BCC 40 Under 40 Winners to be Honored

Print Story | Email Story
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC), together with partners 1Berkshire and Mill Town Foundation, will honor the winners of its annual 40 Under Forty Awards on Wednesday, March 18 at 5 p.m. in the Robert Boland Theater, located on the main campus at 1350 West Street.
 
Tickets are $40 per person (free for award winners and one guest per winner) and may be purchased online at www.berkshirecc.edu/40-tix. Proceeds benefit support Workforce and Community Education programs at BCC, addressing immediate needs and helping to build a lasting endowment. 
 
According to a press release:
 
40 Under Forty celebrates talented people in the Berkshires, under the age of 40, who have a deep dedication to improving the quality of life for those living and working in our community. Nominees, who hail from throughout Berkshire County, are eligible for the award through their professional work and how it makes a difference, their personal commitment to their community, or other efforts to improve the quality of life for those living and working the Berkshires. 
 
Mill Town Foundation will promote purposeful giving by funding each 40 Under Forty Award winner with $1,000 to re-grant to an eligible Berkshire-based nonprofit organization. 
 
The winners, along with their non-profit of choice to receive the $1,000 funding, are: 
  • Lilia Baker, Volunteers in Medicine, donating to ViM Berkshires 
  • Jillian Bamford, On Pointe Barre & Fitness Studio, donating to No Paws Left Behind 
  • Haley Barbieri, Ventfort Hall Gilded Age Mansion and Museum / Shakespeare & Company, donating to Lenox Library Association 
  • Patrick Becker, General Dynamics Mission Systems, donating to Craneville Elementary - PTO 
  • Deirdre Bird, Dri Umbrellas, donating to The Denise Kaley Fund for Berkshire County Women with Cancer at BTCF 
  • Miranda Bona, Fuss & O'Neill, Inc., donating to Jacks Galore 
  • Amanda Carpenter, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, donating to Youth Center Inc. 
  • Lindsay Cornwell, Second Street Second Chances, Inc. / Berkshire County Sheriff's Office, donating to Elizabeth Freeman Center 
  • AJ Cote, Food Pantries of the Capital District, donating to Roots & Dreams and Mustard Seeds Inc. 
  • Charlotte (Linden) Crane, Berkshire Community College, donating to CBRSD - Wahconah Regional High School CPR program  
  • Jessie Downer, Lamacchia Realty, donating to Strong Little Souls 
  • Michael Duffy, Pittsfield Public Schools – Taconic, donating to Temple Anshe Amunim 
  • Devan Gardner, Greylock Federal Credit Union, donating to Berkshire Lyric 
  • Christa Gariepy, Berkshire Health Systems, donating Boys & Girls Club of the Berkshires (the Seed Room) 
  • Alexander Hernandez, Berkshire Medical Center, Somos Berkshires, donating to Katunemo Arts and Healing (Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. as its fiscal sponsor) 
  • Hilary Houldsworth, Elder Services of Berkshire County, Inc., donating to Elder Services of Berkshire County, Inc. 
  • Keytoria Jenkins, United States Postal Service and Keys with Keytoria, donating to Choices Mentoring Initiative 
  • Tom Jorgenson, Berkshire Athenaeum, donating to Literacy Volunteers of Berkshire County 
  • Amanda Lardizabal, Berkshire Community College, donating to Berkshire Humane Society 
  • Emma Lenski, Berkshire Pride / Collaborative Endeavors, LLC / Indie Readery & Records, donating to Berkshire Pride 
  • Molly Lovejoy, Railroad Street Youth Project, donating to Railroad Street Youth Project 
  • Kaitlyn Maloy, Berkshire Medical Center, donating to Berkshire Health Systems Nursing Residency 
  • Sheetal Manerkar, Berkshire Medical Center, donating to Elder Services of Berkshire County, Inc. 
  • Zachary Marcotte, Berkshire Money Management, donating to Berkshire Humane Society (Community Cat Program) 
  • Stephanie Maselli, Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School, donating to Williamstown Youth Center 
  • Charell McFarland, Community First Therapy and Consulting, LLC, donating to R.O.P.E (Rites of Passage & Empowerment Inc) 
  • Molly Merrihew, WAM Theatre, donating to Latinas413 
  • Travis Mille, ConvenientMD Urgent Care, donating to BFAIR 
  • Octavio Miranda Nallin, Amici Berkshires, donating to Litnet 
  • Kaitlyn Moresi, BFAIR, donating to Love of T Foundation 
  • Kaci Nowicki, Greylock Federal Credit Union, donating to Berkshire Coalition for Suicide Prevention 
  • Katherine Oberwager, Baystate Medical Center, donating to Pediatric Developmental Center 
  • Erik Ray, MountainOne Bank, donating to Youth Center Inc. 
  • Nicholas Russo, Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, donating to Zion Lutheran Church 
  • Brianna Sabato, Pittsfield Public Schools, donating to Berkshire Running Foundation 
  • Alyssa Sakowski, Berkshire County Head Start, donating to Berkshire County Head Start 
  • Sierra Shehemi, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, donating to MS Support Foundation 
  • Brittany Sumner, Berkshire ABA, donating to Families Like Ours (FLO) 
  • Austin White, County Ambulance, donating to Emergency Medical Service Committee of Berkshire County 
  • Emily Zelenovic, Law Office of Emily Zelenovic, donating to Construct Inc. 
 

Tags: BCC,   

If you would like to contribute information on this article, contact us at info@iberkshires.com.

Former Harry's Supermarket Under Construction for Restaurant

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Construction is underway to transform the former Harry's Supermarket into a restaurant

Late last month, the Conservation Commission greenlit some tree pruning on the property. New windows and a new door can be seen in the front of the building. 

"It's a substantial renovation that's currently underway here," Brent White of White Engineering said, speaking on behalf of the applicant and owner, Huajie Zhu. 

A fire gutted the longtime Wahconah Street supermarket in 2023, and the following year, Zhu purchased the property for $460,000 two years ago to build a restaurant with hibachi in the existing footprint of the more than 100-year-old building. 

White explained that the project has been ongoing for over a year, and the Community Development Board granted the property a waiver to reduce the minimum required number of parking spaces so that additional spaces aren't needed.  

He noted that, looking at the site plan, there is very little room to do so. A mirror will be installed near the sharp turn on Bel Air Avenue to alleviate traffic concerns. 

Pruning will be done on trees in the southeast corner of the existing paved parking lot, as a number of branches are hanging over. The new owners also intend to patch, sealcoat, and re-stripe the parking lot. 

A fire tore through the building less than an hour after the supermarket closed for the day three years ago. An automatic sprinkler system is required for the new use. 

View Full Story

More Pittsfield Stories