BCC Seeking Peer and Community Tutors

05:29AM / Saturday, August 27, 2022Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College invites current students and members of the community to become tutors in all subject areas, with a particular need for biology and chemistry tutors.

Those interested in tutoring may be current BCC students who have earned a grade of B or higher in the courses they plan to tutor, or they may be community figures with study or experience in the field. Retirees and graduate students are welcome to apply.

Tutors are paid per hour, and schedules are flexible. Tutoring services at BCC are offered free of charge to all registered students.

In-person, remote and small-group tutoring is available for most courses. In-person tutoring sessions are held in the Tutoring Center, located in the Jonathan Edwards Library.

Hours of operation are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Zoom sessions may be scheduled online.

Success Skills Strategies Workshops are also available upon request, and math drop-in help sessions are available during the fall and spring semesters. To learn more about becoming a tutor, go to www.berkshirecc.edu/tutor.

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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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