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Berkshire Country Day School Holds Grade 8 Awards Ceremony

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LENOX, Mass. — Berkshire Country Day School, an independent school for students in preschool through ninth grade, celebrated its seventh- and eighth-graders at an awards and end-of-year closing ceremony held Wednesday, June 13.
 
Certificates for completing the course of study through eighth grade were presented to Aurora Benson, Symaira Elliott, Donald Miller, and Will St. John, all of Pittsfield; Abbey Boyd of West Stockbridge; Anje Capala of Spencertown, N.Y.; Halle Davies of Lenox; Esme Lazar and Ryan Sonsini, both of Great Barrington; Jamie McDonnell of Old Chatham, N.Y.; Clara Mollerus of  Otis; Keely O'Gorman of Lee; Alex Rodriguez-Benjamin and Sean Sylbert, both of Monterey; and Henry Van Schaick and Chase Vermeulen, both of South Egremont.
 
Eighth-graders were recognized for the following academic accomplishments:
  • Abbey Boyd, Gail Heady Citizenship Award
  • Anje Capala, Anna Zaffanella French Prize
  • Halle Davies, Marilyn Orner Cromwell Art Prize
  • Symaira Elliott, a Steffi Fletcher Creative Writing Prize
  • Esme Lazar, Eighth-Grade Science Prize
  • Clara Mollerus, Excellence in History Prize, Ned Douglas Mathematics Prize, and Eighth Grade Spanish prize
  • Keely O'Gorman, Viv Murray Caputo Vocal Music Prize and a Steffi Fletcher Creative Writing Prize
  • Chase Vermeulen, Marcia V. Jones Latin Prize
 
Seventh-graders were also recognized for academic accomplishments:
  • Sam Creelan, East Chatham, N.Y., a Eugénie D. Fawcett Classics Prize
  • Gus Geremia, Great Barrington, a Seventh Grade English Prize
  • Miles Goldfarb, Hudson, N.Y., Virginia I. Peterson Citizenship Award
  • Rafi Karpowitz, Hudson, U.S. History Prize, a Eugénie D. Fawcett Classics Prize, and Seventh-Grade Growth in French Prize
  • Eli Mamousette, Craryville, N.Y., Theater Ensemble Prize and a Nancy Cowhig Growth in Mathematics Prize
  • Esme Mamousette, Craryville, a Nancy Cowhig Growth in Mathematics Prize
  • Lilah O'Neil, Stockbridge, Seventh-Grade Growth in Spanish Prize
  • Petra Orloff, Ghent, N.Y., Seventh Grade Science Prize
  • Samantha Seeley, Richmond, a Seventh-Grade English Prize
 

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MassDOT Project Will Affect Traffic Near BMC

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Prepare for traffic impacts around Berkshire Medical Center through May for a state Department of Transportation project to improve situations and intersections on North Street and First Street.

Because of this, traffic will be reduced to one lane of travel on First Street (U.S. Route 7) and North Street between Burbank Street and Abbott Street from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday through at least May 6.

BMC and Medical Arts Complex parking areas remain open and detours may be in place at certain times. The city will provide additional updates on changes to traffic patterns in the area as construction progresses.

The project has been a few years in the making, with a public hearing dating back to 2021. It aims to increase safety for all modes of transportation and improve intersection operation.

It consists of intersection widening and signalization improvements at First and Tyler streets, the conversion of North Street between Tyler and Stoddard Avenue to serve one-way southbound traffic only, intersection improvements at Charles Street and North Street, intersection improvements at Springside Avenue and North Street, and the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of First Street, North Street, Stoddard Avenue, and the Berkshire Medical Center entrance.

Work also includes the construction of 5-foot bike lanes and 5-foot sidewalks with ADA-compliant curb ramps.  

Last year, the City Council approved multiple orders for the state project: five orders of takings for intersection and signal improvements at First Street and North Street. 

The total amount identified for permanent and temporary takings is $397,200, with $200,000 allocated by the council and the additional monies coming from carryover Chapter 90 funding. The state Transportation Improvement Plan is paying for the project and the city is responsible for 20 percent of the design cost and rights-of-way takings.

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