| Greylock Community Enrichment Scholarship Applications Now Available
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Through its Community Enrichment Scholarship Program, Greylock will be offering scholarships to every public high school in Berkshire County and Columbia County, N.Y..
The scholarships will be awarded to high school senior students to be applied toward tuition at a state or nationally accredited two- or |
| Berkshire County Transportation Enhanced by Over $400 K in State Grants
PITTSFIELD, Mass. The Healey-Driscoll Administration has awarded funding to the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority and Great Barrington (BRTA) to enhance transportation access within Berkshire County.
BRTA and the Town of Great Barrington have received a combined total of over $400,000 through the Community Transit Grant |
| Ollie's Bargain Outlet Taking Over Pittsfield Big Lots
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The lease for the Big Lots on Dalton Avenue has been purchased by Ollie's Bargain Outlet.
Ollie's, based in Harrisburg, Pa., acquired 40 leases for Big Lots stores and Burlington Stores Inc. another dozen.
Big Lots filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last September. It |
 | Bianchi Barbarotta Foundation to Host 11th Annual Beer Tasting Event
PITTSFIELD, Mass. The Bianchi Barbarotta Foundation will host its 11th Annual Beer Tasting event on Saturday, March 8 at the Berkshire Hills Country Club.
The event will feature a selection of beers from various breweries, including Antimony Brewing, Berkshire Brewing Company, Craft Brewers, Fiddlehead Brewing Company, Hot Plate |
| BRTA Mulls Extending Free Rides to Non-ADA Communities
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority may extend free rides even further for the next few months.
This would expand opportunities for rural residents to use the transit authority's services and could even be a catalyst for route extensions.
On Wednesday, the BRTA Finance Committee recommended the |
| CHP Suspends Mobile Health Unit and Cuts Staff
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Community Health Programs laid off some of its staff, reduced some staff hours, and suspended its mobile health unit in response to a looming deficit.
CHP CEO Bethany Kieley said the nonprofit was forced to cut back because pandemic-related funding was running out. CHP gets most of its revenue from |
 | Berkshire Green Drinks Will Discuss Rare Butterfly Species
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Entomologist Jessica Duffy will discuss two rare butterfly species, the Veined White and the West Virginia White, at the Berkshire Green Drinks event on Wednesday, March 12.
The hybrid event will be held both online via Zoom and in-person at Hot Plate Brewing Co. (1 School St., Pittsfield). |
| Berkshire Athenaeum Hosts Seed Library Opening Celebration
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Saturday, March 22, 2025 from 10:30 am – 12 pm, the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library, will host an event to celebrate the season opening of the Berkshire Seed Library.
The centerpiece of this event will be a ribbon-cutting for the Seed Library at 11 am, after which anyone |
| Pittsfield School Policy Panel Endorses Social Media Regs
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — School officials feel an urgent need to update the policy manual for social media.
Last week, the Policy subcommittee sent a revised document to the School Committee that bars teachers and staff from friending students and giving out their private phone numbers. It is based on the Massachusetts Association of |
 | Pittsfield Downtown Churches Offers Ash Wednesday Ashes to Go
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Campus of Downtown Churches will offer "Ashes to Go" on Ash Wednesday, March 5th, from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM at various locations in downtown Pittsfield.
Clergy and pastoral staff will be available to administer ashes at the following locations and times:
Fenn Street outside First |
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