BCC Admissions Counselor to Hold Off-Campus Q & A Sessions

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Prospective students or anyone else with questions about Berkshire Community College is invited to stop by and chat with BCC admissions counselor Tina Schettini at any of several upcoming “Question and Answer” sessions in central and south county.

Schettini will be available to answer questions regarding BCC’s academic programs, financial aid, and admission policies and procedures at the following times and locations:

Central County: Wednesday, July 16 and August 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Berkshire Mall in Lanesboro; Thursday, July 17 and August 21, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Downtown Third Thursday in Pittsfield; and Monday, August 4, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Berkshire Works Career Center in Pittsfield.

South County: Wednesday, July 30 and Monday, August 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Prime Outlets in Lee.

Look for the BCC table at all locations,.
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Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Holds Awards Banquet

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Friday honored outstanding contributors to the Berkshire County sports scene at its third annual Awards Dinner at the Polish Falcon Club.
 
The foundation supports youth sports throughout the county each year.
 
In 2025-26, those donations totaled more than $30,000 to groups ranging from youth football and cheerleading programs, Pittsfield Little League, Northern Berkshire Softball and the Pittsfield Boys and Girls Club Recreation Therapy Program, to name a few.
 
Funds raised by the foundation also go to support its annual Vera Barborotta Memorial Sportsman Scholarship, which this year went to Lee High School graduate Joey Abderhalden and Taconic grad Madeline Harrington.
 
Two other recently graduated high school standout athletes were recognized as winners of the Al Bianchi Memorial Athletes of the Year: Madison McCarthy and Cooper Calvert, both of Wahconah Regional High School.
 
Pittsfield High School girls basketball coach Kristy Conyers and Hoosac Valley boys basketball coach Matt Larabee received the foundation's Coach of the Year Awards.
 
John Castonguay received the Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Living Legend Award. A.J. Ziter took home the Connie Bianchi Memorial Award of Merit. And Mark Moulton rounded out the honorees with the foundation's Volunteer of the Year Award.
 
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