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Baseball in the Berkshires Plans April Exhibit in West StockbridgeCommunity submission,
11:06AM / Tuesday, March 25, 2025 | |
 WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Baseball in the Berkshires museum will host a weekend exhibit at the Old Town Hall from April 10 to April 13. The exhibit, titled "Connections -- State Line Cafe and Mickey Mantle, Art Ditmar, Yogi Berra," highlights Big Leaguers' connections with Berkshire County. Baseball in the Berkshires is partnering with the West Stockbridge Historical Society for the exhibit and a series of educational events. The exhibit will open for a sneak preview on Thursday, April 10, from 5 to 8 p.m. On Friday, April, 11, the opening reception will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. with a talk by Baseball in the Berkshires Director Larry Moore at 0 Comments
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Information Session, Tour Set for Monument Mountain School Project| 12:53PM / Monday, March 24, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The School Building Committee is holding an information session and tour of Monument Mountain Regional School on Tuesday, April 1. The in-person tour of the high school starts at 5:30 p.m. and the information session at 6 p.m. The community session will also have a virtual component. The Zoom link is here and the meeting number is 897 4670 8537. The committee will review the condition of the high school, the schematic design and the next steps in the project. The project would be a three-story replacement of the 1968 building, which was recommended by the committee last fall. The total project cost is estimated 0 Comments
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Nonprofit Center Adds Associate Director | 11:22AM / Monday, March 24, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires (NPC) has hired McCaela Donovan to fill a new position of associate director. Reporting directly to founder Liana Toscanini, Donovan will share the leadership and administrative workload as the NPC engages in succession planning throughout 2025. Said Toscanini, "We're excited to have found such an enthusiastic and experienced leader at a time when our services are really in demand." Donovan has spent the majority of her career in the nonprofit sector, most recently in a consulting role. Multiple leadership roles include managing director of White Heron Theatre Company on Nantucket 0 Comments
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José González to Perform at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center | 08:04AM / Monday, March 24, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington will welcome Argentinian-Swedish indie-folk artist José González for a performance on Friday, March 28, at 8 p.m. According to a press release: José González is in a class by himself. From selling out tours on virtually every continent to headlining prestigious festivals around the world to being asked to perform at 2020's Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and seeing his recorded music exceed 1 billion streams, González is one of the most exciting and in-demand touring artists working today. Whether appearing alone with his guitar or with a 20-piece orchestra, or with
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MassDOT: Becket Bridge Work on I-90 Eastbound and Westbound| 04:00PM / Friday, March 21, 2025 | |
BECKET, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing bridge work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 18.4. The work will take place from Wednesday, March 26, through Friday, March 28, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. Drivers traveling through these areas should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution. Appropriate signage and messaging will be in place to guide drivers through the work areas. All scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change without notice. 0 Comments
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Triplex Cinema Hires Amy Handelsman as Executive Director| 08:08AM / Friday, March 21, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema has hired Amy Handelsman as its Executive Director. Handelsman has assumed her new position and will oversee all aspects of Triplex operations. Nicki Wilson, President of the Triplex Board of Directors, stated that Handelsman's experience will be an asset to the Triplex. "We are thrilled to have someone with such a wide range of experience join the ‘new’ Triplex as our first Executive Director. We have accomplished so much since we reopened 15 months ago and we look forward to Amy’s leadership to take us further in the coming years," she said. Wilson also stated that 0 Comments
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Southern Berkshire County Resource Guide Released| 10:39AM / Thursday, March 20, 2025 | |
LEE, Mass. — A collaboration between the Southern Berkshire Public Health Collaborative, Families Like Ours Inc., and the Tri-Town Health Department has resulted in the release of the Southern Berkshire County Resource Guide. The Southern Berkshire County Resource Guide is designed to connect individuals and families with essential services. It helps to navigate services such as food access, housing support, mental health support, special needs services, and transportation options. Additional sections are being developed for future printings of the guide, and the Resource Guide will be regularly updated online throughout the year. The 0 Comments
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Triplex Cinema to Host Preview Screening of 'Holland'| 03:18PM / Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema will host a special preview screening of "Holland" on Saturday, March 22, at 7:00 p.m. "Holland" is a new film written by Andrew Sodroski, directed by Mimi Cave, and starring Nicole Kidman, Matthew Macfadyen, and Gael Garcia Bernal. Screenwriter Andrew Sodroski will be present at the Triplex for a Q&A session following the film. "Holland" is a mystery thriller that will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on March 27. Tickets for the March 22nd screening can be purchased at the Triplex website. The film is set in a small Michigan town and centers on a teacher who suspects 0 Comments
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Bidwell House Museum to Host Online Lecture on the History of Money| 08:00AM / Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | |
 SHEFFIELD, Mass. — The Bidwell House Museum will present an online lecture titled "From Bubbles to Revolutions: Changing Conceptions of Money in England, France, and America, 1690-1781". The lecture will be given by Simon Middleton on March 26 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. Middleton teaches at the College of William & Mary and writes on topics including work and politics, law and debt, and the history of money. He has also written lectures for The Great Courses, an online content producer. The lecture will discuss changing attitudes toward money and the social and political consequences of those attitudes from the time of the South Sea and 0 Comments
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Triplex Cinema Receives Grant from Feigenbaum Foundation| 03:44PM / Monday, March 17, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.— The Triplex Cinema has received a grant from the Pittsfield-based Feigenbaum Foundation. The grant will be used to purchase newly enhanced Theatre Management Software. The new system will allow the Triplex to upgrade its software program, which is used for digital theatrical projection. The Feigenbaum Foundation provides financial assistance for education in technology, engineering, and management; academic institutions and disciplines; medical initiatives and disciplines; cultural programs and projects; community-based tax-exempt organizations in Berkshire County; and established religious institutions programs and projects. Nicki Wilson, President of the
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Teacher of the Month: Megan PinsonneaultBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:43PM / Sunday, March 16, 2025 | |
 LEE, Mass. — St. Mary's School second-grade teacher, Megan Pinsonneault, has been selected as the March Teacher of the Month. The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, will feature distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here. Pinsonneault has been teaching in one way or another her entire life, from playing school with her sisters to being a teacher's assistant in high school for a kids' dance class. She started her career as a fourth-grade teacher at St. Agnes' Academy in Dalton and six years later transitioned into being a reading 0 Comments
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MassDOT: Stockbridge Bridge Repair Work| 03:17PM / Friday, March 14, 2025 | |
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that bridge repair work will be conducted on I-90 westbound at mile marker 6.4. The work will take place from Monday, March 17, through Friday, March 21, during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day. Drivers traveling through this area should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution. Appropriate signage and messaging will be in place to guide drivers through the work area. All scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change without notice. 0 Comments
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