| South Berkshire Rural Health Network Gets State Grant
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced an award of nearly $250,000 in Local Food Policy Council program funding to 17 organizations across Massachusetts.
This includes an $11,820 grant for South Berkshire Rural Health Network that will be used to develop a strategic plan and improve connections to the |
 | Preschool, Kindergarten Registrations Scheduled Around County
Berkshire County schools are scheduling and re-scheduling preschool and kindergarten registration dates and procedures for the 2021-22 school year. Schools can send their information to info@iberkshires.com to be included on this list.
All students, regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national |
 | Lee High Names Tops Students for Class of 2023
LEE, Mass. — Tyler J. Moran and Isabella G. Lovato have been named valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of Lee High School's class of 2023.
Graduation ceremonies will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, at the Koussevitzky Music Shed at Tanglewood.
Moran is the son of Bruce |
| Senator Mark Announces June Office Hours
PITTSFIELD — State Sen. Paul W. Mark announced that his staff will be conducting office hours in five locations in Berkshire County in June.
Residents of any of the 57 municipalities in the Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin & Hampshire Senate District are encouraged to visit one of the following locations to ask for |
| Housatonic Party in the Park
HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Live music, dance, face painting, food and more will fill Housatonic Village Common on Saturday, June 10, 11 -3 p.m., for "Party in the Park."
The free event is coordinated by the Housatonic Improvement Committee and all are welcome.
Food and snacks are provided by North Plain |
 | Authorities Investigating Ward's Nursery Fire in Great Barrington
The aftermath of the blaze behind Ward's Nursery.
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — An outdoor storage area at Ward's Nursery caught fire on Friday and damaged the exterior of an apartment house less than a dozen feet away on Silver Street.
The cause of the fire is unknown and the State Fire |
| Lee, Becket Overnight Paving, Bridge and Guardrail Repair
LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced crews will be conducting overnight paving operations and bridge and guardrail repair work on I-90 eastbound and westbound in Montgomery, Russell, Becket and Lee.
The scheduled work will require some lane and shoulder closures, and is |
 | Berkshire Agricultural Ventures Appoints New Executive Director
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.— Berkshire Agriculture Ventures (BAV) announced the appointment of Rebecca Busansky as the new Executive Director, following the tenure of interim Executive Director, Glenn Bergman.
Under Bergman's guidance, BAV experienced remarkable growth, as he built a team of experts to lead BAV's |
 | Fairview Honored Nationally
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Fairview Hospital announced that it has been recognized as a 2023 Outstanding Patient Experience Award recipient.
This distinction places Fairview Hospital among the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide for patient experience, according to Healthgrades, the leading marketplace that connects |
 | More Than 400 Compete in Steel Rail Races
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Williamstown's Alex White was the first runner across the finish line at Sunday's MountainOne Steel Rail Marathon on the Ashuwilticook Trail.
White maintained a 6 minute, 26 second per mile pace over the 26.2 mile course from Pittsfield to Adams and back.
He reached the finish |
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