BCC Invites All to 'Explore the Electrician Trade'

08:14AM / Tuesday, September 16, 2025Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold a free, hands-on career awareness event called "Explore the Electrician Trade" on Tuesday, Sept. 23 from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

The event will be held in the SBA Lounge on BCC's main campus, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield.

The event will focus on the BCC Trades Academy's future electrician program. Attendees will include local electricians, young employees in the trade and facilities managers. Admission is free; registration is suggested but not required. To register, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/electrician.

An overview of the program will be followed by a casual, guided talk with local employer Comalli Electric. Topics of conversation include career pathways, wages, certifications, day-in-the-life stories and more.

In addition, there will be a virtual reality (VR) interactive experience and hands-on demonstrations of electrical tools and simulations, solar panel installation and basic wiring practice. A variety of informational tables will feature BCC programs, employers and community partners, including MassHire, Second Street Second Chances and Dan D'Alma of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).

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Dalton Resident Ranks Third in National Snocross Race

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
06:18PM / Sunday, December 21, 2025

Sal LeBeau on his machine with his sister, Kenna, in the black hat, and friend Brandon and his sister Alea.

DALTON, Mass. — At just 16 years old, Salvatore LaBeau is already making avalanches in the national snocross racing scene.

Last weekend, LaBeau raced in the Mount Zion Snocross National race in Ironwood, Mich., the first of eight races in the national circuit series.

Competitions take place across national circuits, attracting racers from various regions and even internationally.

Labeau rides for CT Motorsports, a team based in Upstate New York, on a 2025 Polaris 600R.

This is LaBeau's first time competing on the CT Motorsports team. Years prior, he raced for a team owned by Bruce Gaspardi, owner of South Side Sales and Service in North Adams.

Despite a bad first day on Friday when he fell off his snowmobile and didn't make the final, LaBeau carried on with confidence and on Saturday obtained his first national podium, placing in third for the Sport Lite class.

"I'm feeling good. I'm gonna start training more when I come home, and go to the gym more. And I am really excited, because I'm in 11th right now," the Wahconah High student said.

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