costumes. In >> Read More |
BCC Names Two to Board of Trustees| 10:19AM / Monday, October 13, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announces the election of two members to its Board of Trustees. The board is composed of area residents appointed by the governor of Massachusetts. Julie Fallon Hughes of Dalton is president and chief executive officer of Adams Community Bank, a role she assumed in August 2024. With over 25 years of experience in the banking industry, Hughes has held senior leadership positions at First Indiana Bank, M&I Bank, BMO Harris Bank, Fifth Third Bank, and most recently at Northwest Bank. She is widely recognized for her strategic leadership and her ability to guide teams through complex organizational change. Her >> Read More |
Pittsfield School Building Committee Preps for Crosby/Conte Feasibility StudyBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:21AM / Monday, October 13, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The School Building Needs Commission recognizes that it has a significant amount of work ahead of it related to the proposed Crosby/Conte rebuild.
Last week, members mapped out a path forward as the city approaches a possible feasibility study for a rebuild of Crosby Elementary School and Conte Community School on the West Street site.
After being accepted into the Massachusetts School Building Authority's queue in late 2024, the proposal is entering a "scope definition" phase where it has local authorization for feasibility study funds and the project team starts to come together.
This includes the SBNC, which has seen some
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Teacher of the Month: Delores Moore By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:33PM / Saturday, October 11, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — For three decades, Delores Moore has been educating the next generation and preparing them to fly to their next journey. She retired from her role with the Pittsfield Public Schools in June but continues to work with children in Conte Community School through her position as 18 Degree's after-school program senior site coordinator. It is her commitment to her students over the last 30-plus years that has earned her 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 >> Read More |
Eagle Education Academy Open House Focuses on Student SuccessBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
03:23PM / Friday, October 03, 2025 | |
Principal Ryan Fuller has been at Eagle for six years, the last four as principal. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Eagle Educational Academy held an open house to showcase the school and how it supports students. The public alternative school serves students from Grades 6 through 12 who benefit from more individualized support. "We're for students who need more support. So we've got a higher staff-to-student ratio, we have a lot more stuff built in with SEL [social emotional learning]. We're able to do a lot of these community partnerships to get kids those experiences," said Principal Ryan Fuller. Fuller has been with the school for six >> Read More |
1Berkshire Welcomes Youth Leadership Program Class of 2026| 08:09AM / Thursday, September 25, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire welcomed its 14th Berkshire Youth Leadership Program class. This group of 31 high school juniors from across the Berkshires was selected through a competitive application process to begin a year-long leadership development program that kicked off in late May with a three-day, two-night retreat held at Camp Becket. The 1Berkshire Youth Leadership Program is focused on helping students in our region develop and grow through career opportunity awareness, leadership skill development, and the design and completion of a 9-month-long collective-impact project focused on the betterment of the Berkshires. Selected students have shown a >> Read More |
Pittsfield Council Drops Mayor as School Chair ChangeBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:46AM / Thursday, September 25, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council supported some recommended changes to the City Charter, but left behind an ordinance that designates the mayor as chair of the School Committee.
On Tuesday, councilors approved ordinances that change the city clerk's term from two to four years, give the operating budget a safeguard from charter objections, and allow more time to debate the budget before the end of the fiscal year.
A proposed amendment to Article 4, Section 4-1 (a) that stipulates "The mayor shall serve, by virtue of the office, as a member and chairperson of the school committee and shall preside over all meetings of the school committee," was filed
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Pittsfield Panel Backs School Bus Stop-Arm CamerasBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:20AM / Wednesday, September 24, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — City councilors are in favor of a theoretical system that flags vehicles that don't stop for school buses.
On Monday, the Ordinances and Rules subcommittee supported Ward 1 Councilor Kenneth Warren's request to accept a new statute that gives the option to install a detection system for school bus traffic violations.
Warren explained that this doesn't mean it will get implemented, but it accepts state law (MGL Chapter 40, Section 71) so that the city can look into it. Earlier this year, Gov. Maura Healey signed a bill that allows municipalities to use school bus violation detection monitoring systems.
"We're talking
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Pittsfield Administrator Tapped for Berkshire Hills PositionBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:51AM / Monday, September 22, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Assistant Superintendent for Business and Finance Kristen Behnke will leave the school district after more than 20 years.
This was disclosed during Wednesday's School Committee meeting. Interim Superintendent Latifah Phillips, who has been in the position for three months, said Behnke has been "such an asset" to her during that time.
"But I know to the district for over two decades, so it will be a tremendous loss to us, big shoes to fill, but really thankful for the time that we've had with you," Phillips said.
"And I wanted to share that before giving an update on replacing her, because it is a very
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Ellen Kennedy Reflects on Past, Future of BCC Before RetirementBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:17PM / Sunday, September 21, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — President Ellen Kennedy feels Berkshire Community College is in a good place to welcome new leadership.
She will retire at the end of the school year after more than 17 years with the college, 14 as president, and looks back on the students, faculty, and campus as a whole with pride.
"Our faculty is extraordinary. Our administrators and staff are just exceptional. Our students are so special, so committed to their own learning and their own growth as people and in pursuit of their own goals, it's just really exciting," she said recently.
"We have an excellent board of trustees. We have an excellent foundation. I mean,
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