Lee names interim superintendent
LEE – A veteran administrator with local ties will likely be taking the reins as the new leader of Lee Public Schools. The Lee-Tyringham Superintendency Union unanimously voted to offer…
CBRSD approves teachers’ contract
BECKET – Following a lengthy negotiation process, a new teachers’ contract for the Central Berkshire Regional School District has been approved. The Central Berkshire Education Association approved the contract on…
Lenox School Committee reorganizes
LENOX – Following the recent election, the school committee has done some reorganization. David Berkel chose not to run for the committee again, and Robert Vaughan was elected to fill…
Berkshire United Way working to reduce teen pregnancies
PITTSFIELD – For every 1,000 young women ages 15-19 in the city, it is estimated that 55 of them gave birth in 2009. This is according to statistics recently released…
CATA celebrates 20 years with gala this weekend
LENOX – Community Access to the Arts, based in Great Barrington, has spent the last 20 years celebrating the creativity of people with disabilities. Those 20 years culminate this weekend…
Lenox School Committee looks to the future
LENOX – As previously reported in The Beacon, the school committee is making a commitment to pursue an in-depth look at the future of the district. “It’s a long time coming,”…
Pine Cobble students honored for writing
WILLIAMSTOWN – Three Pine Cobble fifth graders have been recognized for their writing through the 2013 Massachusetts Letters About Literature competition. Merrie Benjamin received an honors designation, ranking her within…
Pittsfield Artswalks reach one-year milestone on Friday
PITTSFIELD – Tomorrow (May 3) marks the one-year anniversary of the First Fridays Artswalks, and plenty of celebrations are in store. “First Fridays Artswalk has been a terrific example of…
Lenox fifth graders hit the stage at Shakespeare and Company
LENOX – A standing-room only crowd was drawn to Shakespeare and Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre not for the latest show starring a legendary, award-winning actor. Instead, it was to…
Pittsfield Public Schools reveal proposed FY ’14 budget
PITTSFIELD – During a recent school committee meeting, Interim Superintendent Gordon L. Noseworthy presented a preliminary fiscal year 2014 budget of $56,762,983. “My job is to advocate for the children,”…