News and events in South Berkshire, Mass.
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Fairview Hospital Will Honor Gov. Healey at Gala04:01PM / Saturday, July 13, 2024 | | GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Fairview Hospital announced the Fairview Hospital's 2024 "Looking to the Future" Garden Gala will take place on Wednesday, July 17 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Gedney Farm in New Marlborough. The event is a major fundraiser for Fairview Hospital, Berkshire Health Systems' 25-bed critical access hospital in Great Barrington. Funds raised will support priority equipment needs at Fairview Hospital. This year, the event will be held in honor of Maura Healey, Governor of Massachusetts, who will be in attendance and is being recognized for her work supporting access to healthcare in rural communities. Representative Smitty 0 Comments Read More >> |
How to Apply for a Passport: A Step-by-Step Guide12:12PM / Friday, July 12, 2024 | |
How to Apply for a Passport: A Step-by-Step Guide Getting your first passport or renewing an expired one can seem daunting, but with the right preparation, it's a straightforward process. This guide will walk you through each step of applying for a US passport, from gathering documents to receiving your new passport in the mail. Step 1: Determine Your Eligibility and Type of Passport Before you begin the application process, make sure you're eligible for a US passport. You must be a US citizen by birth or naturalization. If you're not sure about your citizenship status, check with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services. Whether you are applying 0 Comments Read More >> |
State Awards $1.25M To Cooper Hill Farm Project10:14AM / Friday, July 12, 2024 | | SHEFFIELD, Mass. — The state awarded the Trustees of Reservations, She?eld Land Trust, and MA Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) a $1.25 million grant to support the Cooper Hill Farm Project. The funds will help protect 538 acres that are part of a broader, regional e?ort to conserve 1,130 acres of critical ecological habitat, forestland, and active agricultural landscapes in She?eld and Salisbury, Conn. "Investments in land conservation are critical to strengthening climate resilience in our communities. Thoughtfully conserving our natural landscapes is also essential for reducing emissions and safeguarding the diversity of our ecosystems," said EEA 0 Comments Read More >> |
The Mahaiwe: The Hot Sardines08:03AM / Friday, July 12, 2024 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. —Swing group The Hot Sardines will perform at the Mahaiwe on Wednesday, July 17 at 8 p.m. Fueled by the belief that classic jazz feeds the heart and soul, The Hot Sardines are on a mission to make old sounds new again and prove that joyful music can bring people together in a disconnected world. Founded in 2011 by Elizabeth Bougerol and Evan Palazzo over a mutual love of Fats Waller, The Hot Sardines skyrocketed from the wild underground parties of Brooklyn. Described by The New York Times as "potent and assured" and The Times of London as "simply phenomenal," the Sardines have been touring their brand of reinvigorated 0 Comments Read More >> |
Lenox Library Celebrates Significant Historic Document08:03AM / Wednesday, July 10, 2024 | |
LENOX, Mass. — The Lenox Library announced a special event to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Lenox Non-Importation Agreement. This historic document, signed by 111 Lenox residents in 1774, marked a moment in America's path to independence. The celebration will take place on July 13th, beginning at 2:00 p.m. in the Sedgwick Reading Room at the Library. According to a press release, seven years after its incorporation, the Town of Lenox sent six delegates to a Berkshire Congress held in Stockbridge. On July 14, 1774, the delegates brought back to Lenox a covenant in which they promised to neither sell, consume, or import goods from Great Britain. By 0 Comments Read More >> |
Bidwell House: A voyage Of Discovery 04:00PM / Tuesday, July 09, 2024 | |
![](https://www.iberkshires.com/images/site_images/stories/75941.jpg) MONTEREY, Mass. — The last presentation in the Bidwell House Museum's summer history talk series will be about the story of a Unitarian Missionary in early Berkshire County. A Voyage of Discovery: A Unitarian Missionary in Early Berkshire County with historian Carl Hammer. In-Person, Members $15 and Non-Members $25. Zoom, Members free & Non-Members $15. Lecture will be held at the Tyringham Union Church and via Zoom. 11 a.m on July 13. According to a press release: In the autumn of 1827, Edward Brooks Hall, the young minister of the new Unitarian church in Northampton obtained support from the American Unitarian Association to undertake a missionary journey to Berkshire
