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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."

Bits & Bytes: Mahaiwe/Jacob’s Pillow partnership; interfaith MLK Day celebration; Ramsdell Library Sunday activities; BFMC film course; Writers Read series; Williams MLK Day events

At the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, Mass., Ski Butternut and Catamount will sponsor a screening of the ski movie “Pretty Faces (2014)” on Saturday, January 16 at 7:30 p.m., which celebrates women who thrive in snow.

Life in Great Barrington without tourists

In a letter to the editor, Dave Carpenter writes: "Tourist spending plays a large role in economically supporting so many of the things we love about the area. Would we have Tanglewood without tourists? Jacobs Pillow? The Mount? The Mahaiwe?"

Bits & Bytes: Berkshire Clean Air Challenge; grant-writing workshop; Berkshire Grown’s Harvest Supper; Touchstones series at the Mount; Groundswell at Olana

The Harvest Supper is returning for a third year to the Upper Lodge at Ski Butternut. Nearly three dozen Berkshire Grown member chefs and local beverage producers will be on hand.

Bits & Bytes: MassBliss Festival; Stockbridge Library book sale; Housatonic canoe trip; Berkshire Museum science night; Salisbury Bank Shred Day

At the Berkshire Museum's Science Night, families will be able to make giant bubbles, experience a mega baking-soda-and-vinegar volcano, and try preparing their own ice cream in a bag.

BerkShares Business of the Month: Home Sweet Home Doughnut Shoppe

Doughnuts hold an important place in the American psyche. One Depression-era slogan advised, “As you go through life make this your goal: Watch the doughnut, not the hole.” Thanks to John and Debbie Scalia for stepping in to fill the doughnut hole in our local economy.
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