BCC Hospitality and Culinary Program to Offer ServSafe Workshops

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — As part of its FastTrack Hospitality & Culinary Program, Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced it will offer three free ServSafe Certifications beginning in April.

Offered in both English and Spanish, the online workshops are presented in an asynchronous format, allowing students to start and complete them at their own pace.

ServSafe is a food and beverage safety training and certificate program administered by the U.S. National Restaurant Association. The program is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Conference for Food Protection.

The free online certifications, available beginning April 1, include:

ServSafe Food Handler: The industry-recognized standard for delivering consistent food safety training to employees.
ServSafe Massachusetts Allergen Training: A program developed and created by the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network to meet the terms outlined in the Massachusetts Food Allergy Awareness Act.
ServSafe Alcohol: Provides the fundamentals of responsible alcohol service.

Pre-registration is required. To register, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/fasttrack. For more information, email workshops@berkshirecc.edu or call (413) 236-2127.

In addition to offering these ServSafe Certification courses, the FastTrack Hospitality & Culinary Program at BCC, offered through the new Berkshire Culinary Institute, offers students the opportunity to earn certificates in one of four areas: "front of house" hospitality core skills, "back of house" hospitality culinary skills, hospitality supervision and beverage service.

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Pittsfield Seeks CPA Funds for Bike Racks, AED

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
07:17PM / Sunday, October 25, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city plans to apply for Community Preservation Act funds for park bike racks and an AED machine at the pickleball fields.

On Tuesday, the Parks Commission endorsed Pittsfield’s applications for CPA funds.

"Both of those projects are certainly, relative to CPA funds, low cost but high benefit," Commissioner Anthony DeMartino said.

Through CPA, bike racks are proposed for a few city parks, and the Berkshire Mountain Pickleball league is looking to place an automatic external defibrillator at the Benedict Avenue pickleball fields.

Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath and Recreation & Special Events Coordinator Jennifer VanBramer presented the two small project applications, which will go through an eligibility period before full consideration in the spring of 2027.

During the city’s free, six-week, summer playground program, it was observed that many kids access parks by bicycle. The plan is to buy between six and eight racks to be placed at Durant Park, the Common, and Clapp Park; other parks are being considered as well.

McGrath explained that the three parks hosting the playground program don’t have bike racks, and they wind up on the ground and sometimes become a distraction.

"The ancillary benefit to having bike racks is that it encourages that mode of transportation for folks that want to come to the park on their bike," he said.

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