Rotary Announces 2018-2019 Service Above Self Award Recipients

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Rotary Club President John Perreault and Service Above Self Award Chair Joan DiMartino presented six local students with "Service Above Self" awards.

This award exemplifies student volunteer efforts and their selfless contributions to the service of others.  The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise.

DiMartino and committee members Jay and Kelly Marion, reviewed a number of outstanding nominations for students this year and selected the six awardees for their service above and beyond in their community.  

"It certainly was not an easy task, but it was truly heartwarming to see that more of our students are out in our community volunteering both their time and talents," DiMartino said

Representatives from Pittsfield High School and Taconic High School presented each of the awardees to the club at a luncheon, held on Jan. 17 at the Berkshire Plaza Hotel in Pittsfield. Also, in attendance to recognize the student achievements were Dr. Jason McCandless, superintendent of the Pittsfield Public Schools,Sarah Maddelena and Katie Place from Taconic High School Guidance, and Janice Barry and Amy Higgins fro Pittsfield High School Guidance

This year’s awardees, who are all seniors at their respective schools, are Carolyn Guachione, Jonathon Campbell and Shakia Green from Taconic High School and McKenzie Benoit, Katelyn Zwingelstein and Kailey Sultair  from Pittsfield High School. Rotary made $100 donations in honor of the students to the charity of their choice, which included the Girls Inc. Eureka! Program, the Jimmy Fund, Be Like Brit Foundation for Haiti, Camp Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Solider On and the Berkshire Human Society.

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.