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Berkshire Community College Holding Virtual Commencement| 11:01AM / Monday, May 18, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College will hold its 60th commencement ceremony on Friday, May 29, via broadcast on Pittsfield Community Television at 4:30 p.m. During the ceremony, the college will award associate degrees and certificates to more than 200 students. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced schools and colleges around the world to rethink their graduation ceremonies. As such, institutions are finding ways to celebrate and honor their graduates – and BCC has decided to honor its graduates twice. The virtual commencement will be broadcast on PCTV, on the PCTV Select app available on Roku and Apple TV, and on Facebook Live via PCTV. 1 Comment
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Mount Greylock School Committee Rejects Recommendation to Delay Field DecisionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:19AM / Monday, May 18, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The majority of the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday indicated it is ready to move forward with a decision about building an artificial turf field, just one week after its Finance Subcommittee decided unanimously to hit the pause button. Without taking a vote on the matter at its regular monthly meeting, it was clear from the comments that four members of the seven-person committee do not believe concerns about the value of the remainder of a $5 million capital gift from Williams College are enough to hold off on the field decision. As often has been the case, the most vocal proponent of building the turf field was Al 6 Comments
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Williamstown Fire District Eyes Slight Decrease in Spending for FY21By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:40AM / Monday, May 18, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Fire District plans next month to ask voters to approve a budget that is down 1.5 percent from the fiscal year 2020 spending level. The Prudential Committee, which oversees the district, at its Wednesday meeting, reviewed the FY21 spending plan and other warrant articles for the June 30 annual district meeting. The meeting, like the annual town meeting and elections, have been moved from May in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In another nod to the public health crisis, the meeting will be moved from its usual location in the cafeteria at Williamstown Elementary School to the school's gymnasium. The larger space 0 Comments
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Williamstown Community Preschool Installs New Signage |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Community Preschool began sprucing up its new home by hiring local sign maker Lindsay Neathawk, owner of Neathawk Signs and Design, to create a 3D sign for the business.
Neathawk installed the sign late Monday afternoon that features multicolored hand prints from the children as the leaves of a tree poking out of the top. Underneath the name and address "a place to grow" is written. The children's hand prints were taken at the school and Neathawk then scanned them into her design programs to create the sign.
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