Berkshire Art Association Honors College Student Artists in 2025 Fellowship Show

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Art Association (BAA) is recognizing student artists in its 2025 College Fellowship Show. The exhibition, featuring 40 artworks by 16 students, is on display at the Lichtenstein Center of the Arts from Friday, April 4, to Friday, April 28, 2025.
 
The participating students, majoring in visual arts at colleges within Berkshire County or those with Berkshire County residency studying elsewhere, were selected by a panel of artists representing various disciplines.
 
The 2025 BAA Fellowship recipients are: Matthew Brinton, Sergio Demo, Maxwell Fyfe, Jean-Charles Innocent, and Max Sweeney from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts; Julianna Collins and Edward Curley from Maine College of Art and Design; Jess Hu, Eleanor Iorio, Mayel Levin, Katie Maier, Riku Nakano, Juna Pfeifer, and Annie Scott from Williams College; and Mya Terry from Hartford Art School; and Enaya'Ajahnae Ogletree from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
 
An awards reception is scheduled for Saturday, April 19, 2025, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Lichtenstein Center of the Arts, located at 28 Renne Avenue in Pittsfield. The Fellowship Awards have been supported through a grant from the Feigenbaum Foundation and contributions from individual donors.
 
The Berkshire Art Association, established in 1950, aims to connect artists and the community, foster creativity, and broaden access to the visual arts. The Lichtenstein Center of the Arts is a city-owned community arts center in Pittsfield that hosts exhibitions, artist studios, and community events

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Parole Granted to Pittsfield Man Sentenced for Killing Toddler Son

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A city man serving a life sentence for killing his 2-year-old son 43 years ago has been granted parole. 
 
According to the Boston Globe, the Parole Board on Monday voted to release Richard N. Mayes Jr., 78, to a halfway house.
 
Mayes was charged with beating his son to death in 1983 when he wouldn't eat. The child, Lawrence Richon, had received blows to his head, body, arms and legs. Mayes also told police he'd hit his son four times with a plastic baseball bat. 
 
According to media reports at the time, Mayes tried to resuscitate Lawrence when he later collapsed and cried to police that he did it when arrested. 
 
The boy was taken by life flight to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he died from blood clots in his head. 
 
Mayes was found guilty of second-degree murder by a Superior Court jury and sentenced to life in state prison.
 
According to the Globe, Mayes had been denied parole five times previously but told the board he had been sober for three decades and had not had a disciplinary report in a dozen years. 
 
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