| Sheffield Land Trust Awarded MassWildlife Habitat Management Grant
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — The Sheffield Land Trust has been awarded $28,150 from MassWildlife to treat invasive species at The Schenob Brook Preserve, a large calcareous wetland complex surrounding Schenob Brook.
Sheffield was one of the communities that was awarded a grant to restore critical wildlife |
 | Triplex Cinema to Host Special Screening of The Brutalist
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass — The Triplex Cinema will host a special screening of the award-winning film "The Brutalist" on Sunday, Feb. 2, at 1:30 p.m., followed by a discussion with Yale University professor Elihu Rubin.
Directed by Bradley Corbet, The Brutalist stars Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, and Joe |
| MassDOT: South County Daytime Lane Closures
LEE, Mass. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced the following lane closures will be in effect along I-90, in Becket and Lee, from Monday, January 27, to Friday, Jan. 31.
Becket: Lane closures on I-90 eastbound and westbound, at mile marker 18.4, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., from Monday, Jan. 27, to |
| Pittsfield Community Radio Begins South Berkshire Broadcasts
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Local radio programming from Pittsfield Community Radio, WTBR-FM, can now be heard on 88.1 MHz in Lee, Lenox, Stockbridge, and neighboring South Berkshire towns, in addition to 89.7 MHz in Pittsfield and central Berkshire County.
The new FM radio signal, with call letters WSBR, was granted a |
| MassDOT: South County Bridge Painting Operations
BECKET, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will engage in bridge painting operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound at mile marker 18.4.
The work will take place from Tuesday, Jan. 21, through Friday, Jan. 24, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day.
Drivers traveling through these areas should expect delays, |
 | McCandless Staying as DuBois Middle School Principal
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Jake McCandless, who left his post as superintendent of Mount Greylock Regional School District last spring, will continue as a middle school principal in the Berkshire Hills Regional School District
Superintendent Peter Dillon told the School Committee on Jan. 16 that McCandless, principal of |
 | Berkshire Agricultural Ventures Appoints Three New Board Members
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire Agricultural Ventures announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors.
Farmer and local agricultural leader Meg Bantle, community volunteer and farm business co-founder Mimi Beaven, and former BAV interim executive director Glenn Bergman were elected at the |
 | Grant Supports Memoir Writing Workshop at Monterey Library
MONTEREY, Mass. — The Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area has awarded a $2,500 grant to The Friends of Monterey Public Library to host a memoir writing workshop facilitated by professional storyteller and teaching artist Mary Jo Maichack.
The four-part workshop, titled Presenting the Past: Berkshire Memoirs of |
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