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Aleasia Yeaton of McCann Tech, a member of the Berkshire County High School Bowling Hall of Fame's inaugural class, is seen with coach and league official Lou Orazio at Senior Night in February 2020.

Berkshire County High School Bowling Hall of Fame founded

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The Berkshire County high school bowling community is proud to announce the inaugural class of the Berkshire County High School Bowling Hall of Fame, honoring former student-athletes whose achievements and contributions have had a lasting impact on high school bowling throughout the county.
 
The first Hall of Fame class represents multiple schools and more than a decade of excellence in Berkshire County high school bowling. Inductees, listed in order of their graduating class, are:
 
Mat Bak (Class of 2009) – McCann High School
Jason Duryea (Class of 2010) – Monument Mountain High School
Brianna Amidon (Class of 2011) – Pittsfield High School
Jasmine Kern (Class of 2011) – Mount Everett High School
Abby Rossi (Class of 2012) – Monument Mountain High School
Sam Farina (Class of 2015) – Lee High School
Devyn Olds (Class of 2016) – Lee High School
JT Sorrentino (Class of 2016) – Lee High School
Zach Yeaton (Class of 2017) – Drury High School
Tom Hankey (Class of 2018) – Monument Mountain High School
Lynsey Aldam (Class of 2018) – Taconic High School
Aleasia Yeaton (Class of 2020) – McCann High School
 
These inductees were selected based on their individual accomplishments, sportsmanship, and lasting influence on their respective programs and the sport of bowling in Berkshire County.
 
The induction ceremony for the inaugural class will take place on Feb. 6 at K & M Bowling Lanes in Pittsfield at 4 p.m.
 
The Berkshire County High School Bowling Hall of Fame was established to recognize exceptional athletes, preserve the history of the sport, and inspire future generations of student bowlers.
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Governor Healey Announces $2M Boost for Pittsfield Tech Hub

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Governor Maura Healey visited the Berkshire Innovation Center on Wednesday to see where millions in state funding will help build a tech hub for advanced optics. 

On the same day, her administration announced a $2 million award to the BIC for its upcoming Advanced Manufacturing for Advanced Optics Lab.  This is on top of $5 million from the MA Tech Hub designation and a total of $1 million from the city’s economic development funds

"This is so inspiring to be at this site to look out at what was and to see how it's coming back to life in a new and even better form," Healey said, looking over at the former "moonscape" surface of Site 9 that is now greened over, a $10 million effort. 

"…One thing that we've leaned into as an administration is innovation. It's been core to who we are." 

An 8,000-square-foot addition is planned for the BIC to welcome a new company, Myrias Optics Inc. Myrias, a meta-optics producer, has a partnership with BIC tenant Electro Magnetic Applications for testing and simulation services, and the two companies will be able to work side by side once the expansion is complete. 

Project funding has been closed with this award, and shovels will be in the ground in the fall. Myrias will bring up to 55 employees to Pittsfield with an average salary of $110,000.

Patrick Larkin, founder and director of the Innovation Institute, the economic development division of the MassTech Collaborative, said this was only possible through the Tech Hub program that has "really catalyzed communities."

"This region has captured advanced optics. It’s where they want to build an economy," he reported. 

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