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5 days ago | 
iberkshires.com | Brittany Polito |Breanna N. Steele
iBerkshires Staff05:26AM / Monday, June 02, 2025Print Story | Email Story
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — AmeriCorps Senior programs were spared from federal funding cuts, but contracts were amended by executive orders from the Trump administration. Language related to gender, gender identity, and gender expression was removed.
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iberkshires.com | Breanna N. Steele |Brittany Polito
iBerkshires Staff 06:01PM / Sunday, June 01, 2025Print Story | Email Story
Valedictorian Logan Kunde advised his classmates to make their own paths into the world. See more photos here.
DALTON, Mass. — Wahconah Regional High School's class of 2025 reflected on the relationships they built during their time at the school during Sunday's graduation.
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6 days ago | 
iberkshires.com | Brittany Polito
08:08AM / Sunday, June 01, 2025Print Story | Email Story
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Berkshire Medical Center, the community teaching hospital of Berkshire Health Systems, has earned an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety.
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iberkshires.com | Sabrina Damms |Brittany Polito
iBerkshires Staff 07:38AM / Sunday, June 01, 2025Print Story | Email Story
DALTON, Mass. — Residents impacted by Petricca Industries' unauthorized dig site say, "it's time to stop reacting and start acting."
For the last seven months, several dozen residents have been going to numerous meetings in town urging action to stop sand from leaving parcel No. 105-16, owned by Berkshire Concrete, a subsidiary of Petricca Industries.
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iberkshires.com | Brittany Polito
03:29PM / Saturday, May 31, 2025Print Story | Email Story
BOSTON — Governor Maura Healey announced that she is appointing Kathy Henry to Chair of the Judicial Nominating Commission and Asha Santos and Mark Shaughnessy as Vice Chairs.
Abim Thomas, the current Chair, and Mark Fleming, one of the two current Vice Chairs, are stepping down from the Commission after serving two terms. Kathy Henry will take on this new leadership position as Chair having served two terms as a Vice Chair.
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1 week ago | 
iberkshires.com | Brittany Polito
iBerkshires Staff 09:45PM / Friday, May 30, 2025
Professor Bruce Winn addresses the graduates at Berkshire Community College's commencement on Friday. More photos here.
LENOX, Mass. — Berkshire Community College graduates were told to be good neighbors and continue learning during the 65th commencement ceremony. "Your neighbor isn't your Black neighbor, your trans neighbor, your white neighbor, your Mexican neighbor, your Salvadoran neighbor.
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1 week ago | 
iberkshires.com | Brittany Polito
10:54AM / Friday, May 30, 2025Print Story | Email Story
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield's Department of Public Utilities will begin hydrant flow testing on Tuesday, June 3.
The testing will occur throughout the city over several weeks to assess flow rates and pressure.
Testing will take place between 7:30 AM and 3:00 PM on scheduled dates.
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1 week ago | 
iberkshires.com | Brittany Polito
iBerkshires Staff 09:45PM / Friday, May 30, 2025Print Story | Email Story
Professor Bruce Winn addresses the graduates at Berkshire Community College's commencement on Friday. More photos here.
LENOX, Mass. — Berkshire Community College graduates were told to be good neighbors and continue learning during the 65th commencement ceremony. "Your neighbor isn't your Black neighbor, your trans neighbor, your white neighbor, your Mexican neighbor, your Salvadoran neighbor.
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iberkshires.com | Brittany Polito
08:00AM / Friday, May 30, 2025Print Story | Email Story
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold a swim clinic for high school students on Saturday, June 28 at 9:30 am at Paterson Field House, located on BCC's main campus at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield.
The clinic is open to all high school–aged swimmers entering ninth through 12th grades in the 2025-26 school year. The fee is $45 ($30 for Paterson Field House gym members).
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1 week ago | 
iberkshires.com | Brittany Polito
iBerkshires Staff 05:52PM / Thursday, May 29, 2025Print Story | Email Story
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The School Committee expects to take a vote on the middle school restructuring proposal by the end of June. "I think that more people are feeling better about it," Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Educational Engagement Matthew Bishop told the School Committee.
