Art show highlights locally-produced food
PITTSFIELD – Two of the city’s latest initiatives, the farmers market and the First Fridays Artswalk, are coming together for a new exhibit at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts…
Summer theater season begins
PITTSFIELD – Barrington Stage Company is kicking off the summer with a play whose film adaptation was recently nominated for an Academy Award. Bashir Lazhar began its preview performances on…
Budget, administrative changes among priorities for Pittsfield schools
PITTSFIELD – The school committee is hoping to have a final budget to approve in time for its June 12 meeting. A public hearing on the budget was held at…
North Adams celebrates Memorial Day
NORTH ADAMS – Approximately 200 people gathered at Veterans Memorial Park to celebrate military veterans and those lost in the line of duty with music, speeches and other fanfare. “I’m…
Massachusetts First Lady addresses MCLA graduates
NORTH ADAMS – Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) celebrated the graduation of 450 students with some help from Diane B. Patrick, the commonwealth’s first lady. Before 389 students received…
SBRSD celebrates accomplishments, looks to future
SHEFFIELD – The first ever “SBRSD on Parade,” an event to highlight the goings-on within the Southern Berkshire Regional School District, was “a resounding success.” Wandering the halls of Mount…
Lee withdraws from negotiations with Rizzo
LEE – The search for a school superintendent continues. “The [Lee-Tyringham] Union 29…voted to withdraw from the negotiations to hire Dr. Jack Rizzo as our interim superintendent,” Lee School Committee…
Lee Public Schools reinstate curriculum director position
LEE – Though it was left out of the approved fiscal year 2014 budget, the administration has made some changes to continue the curriculum director position, which began just this…
What to see at this year’s Berkshire International Film Festival
GREAT BARRINGTON – From May 30-June 2, movie theaters throughout The Berkshires will be bringing in the best of worldwide independent cinema. “We are thrilled about the extraordinary lineup of…
Third Thursdays kick off 2013 season in Pittsfield
PITTSFIELD – Celebrating “Youth on the Move,” the 2013 Third Thursdays season kicked off on North Street. The monthly series, which runs every May through October, started with music and…