 Co-op Bank Promotes Vice President, Commercial LendingIn her new commercial role, Watson will spearhead efforts to support local businesses, delivering tailored business banking and lending solutions to help foster growth and strengthen the regional economy.  Letter: Richmond Has Options to Reduce Building DensityHow would you feel if your neighbor built a 900 square foot secondary house next to you on a lot that was zoned for one house?  Williamstown's Spring Election Taking ShapeFour potential candidates have taken out nomination papers for three seats on the Select Board that will be voted on this May, the town clerk reported on Wednesday.  Songwriter Series Continues in Lee with Sky Full of Dippers and The SirensThe events will take place on Friday, March 7, and Friday, March 21, at 6:30 PM. Weekend Outlook: First Friday, Ghost Tours & MoreThere are several events this weekend, including First Friday festivities, live music, a ghost tour, and more. Greylock Community Enrichment Scholarship Applications Now AvailableStudents must be Greylock Federal Credit Union members.  Sage City Symphony Presents Free ConcertThe program includes works by Verdi, Glinka, Sibelius, and Mozart, as well as compositions by students from Long Trail School and Burr & Burton Academy. Berkshire County Transportation Enhanced by Over $400 K in State GrantsBRTA and the Town of Great Barrington have received a combined total of over $400,000 through the Community Transit Grant Program (CTGP). Williamstown Planners Reject Sweet Farm Road WaiversThe Planning Board on Tuesday voted not to grant the waivers needed to allow a request to accept Sweet Farm Road as a public way to go before town meeting in May.  Plaque Dedicates Ketchum Memorial Meeting Room in ClarksburgThe bronzed cast aluminum sign was purchased by the town's Historical Society, said Jeanne Moulthrop, a member and chair of the Historical Commission.  Community Leaders Read to Kids at St. Mary's SchoolIn conjunction with Read Across America, St. Mary's School is starting its big reading challenge. Ollie's Bargain Outlet Taking Over Pittsfield Big LotsOllie's, based in Harrisburg, Pa., acquired 40 leases for Big Lots stores and Burlington Stores Inc. another dozen.  Bianchi Barbarotta Foundation to Host 11th Annual Beer Tasting EventAdmission to the event is $30. BRTA Mulls Extending Free Rides to Non-ADA CommunitiesThis would expand opportunities for rural residents to use the transit authority's services and could even be a catalyst for route extensions. CHP Suspends Mobile Health Unit and Cuts StaffCommunity Health Programs laid off some of its staff, reduced some staff hours, and suspended its mobile health unit in response to a looming deficit.  Stockbridge Grange to Host Corned Beef Dinner FundraiserThe dinner, priced at $15 per person, will be available for pickup between 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM at the Stockbridge Grange Hall, located at 51 Church Street. Central Berkshire Regional School District Opens Preschool, Kindergarten RegistrationChildren must be five years old before Sept. 1, 2025, to be eligible for kindergarten in September 2025  Berkshire Green Drinks Will Discuss Rare Butterfly SpeciesThe in-person social gathering begins at 5:15 p.m., with the presentation and Zoom meeting starting at 6:00 p.m. Berkshire Athenaeum Hosts Seed Library Opening CelebrationThe Season Opening celebration will also include a Seed Exchange. North Adams Schools Eye Level Service Budget But Wary of Federal CutsSchool districts are planning as if things are status quo based on the governor's budget but with the knowledge matters may be in flux as state and federal leaders move through the budget process. Pittsfield School Policy Panel Endorses Social Media RegsLast week, the Policy subcommittee sent a revised document to the School Committee that bars teachers and staff from friending students and giving out their private phone numbers. Divided Williamstown Select Board Implements Senior Tax ExemptionThe annual town meeting overwhelmingly supported the home rule petition, which was waiting on approval from the legislature and the signature of the governor before the local property tax relief plan could be put into action. NAPS to Hold Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration and ScreeningThe events will take place at Brayton Elementary School, located at 20 Brayton Hill Terrace.  Pittsfield Downtown Churches Offers Ash Wednesday Ashes to GoThe Pittsfield Campus of Downtown Churches will offer "Ashes to Go"  Letter: Hope for Democracy to Prevail Amid 'Chaos and Destruction'Sadly, in 2024 America suffered from all the requisite pre-existing conditions — personal isolation, alienation, gross income inequality, fear of change, prejudice and despair — for succumbing to "folie." |
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