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School district looking to eliminate jobs in proposed fiscal 2026 budget, staff members express anger and frustration

“I worry about what happens to our students when their leaders lose sight of whom they serve," said Du Bois Middle School Spanish teacher Mercedes Girona. “I understand that there are budget cuts, but I feel like there needs to be a little bit more humanity."

Business Briefs: Clinton Church signs with Clark & Green; GBLC land donation; money-management skills course; SNAP at Lenox Farmers’ Market

Comprised of two parts, the historic structure report will provide a detailed assessment of the physical condition of the building, recommendations for immediate actions needed to stabilize the building and a catalog of specific elements of architectural or historic value.

Business Briefs: New Blue Rider Stables executive director; reference librarian for BCC; grants for Jacob’s Pillow; cyber security workshop; Salisbury Bank promotes Sinchak

Jacob’s Pillow Dance recently received a $225,000 grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund to support the construction of its new dance rehearsal and event space, the Perles Family Studio.

Bits & Bytes: ‘Kunstler’ at Barrington Stage; ‘Bach on Parade;’ ‘Into the Woods;’ free music seminar

'Bach on Parade: Voices, Strings and Keys' will feature performances by the Mendelssohn Glee Club, a string quartet, selected vocal soloists and conductor Gene Wisoff.

Business Briefs: Lenox named Best Northeastern Small Town; data visualization workshop; award for Fairview; Berkshire Business Confidence Index; Winstanley Partners at National Postal Forum

Fairview has provided administrative support, access to training resources and in-kind donations to Berkshire Medical Reserve Corps since 2010.

Bits & Bytes: ‘A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud’ premiere; substance issues workshop; Simon’s Rock provost at SXSWedu; BCC adult program; Daniel Bellow at...

The Center for Motivation and Change’s Training Institute will team up with Railroad Street Youth Project for a daylong training session on Saturday, April 8, that is geared toward parents of young people who are currently struggling with substance issues.

Bits & Bytes: Travel photography workshop; ‘Christians and Jews Under the Muslim Crescent;’ ‘Mothers and Sons’ auditions; ‘Reel Theology’ at Hevreh; ‘The Irish Bridget’

Hazza Abu Rabia is a lecturer of Arabic language and Islamic studies at the University of Hartford’s Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies and at Central Connecticut State University.

Business Briefs: Main Street Hospitality to run Hancock Shaker Village cafe; film production workshop; Salisbury Bank buys Empire State Bank branch; Bartini receives architectural...

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation distributed over $708,000 in grants to individuals, schools and nonprofits and grants totaling nearly $800,000 from donors with charitable funds at the foundation during its 2016 winter grants cycle.

Bits & Bytes: Women’s March on Washington solidarity event; James B. Conroy at Stockbridge Library; Coffee Hour Speaking Series; BCC spring workshops

Thanks to a collaboration with the Women’s March on Washington-national team and the Women’s March on Washington-Massachusetts Chapter, rally coverage from Washington will be live-streamed throughout the event at the Colonial.

Business Briefs: Helfand to speak at retail convention; disability event access workshop; WAM Theatre receives grants; Fill-the-Basket campaign a success; Greylock announces promotions

For its ninth annual Fill-the-Basket campaign, Salisbury Bank collected food throughout the months of November and December at all 13 of its branches in Litchfield County; Berkshire County, Massachusetts; and Dutchess and Orange Counties in New York.

Business Briefs: Crane to build facility in Malta; ‘buy local’ workshop; grant-funding workshop; Reeve Foundation grant for VIM Berkshires; Love Apple Farm re-opens

Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires (VIM) has received a $6,000 quality of life grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. The award will be used to help pay for an electric wheelchair lift at VIM’s newly expanded clinic.

Business Briefs: ½ TIX program; Nonprofit Center’s workshop series; Berkshire Co-Op, GoodWorks Insurance to help local charities

Now celebrating its 15th year, ½ TIX offers half-priced cultural event tickets to residents and visitors throughout the Berkshires.
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