Great Barrington, Mass. – Janet Reich Elsbach, author of Extra Helping and two-year featured community chef at Berkshire South Regional Community Center’s Community Suppers (pre-COVID closure) has found a way to make dinner for hundreds without leaving her house or even opening the fridge. She is donating proceeds from her newly designed t-shirt to both Berkshire South and Feeding America. … Read More

Great Barrington, Mass. — June 9 — In an effort to streamline periodic celebratory “wave parades,” the town has created an application process to ensure police, fire and other resources are in place for the events. The application asks for organizer information, number of vehicles expected in the parade, route maps, dates and times. The town fire and police departments, … Read More

Pittsfield, Mass. – June 1 – J. Jay Anderson, President and CEO of the Pittsfield Cooperative Bank, announced the recent appointment of Spring Burke to the position of Vice President-Mortgage Advisor for the Bank’s Lending Division. Burke, a seasoned veteran, joins the Bank with many years of experience in the banking industry working for Canaan National and Salisbury Bank for … Read More

Lee, Mass. – June 2 – Literacy Network of South Berkshire welcomes Leigh Doherty as its new Program Director. This position was recently created to ensure that LitNet’s essential one-on-one English language tutoring will continue throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Leigh joins LitNet with over twenty-five years of experience in the field of education and educational leadership. Amongst her accomplishments as … Read More

Pittsfield, Mass. – May 28 – J. Jay Anderson, President and CEO of the Pittsfield Cooperative Bank, announced the recent appointment of Brad Felix to the position of Vice President in the Bank’s Commercial Lending Department. Felix, a seasoned veteran in Commercial Lending, joins the Pittsfield Cooperative with 15 years of experience in the banking industry working for Greylock Federal … Read More

Great Barrington, Mass. — In response to ongoing concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Berkshire Opera Festival (BOF) is reevaluating and reimagining the programming originally slated for its upcoming 2020 summer season. BOF has approached making these decisions with its usual spirit of resilience and optimism for the future, striving to maintain its high artistic standards for performances and programming … Read More

North Adams, Mass. — MCLA Gallery 51 announces its new online program, the G51 Virtual Artist Series, will be held live on Zoom, at noon on alternating Saturdays, beginning May 2020. Local, regional, national, and international artists will give virtual tours of their studios and discuss their practices. Discussions with the artists will also be recorded for later viewing. The … Read More

Sheffield, Mass – Race Brook Lodge has launched a quarantine and isolation program to help stop the spread of COVID-19. We are offering hospitality services to COVID-19 positive individuals who are asymptomatic or experience mild symptoms, as well as others who need to quarantine due to high risk of exposure or other circumstances related to the Pandemic. Primary Care Physicians … Read More

Pittsfield, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold its 60th Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 29 via broadcast on Pittsfield Community Television (PCTV) at 4:30 p.m. During the ceremony, the College will award associate degrees and certificates to over 200 students. BCC’s 2020 graduates have been impacted, along with all graduates this spring across the globe, by the COVID-19 … Read More

Great Barrington, Mass. – May 15 – The Board of Directors of the Berkshire International Film Festival has decided to cancel its 15th annual festival in 2020. The next film festival will take place June 3 – 6, 2021. Like the BIFF’s fellow cultural organizations, the move was made to ensure the health and well-being of the Berkshire community and … Read More