BCC Announces New Staff Member

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Shuang "Shirley" Liu
PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Community College announces the addition of Shuang "Shirley" Liu to the College as an Administrative Assistant I in the One Stop Center. 
 
She brings more than 10 years of experience in the education field, including work with EF Education First and other educational organizations, where she supported students and families with college planning and transfer pathways. 
 
Originally from Beijing, Liu spent a decade living and working in the Boston area before moving to Pittsfield three years ago with her family. She most recently worked as a legal assistant in the business law and estate planning department at a law firm. In her free time, she enjoys yoga, skiing, hiking and other outdoor activities. She lives in Pittsfield with her husband, their daughter Athena, and their cat. 

 


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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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