| Senator Mark Announces June Office Hours
PITTSFIELD — State Sen. Paul W. Mark announced that his staff will be conducting office hours in five locations in Berkshire County in June.
Residents of any of the 57 municipalities in the Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin & Hampshire Senate District are encouraged to visit one of the following locations to ask for |
 | CBRSD Introducing Vaping Intervention Programing
The Central Berkshire Regional School District is concerned about the spread of vaping in the student body. It's hoping educational programming for parents and students will help deter its use.
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School District is looking at programming to inform its faculty, |
 | Pittsfield Sees Significant Spending of ARPA Funds in First Quarter of 2023
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — American Rescue Plan Act expenditures have significantly increased in the first quarter of 2023, with more than $4.4 million expended from January to March.
Fifty percent ($2.1 million) funded negative economic impacts, 32 percent ($1.4 million) public health, and 15 percent (about $682,000) |
 | Berkshire County Remembers Veterans on Memorial Day
Williamstown units march down Main Street toward the veterans memorial. See more photos here.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — After honoring all the long-standing traditions of the town's Memorial Day ceremonies, American Legion Post 152 Commander Joseph Bushika made some news.
The post's membership |
 | BCC to Hold Celebration for Honors Scholars
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold a celebration of students, faculty and staff involved in the Berkshire Honors Scholar Program, with special recognition of students who are graduating, on Thursday, June 1 from 2-3 pm on the main campus and on Zoom.
Following opening remarks delivered by |
 | Veteran Spotlight: Marine Sgt. Joe Henebury
BELMONT, Mass. — Joe Henebury served his country in the Marine Corps from 1964 to 1968 in the Vietnam War, achieving the rank of sergeant.
He grew up in Belmont and graduated from Belmont High School. He was 20 years old when he did his basic
training at Parris Island, S.C.
"The drill |
| Governor to Compete for Federal Grants for Clean Energy Infrastructure
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced a project application for federal transmission funding that would deliver clean, affordable offshore wind and solar for the Commonwealth.
To jumpstart state and regional collaboration on necessary transmission infrastructure, the Department of Energy Resources |
| Pittsfield Kiwanis Gifts Newborn Safety Kits to BMC's Birth Center
Kiwanis President Curtis Janey says the new-mom kits are the first club project at BMC. The next will be a distribution of teddy bears.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Kiwanis Club of Pittsfield provided Berkshire Medical Center's family birthplace with around 100 newborn safety kits on Tuesday as its first service project |
| Governor Establishes Governor's Advisory Council on Veterans' Services
BOSTON — Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, Governor Maura Healey, joined by Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and Secretary Jon Santiago, signed Executive Order #613, creating the Governor's Advisory Council on Veterans' Services to inform the Governor about veterans' issues in Massachusetts.
The Council will |
 | Aspiring Teachers Get Recognition at Wahconah High School
DALTON, Mass. — The importance of educators echoed during a Teacher Signing on Friday in the Wahconah Regional High School auditorium.
This type of ceremony has been held to celebrate student-athletes signing to play a particular sport in college but the State Department of Education realized students committing |
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