Wahconah Apollonian Players Perform 'Into the Woods' this WeekendBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
01:30PM / Wednesday, April 03, 2024 | |
There some 50 students who make up the cast and technical team, including 16 from Nessacus Middle School. DALTON, Mass. — Wahconah High School Apollonian Players will be performing the musical "Into the Woods" this weekend. The show will run on Friday, April 5, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 6, at 1 and 7 p.m. in the school's auditorium. Tickets can be purchased in advance here or at the door for $14 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. The first act is 90 minutes and open to all ages but Act 2 contains adult content, such as adultery, death, murder, and other bad choices that may not be suitable for children age 10 and >> Read More |
BCC to Host Q and A, Keynote Address with Law Enforcement Expert| 08:00AM / Tuesday, April 02, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC)'s Department of Safety and Security, in conjunction with the Criminal Justice Department, will host a special Q & A forum with veteran law enforcement officer Dr. John M. Weinstein on Tuesday, April 9 at 12:45 pm. Later in the evening, Dr. Weinstein will deliver a keynote speech at 5 pm. Both events, which are free and open to the public, will be held on the main campus of BCC, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. The Q&A session will be held in Melville Hall, Room 317, and the keynote address will be held in Koussevitzky Arts Center, Room 111. During the forum, Dr. >> Read More |
Crosby/Conte Statement of Interest Gets OK From CouncilBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
01:02PM / Thursday, March 28, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — With the approval of all necessary bodies, the school district will submit a statement of interest for a combined build on the site of Crosby Elementary School.
The City Council on Tuesday unanimously gave Superintendent Joseph Curtis the green light for the SOI to the Massachusetts School Building Authority by April 12.
"The statement I would make is we should have learned by our mistakes in the past," Mayor Peter Marchetti said.
"Twenty years ago, we could have built a wastewater treatment plant a lot cheaper than we could a couple of years ago and we can wait 10 years and get in line to build a new school or we can start now and,
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BCC Wins Grant for New Automatic External Defibrillator | 10:42AM / Thursday, March 28, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) is the recipient of a $2,326 grant, funded by the Healey-Driscoll Administration, for the purchase of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) device. The grant specifically covers a device for use inside one of BCC's security vehicles for easy access when traversing the campus. In total, the Commonwealth awarded more than $165,000 in grant funding to 58 municipalities, 13 public colleges and universities, and nine nonprofits to purchase AEDs for emergency response vehicles. The program is designed to increase access to lifesaving equipment during medical emergencies, when every second >> Read More |
Dalton Select Board Approves ARPA Funds for Easement AppraisalsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:12PM / Monday, March 25, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board last week approved utilizing $7,500 in American Rescue Plan Act funds for the appraisal of three easements. Two of the easements are located on Orchard Road and the other is on West Housatonic Street, Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson said. The purpose of the appraisals is to determine the property's loss in value resulting from the taking of a permanent drainage easement so the town can compensate the owners accordingly. Each of the appraisals cost $2,500 a piece. Unless the owners agree to donate the easements, the town has to get them appraised and pay fair market value, Hutcheson said. The owner >> Read More |
CBRSD Amends School Calendar By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
10:20AM / Sunday, March 24, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Central Berkshire Regional School Committee approved an amended version of its 2024-2025 school calendar that removed a controversial religious holidays' box. The box listing major religious holidays was originally included to inform teachers of what days students may be absent or fasting. The decision at the March meeting passed 10-4, with one abstaining. "I do not feel the religious holidays should be listed on here, given that I know that one of the justifications in other times were that these are days that teachers should be aware that they might have students that are either out or they might be fasting," School Committee member >> Read More |
MassDOT Work Zone Awareness Billboard Design Contest| 07:54AM / Saturday, March 23, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announced the launch of its second National Work Zone Awareness Week billboard design contest, exclusively for Massachusetts college students. The contest aims to raise awareness of work zone safety and encourage drivers to exercise caution when passing through active construction and maintenance projects. "We're calling for all great ideas for our second annual National Work Zone Awareness Week billboard contest," said Transportation Secretary and CEO Monica Tibbits-Nutt. "Creative designs and advertisement are a powerful way to reach residents and remind them how to keep >> Read More |
Pittsfield Public School Budget Cuts Trigger Little Feedback at HearingBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:32PM / Friday, March 22, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Few people attended a school budget hearing explaining the need to cut more than 100 Pittsfield Public School employees.
On Wednesday, two special education employees spoke about the importance of preserving positions within their department. Included in the proposed districtwide reductions are 27 teachers, 26 paraprofessionals, and seven instruction and accountability coordinators.
Special Education Coordinator Joanne McGill shared her experience over the last couple of years at Pittsfield High School, saying, "I am well aware that even some cuts will likely result in me losing my position as I am one of the newer employees.
"In those two
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Free community Screening of 'Till' | 12:26PM / Friday, March 22, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — As part of the Pittsfield Public Schools Arts Integration & Community Partnership Program, a special collaboration between the school district and the Berkshire County chapter of the NAACP, a free community screening of the film, "Till," will be held at 6 p.m. on March 26 at Taconic High School at 96 Valentine Road in Pittsfield. The new program, which is centered on classroom-based arts integration instruction, launched in February with a professional development presentation to all secondary teachers and staff in the school district. The program was designed by Yvette "Jamuna" Sirker, MFA, PPS Coordinator for Arts Integration >> Read More |
Central Berkshire School Officials OK $35M BudgetBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:25AM / Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School Committee approved a $35 million budget for fiscal 2025 during its meeting on Thursday. Much of the proposed spending plan is similar to what was predicted in the initial and tentative budget presentations, however, the district did work with the Finance subcommittee to further offset the assessments to the towns, Superintendent Leslie Blake-Davis said. "What you're going see in this budget is a lower average assessment to the towns than what you saw in the other in the tentative budget that was approved," she said. The fiscal 2025 budget is $35,428,892, a 5.56 percent or >> Read More |
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