Big Y Community Bag Program Supporting Berkshire County Historical Society in August

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Berkshire County Historical Society has been selected by local Big Y store leadership as the benefiting non-profit in the Big Y Community Bag Program for the month of August.

The Big Y Community Bag Program is designed to give back to the local community with every reusable bag purchased. Every $2.50 reusable Big Y Community Bag sold supports a non-profit local to the store in which it was purchased. This program offers a way for shoppers to give back as part of the regular weekly routine.

Every month, at every Big Y location a different local non-profit is selected to benefit from the sale of these special reusable Community Bags, BCHS was selected as the August beneficiary by local store leadership at the store located at 200 West Street. BCHS will receive a $1 donation for every $2.50 reusable Big Y Community Bag purchased at this location in August. 

"This year has brought so many changes and difficulties for non-profits at the hyper-local level," said Lesley Herzberg, Executive Director of BCHS. "We are thrilled to be participating in this innovative program that makes it possible for shoppers to give back to local non-profits while reducing single-use plastic in the environment. We appreciate the community support in this important initiative to make a difference."

For more information about the Big Y Community Bag Program, please visit bigy.bags4mycause.com.


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North Adams Officials to Revote School Committee Members

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — City and school officials will meet a second time to vote in two new members of the School Committee. 
 
The joint convention of the City Council and School Committee will be held on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the City Hall conference room and via Zoom. 
 
Damon Grimes and Paul Moriarty were jointly elected on Monday to fill two seats vacated by resignation. They were two of four candidates standing for election.
 
Mayor Jennifer Macksey, chair of the School Committee, said she had received in inquiry about the votes, which were done by secret ballot.
 
"I have been advised that voting by ballot was not permissible in this circumstance," she said, after consulting the School Committee's attorney Adam Dupere and city solicitor KP Law. 
 
To ensure the validity of the votes and conduct of the election, the joint convention will reconvene and formally confirm the selection of Grimes and Moriarty.
 
"I apologize for the inconvenience of having to reconvene," the mayor said in a statement. "My intention in using a ballot was to address concerns raised following our previous convention, when some members expressed discomfort with publicly voting for or against individual candidates. 
 
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