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…
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…
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,”…
Berkshire County Educator Recognition Award recipients announced
NORTH ADAMS – Three teachers from around the county have been announced as this year’s recipients of the Third Annual Berkshire County Educator Recognition Awards. Wahconah Regional High School classics…
A day of science at MCLA
NORTH ADAMS – Two major science-related events will be held at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) this Saturday (April 27). The Massachusetts Region I Middle School Science and Engineering…
SBRSD processes task force recommendations
NEW MARLBOROUGH – A few months after receiving the report of the Elementary Task Force, the Southern Berkshire Regional School District is starting to move forward on delegating the report’s…