North Adams, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) and Berkshire Community College (BCC), together with the Berkshire Superintendents’ Roundtable, announce that nominations are open for the 2019 Berkshire County Educator Recognition Award. Nominations for this ninth annual award recognition, in honor of Berkshire County educators, will be accepted through Feb. 15. Awards will be given in each of … Read More

Pittsfield, MA – The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, has been expanded to several new locations supported by Berkshire United Way. Community members with a household income of $55,000 or less are eligible for free tax preparation by IRS-certified VITA volunteers. Berkshire United Way currently supports the VITA program with staff, volunteers and funding to community partners including Central … Read More

Stockbridge, MA, January 25, 2018 —The Norman Rockwell Museum presents The Art and Wit of Rube Goldberg, an exhibition exploring the humorous illustrations of the visionary artist, who has become famous for the creative inventions bearing his name. On view at the Museum from March 2 through June 9, 2019, the exhibition will offer a revealing look at Goldberg’s creativity … Read More

Great Barrington, Mass. – Berkshire Community College’s South County Center (SCC) is offering a number of noncredit photography workshops including Beginning Digital Photography, Beginning Adobe Photoshop and Intermediate Adobe Photoshop. Other photography classes like Photographing Winter in the Berkshires or Understanding Photography and Your Smartphone are being offered at SCC as well. Several popular art workshops are also being offered, … Read More

Williamstown, Massachusetts — The Clark Art Institute airs Young Picasso, a film by Exhibition on Screen, on Saturday, February 9 at 3 pm. The film will be shown in the auditorium, located in the Manton Research Center. Tickets are $12.50 ($10 Clark members). Run time is 85 minutes. To purchase tickets, visit clarkart.edu/events or call the box office at 413 … Read More

The Berkshires’ Jewish Festival of Books, held at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire and The Berkshire Jewish Film Festival of Knesset Israel are pleased to be collaborating on an Egg Cream Eggstravaganza on Saturday, February 16th at 7:00 p.m. at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The evening will begin with a screening of the short … Read More

NORTH ADAMS, MASS. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will celebrate its 120th Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 18, beginning at 11 a.m., in the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium. This year’s Commencement speaker will be Richard E. Neal, who represents the First Congressional District of Massachusetts in the United States Congress and chairs the House Ways and Means Committee. … Read More

Great Barrington, Mass. (January 22, 2019) – Deepak Nainal, DMD, MBA, has joined CHP Family Dental in Great Barrington at 343 Main Street. Nainal is a 2018 graduate of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine; he completed his residency program at Goldman School of Dental Medicine Clinic. He also earned an MBA from the New York Institute of … Read More

Pittsfield, MA – Berkshire Bank today announced a  loan modification program and financial coaching service designed to help its current customers who are federal employees needing special assistance and options during the U.S. Government shutdown. Beginning Jan. 16, qualified federal government employees may apply for a 1-3 month loan payment deferral.  This temporary benefit is available to Berkshire Bank customers … Read More

Great Barrington, MA — January 18, 2019 —The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (FHLB) has awarded the Community Development Corporation of South Berkshire (CDCSB) a $932,487 grant for Bentley Apartments at 100 Bridge Street, Great Barrington. The award will be made through FHLB member Berkshire Bank and will support both the construction and the ongoing operations of the $17.5 … Read More