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Dalton Select Board OKs Nonresident Board Policy

The town does not currently have a policy restricting nonresidents from serving.

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Volunteers Turn Out for MLK Day of Service in Pittsfield Area

The college coordinated a number of volunteer opportunities with organizations including Berkshire United Way, Soldier On, Central Berkshire Habitat For Humanity and Hillcrest Commons.

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North Adams Youth Group Making an Impact

There has been a community of young people building a safe place at the First Baptist Church over the past decade.

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Lanesborough Thanks Four Residents for Stepping Into Vacant Office

Mary Reilly, Linda Pruyne, Deborah Maynard and Jodi Hollingsworth were presented with thank-you gifts and saluted by the Select Board, Town Administrator Gina Dario and other Town Hall staff.

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Cheshire Junior Firefighters Asset to the Department

Cheshire junior firefighters do more than just learn about firefighting — they're active, needed participants in emergency situations.

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Nonprofits invited to table at Volunteer Fair in April

Sponsored by Berkshire Bank, the fair will feature 30 diverse organizations sharing information about their mission, programs and volunteer needs with the public at-large.

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Mary Lou Accetta Honored for Advocacy In North Berkshires with Peacemaker Award

The award concluded NBCC's contribution to the national day of service that celebrates the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his birthday.

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Williamstown's Mehlin Connects to Community Through Volunteerism

Mehlin is a product of Williamstown’s public schools, graduating from the old town high school on School Street a few doors down from his family’s home.

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RSVP Recognizes Volunteers with Annual Luncheon

Tyer presented the Volunteer of the Year award to Real Gadoury for the work he has done with RSVP. Gadoury has been volunteering for RSVP since February 2019 and, by the end of 2021, he had donated 515 hours to the community.

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Great Barrington Seeks Town Meeting Volunteers

The meeting will be held drive-in style, at Monument Mountain Regional High School. If the town meeting business is not complete on Monday, June 6, the meeting will continue on Thursday, June 9 at 6 p.m.

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Williamstown Seeking Volunteers, Property, Greenhouse Gas Lowering Ideas

The COOL Committee is holding an online forum on Wednesday evening from 7 to 8:30 to solicit input about how to attain that goal.

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Letter: April Is National Volunteer Month

We're taught from a very young age that we will feel good if we help others. It's true, volunteering gives us a sense of meaning, of purpose.