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A Coffee Shop with Baked Goods is Welcoming Lee CustomersBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:09PM / Wednesday, June 04, 2025 | |
Bliss Crumbs and Coffee opened on Main Street in January, taking the space where a former T-shirt company, Twisted Orchard, had been located. LEE, Mass. — Bliss Crumbs and Coffee is a new shop on Lee's Main Street that has been open for a couple of months. Owner Becca Bliss Lilley said she loves when she bakes and decided one day to just open her own shop and leave her former position as a human relations manager. "I think everyone can relate. You're at work and you just get annoyed with things, and I left there one day. I loved my job, don't get me wrong. I loved my job and I loved the people I worked with," she said. "Just left one day and I told
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MDAR Commissioner Visits Berkshire Dairy FarmsBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:40PM / Tuesday, June 03, 2025 | |
Agricultural Commissioner Ashley Randle presented father and son farmers Morven and Ian Allen with National Dairy Month proclamation. The Allen farm was the third she'd visited on Monday morning. SHEFFIELD, Mass. — State Agricultural Commissioner Ashley Randle visited three dairy farms in Western Massachusetts on Monday to recognize National Dairy Month. "It's an opportunity to learn about dairies, how they're diversifying ways that we can support them at the state level, and also to highlight the impacts of our investments at the state level," Randle said. Randle visited three farms, Pine Island Farm and Maple Shade Farm in Sheffield, and Luther Belden
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Mahaiwe Announces Full 100 Years of Movies Series| 04:08PM / Tuesday, June 03, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.—The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center has released the full schedule of its popular program led by film director and educator Deborah Reinisch. The theater will screen "The Philadelphia Story" (1940) on June 6, "The Maltese Falcon" (1941) on June 19, "Singin' in the Rain" (1952) on July 5, "Vertigo" (1958) on July 18, "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967) on July 26, "American Graffiti" (1973) on August 1, "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982) on August 8, "Do the Right Thing" (1989) on September 4, and "The Big Lebowski" (1998) on September 11. Reinisch will introduce 0 Comments
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Jimmy Fund Fund-Raiser Returns June 28By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
12:45PM / Tuesday, June 03, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – A local fund-raiser for the Jimmy Fund keeps getting bigger and bigger. Striking out Cancer in the Berkshires returns for a fifth year on Saturday, June 28, on Buddy Pellerin Field at Clapp Park. Organizer Joe DiCicco, who started the event in 2021 in honor of his late wife, never expected to still be planning for the event five years later. “It is amazing,” he said recently. “I just didn’t know what to expect five years ago, but every year it gets bigger.” And it gets more successful. In 2024, Striking Out Cancer in the Berkshires raised $10,400, its best year yet, adding to a total of close to 0 Comments
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Stockbridge Grange Community Dinner| 08:17AM / Tuesday, June 03, 2025 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Stockbridge Grange is having a community dinner Sunday, June 8, 2025, featuring ham, baked beans, and coleslaw with dessert choices of chocolate cream or lemon meringue pie. Dinner is $15.00 per person, take out only with noon to 1:30 pm pick up at the Stockbridge Grange Hall at 51 Church Street, Stockbridge. Orders may be made by calling 413-243-1298 or 413-443-4352. Grange Community Dinners are designed to raise money for non-profit projects and building maintenance. 0 Comments
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Upcoming Webinar for Nonprofit Board Members| 08:04AM / Monday, June 02, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. – The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires is hosting a webinar to help nonprofit board members raise more money for the missions they support. "From Mission to Message: Fundraising Fundamentals for Board Members" takes place June 6 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. via Zoom. The webinar fee is $50. "All nonprofits need to up their fundraising game given the threat of an uncertain economy, loss of Federal funding for some, and increased competition," said Liana Toscanini, Executive Director of the Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires. The webinar is taught by experienced fundraising coach, Liz Albert, and is directed towards 0 Comments