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West Stockbridge Marks 250th Anniversary of FoundingBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff 12:33PM / Tuesday, July 09, 2024 | |
![](https://www.iberkshires.com/images/site_images/stories/75945.jpg) Officials including state Rep. Smitty Pignatelli and state Sen. Paul Mark address the gathering in Saturday. WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The town marked 250 years as a tight-knit community on Saturday with food, music, history lessons, and many smiles. In 1774, the General Court in Boston passed an act to establish the Town of West Stockbridge after five years of effort and its first town meeting was held on July 4 of that year. State and local officials gathered in front of Town Hall on Saturday to kick off a day of bicenquinquagenary celebrations hosted by the West Stockbridge Historical Society. State Sen. Paul Mark noted that the town is older than the Senate and
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New Fairview Hospital Leadershp Announced 01:31PM / Monday, July 08, 2024 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) has announced that Anthony Scibelli has been named a system vice president and the Chief Operating Officer of BHS's Fairview Hospital following a months-long, nation-wide search. Scibelli, currently the Vice President of Operations and Chief Administrative Officer at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, will begin his new leadership role at Fairview in early September. Emmett Schuster, Interim Vice President of Fairview, will be present to support the hospital during the transitional period. "Fairview Hospital plays an integral role in making South County a better, healthier place for all 0 Comments Read More >> |
MassDOT: South County Road Work 04:00PM / Saturday, July 06, 2024 | |
LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing crews will be conducting nighttime and daytime bridge work, pavement milling, and guardrail work at various locations and times on I-90 eastbound and westbound during the week of Monday, July 8. Lane closures will be in place during the construction operations, and traffic will be able to travel through the work zones. The schedule for the work and lane closures is as follows: Montgomery/Russell Bridge work will be conducted from mile marker 35.5 to 36.5 from Monday night, July 8, through Thursday night, July 11, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the next morning. The work is expected to conclude by 5:00 0 Comments Read More >> |
Berkshire Green Drinks: Darkness at Night 08:00AM / Friday, July 05, 2024 | |
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — James Lowenthal, a professor at Mary Elizabeth Moses and the Chair of Astronomy at Smith College, will speak at the July Berkshire Green Drinks event on Wednesday, July 10. This free hybrid event will take place online via Zoom and in person at Big Elm Brewing's Sheffield Taproom, 65 Silver Street, Sheffield. The in-person social gathering will begin around 5:15 PM; the presentation and Zoom meeting will start at 6:00 PM. Lowenthal will lead attendees on a virtual tour of the night—how the natural world comes alive, how humans and other diurnal creatures need darkness to thrive, how artificial light at night upsets ecosystems, and 0 Comments Read More >> |
Fourth of July: The Declaration of Independence09:06AM / Thursday, July 04, 2024 | |
![](https://www.iberkshires.com/images/site_images/stories/35430.gif) A reminder what today is really all about: The adoption of a (literally) revolutionary document that stated the grievances of the colonists against England and their resolve to pursue a course of self-determination — without the bindings of hereditary rule. The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent 10 Comments Read More >> |
Great Barrington 10YOs Edge Adams, Earn Rematch with PittsfieldBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports 09:23PM / Wednesday, July 03, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Mason Blackwell Wednesday singled to the right side with two out in the bottom of the sixth inning to drive in a pair of runs and give the Great Barrington Little League 10-year-old All-Stars a 14-13, walkoff win over Adams-Cheshire in the Don Gleason District 1 Tournament on Myron Gray Field. The victory clinched a spot for Great Barrington (2-1) in the championship round of the tournament. With a record of 2-1, GB will be the second seed in the best-of-three district final that gets under way on Saturday at Deming Park against top-seeded Pittsfield (3-0), a 15-0 winner over Dalton-Hinsdale (1-2) on Wednesday night. Blackwell’s third hit 8 Comments Read More >> |
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