| Great Barrington Proposes Filtration Subsidy for HWW's Housatonic Customers
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Town Manager Mark Pruhenski has recommended a $500 town subsidy to Housatonic Water Works (HWW) customers in Housatonic who install, or have installed, a water filtration system to address water quality issues.
This subsidy comes from a $250,000 state economic growth and relief earmark provided to |
| Great Barrington Names Director of Council on Aging
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Joan Peters of Great Barrington has been promoted to director of the Great Barrington Council on Aging, and in her new role will lead operations at the Claire Teague Senior Center.
Peters, previously the administrative assistant at the Teague Center, has served as interim COA director since the |
 | 'Call of the Wild' at the Great Barrington Library
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Mason Library will host a free outdoor education and skills experience, "Call of the Wild," on June 17, with a rain date on July 1.
The family-friendly program runs 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Presented by Earthworks Programs LLC, the two-hour event is geared towards families |
 | CHP Mobile Health Team Honored by Massachusetts Nonprofit Network
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The CHP Mobile Health Team was honored as a finalist for the "Excellence in Resilience" award by the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN) at the Massachusetts State House in Boston on June 6.
CHP was among more than 130 statewide nominees for the 2023 awards, presented to |
| Construct Announces First-Time Homebuyers Closing Cost Grant
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Construct has announced a "final mile" closing cost grant of $2,500 available to low-to-moderate-income south Berkshire County residents to help create access to home ownership.
Massachusetts State Representative William "Smitty" Pignatelli successfully introduced an |
| South County Overnight Paving, Bridge and Guardrail Operations
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that crews will be conducting overnight paving operations and bridge and guardrail repair work on I-90 eastbound and westbound in Montgomery, Russell, Blandford, Lee, Becket, Stockbridge and West Stockbridge.
The scheduled work |
| MassDOT Advisory: Stockbridge and West Stockbridge
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)announced that it will conduct daytime drainage structure repair operations on I-90 westbound from mile marker 5.0 to mile marker 0.0 in Stockbridge.
The work will occur daily from Monday, June 12, through Thursday, June 15, from 6:00 a.m. to |
 | Ghost Tour at Ventfort Hall
LENOX, Mass. — Robert Oakes, author of "Ghosts of the Berkshires," will lead a tour through the historic estate sharing tales of its alleged hauntings.
Participants can stand in the places where the eerie encounters occurred and listen to the first-hand accounts of those who experienced |
| BCC Presents Physical Therapist Assistant Clinical Faculty Award
PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Community College (BCC) presented the New England Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Consortium Clinical Faculty Award to Cheryl Reynolds of Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, on Wednesday, April 26.
Presenting the award were BCC PTA Program Coordinators Michele Darroch and Nicole |
| Monument Mountain Scholarships & Awards 2023
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The following scholarships and awards were presented to the Monument Mountain Regional High School class of 2023.
John & Abigail Adams Scholarships: Mark Bailly, Julian Beadell, Sofia Bernal, Rowan Boyer, Stella Brex, Ravjeet Chahal, Ava Cohen, Marti Cunningham, Kayleigh Davis, Madeleine |
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