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Monument Mountain Class of 2025 Urged to Give Back to CommunityBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
07:35PM / Sunday, June 01, 2025 | |
Co-valedictorians Tessa Baldwin and Max Wood both spoke about new beginnings but also for the class to remember how Monument had shaped them. See more photos here. LENOX, Mass. — The 126 graduates of Monument Mountain Regional High School were reminded of beginnings and endings, the perseverance they will need in the years ahead and the knowledge that they have been given a strong education to build on. And what it means to be a Spartan. The Great Barrington school's 58th graduation ceremony took place in the Shed at Tanglewood on Sunday afternoon, finishing up in time for yet another weekend rain to come down, sending graduates and 0 Comments
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Monument Mountain Regional High Scholarships & Awards 2025| 03:16PM / Sunday, June 01, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The following awards and scholarships were presented to the Monument Mountain Regional High School class of 2025 at an assembly on May 29. Joseph & Dolores Aberdale Memorial Scholarships: Samantha Ullrich, Jade Abderhalden Adams Community Bank Scholarships: Lulu Bowman, Alexei Price Murphy Leary American Legion Post 298 Scholarships: Lucas Faggioni, Annabel Holmes, Gregory Kay, Ava Ross, Parker Smith, Grace Soule, Samantha Ullrich, Dominic Velasco Austen Riggs/Erikson Institute's Evelyn Stefansson Nef Scholarship: Olivia Goewey William Bannon Memorial Scholarship: Ania O'Leary Edward Barrett Jr. 0 Comments
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Monument Mountain Names Co-Valedictorians, Salutatorian for 2025| 02:35PM / Saturday, May 31, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Monument Mountain Regional School will have co-valedictorians this year — Max Wood and Tessa Baldwin — speaking at graduation. Liam O'Gara was named salutatorian for the class of 2025. Graduation will take place on Sunday, June 1, at 1:30 p.m. at Tanglewood in Lenox. Baldwin has lived in Richmond for her whole life. She attended Richmond Consolidated School from kindergarten to Grade 8 and then Monument Mountain for four years. In her free time, she enjoys playing pickup sports, reading, making art, and traveling with friends and family. She plans to attend Columbia University in the fall. Wood lives in Great 0 Comments
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West Stockbridge, Becket Construction Operations on I-90 Eastbound and Westbound| 04:07PM / Friday, May 30, 2025 | |
WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it will be performing drainage structure work and bridge painting along I-90 eastbound and westbound in West Stockbridge and Becket. The work will take place nightly from Monday, June 2, through Friday, June 6, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. the following morning. West Stockbridge: Drainage structure work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound between mile markers 1.0 and 4.0 on Monday night, June 2, and Tuesday night, June 3, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning. Lane closures will be in place. The I-90 eastbound on-ramp at exit 3 (mile marker 3.0) will be 0 Comments
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Triplex Cinema Appoints New Board President and Members| 12:26PM / Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema announced changes to its Board of Directors, naming Gail Lansky as the new Board President and welcoming Leslie Chesloff, Matthew Penn, and Mitch Smilowitz as new board members. Gail Lansky has a career in non-profit organizations, including the Yiddish Book Center, the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, and Amherst Cinema. Her prior board experience includes ten years on the Board of UMass Amherst Hillel, where she served as President, and ten years on the Board of the Amherst Survival Center, serving as Vice President. Leslie Chesloff has worked in television entertainment for 35 years, holding executive positions at Columbia Pictures
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Sandisfield Arts Center Announces 30th Anniversary Opening Weekend| 07:00AM / Wednesday, May 28, 2025 | |
 SANDISFIELD, Mass.— The Sandisfield Arts Center will commemorate its 30th anniversary in 2025 with Opening Weekend events on May 30 and 31. The weekend's theme is "The Landscape We Live," and it will also celebrate the installation of climate-friendly air conditioning and a renovated gallery space. The season will begin with an art exhibition dedicated to Sandisfield, featuring its landscape, natural elements, and the works of local artists including Bill Carlson, Erika Crofut, Jaye Moscariello, Josie Miner, June Wink, Linda Moronti, Peter Biamonte, Sam Mercier, Susie Crofut, Teresa Bills, and Virginia Overton. The exhibition will open with a reception on 0 Comments
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