| Governor Launches Free Community College Program
BOSTON — Governor Maura T. Healey launched MassReconnect, her administration's new program establishing free community college for Massachusetts residents aged 25 and older, and awarded $100,000 to each of Massachusetts' 15 community colleges to support the implementation of the program this |
 | Berkshire Museum Exhibition Partnership with Second Street
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Museum announces Insight Out, an exhibition of visual art created by presently and formerly incarcerated people in Berkshire County, in partnership with Second Street Second Chances, Inc.
The exhibition opens to the public on Saturday, Sept. 2 and remains on view through Sunday, Oct. |
| 17 Pittsfield Officers on POST Misconduct Database
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Seventeen Pittsfield Police officers can be found in the state's Peace Officer Training Standards Commission's misconduct database with allegations ranging from neglect of duty to racial bias and associating with known criminals.
Some of the incidents date back more than a decade.
"The |
 | Teacher of the Month: Celia Armstrong
Celia Armstrong started as a substitute and fell in love with the job.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The August Teacher of the Month is 18 Degrees prekindergarten teacher Celia Armstrong.
The Teacher of the Month series runs for the next nine months in partnership with Berkshire Community |
 | BCC Announces New Staff, Promotion, Title Change
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced the addition of eight new staff members, a promotion and a title change.
New staff
Sheaden Callahan joins the BCC SUCCESS team as Clerk IV. She graduated from MCLA with a bachelor's degree in psychology and has |
| Community Compact Grant Applications Open
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll administration announced the opening of the next round of grant funding opportunities for cities and towns through the Community Compact program, making resources available for municipalities to support best practices, information technology regionalization and municipal fiber.
Cities and towns |
 | Pittsfield Celebrates Holmes Road Bridge Opening
The construction crew and officials wait for the first vehicle to pass over the completed span.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Community members and officials celebrated the opening of the Holmes Road bridge on Friday afternoon as the first cars passed over the finally completed span.
After a more than 60-day shutdown, the |
| Pittsfield to Unveil New Vietnam War Mural
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A new mural remembering the county's servicemen killed in action in Vietnam, "Lest We Forget 1961-1975," will be unveiled on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 10 a.m.
This event had been postponed from July 7 because of engineering requirements.
The unveiling is being done by the city of |
 | Dalton Public Library Searching for New Director
DALTON, Mass. — The public library started the search for a new director during its meeting on Wednesday night.
Library director Robert DiFazio's last day was Friday, Aug. 25. He gave notice four weeks ago.
Although DiFazio said loved working at the library, when a position at Wahconah Regional High |
| @themarket: Markets in a Topping Process
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell indicated that he was "prepared to raise rates further" at the Jackson Hole Symposium this week. Investors who were hoping to hear a more dovish outlook were disappointed.
The market walked away with an understanding that interest rates had two paths forward. The best case was flat for a |
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