BCC Seeking Peer and Community Tutors

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.

Dalton Resident Ranks Third in National Snocross Race

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
06:18PM / Sunday, December 21, 2025

Sal LeBeau on his machine with his sister, Kenna, in the black hat, and friend Brandon and his sister Alea.

DALTON, Mass. — At just 16 years old, Salvatore LaBeau is already making avalanches in the national snocross racing scene.

 

Last weekend, LaBeau raced in the Mount Zion Snocross National race in Ironwood, Mich., the first of eight races in the national circuit series. 

 

Competitions take place across national circuits, attracting racers from various regions and even internationally. 

 

Labeau rides for CT Motorsports, a team based in Upstate New York, on a 2025 Polaris 600R. 

 

This is LaBeau's first time competing on the CT Motorsports team. Years prior, he raced for a team owned by Bruce Gaspardi, owner of South Side Sales and Service in North Adams.  

 

Despite a bad first day on Friday when he fell off his snowmobile and didn't make the final, LaBeau carried on with confidence and on Saturday obtained his first national podium, placing in third for the Sport Lite class. 

 

"I'm feeling good. I'm gonna start training more when I come home, and go to the gym more. And I am really excited, because I'm in 11th right now," the Wahconah High student said.