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College Notes: March-April 2013| 03:25PM / Monday, March 25, 2013 | |
 of Pittsfield and a sophomore at Providence (R.I.) College recently spent a week working with Habitat for Humanity as part of the college's Alternative Spring Break 2013 program.
Jacoby was among more than 230 Providence students who volunteered to work at Habitat home sites in 16 locations in the United States. Jacoby worked on a home project in Goldsboro, N.C. of Pittsfield was recently initiated into the Phi Kappa Phi Chapter at Nazareth College in Rochester, N.Y. She and 92 others were inducted as the first members of the newest chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, the oldest all-discipline honor society and one of the largest with nearly 300 chapters. Membership is by invitation and
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BCC Business Program Moves To 1Berkshire OfficeBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
12:55PM / Monday, March 25, 2013 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Scott Kirchner figured that since he knew a lot about Apple products and there wasn't a store in the county, it would be simple to start up a successful business. He was wrong.
He tried but he had no business plan, no experience working with accountants and bankers. Finally, he called and set up a meeting with Berkshire Enterprises Program Director Steve Fogel.
"He enlightened me on how little I knew," Kirchner said on Monday during a press conference to announce that the Berkshire Community College-run program will now have incubator space in the 1Berkshire office on Allen Street.
The program is a "boot camp" for new business
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Area High Schools Battle In Engineering CompetitionBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
08:06PM / Thursday, March 21, 2013 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Fifteen teams from seven area high schools faced off in an engineering competition on Thursday.
The students were all tasked with inventing an autonomous putting machine and put their inventions to the test at the Boys and Girls Club. The machines were first scored on accuracy before heading into the battle round — where every team shot at once at a large target, knocking each other's golf balls out of the way to see who would be the closest.
"The goal is to reach out to high school students and make sure they have an outlet for design," Liz Bocchino, a systems engineer with General Dynamics, said. "The key
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Mount Greylock Asking Williamstown for a Little ExtraBy Stephen Dravis, Williamstown Correspondent
12:13PM / Wednesday, March 20, 2013 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Tuesday decided to ask Williamstown to pay more than its assessment to the two-town junior/senior high school district.
The committee held a public hearing on its proposed fiscal 2014 budget, and that plan includes a reduction of just more than 1 percent in the amount assessed to Williamstown, which shares the Grades 7-through-12 school with Lanesborough.
However, two members of the Williamstown Finance Committee, who attended
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BMC Offering Gordon, Bishop/St. Luke Scholarships| 10:39AM / Tuesday, March 19, 2013 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Medical Center is accepting applications for two scholarships, both aimed at students pursuing careers in the health-care field.
The Kermit Gordon Scholarship will be awarded to Berkshire County college students enrolled in medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy or health science programs. Through the continued support and generosity of the Gordon Family — longstanding donors to Berkshire Medical Center — 10 Berkshire County students last year were awarded scholarships to begin or continue their education in the healthcare field. The Kermit Gordon Scholarship Fund at Berkshire Medical Center was created by Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Gordon in 1985
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Berkshire Taconic Awards Over $35K in Grants to Nonprofits | 01:53PM / Friday, March 15, 2013 | |
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation announced that the Central Berkshire Fund recently awarded grants totaling $35,898 to 16 nonprofit organizations. Berkshire Music School: $1,000 to assist Wahconah High School's band instructor by coaching ensembles and giving private music lessons to interested students. Berkshire Nursing Families Lactation Program: $1,000 to bring their Lactation Program to Central Berkshire County. Berkshire Theatre Festival BTG PLAYS! School Residency Program: $3,000 for a 14-week process to create and present original one act plays. Central Berkshire Regional School District Families First Program: $2,073 to teach 0 Comments
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Students Show Off Projects at Region 1 Science FairBy John Durkan, iBerkshires.com Staff
09:11PM / Thursday, March 14, 2013 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Projects ranged from honey-based antibiotics to snowboard physics all the way down to sink holes at the 9th annual Region 1 Science Fair at Massachusetts College Liberal Arts on Thursday afternoon. The fair, which saw about 80 students and around 60 projects, pitted students from nine schools — four from Berkshire County — for two available first-place awards and a trip to Phoenix, Ariz., for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in May. Twelve Forty other students qualified for the Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair. "This is tremendous to see the room full of you here today and 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Councilors, School Committee Reconcile Budget NumbersBy Joe Durwin, Pittsfield Correspondent
02:21AM / Thursday, March 14, 2013 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The School Committee and the City Council's finance subcommittee reviewed the school department's fiscal 2013 expenditures in a joint meeting they hope will be the beginning of a more extended budget review process in the future.
The conjoined session, held as part of the School Committee's regular meeting Wednesday, came in response to questions from Councilor Barry Clairmont about apparent school budget surpluses for the current fiscal year.
Clairmont initially put forth a petition inviting the school department to present an update on its second quarter expenses to the Committee on Finance at the beginning of January, but the
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Rhoda Rubin Memorial Nursing Scholarship Applications Available| 10:13AM / Tuesday, March 12, 2013 | |
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — The Rhoda Rubin Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund is accepting grant applications through April 15. The Fund annually awards $1,000 to a resident of Berkshire County who is pursuing a nursing degree at Berkshire Community College. Applications are available at www.berkshiretaconic.org/grantseekers or by calling 413-229-0370. Applicants for the Rhoda Rubin Memorial Nursing Scholarship must be accepted into the nursing program at BCC, demonstrate financial need and have been a resident of Berkshire County for five years prior to application. In addition, preference is given to women who are single parents and to graduates of Pittsfield schools. The Rhoda Rubin 0 Comments
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Bidwell House Museum Offers High School Internships| 09:44AM / Tuesday, March 12, 2013 | |
MONTEREY, Mass. — The Bidwell House Museum is offering high school students with an interest in history, particularly local Berkshire colonial history, the opportunity to become a history scholar intern this summer. The interns will spend two weeks at the museum. In the first week, they'll learn about colonial Berkshire history, the Bidwell family, the house and property, and how docents give tours. On the second week, each intern chooses a research topic and brings to give tours as a junior docent. Each student will receive a $200 stipend for the two week program. The museum is also seeking a college student for an eight week internship. Applications can be found on the 0 Comments
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