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Simon’s Rock to Host the Tenth Annual Think Food Conference| 08:20AM / Sunday, October 29, 2023 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.—Simon's Rock will host the tenth annual ThinkFOOD conference on campus on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. This year's conference theme, hosted by the Center for Food and Resilience, will feature panels and workshops on the theme "Making Local Farming Work." This year's keynote speaker will be Ashley Randle, Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources. A fifth-generation dairy farmer, Ashley Randle was sworn in as the twenty-first Commissioner by Governor Maura T.Healey on March 6, 2023. She is the first woman to lead the Department and assumed the role after having served as Deputy 0 Comments
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Monument Mountain Student Awards| 05:47PM / Saturday, October 28, 2023 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — At the Berkshire Hills Regional School District School Committee Meeting on Thursday Oct. 19, 2023, Superintendent Peter Dillon presented three seniors with the following awards. Student bios were provided by the shcool. Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents - Certificate of Academic Achievement Award Ari (Elisheva) Caine Elisheva "Ari" Caine is the daughter of Hanan and Rebecca Caine of Richmond. Ari is an outstanding student and an active member of Monument's school community. Ari has been awarded the AP Scholar Award including the AP WE Service Recognition and the AP National Rural and Small-Town Recognition 0 Comments
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2023 Winter Parking Ban Announcements | 03:49PM / Friday, October 27, 2023 | |
 For many communities in Berkshire County, seasonal parking bans come into effect in November. Parking bans are put into place to keep streets clear for plowing and emergency vehicle access during snow events. This list will be updated as more municipalities announce their parking bans. Adams: The Winter Overnight Parking Restriction will be Dec. 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, from 12:00 AM - 7:00 AM. Vehicles should not be parked on any Town roadway during this time. Town owned Parking Lot permits are available at the Kearns Lane Lot and Renfrew Lot for a fee of $75. If you are interested, please click here. Lenox: The all-night 0 Comments
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Community Legal Aid Kicks Off Berkshire County Access to Justice Campaign| 12:00PM / Friday, October 27, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Community Legal Aid is kicking off its annual Berkshire County Access to Justice Campaign, which seeks to bring legal help to residents in the county facing a variety of civil legal problems. Over the last year, Community Legal Aid's staff of attorneys and paralegals helped more than 700 Berkshire County elderly and low-income clients last year, impacting an estimated 1,750 residents trying to avoid homelessness, seeking safety from violence, and others fighting for life's necessities. Through its subsidiary, the Central West Justice Center, it also helps refugees seeking humanitarian-based immigration relief. For more than a 0 Comments
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Pamela Sandler Architect Welcomes New Team Members| 12:23PM / Thursday, October 26, 2023 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Pamela Sandler Architect welcomed Norman Anton, Senior Designer & Project Manager, and Amy Pulver, Office Manager. "We are beyond thrilled to have Norman and Amy with us," says founder and principal architect, Pamela Sandler. "Our firm has been evolving for more than 30 years, and we nurture colleagues who come to us with vision and unique skills. Norman brings a hands-on approach to his work with clients. Amy is incredibly experienced, and her versatility and community connections are a huge asset, not only to our office but to our clients." Norman is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and has lived and worked in Europe and 0 Comments
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Ventfort Hall: Haunted Hall | 04:00PM / Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | |
 LENOX, Mass. Ventfort Hall will be decorated for Halloween weekend, Friday, Oct. 27 through Monday, Oct. 31, 2021. Guests are invited to wear their Halloween costumes or Halloween themed outfit at any event or visit over the course of the weekend. The mansion will be open from 10am-4pm on Friday for regular self-guided tour admission, as well as special extended hours for regular self-guided tours from 4 pm-7 pm on Friday evening just for the holiday weekend. As a special offering, Ventfort Hall will welcome families with children 18 and under to visit the house at no charge on Saturday from 4 to 6 pm. The first floor of the house 0 Comments
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Berkshire Waldorf High School Open House | 12:35PM / Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Berkshire Waldorf High School is holding an Open House on Thursday, Nov. 2, at 7:00 p.m. at the school: 14 Pine Street, Stockbridge, on the corner of Pine and Shamrock. Friends, grandparents, and younger siblings are all welcome. The program will include a scene from the students' upcoming Shakespeare play, Henry IV, Part 1 and a student panel, where guests are welcome to ask questions about the students' high school experience. The school offers honors-level, college preparatory academics and is also well-integrated into the larger community, including classes and workshops in renowned artists' studios, the use 0 Comments
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BAV Expands Local Meat Processing Support Program| 10:41AM / Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON — Berkshire Agricultural Ventures (BAV) announced two milestones in its mission to bolster the regional food supply chain. The opening of the BAV/AgriForaging Food Safety Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Hotline and a visit by the USDA to both Plymouth Meats, a regional meat processor in Terryville, Conn, and to BAV's headquarters in Great Barrington, showcased the organization's commitment to promoting sustainable and resilient meat processing practices across the Berkshire-Taconic region; just one portion of BAV's work towards bolstering the local food economy. BAV has partnered with AgriForaging Food Safety to introduce
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West Stockbridge Flu Vaccination Clinic| 02:30PM / Monday, October 23, 2023 | |
 WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Berkshire Health Alliance will be holding a Flu and COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic on October 26 from 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM at the Town Hall Community Room. Registration is required. Register here. Unregistered clients will be vaccinated as time and supplies allow. Wear short sleeves. 0 Comments
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Lee, Becket, Otis Construction Operations| 06:07PM / Sunday, October 22, 2023 | |
LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that crews will be conducting overnight hour work finishing paving and bridge repair operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound in Lee, Becket, and Otis. The work will be conducted at various times and locations from Monday, Oct. 23 through Friday, Oct. 27. 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 will be as follows: Lee Paving finishing work will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 7.4 to mile 0 Comments
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Egremont Rejects School Merger; Advocates Say 'May Be Options'By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
03:20PM / Saturday, October 21, 2023 | |
 SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Egremont’s special town meeting Saturday morning overwhelmingly rejected a plan that would have merged the Southern Berkshire Regional School District with the Berkshire Hills Regional School District. By a vote of 143-78, members said no to a new Southern Berkshire Hills Regional School District that would have joined the five towns in the SBRSD with the three in the BHRSD and eventually replaced the existing Mount Everett and Monument Mountain high schools with a new 9-12 school on the Monument Mountain campus. The merger of the two districts was dependent on a positive vote in all eight of the proposed member towns. The other 0 Comments
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Child Care Offered at Great Barrington Special Town Meeting| 03:28PM / Friday, October 20, 2023 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Child care for children 3-8 years will be offered at the Oct. 23 Special Town meeting to vote on a proposed merger of the two South County school districts. The meeting starts at 6 p.m., and child care will open at 5:30, provided by students at Monument Mountain Regional High School. MMRHS requests that parents reserve their child care spot by 10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 23, by calling the Town Clerk's office, (413) 528-1619 0 Comments
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