| Simon's Rock Food Pantry Accepting Donations
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Simon's Rock has officially opened an on-campus food pantry, the Rocker Pantry, for students who may be experiencing food insecurity or simply need extra assistance.
However, the Rocker Pantry is open to all students. The Rocker Pantry also provides necessary cold-weather gear, clothing, |
 | Berkshire South Regional Community Center New Board Of Trustees
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire South Regional Community Center announced on Jan. 1, 2024, Erica Jaffe is joining the Board of Trustees as the Board Chair.
Jaffe is stepping in for Barbara Manring who has served as the acting Interim Chair for the last two years. Other newly appointed officers include Tony Scott, |
 | Stockbridge Grange Community Dinner
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Stockbridge Grange is having a community dinner Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024 featuring baked beans and ham 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, |
 | Carpenter Breaks School Assist Record at Framingham State
Framingham State senior point guard Gwendolyn Carpenter last month broke the all time assist record at the school.
Her 466th career assist came in a win over Curry College on Dec. 9, breaking a 5-year-old school record.
Carpenter was averaging more than seven assists per game going into Wednesday's home game |
| BHS Reinstitutes Masking and Updates Visitor Guidelines
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In the wake of a significant increase in the incidence of respiratory illness locally, Berkshire Health Systems has resumed mandatory masking for staff, patients and visitors, and has instituted changes in its visitation policy, effective on Wednesday, Jan. 3.
The updated masking and visitation |
| Great Barrington Community Impact Fund Committee Recommends Awards
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The town Community Impact Fund Committee has recommended the distribution of the following funds to area nonprofits:
Railroad Street Youth Project, $162,000 for community work to educate and mentor youth in the community.
Rural Recovery Resources, $100,000 to support the addition of a bilingual |
 | Happy New Year From iBerkshires.com
We are hoping all of our readers have had a happy holiday season. Thank you for making iBerkshires your go-to source for local news. We appreciate your support and will continue to provide you with the relevant information you need in your daily lives as we enter 2024.
From all of us at iBerkshires, Happy New Year!
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 | Dewey Hall Gets $15K Donation Boost Toward Preservation and Planning
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Dewey Memorial Hall has received a donation boost toward its preservation and planning goals.
Housatonic Heritage has granted a $15,000 Heritage Partnership grant. This will go toward a $35,000 matching grant for feasibility and planning from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities fund |
 | Taconic Boys Basketball Was Top Story of '23
The year started with one high school state championship on the show and ended with another on the hardwood.
In between, there were plenty of team titles, tournament runs and individual accomplishments to keep Berkshire County high school and youth sports fans in the seats and on the |
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