 | Free Composting Drop Now Offered at Great Barrington Transfer Station
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — In collaboration with Berkshire Compost, the town Transfer Station will now accept composted food waste from residents of Great Barrington and Housatonic.
The program is free.
Compost is food waste that would otherwise end up in a landfill: scraps leftover from cooking or |
| North Berkshire Waste District Interested In Hydrogen Facility Project
ADAMS, Mass.— Members of the Northern Berkshire Solid Waste Management District (NBSWMD) were intrigued by a plan by Local Power to work towards community-wide decarbonization through a waste hydrogen facility in Western Massachusetts.
In a presentation on Jan. 11, Local Power President Paul Fenn told the district members |
 | Great Barrington Public Theater Hosts Conversation With Jeff Zinn
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Great Barrington Public Theater kicks off 2024 with the first in a series of free public interviews with industry influencers on Monday, Jan. 29, 6pm, with a sit-down Conversation With Jeff Zinn, director, writer, actor, producer and founder of Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater.
Great |
| Applications for Berkshire Art Center's Summer Internship Program Open
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Berkshire Art Center announced applications are now open for its Summer 2024 Internship Program.
Students ages 15+ are encouraged to apply for a Teaching Assistant position in Berkshire Art Center's Summer 2024 Camp Season, which provides an opportunity to work alongside local artists and aid |
| Mass Humanities Announces 2024 Funding Opportunities
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — Humanities, the Commonwealth's leading funder of humanities programs, announced upcoming opportunities for its 2024 grant season.
Application materials for Expand Massachusetts Stories (EMS) grants are available now on the website, with the application window opening on February |
| Great Barrington Appoints New Libraries Director
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The town has appointed Dawn Jardine as the new director of the Great Barrington Libraries.
A free reception is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 20, 5-7 p.m. at Mason Library, to welcome Jardine and to showcase recent improvements to Mason's 1913 reading room.
The public is invited |
| It's Showtime For The Guthrie Center Instrument Lending Library
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — George Laye, founder of the instrument loan program at the Guthrie Center, was inspired to create the "Check it Out" musical instrument loan library after taking a stroll down memory lane.
Laye said he was thinking about his mother participating in an orchestra as a young woman, and |
| Construct Receives $2M for Renovation of Cassilis Farm in New Marlborough
NEW MARLBOROUGH, Mass – Construct, a nonprofit provider of affordable housing and support services in the Southern Berkshires, has received over $2 million in funding from Federal Home Loan Bank Boston's (FHLB) Affordable Housing Competitive Funding Program, in partnership with Greylock Federal Credit Union.
This award |
 | Jacob's Pillow Welcomes Associate Artistic Director
BECKET, Mass. — Jacob's Pillow announced that Kim Chan will join the organization's curatorial and leadership team as Associate Artistic Director, an enhanced full-time staff position that begins January 22.
In this role, Chan will oversee several administrative departments at the organization, with a program |
| Great Barrington Sets Budget Planning Sessions
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Finance Committee and Selectboard have set a series of joint meetings to develop the FY 2025 town budget. Meetings will be held in person and online, starting Feb. 6.
The public is encouraged to become informed about the municipal spending plan that will be presented to voters at the Annual |
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