Donations Sought For Pittsfield Fourth of July Parade

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Fourth of July Parade is nearing and as organizers put the event together, they are still in need of donations.
 
A check may be mailed to the Parade Committee at PO Box 1738, Pittsfield 01202.  They  also may be mailed to the Berkshire Eagle at 75 South Church St. Pittsfield 01201.  
 
Donations also may be dropped off at the Eagle building.  Online users may go to the parade web site, pittsfieldparade.com, clicking Support, scrolling down and clicking Donate.  The parade committee uses PayPal.  
 
The same page shows ways to become a sponsor.  Donations of $25 or higher will receive a free parade poster.  Sponsorships have several additional incentives listed online.
 
The parade committee has made several boosts to the lineup since the Covid hiatus and is reaching out to distant organizations such as the New England Patriots and Miss Massachusetts for participation.  It has brought back the Philadelphia String Band, and the Mummers. It has also sought out better balloon companies for better visual effects. 
 
In addition it is working with local Air Force bases to resume flyovers at the start of the parade. 
 
Finally, better incentives are being offered to major donors and pre-Parade concerts are becoming a staple.
 
 The 2-hour long event held on Independence Day  begins at 10am on July 4.

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Town Meetings That Rejected CBRSD Agreement to Vote Again

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The three towns that failed Central Berkshire Regional School District's proposed regional agreement last year will likely see it again on this year's annual town meeting warrant. 
 
The item failed during last year's town meetings in Hinsdale and Peru, as well as Cummington's special town meeting — the regional agreement needed six out of the seven towns to vote in favor of passing. 
 
Until an updated agreement is approved, the school district will continue to operate under its current agreement and follow state law. 
 
The original agreement, created in 1958, has been amended several times and approved locally but never by the state Department of Education, which is required.
 
Over the past year, David Stuart, the vice chair of the School Committee and chair of the ad hoc regional agreement committee, and other School Committee members have visited the towns to find a solution and inform residents about what the state allows to be included in the regional agreement.
 
Despite this, they were unsuccessful in getting the Hinsdale, Cummington, and Peru's select boards to support it. 
 
"It's been hard. There's a lot of good things in here," Stuart said. 
 
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