Jennifer Finney Boylan to Appear at BCC

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Oprah Winfrey guest, best-selling author, and college professor Jennifer "Jenny" Finney Boylan will discuss her experience as a transgendered person Thursday afternoon, Oct. 7, at 12:15 in the small auditorium, Room K-111, of the Koussevitzky Arts Center at Berkshire Community College. Boylan, who is the author of five novels and several short stories, will read excerpts from her memoir, "She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders," and take questions from the audience. Published in 2003, the memoir was a New York Times bestseller. Following publication, Boylan appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show twice, the Today Show, and 48 Hours. The book also won the Lambda Literary Foundation prize and was an alternate selection of the Book of the Month Club. The memoir describes a loving marriage between James and his wife, Grace. When James becomes Jenny in 2002, Grace remarkably remains loving toward her new "sister" and Grace and Jenny still live together in Maine, raising their two sons. Boylan's book also explores the changing relationship between the author and his/her best male friend, the territories between men and women, and the universally important process of recognizing and honoring one's true self. "The one thing I don't want is to become is a professional transsexual," said Boylan during an interview at Colby College, where she is co-chair of the English department and was voted Professor of the Year in 2000. However, as a writer, Boylan also stated "there are just some unbelievably good stories" that have to be told. Boylan's visit, which is free and open to the public, is a part of BCC's Forum series. The visit is sponsored by BCC's Committee for Diversity in recognition of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Month. Forum credit is available for BCC students.
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Lanesborough Fifth-Graders Win Snowplow Name Contest

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — One of the snowplows for Highway District 1 has a new name: "The Blizzard Boss."
 
The name comes from teacher Gina Wagner's fifth-grade class at Lanesborough Elementary School. 
 
The state Department of Transportation announced the winners of the fourth annual "Name A Snowplow" contest on Monday. 
 
The department received entries from public elementary and middle school classrooms across the commonwealth to name the 12 MassDOT snowplows that will be in service during the 2025/2026 winter season. 
 
The purpose of the contest is to celebrate the snow and ice season and to recognize the hard work and dedication shown by public works employees and contractors during winter operations. 
 
"Thank you to all of the students who participated. Your creativity allows us to highlight to all, the importance of the work performed by our workforce," said  interim MassDOT Secretary Phil Eng.  
 
"Our workforce takes pride as they clear snow and ice, keeping our roads safe during adverse weather events for all that need to travel. ?To our contest winners and participants, know that you have added some fun to the serious take of operating plows. ?I'm proud of the skill and dedication from our crews and thank the public of the shared responsibility to slow down, give plows space and put safety first every time there is a winter weather event."
 
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