BCC Selects Project for Space Flight Experiment | 03:29PM / Wednesday, January 10, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC), which was selected last year to participate in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP)'s Mission 18, has announced its project to be sent to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a microgravity research experiment. Entitled "The Effects of Microgravity on the Chromosomal Alignment on the Metaphase Plate in Onion Root Tip Cells," the project was researched and devised by BCC students William Garrity, Erica Langnickel and Anastasiya Bolotova. The experiment focuses on the metaphase portion of cell division. Colin Wilson, director of Berkshire Science Commons at BCC >> Read More |
PHS Theatre Presents 'The Dream of the Burning Boy'| 03:45PM / Tuesday, January 09, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield High School's Proteus Theatre Presents "The Dream of the Burning Boy." Showtimes are as follows: Jan 12 at 7:30 p.m. Jan 13 at 2:30 p.m. Jan 13 at 7:30 p.m. Jan 14 at 2:30 p.m. According to a press release: Performances will take place in the Pittsfield High School Black Box Theatre. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students (K-12). Tickets may be purchased at https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/79678 or upon arrival. (Please note we are only able to accept cash or checks at the door. Seating is limited in the Black Box Theatre; tickets should be purchased in advance. Enter >> Read More |
BCC Expands Food Security Support | 08:06AM / Monday, January 08, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC), in recognition of the steady need for food security assistance among its students, faculty and staff, has developed new partnerships and has secured additional funding for its support services in this area. BCC recently became a member of the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts and is one of the first college campuses in the state to be members. As such, it enjoys additional benefits for its campus community. For example, BCC staff can now pick up food orders from the food bank to support students and their families. The food bank also assists the College in accessing resources such as the Commonwealth's >> Read More |
Dalton Green Committee Seeks to Improve Relationship with CBRSDBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:18AM / Monday, January 08, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Green Committee is looking to improve its relationship with the Central Berkshire Regional School District. School Committee member Richard Lacatell agreed at the last committee meeting to be the its point person as it considers green initiatives that have the potential to help the school district, including but not limited to solar array options and electric buses. Central Berkshire's building and grounds manager Jason Dion and Director of Finance and Operations Gregory Boino also attended the meeting to clarify district funds and green initiatives. One thing the Green Committee is interested in reviewing is the data >> Read More |
‘As Schools Match Wits' Returns to NEPM for 63rd season| 03:26PM / Friday, January 05, 2024 | |
 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The 63rd season of "As Schools Match Wits" will premiere on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m. Lee High School and Lenox Memorial High School will face off on Jan. 27. The program is a collaboration of New England Public Media and Westfield State University. It was nominated last season for a Boston/New England Regional Emmy Award, is produced at the university's studios and broadcast on NEPM TV. The joint production is one of the longest-running academic quiz show competitions of its kind in the country. "ASMW delivers all of the fun of the classic high school quiz show," said host Beth Ward, while it also >> Read More |
CBRSD Takes No Action on Hiring School Resource OfficerBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
03:01PM / Thursday, January 04, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Central Berkshire Regional School District will not be hiring a school resource officer. The district was not approved for the grant that would have funded the implementation of an officer at Wahconah Regional High School, School Committee Vice Chair Bonny DiTomasso said at December's committee meeting. A school resource officer is not included in the budget. The lack of funding led the Finance Committee to decide to "take no action at this point" during a brief discussion during its December meeting as well, said DiTomasso, who also serves as chair of that committee. In May, the committee voted to send >> Read More |
BArT Theatre Presents 'She Kills Monsters' | 11:00AM / Thursday, January 04, 2024 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — BArT Theatre presents, "She Kills Monsters," by Qui Nguyen. The dates of the performances are: Friday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets are available to purchase online at this link. According to a press release: "She Kills Monsters" tells the story of Agnes Evans, an average woman who loses her parents and little sister Tilly in a car accident. Having been very distant from her sister while she was alive, Agnes >> Read More |
Berkshire Athenaeum's 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten| 08:00AM / Thursday, January 04, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Families with young children are invited to join the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program at the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library. The Library will host a launch party on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, from 10:30 am to noon for families with children ages 0–5. 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a free nationwide initiative encouraging regular reading habits in families with children five and under. The program is based on research that reading is an early indicator of academic success and the more books children under six have read to them, the more prepared they are to learn to read upon reaching >> Read More |
Berkshire Athenaeum Teen Winter Party| 12:00PM / Tuesday, January 02, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Join the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library, for a Teen Winter Party on Jan. 3, 2024, 3 – 5 pm. Participants 12 – 18 years old can enjoy hot cocoa, treats, board games, cornhole, video games on our Nintendo Switch, gnome crafts, slime making, a photo station, and a gingerbread house decorating contest. Teens will form teams of up to 4 to decorate and/or build their houses and the winning team will receive individual gift cards to different businesses. This event follows a Halloween party held for teenagers at the library in October, called HalloTEEN. According to Ashiya, Teen Advisory Board member, >> Read More |
Richmond Consolidated Students Collect Socks, Food for PantryBy Kim McMann, iBerkshires correspondent
07:27AM / Saturday, December 23, 2023 | |
RICHMOND, Mass. — Students at Richmond Consolidated School recently concluded their annual food drive and sock drive, having collected 578 pairs of socks and more than 1,000 items of food. According to Student Leadership Team coordinator Zachary Houle, a special education teacher, students in Grades 5 through 8 take on the leadership roles of a project that they choose based on the positive impact they believe it will have. "They look for a service project that will impact people right here, around our community," Houle said. For the past few years this project has been a food drive for the South Community Food Pantry at South >> Read More |
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