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Berkshire Horseworks Secures Grant From MountainOne Foundation| 09:25AM / Saturday, March 16, 2024 | |
RICHMOND, Mass. — Berkshire HorseWorks, Inc., a 501c3 mission-driven nonprofit, which for 10 years has offered Eagala Model Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, Equine Assisted Learning, Equine Assisted Team building, and other therapeutic and recreational activities with horses, has secured funding through a grant of $1,000 from MountainOne Foundation to support local schools in Berkshire County with academic challenges to build literacy skills. In addition, BHW welcomed new board member Beth Persing, a licensed social worker and substance abuse counselor. The news was announced by Hayley Sumner, founder and executive director. The grant from MountainOne will fund 0 Comments
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Barrington Stage To Hold Auditions for Local Teens| 12:04PM / Friday, March 15, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Barrington Stage Company will hold auditions for local teens ages 13-19 for The Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Arts Education Fund's 2024 Devised Theatre Ensemble. Auditions are March 23 at Barrington Stage's Wolfson Center, 122 North Street, from 10am-2pm. The day will start with a group warmup and audition, followed by individual auditions. Those auditioning should prepare a 16-bar cut from the musical theatre cannon. An accompanist is provided. Sides will also be available. To sign up for auditions use this link https://forms.gle/5naP5EHH8sR9Xinw7. Students are paid a stipend for participation. The Devised Theatre Ensemble 0 Comments
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Berkshire Farmers Markets Awarded State Grants| 07:57AM / Thursday, March 14, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is awarding over $205,000 to help farmers markets grow and expand their outreach to consumers. MDAR is awarding funding to 23 organizations representing 31 farmers markets through the Farmers Market Sustainability Grant Program. The new program provides funding to organizations that operate farmers markets to enhance their marketing, promotion, consumer education, planning and infrastructure efforts. In Berkshire County: The Farmers Market of Sheffield: $14,945 for the Sheffield Farmers Market and Winter Market Roots Rising: 0 Comments
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GB Public Theater hosts Conversation with Berkshire Theater Artists| 03:28PM / Wednesday, March 13, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Great Barrington Public Theater (GBPT) holds the third in a series of live talks with theater professionals, Monday, March 18, 6:30pm at St, James Place. GB Public Associate Artistic Director Judy Braha sits down with a group of stage artists who reside locally and, often working together, create nationally acclaimed theater right in the Berkshires. The multi-accomplished group includes Director James Warwick, Playwrights Mark St. Germain and Jessica Provenz; Actor Peggy Pharr Wilson; Costume Designer Brittney Belz; and Lighting Designer Matthew Adelson. They all work on GBPT productions and with the many other theater 0 Comments
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Bird Banding Event In West Stockbridge| 08:00AM / Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | |
 WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Ben Nickley, founder and executive director of the Berkshire Bird Observatory, will be the guest speaker at the second of West Stockbridge Historical Society's Berkshire Nature Talk Series on Friday, March 15, at 7 PM in the Old Town Hall, 9 Main Street, West Stockbridge. The Berkshire Bird Observatory began as part of Green Berkshires' lower Taconic range biodiversity survey. Nickley, who started the program and leads the bird-banding in summer and fall at Jug End State Reservation in South Egremont, is now spinning off the observatory and pursuing its non-profit status. He'll discuss the origins and goals of the observatory, along 0 Comments
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Patriot Armor Systems Awarded $200K State Grant for EquipmentBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:29PM / Friday, March 08, 2024 | |
 LEE, Mass. — Patriot Armor Systems has been granted $200,000 from a state program for manufacturers. The Healey-Driscoll administration announced on Monday the 17 grantees of the Massachusetts Manufacturing Accelerate Program, which dispersed a total of $3,144,982 to manufacturers for the purchase of new capital equipment to support production, customer demand, and the workforce. "Patriot Armor is a manufacturer of bullet resistant, blast resistant, and forced entry security glass. Our products are used in a number of applications but most importantly in military vehicles, law enforcement vehicles, and U.S. embassy buildings. We pride ourselves on the quality of our 0 Comments
