| PHS and Shakespeare & Company Announce Collaborative 'Hamlet' Production
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield High School’s Proteus, in collaboration with Shakespeare & Company, has announced a joint production of William Shakespeare’s tragedy, "Hamlet."
The production features a student-led creative team, including directors Darius Journigan and Naire Poole, costume designer |
| Pittsfield Hub Program Has Served 85 'High Risk' People
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Hub has served 85 people since its establishment in 2022, and the need continues.
Last week, Lindsay Cornwell of the Berkshire County Sheriff's Office updated the Homelessness Advisory Committee on the program. Chair Kim Borden said the committee was "very aware of the vital role the |
 | Morris Elementary Celebrates Veterans Day Early
LENOX, Mass. — Morris Elementary School celebrated Veterans Day a day early on Monday with its annual Wave Parade.
Approximately 321 students lined West Street to wave and cheer for the community's veterans and active service members in the area.
The street was filled with cheers, flags, |
 | Pittsfield's Kirvin Park Ecological Restoration Staged for Spring
Maps show how invasive buckthorn has spread through the park.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A timeline has been laid out for Kirvin Memorial Park's floodplain and habitat restoration that begins early next year with the selection of a contractor.
Main restoration work is planned to run from April to September |
| Willa Cather Subject of Upcoming Course at BCC
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Berkshire Community College (BCC) will present "Willa Cather's America: Life, Letters, and Literature," single-session course, on Friday, Nov. 14 from 9:30-11 a.m.
The session, instructed by Peter Cipkowski, will be held in person at |
 | Horizons Program Helps Miss Hall's Students Find Their Path
The Horizons program at Miss Hall's School teaches civic engagement, social justice and self-awareness. The last two years of the program include volunteering and internships in students' fields of interest.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Students at Miss Hall's School are honing in on their interests with the |
| MassWildlife: Closer Look at Deer Breeding Season
Rut is a term used to describe the behavior of deer during the breeding season when males pursue females that are in estrous and ready to breed. The rut can range from several months in southern states like Florida to a short window of time in the fall in the Northeast.
In Massachusetts, the peak rut is between Nov. 6 – Nov. 20. |
| Pittsfield School Committee Honors Retired Secretary, Top Students
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Rosemarie Blake was named Executive Assistant of the Year after more than a half-century of service to the Pittsfield Public Schools.
She is described as the "institutional memory of the district."
Blake retired over the summer after 54 years with the district and, on Wednesday, was |
| Co-op Bank Partners with Brown & Brown Partnership
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Cooperative Bank (Co-op Bank) announced a new partnership with Brown & Brown, insurance brokerages.
Together, the two organizations will offer customers and community members throughout the Berkshires access to a range of insurance products backed by trusted, local |
| Market 32, Price Chopper Help Local Families
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Market 32 and Price Chopper have launched a series of actions to help local families who may be struggling to put food on the table.
The neighborhood grocer's multi-pronged hunger relief efforts will deliver extra food savings; quickly drive resources to food banks, food pantries and human |
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