| News and events in South Berkshire, Mass.
|
South County School Merger Advocates Make Their CaseBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:32AM / Thursday, October 12, 2023 | |
School district planning Chair Lucy Prashker and consultant Jake Eberwein lead the presentation on Tuesday in West Stockbridge. WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — School officials in the Southern Berkshire and Berkshire Hills Regional School Districts are hoping voters in their member towns will make history later this month. It is the best way those officials can see to ensure the future of the region's students. Later this month, voters in eight South County towns will be asked whether they want to merge the area's two regional school districts, creating one preK-12 district to educate youngsters in the eight communities and, ultimately, one new high school 0 Comments
Read More >> |
Great Barrington Invites CPA Funding Applications| 10:35AM / Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Applications for Great Barrington Community Preservation Act (CPA) grants are now open for the FY 2025 funding round. The application can be downloaded here. The CPA provides grant funding for affordable housing, historic preservation, open space, and recreation projects within Great Barrington. Applications are open to anyone with a qualifying, eligible, project. The town's Committee Preservation Committee will review and recommend funding awards, which will then be subject to a vote at the 2024 Annual Town Meeting next May. The CPA application is a two-step process: Step 1 is an eligibility review, and Step 2 is a full 0 Comments
Read More >> |
19 New Americans Sworn in at NaumkeagBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:33AM / Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | |
U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Robertson stresses the importance of civic engagement before the new Americans take their oath. STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Nineteen new Americans were sworn in on the grounds of Naumkeag on Tuesday morning.
The annual naturalization ceremony and presentation of certificates honors all of the work that goes into becoming a citizen.
"It's really important that we tell you how much we need you here, how much we want you here, how very welcomed you are in this country," U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Robertson said to the group.
"We need you as new citizens. You belong here. This country would not be what it is
0 Comments
Read More >> |
South County Construction Operations | 08:21AM / Tuesday, October 10, 2023 | |
LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that crews will be conducting daytime and overnight hour pavement milling, slope stabilization, bridge and drainage repair operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound in Lee, Becket, and Otis. The work will be conducted at various times and locations from Tuesday, Oct. 10 through Friday, Oct 13. 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/Becket/Otis Guardrail repairs and pavement marking installation will be conducted 0 Comments
Read More >> |
|
|
