| LitNet Revamps Website to Better Serve Learners, Tutors
LEE, Mass. — The Literacy Network has launched a new website that furthers its mission of serving the county's immigrant population through language assistance, U.S. citizenship information, and other resources.
This is the first overhaul of LitNet's website in eight years and features improved translation and an intranet |
| Trustees Receive Grant to Digitalize Ashley House Collection
BOSTON — The Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees) Archives & Research Center has received a grant for over $344,819 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support a project called "A Tale of Two Communities in Two Centuries."
This two-year initiative will process, conserve, and digitize two |
| Mount Everett Artists Featured in Exhibit
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Seven student artists from Mount Everett Regional School were selected to have their artwork featured in the "How Shall We Live" exhibit at the Berkshire Art Center.
Students created their artwork as a response to the climate crisis, presented by Living the Change Berkshires, a nonprofit |
| W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture Project Selects Artist
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture Project has selected artist Richard Blake to create a monument to W.E.B. Du Bois that will be placed in front of the town's Mason Public Library.
Blake was one of three finalists who presented models of their proposed statues to the Sculpture Project jury. The |
| Fairview Hospital Receives Recognition for Quality Patient Care and Experience
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Fairview Hospital, a Critical Access Hospital and an affiliate of Berkshire Health Systems, has been awarded a five-star rating by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for quality patient care.
The overall rating, between one and five stars, provides consumers with a summary of a |
| Berkshire Bounty to Crowdfund to Address Community Need
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire Bounty, a 501(c)3 food rescue organization, will be conducting a crowdfunding campaign Aug. 16 to 22 to address an urgent community need.
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts (FBWM) will be moving their facilities from Hatfield to Chicopee at the end of August, preventing them |
| Southern Berkshire Regional School District Joins Rural School Design Cohort
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Southern Berkshire Regional School District (SBRSD) has been selected to be one of ten school districts in the country to partner with Transcend, a national nonprofit organization, that supports school communities to create and spread equitable learning environments.
This collaboration marks a |
 | Q&A: Ukrainian Refugees’ Path Leads to South County
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. – In February of 2022, the whole western world was speculating about what would happen on the border between Russia and Ukraine.
An invasion by Moscow was looming but not inevitable, and to some, it seemed inconceivable.
That was the case for 16-year-old Marko Kononenko, a secondary |
 | Thunder Finishes Season Unbeaten in Berkshire Adult Baseball League
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – John Goodnow hit a key two-run single late, and the Berkshire Thunder Sunday overcame a three-run deficit en route to a win over Tunnel City Freight as the Thunder finished the Berkshire Adult Baseball League 33-and-over division with a 14-0 record.
Jesus Lay went 4-for-5 with an RBI and scored three |
| South County Paving and Guard Rail Repairs
LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing crews will be conducting daytime and overnight hour paving operations and guardrail repairs on I-90 eastbound and westbound in Lee, Becket, West Stockbridge and Stockbridge.
The work will be conducted at various times and locations from 7:00 p.m., |
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