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William Pitt Sotheby's Announce Team Addition | 03:43PM / Friday, March 08, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — William Pitt Sotheby's is proud to announce that Richard G. Aldrich has joined the company. Aldrich will be working with Steven J. Weisz, to expand the company's current market leadership role in commercial property sales and leasing. "We are excited and proud of the partnership of Rich Aldrich and Steven Weisz," said Stephanie Mc Nair, Berkshire brokerage manager at William Pitt Sotheby's. "These two talented and experienced real estate professionals are already the leaders in their field and will bring a higher level of service to the commercial, development & business community." Aldrich 0 Comments
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Human Remains Found Near Great Barrington Cemetery | 10:34AM / Friday, March 08, 2024 | |
Update: The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has identified the human remains found in Great Barrington to be those of Sascha Cameron (DOB 3/14/76, Great Barrington). The cause of death has not yet been determined. GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — On Friday, Feb. 23 the Great Barrington Police Department and the Berkshire State Police Detective Unit responded to a report of human remains found in Great Barrington. According to the District Attorney's Office, the remains were discovered approximately 20 feet in the woods surrounding the Mahaiwe Cemetery. They were discovered by an individual walking his dog on the grounds of the property. The Office of the Chief 0 Comments
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Daniel Pearl Scholarship Open for Applications| 08:00AM / Friday, March 08, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Applications are available for the 22nd annual Daniel Pearl Berkshire Scholarship. The $2,000 award is given in memory of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter kidnapped and killed in Pakistan early in 2002. Pearl earlier worked in the Berkshires at The North Adams Transcript and The Berkshire Eagle. While Pearl's career was in journalism, he was also a gifted musician, trained as a classical violinist. He played guitar and mandolin as well, and while living in the Berkshires he performed in a bluegrass band. For this reason, the award is given to a student who intends to study and pursue a career in either journalism or 0 Comments
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Berkshire Green Drinks: Pollinator Paradise Lawns| 08:01AM / Wednesday, March 06, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Rich Lassor of Nature Works Land Care will present at the March Berkshire Green Drinks on Wednesday, March 13. This free hybrid event is taking place online via Zoom and in person at Barrington Brewery, 420 Stockbridge Rd, in Great Barrington. The in-person social gathering begins around 5:15 PM; the presentation and Zoom meeting start at 6:00 PM. According to a press release: The typical grass lawn is a monoculture that hinders biodiversity and is a detriment to the environment in multiple ways. Yet, it's estimated that between 40 to 50 million acres of land in the US are some form of manicured lawn (i.e., mowed grass). 0 Comments
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Annual W.E.B. Du Bois Event Celebration at Bard College at Simon's Rock| 04:05PM / Tuesday, March 05, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Bard College at Simon's Rock presents the 27th annual W.E.B. DuBois Memorial Event entitled "A Celebration of Soul with Ursula Rucker" on March 11 at 7:00 p.m. Historically presented as a lecture, this year, the event will be a celebration. This event was rescheduled. This event is part of the Town of Great Barrington's W.E.B. Du Bois Legacy Festival. According to a press release: The community is invited to enjoy an evening of cultural celebration, music, and soul. Poet, recording artist, activist, teacher and revolutionary, Ursula Rucker, is a certified veteran of the global music and poetry 0 Comments
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Stockbridge Grange Community Dinner| 04:00PM / Monday, March 04, 2024 | |
 STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Stockbridge Grange is having a community dinner Sunday, March 10, 2024. Corned beef, cabbage, potato, and carrots will be on the menu with dessert choices of chocolate cream or lemon meringue pie. Dinner is $15.00 per person, take out only with 12-1:30 pm pick up at the Stockbridge Grange Hall at 51 Church Street, Stockbridge, MA. Orders may be made by calling 413-243-1298 or 413-443-4352. Reservation deadline Thursday, March 7, 2024. 0 Comments
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