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Pittsfield School Committee Reject Superintendent CandidateBy Joe Durwin, Special to iBerkshires
06:00PM / Friday, May 11, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The School Committee will not hire the sole finalist for Superintendent of Schools.
Following an hour and a half interview conducted at Public School Committee's Wednesday night meeting, the committee voted 5-2 against hiring Reza Namin, the only remaining prospect identified in a screening process conducted over the last few weeks, and instead will start the search over.
Ten candidates had originally applied for the advertised vacancy in March following the Jan. 3 announcement that Superintendent Howard "Jake" Eberwein III would leave the position at the end of June.
Six candidates withdrew their applications prior to screening, leaving four to meet 0 Comments
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Two Berkshire College Students Honored By GovernorStaff Reports,
03:15PM / Friday, May 11, 2012 | |
 BOSTON, Mass. — Two Berkshire college students were honored by Gov. Deval Patrick at the State House on Thursday for their academic success, student leadership and community service.
Pittsfield native Karla Pauta, now studying at Berkshire Community College, and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts student Amanda Ok, originally from Ayer, were chosen for the annual 29 Who Shine award.
Staff at each of the state's 29 schools — one from each of the state's community college and university.
Pauta, a liberal arts major with a concentration in biological sciences, came to Pittsfield as a young teenager from Ecuador and graduated Pittsfield High School in 2008. She then went on the 0 Comments
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Japanese Scholar Studying New England Town MeetingBy Stephen Dravis, Special to iBerkshires
03:39AM / Thursday, May 10, 2012 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Like a latter-day de Tocqueville, Kazunori Oshima came to America looking to see democracy in action.
And like his 19th-century predecessor, the Japanese scholar found democracy in the New England town meeting.
Oshima, a former professor at Kyoto's Doshisha University, is in North Berkshire this month to study how Americans in general and New Englanders in particular are engaged in the democratic process.
"I have been studying self-governing associations in Japan for the past 10 years, and in the process I have found democracy in Japan to be somewhat problematic," Oshima said this week in an interview at the Williamstown Motel.
"In this process, I've 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Schools Praised for RecyclingBy Joe Durwin, Special to iBerkshires
05:42PM / Tuesday, May 08, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mayor Daniel Bianchi and other city officials on Monday hailed successes of recycling efforts in city public schools that they say have saved local taxpayers as much as $30,000 annually.
At a press conference on the steps of Pittsfield High School, the mayor presented commendations to representatives from each public school in acknowlegdement of their achievements implementing aggressive recycling in recent years.
Pittsfield residents dispose of about 16,800 tons of solid waste each year, or about 1 ton per household, Bianchi said in his proclamation from the high school steps. Through increased efforts in recent years, Pittsfield schools have achieved a recycling 0 Comments
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Monument Mountain All-Class Reunion Slated June 23| 02:10PM / Wednesday, May 02, 2012 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A Monument Mountain Regional High School reunion and fundraiser is being planed for Saturday, June 23, from 5 to 11, at the Great Barrington VFW.
The reunion is open to any graduate or staff member of Monument Mountain or of the former Searles or Williams high schools who are age 21 or older.
The event grew out of a desire for alum reconnect after a popular candle-lighting ceremony last summer. Some 1,400 people have joined a photos and memories group for the schools on Facebook.
Tickets are $40 per person until May 15, and $50 until June 9. Register early because ticket availability is limited after that. No dinner: $20.
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BCC Announces Three Presidential Finalists| 12:00PM / Tuesday, May 01, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Presidential Search Committee has selected three finalists for the position of president of Berkshire Community College, including the current interim president. The successful candidate will replace Paul Raverta, who retired in January after more than six years leading the college.
The candidates are Steven G. Budd, interim President Ellen Kennedy and Valerie R. Roberson. They will individually visit the campus between May 7 and 10 to meet with college faculty, staff, and students and to interview with the board of trustees.
"The Presidential Search Committee completed its charge from the Board of Trustees and has recommended three highly qualified 0 Comments
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Girls Inc. Celebration Evening Honoring Grant of MCLA| 09:55AM / Thursday, April 26, 2012 | |
 HANCOCK, Mass. — Girls Inc. of the Berkshires will present the 2012 "She Knows Where She Is Going" award to Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts President Mary K. Grant at its annual Celebration Evening on Thursday, May 3, at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort.
Girls Inc. of the Berkshires is the core program of the Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center in Pittsfield.
Grant is the 11th president of MCLA and the first alumna of the college to serve as its president. Under her leadership, MCLA has expanded academic programming and facilities, including the launch of a new major in political science and public policy and a related lecture series, and a minor in cross cultural studies 0 Comments
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Kennedy Headlines BCC Commencement| 11:40AM / Wednesday, April 25, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Victoria Kennedy, attorney, advocate and the wife of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, will be the keynote speaker at Berkshire Community College’s 52nd Commencement Exercises.
Kennedy practiced law in the private sector for nearly two decades, with emphasis on federal and state regulation of domestic commercial banks and savings, and loan institutions. She has also served in key strategic and political roles on issues ranging from health and education to labor, especially as those issues affect women and children, and she advocates for involvement in the political process. Kennedy co-founded Common Sense about Kids and Guns, a non-profit, non-partisan 2 Comments
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BCC Finishes Second In RecycleMania Competition| 09:43AM / Wednesday, April 25, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College finished second out of 24 colleges in Massachusetts in its competition in the RecycleMania contest. Nationwide, BCC was ranked 17 out of a final listing of 266 colleges.
This is the fifth year BCC has participated in the competition amongst hundreds of colleges and universities across the country. Last year, the college was ranked third out of 26 colleges in Massachusetts and 26 out of 288 colleges nationally.
Chris Laney, professor of history, was the co-leader of BCC’s RecycleMania efforts for the fifth straight year.
“Awareness about recycling and waste reduction is growing every year," he said. "Just when we think 0 Comments
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National Honor Society To Induct 75 BCC Students| 11:52AM / Wednesday, April 18, 2012 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Seventy-five students at Berkshire Community College will be inducted into the Xi Alpha Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa during a ceremony Thursday, May 3, at 12:30 p.m. in the Robert M. Boland Theatre, which is inside the Koussevitzky Arts Center.
Phi Theta Kappa is the national honor society of junior and community colleges in the United States. The purpose of the society is to recognize and encourage scholarship among students.
To be eligible for membership, students with freshman standing (12 to 29 credits) must have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.8 or better. Students with a sophomore standing (30 or more credits) must have achieved a 2 Comments
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