BCC Spring Semester Starts Jan. 23

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) begins its spring semester Monday, Jan 23, 2022.

A variety of learning options are offered, including in-person, online and hybrid. Prospective students may register any time online, or attend a free registration day on Saturday, January 21 from 8 am to noon. Prospective students can walk in without an appointment, apply and be instantly accepted to the College. Financial aid assistance will also be provided.

"We're so excited to welcome the community to our transformed campus," said Adam Klepetar, Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. "It's filled with an energized team of faculty and staff who are happy to work with BCC students and to show off our many redesigned and cutting-edge spaces."

Included in the transformed spaces is the One Stop Enrollment Center, a warm and welcoming space that consolidates the offices of admissions, advising, new student registration, financial services and student records. Other new or renovated spaces include the Berkshire Science Commons, Learning Commons, Susan B. Anthony Lounge, Burke's Café, Berkshire Culinary Institute, a recording studio, a Mac lab and nursing labs.

Newly offered this spring is an associate degree in mechatronics, a field that combines electronics and mechanical technologies.

To learn more about applying to BCC, view a course catalogue or schedule a tour, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/spring.

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Pittsfield Considers Repairing East Part Cemetery

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
06:57AM / Friday, October 02, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Historical Commission will consider grant opportunities for repairs to East Part Cemetery.

A resident reached out to the city with concerns about degradation in the half-acre burial ground at the top of Williams Street. East Part Cemetery was established in the early 1800s and has about 300 interments.

“It's a nice old cemetery, and basically, (the resident) had had concerns that the stone wall had taken some damage, the gravestones have taken some damage, and was wondering if there's anything that could be done to repair the gravestones and the wall," City Planner Kevin Rayner told the commission on Monday.

In cooperation with cemetery leadership and residents, the Historical Commission will consider applying for Community Preservation Act funds to support repairs. West Part Cemetery, on the other side of Pittsfield, has previously used CPA funds for revitalization work.

The 1080 Williams St. property is owned by the city and managed by the Pittsfield Cemetery Commission. Rayner presented photos of broken and overgrown gravestones, parts of the stone wall collapsing, and knocked-over obelisks.

Some aspects could use general maintenance and restoration, he observed.

According to the Pittsfield Cemetery and Crematory's website, East Part Cemetery was established around 1808 on land owned by Nathan Webb, who permitted and authorized its use as a public burying ground.

In 1842, Nathan Webb's son, also named Nathan Webb, deeded the property to the Methodist Episcopal Society of Pittsfield as a public burying ground, and in 1893 the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Society transferred their control of the cemetery to the Proprietors of the Pittsfield Cemetery. Their action was confirmed by the Berkshire Probate Court.