Two Join Advisory Committee for Kids 4 Harmony Program

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Elizabeth “Betsey” Selkowitz and Edward Bride have joined Berkshire Children and Families’ Kids 4 Harmony Advisory Committee.

Bride is president and founder of Berkshires Jazz Inc., and president of the New England Jazz Alliance, which operates the New England Jazz Hall of Fame. He is also board member of the New England Jazz Ensemble, and vice president of American Jazz Venues, a non-profit organization focused on growing new, younger audiences for jazz, and on creating new opportunities for jazz musicians. He is chair of Pittsfield's Artscape committee and chairs the St. Ann Parish Council in Lenox. He lives in Pittsfield.

Selkowitz chairs the Arts Committee of Osher Lifelong Learning and serves on the development committee of Barrington Stage Company. She has served on many arts, healthcare and social service boards and advisory committees throughout Berkshire County including Berkshire Taconic  Community  Foundation, several years as president and board member of the Berkshire Museum Board of Trustees, president of the Berkshire Art Association and vice president for development of Tapestry Health. As an Overseer of the Boston Symphony Orchestra she served on the development committee after co-chairing the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers.  She is a corporator of Berkshire Health Systems, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and the Berkshire Museum. She lives in Pittsfield with her husband Mark.

Berkshire Children & Families’ Kids 4 Harmony program, based at Morningisde School in Pittsfield, is an intensive after-school classical musical program that integrates the transformative power of music with best practices in child and family well-being.
 

Pittsfield ZBA Member Recognized for 40 Years of Service

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
12:23PM / Thursday, April 25, 2024

Albert Ingegni III tells the council about how his father-in-law, former Mayor Remo Del Gallo who died at age 94 in 2020, enjoyed his many years serving the city and told Ingegni to do the same. 

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — It's not every day that a citizen is recognized for decades of service to a local board — except for Tuesday.

Albert Ingegni III was applauded for four decades of service on the Zoning Board of Appeals during City Council. Mayor Peter Marchetti presented him with a certificate of thanks for his commitment to the community.

"It's not every day that you get to stand before the City Council in honor of a Pittsfield citizen who has dedicated 40 years of his life serving on a board or commission," he said.

"As we say that, I know that there are many people that want to serve on boards and commissions and this office will take any resume that there is and evaluate each person but tonight, we're here to honor Albert Ingegni."

The honoree is currently chair of the ZBA, which handles applicants who are appealing a decision or asking for a variance.

Ingegni said he was thinking on the ride over about his late father-in-law, former Mayor Remo Del Gallo, who told him to "enjoy every moment of it because it goes really quickly."

"He was right," he said. "Thank you all."

The council accepted $18,000 from the state Department of Conservation and Recreation and a  $310,060 from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All program.