| Berkshire Organizations Celebrate Sucessess, New Locations in 2024
Second Street Second Chances in Pittsfield celebrates renovated and expanded space to provide resources and training for people who've done their time and are trying to reintegrate into the community.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In 2024, Berkshire County organizations saw new locations and successes in their fields. |
| CBRSD to Reconvene Regional Agreement Panel
DALTON, Mass. — After an outcry of concern from residents in several small towns in the Central Berkshire Regional School District, the district will investigate how to adjust its proposed update of the regional agreement.
The district has been functioning without an approved regional agreement since 1968. The |
 | Five Local Firefighters Graduate From Massachusetts Firefighting Academy
Cody Doyle, left, and Owen Hoffman of Dalton hold their axes after graduating from the academy on Monday.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Five local firefighters were among the 20 graduates of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy on Monday.
Jahyde Bullard, Phourasamy Din and Matthew Tobin, all of |
 | New Bedford Installing Sculpture of Melville Based on 'Moby-Dick'
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — New Bedford's installing a statue of Herman Melville based on his epic "Moby-Dick," the story of a whaling captain and his nemesis the white whale, inspired by Mount Greylock.
An illustration of the statue titled "Melville and Jonah's Journey" was unveiled on Friday |
| Pittsfield Public Schools Announces Pre-Kindergarten Lottery
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, children living in Pittsfield, who will be 3 or 4 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2025, may complete an application for the Pittsfield Public Schools Pre-Kindergarten Program lottery.
Pre-Kindergarten spaces are limited. Students must register by May 1, 2025 to be |
 | Local Figure Skaters Compete at Bay State Games
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Pittsfield's Sophia Collins Sunday led a sweep of the podium for the Christmas Brook Figure Skating Club in one her events at the Bay State Winter Games.
Hundreds of figure skaters from around the commonwealth and around New England participated in the annual event.
Collins took a gold |
| BCC Receives Funding for ESOL Classes
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced that it has received funding from 1Berkshire for two cohorts of adult students enrolling in BCC's English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program.
1Berkshire will provide $15,000 per cohort for the spring and fall 2025 semesters, allowing ESOL students to |
| BRPC Mulls Upcoming ADU Regulations
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — County planners can see accessory dwelling units providing a "desperately needed" influx and diversity of housing in the Berkshires.
On Thursday, the Executive Committee of the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission approved draft comments on ADUs for Housing Secretary Edward Augustus. As a part of the |
 | CBRSD District Improvement Plan Prioritizes Equitable Learning
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School District is focusing on equitable learning, social-emotional support, and family engagement in its district improvement plan.
"The district improvement plan takes certain priorities from the strategic plan, lays out a yearly plan, and then from there, our |
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