Pittsfield: UNCO Chapter Awards Scholarships

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Chapter of UNICO National held its scholarship awards ceremony on July 23 at the Italian American Club. 
 
Since 1987 UNCO has awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships to students from Berkshire County high schools. This year The UNICO Scholarship Committee, chaired by Julia Salatino, awarded $19,000 in scholarships to local high school graduates who are continuing their post secondary education.
 
The recipients:
 
Alexandra Bills of Wahconah RHS received the The Gloria Powers Scholarship. The daughter of Mark and Teresa Bills, she will be attending UMass Amherst, Isenberg School of Management.
 
Dominic Carnevale of Mt. Greylock RHS received the Richard Rilla Scholarship. The son of Alaina Moresi and Justin Carnevale, he will be attending Westfield State University.
 
Katarena Castagna of Pittsfield HS received the Francis Fazio Scholarship. The daughter of Krystal and Tony Castagna he will be attending Roger Williams University.
 
Jake Duquette of Pittsfield HS received the Honorable Rudolph Sacco Scholarship. The son of Christopher and Alysia Duquette, he will be attending Fairfield University.
 
Kailynne Errichetto of Taconic HS receive the Edward DiAngelo Scholarship. The daughter of Stephen and Ashley Errichetto, she will be attending Westfield State University.
 
Olivia Gamberoni of Wahconah RHS received the Francis Sanginetti Scholarship. The daughter of Patrice and Anthony Gamberoni, will be attending the Eisenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst.
 
John Pignatelli of Lenox HS received the Honorable Paul E. Perachi Scholarship. The son of Shannon Miller and Scott Pignatelli, he will be attending UMass Boston.
 
Christian Salzarulo of Taconic High School received the Joseph Bonaquisti Scholarship. The son of James and Gina Salzarullo, he will be attending Westfield State University.
 
Nico Sondrini of Pittsfield HS received the Louis Shogry Scholarship. The son of Peter and Tracy Sondrini, will be attending Westfield State University.
 
Ava Telladira of Pittsfield HS received the Ralph DiBlasis Scholarship. The daughter of James and Diana Telladira, will be attending UMass Boston.
 
Kaeleigh Tornicelli of Taconic HS received the James DiSimoni Scholarship. The daughter of Kimbery Tornicelli will be attending Siena College.
 
Nevaeh Williams of Taconic HS received the Mario DiMartino Scholarship.
 
Her guardian is Lori Cook and she will be attending Fitchburg State University.
 
Cameron Williamson of Pittsfield HS received the Robert Quattrochi Scholarship. The son of Wesley and Jena Williamson, he will be attending Berkshire Community College.
 
Baseball/Softball Hall of Fame Scholarships
 
Daniella Barry of Wahconah RHS. The daughter of Gregory and Lynn Barry, she will be attending Penn State.
 
Ashton Bock of Pittsfield HS . The son of Phil and Nadia Bock, he will be attending Siena College,
 
Nicholas Brindle of Pittsfield HS. The son of Paul and Laurie Brindle, he will be attending St. Joseph’s College.
 
Caleb Petruzella of Taconic HS. The son of Denise Petruzella, he will be attending Hudson Valley Community College.
 
Vocational/Technical School Scholarships
 
Damaris Escalon-Brizuela of Taconic HS received the Sheriff Thomas Bowler Scholarship. The son of Douglas Escalon and Maria Bruzcela, he will be attending Westfield State University.
 
Anthony Fiorini of Taconic HS received the John Pignatelli Scholarship. The he son of Matt Fiorini, he will be attending McCann Technical School.
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Pittsfield Municipal Airport Gets New Logo

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A new logo is ready for takeoff at the Pittsfield Municipal Airport.

The Airport Commission last week approved a cleaner design that depicts a jet flying over a green mountainscape. It is a far cry from the former branding, which had more than 10 saturated colors.

"Our current logo has probably 13 colors in it, which is difficult to do anything with.  It was formatted in a way that we really didn't have much control over how to use it," Airport Manager Daniel Shearer said.

"We were aiming for something that represented Pittsfield and Berkshire County."

It will be rolled out on new materials and signage as updates are made, he reported.

Commissioner Debra Miersma explained that the former logo was an artifact from the former century. She and Shearer worked with local graphic designer Adam Hitt to deliver a "bright and fresh" design that speaks to the current airport — not what it was in the 1970s or 1980s.

"New logos typically have a lot more clean, white space," she said.

"We took a look at logos from other airports that are smaller as well as  larger so this was done with actually quite a lot of thought."

Commissioner Michael Mah was the lone vote in opposition, as he didn't feel the logo represented general aviation (GA) because it shows a jet.

"At the risk of getting booed, I look at this and it says to me, at least, 'We're very happy to see large corporate jets,' but I don't see anything where we're talking about a smaller GA plane coming in," he said.

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