Berkshire Athenaeum to host 'Digital Literacy for All' Course Series

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's public library, will be hosting the "Digital Literacy for All" course series, with the upcoming installment focusing on computer basics on Tuesday, Nov. 29.
 
This month's course centers on navigating a computer, using applications, and managing files. It will be held 2:30 – 4 p.m. in the Athenaeum Room on the library's second floor. Registration is not required. Attendees are invited to bring their own laptops, but a computer is not necessary to attend.
 
The courses, funded through a grant from AT&T and the Public Library Association, cover fundamental skills on a variety of computer-related topics.
 
"We hope that by offering these courses, we can help people develop critical computer skills that are increasingly necessary to navigate the world," said Technology Engagement Librarian Sydney Anderson.
 
The athenaeum is open 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Monday – Thursday; 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday; and 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
 
Saturday and is located at 1 Wendell Ave. For more information, please call 413- 499-9480. during library hours, email info@pittsfieldlibrary.org, or visit pittsfieldlibrary.org.

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Pittsfield Rent Board OKs $30 Rent Increase for Lake Onota Village

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

Lake Onota Village owner Richard Baldwin answers a question for resident Amy Booth.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Rent Control Board last week approved a $30 per month rent increase for Lake Onota Village following a public hearing that spanned two meetings. 
 
A number of residents from the mobile home park attended the meeting expressing their disapproval of owner M.H. Communities request for a hefty rent hike citing issues with the lots maintenance.
 
The owner's application to the board requested a 63 percent rent hike, or more than $200 per month, spread out over three years, but before the first meeting, it was revised to 29 percent, or $153 per month. 
 
After the first Rent Control Board meeting in March, co-owner Richard Baldwin said the company worked to "shave" its operating expenses down.
 
During the board's meeting on Wednesday, the owners again revised its request, dropping it to a $33 per month rent increase year-over-year over three years. 
 
The board approved a $30 increase.
 
M.H. Communities reviewed its operating expenses and removed revenue and some nonrecurring expenses, such as advertising, Baldwin said. 
 
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