Great Barrington Household Bulky Waste Drop-off

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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.— Town residents who want to dispose of old furniture, windows, doors or other bulky household items can do so Saturday, April 17 at the town transfer and recycling station on Route 7, from 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
 
No business waste will be accepted, and certain items are prohibited.
 
Items accepted include furniture, mattresses and box springs, rugs and carpeting, windows, doors, cabinetry and similar items.
 
Items not permitted include demolition debris, household trash and household hazardous waste; washers, dryers, refrigerators, computers, monitors and televisions; household appliances such as vacuum cleaners and toasters; tires, auto batteries and yard waste.
 
A separate Household Hazardous Waste drop-off day for Southern Berkshire residents takes place Saturday, May 15, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. at the town of Lee's transfer station on Route 102. Accepted items for the May drop-off event can be found here.
 
For more information, call the Department of Public Works, (413) 528-0867.

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Central Berkshire Navigating AI in Education

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School District is researching artificial intelligence in education to inform future policy and practice.
 
"Our ultimate goal is to at least to have some common expectations that we can rally around first," Assistant Superintendent Aaron Robb said at December's School Committee meeting. 
 
In September, Robb established an AI ad hoc committee made up of teachers, a student, the IT director, and a School Committee member. The committee has been trying to meet twice a month, he said. 
 
It is charged with researching the challenges and opportunities AI presents in education to help the district navigate the "AI revolution."
 
Throughout the process, the committee will get guidance from Fadia Rostom-Makdisi, computer  scientist, AI educational adviser, and former principal of St. Agnes' School. 
 
"She's gone off on her own as a consultant and she's doing some consulting work with schools around AI and she's been doing some, as we've just been calling it, 'AI 101' training in our district," Robb said. 
 
During the November professional development days, almost 100 district staff and faculty received a three-hour basic AI training from Rostom-Makdisi which covered the how and what of AI and several commonly used AI tools in education. 
 
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