Morris Elementary School has been named a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School, the first time a Berkshire County elementary school has achieved that honor from the U.S. Department of Education. "That's pretty cool," said schools
Today, the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, announced it has received a $1.5 million grant from the George Lucas Family Foundation. The grant will be used to develop a set of interactive educational resources
Miss Halls School celebrated its first major expansion in 15 years, cutting the ribbon Friday for two new buildings. The $13.5 million expansion project includes a new residence hall and a new academic building.
For over 45 years, women have slowly been taking over the field of Veterinary Medicine. In 2010 the gender divide in the veterinary profession was 50% men and 50% women, but women made up 80%
Since its inception in 2009, the Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative has been responsible for facilitating numerous film, television and media projects right here in the Berkshires. Heading Berkshire Film is Diane Pearlman and she
The gavel was passed to a new president at the annual meeting of the Berkshire Museum’s board of trustees. Elizabeth Hayes McGraw is taking the reins as president; she has been a trustee since 2008
Many of Berkshire County’s most community-minded residents gathered at Tanglewood on Thursday, Sept. 15 as 1Berkshire honored the illustrious music venue and its summertime residents, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, for “Putting the Berkshires on
Replacing the county's aging workforce by attracting and retaining younger skilled employees has been an ongoing conversation in the Berkshires. On Tuesday, state Commissioner of Higher Education Carlos Santiago probed the relationship between education and
Arsema Abegaz, Chair of BYP’s Professional Development committee, is a Data Scientist at the wellness and fitness e-commerce company, Zogics, in Lee, MA. Hailing from Ethiopia originally, and raised in Botswana, Arsema discovered the Berkshires
At the height of the summer, 1Berkshire BYPers and friends gathered at the Berkshire Museum to take part in BYP's scavenger hunt. Teams hit the streets to find clues sprinkled throughout Pittsfield’s Third Thursday street festival in
