 | Sunday 5K Kicks Off Busy Autumn for Berkshire Running Foundation
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Berkshire Running Foundation has announced its next four events for 2023.
A locally-based nonprofit organization, Berkshire Running foundation was established earlier this year to advance and support the positive impact running events have in the neighborhoods in which we live.
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 | Central, South County Paving and Road Work
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 Becket, Otis, Lee, West Stockbridge, Stockbridge, and |
| FEMA Urges Public to Prepare Ahead of Hurricane Lee
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — FEMA encourages residents and visitors in Hurricane Lee's path to prepare now and follow the instructions of local officials.
Anyone in the forecast path of the storm should monitor local weather alerts for updates and evacuate immediately if told to do so.
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 | Great Barrington Senior Center Closed for Paving Work
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Claire Teague Senior Center will be closed to the public Monday, Sept. 18 through Friday, Sept. 22, while the entire parking lot gets excavated, milled and repaved.
The schedule is subject to change depending on weather conditions.
There will be no access to the building |
| BArT Announces Upcoming Enrollment Deadline
ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Arts and Technology (BArT) Charter Public School is currently accepting applications for students in grades 6 through 10 for the 2023-2024 school year.
The next enrollment deadline for the 2023-2024 school year for grades 6 through 10 is Thursday, Oct.12, 2023, at noon. The easiest way to |
| Berkshire Communities Receive Highway Funds
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that MassDOT has received an additional $80 million in funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) as part of the annual funding redistribution process.
These redistribution funds represent |
| New Chief Joins Great Barrington Fire Department
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Scott Turner has joined the Great Barrington Fire Department as its new chief.
Turner, who began his job Sept. 1, has 29 years of experience in fire protection service and has served as the fire chief of Three Rivers Fire Department in the Pioneer Valley since 2013.
He succeeds |
| South County Construction Operations on I-90
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 Becket, Otis, Lee, West Stockbridge, Stockbridge, and |
 | County Stakeholders Push for Housing Solutions from State Senators
State Sen. Lydia Edwards, left, chair of the Joint Committee on Housing, and state Sen. Paul Mark and Berkshire Housing Development Corp. President Eileen Peltier.
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Local and housing officials are pleading for solutions to the housing crisis that is driving people out of their hometowns and |
 | Berkshire Art Center Welcomes Community Engagement Director, New Board Members
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Berkshire Art Center (formerly IS183 Art School) welcomes longtime faculty member, Kristin Grippo, as the new Community Engagement Director and announce the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors this fall, which includes Milena Cerna, David Gilbert and Cheryl Mirer.
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