Mount Everett Teacher Gets Teaching Certification With Simon's rock

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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.— Mount Everett Regional School teacher Kevin Wolgemuth is the first recipient of the Initial Early College Pedagogy Teaching Certification through Bard College at Simon's Rock and the Early College Research Institute.

This certification is part of the ongoing partnership between Simon's Rock and the Southern Berkshire Regional School District to offer early college opportunities to public high school students in South County.

As part of a grant awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Simon's Rock continues to offer Mount Everett Regional School students the ability to take Simon's Rock courses and receive fully transferable college credits at no cost. Teacher training is also provided through the Early College Research Institute to further expand Early College access.

"We're excited to award this first Early College Pedagogy certification to local educator Kevin Wolgemuth. I know that Simon's Rock and the Southern Berkshire Regional School District are proud of this partnership program and eager to see it develop even further," said provost John B. Weinstein.

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Great Barrington Unveils 9/11 Memorial Featuring World Trade Center Steel

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
12:58PM / Saturday, September 12, 2026

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A piece of history will now stand in front of the Great Barrington Fire Department, serving as a lasting reminder of the courage, sacrifice, and heroism of those who rushed in, stepped forward, and answered the call on Sept. 11, 2001.

Hundreds of community members gathered outside the Fire Department for the unveiling of a 9/11 memorial featuring a steel I-beam salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center.

The monument marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, and its effect reached far and wide beyond New York, said Deputy Fire Chief James Mead.

"There are moments in our lives that become markers of time. Moments when we remember not only what happened, but where we were, who was beside us, and how the world somehow felt different afterwards," Town Manager Liz Hartsgrove said.

"For those of us who experienced September 11, 2001 — it is one of those moments for us to share."

The acquisition of the beam was a multi-year effort initiated by the late Andy Moro, former commander of American Legion Post 298 in Housatonic, and was carried on by the Legion's second vice commander, John Morris.

Morris said he was able to obtain the warped steel I-beam through connections he made during his time as a New York City firefighter.

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