OLLI at BCC Distinguished Speakers Series: Ukraine-Russia War in the Era of Trump 2.0

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College (OLLI at BCC) presents the next installment of its Distinguished Speakers Series on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. 
 
Speaker James Brooke's talk, "Ukraine-Russia War in the Era of Trump 2.0," will provide an informative update and lively discussion on the Russia-Ukraine war. Brooke is a former New York Times foreign correspondent and a former Ukraine reporter.  
 
The free talk will be accessible via Zoom. To register, visit https://berkshireolli.org/event-6433453. A Zoom link will be provided upon registration. After the event, a recording will be available on OLLI at BCC's YouTube channel. 
 
This event is jointly offered with Bard Lifetime Learning Institute and is sponsored by Kimball Farms Life Care. 
  
Veteran foreign correspondent James Brooke will give an in-depth analysis of the war in Ukraine. He draws on a total of 14 years living and working in Kyiv and Moscow, as bureau chief for Bloomberg and later at Voice of America. Previously, he made numerous reporting trips to Russia with The New York Times. 

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Combined No-HItter Lifts Pittsfield Babe Ruth Team to Regional Tourney

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires.com Sports
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Kevin Smith was dominant, and the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 16-year-old All-Stars offense gave him just enough support to secure a 2-1 win over Westfield in the Western Massachusetts Championship Game on Sunday afternoon.
 
Smith struck out 11 in six innings before Cooper Reed delivered a scoreless seventh as the pair combined on a no-hitter and Pittsfield claimed a berth in next weekend’s New England Regional Championship in Stamford, Conn.
 
“I felt pretty good,” Smith said after his second outing of the three-team tournament. “I was mainly throwing fastballs until they started hitting it, and then I went with the off-speed.”
 
Smith threw two innings in Pittsfield’s five-inning win over Southern Berkshire in the tournament opener.
 
Sunday afternoon, when the game was in the balance on every pitch, was more his speed.
 
“I love it,” he said of the one-run game. “I like feeling the pressure on me and I’m getting the job done. It feels good afterwards.”
 
Smith struck out eight of the first 10 batters he faced, pitching around walks in the first and second innings and facing just two over the minimum through three.
 
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