Berkshire Writers Room Seeks Novelists To Read

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The Berkshire Writers Room seeks authors for a "Novels in Progress" reading to be held, Sunday, June 22nd from 3-5PM at Dottie's Coffee Lounge, 444 North Street in Pittsfield.

We are looking for the new, the fresh, the innovative. The published and the unpublished author may apply, but we want your unfinished work. Your 'novel in progress.'Authors should plan to read for 10-15 minutes. No longer!

Email your proposed excerpt, your working title and a bio to smack@berkshirecc.edu or mail to Berkshire Writers Room, 1350 West Street, Pittsfield, MA  01201. We can only select a limited number, so the sooner you contact us the better your chances are of taking part. Please contact Sharon Mack at 413-236-2191 with any questions.


The Berkshire Writers Room Inc, Community Notes

Fiction/Non-fiction Group with Constance Bullard and William Strange, Wednesday, June 4th, 7-9PM, at BCC, Susan B. Anthony Building, Student Lounge (rear).

Writing for Children & Young Adults with Christine Taglieri, Monday, June 9th, 7-9PM, at BCC, Susan B. Anthony Building, Student Lounge (rear).


Poetry Group with W.C. Wampler, Wednesday, June 11th at Wild Sage, 333 North Street, Pittsfield, 7-9PM. Word prompt: "establish."

All Genre Group with Walt Ball, Thursday, June 19th in Great Barrington at the Mason Library, 7-9PM. Pre-meeting dinner at Castle Street Cafe at 5:30PM.

Third Thursday, "The Other Side of Me" poetry reading, June 19th, 5:15PM at the Intermodel Station on North Street, featuring Liz Recko-Morrison, Vicktoria Passier and Sharon Mack.

Sunday, June 22nd, "Novels in Progress" reading at Dottie's, 444 North Street, 3-5PM, featuring Charles Kittle, Walt Bell and Sharon Mack among others.  Refreshments will be sold!

Meetings held rain or shine! And even if there's snow
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Pittsfield Affordable Housing Initiatives Shine Light, Hope

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

Housing Secretary Edward Augustus cuts the ribbon at The First on Thursday with housing officials and Mayor Peter Marchetti, state Sen. Paul Mark and state Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The holidays are here and several community members are celebrating it with the opening of two affordable housing initiatives. 
 
"This is a day to celebrate," Hearthway CEO Eileen Peltier said during the ribbon-cutting on Thursday. 
 
The celebration was for nearly 40 supportive permanent housing units; nine at "The First" located within the Zion Lutheran Church, and 28 on West Housatonic Street. A ceremony was held in the new Housing Resource Center on First Street, which was funded by the American Rescue Plan Act. 
 
The apartments will be leased out by Hearthway, with ServiceNet as a partner. 
 
Prior to the ribbon-cutting, public officials and community resource personnel were able to tour the two new permanent supported housing projects — West Housatonic Apartments and The First Street Apartments and Housing Resource Center
 
The First Street location has nine studio apartments that are about 300 square feet and has a large community center. The West Housatonic Street location will have 28 studio units that range between 300 to 350 square feet. All units can be adapted to be ADA accessible. 
 
The West Housatonic location is still under construction with the hope to have it completed by the middle of January, said Chris Wilett, Hearthway development associate.
 
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