|
BCC's Director of Nursing Resigns By Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
04:00PM / Friday, September 07, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Director of Nursing Tochi Urbani has resigned from Berkshire Community College. Dean of Enrollment Management Christina Wynn confirmed on Friday that Urbani submitted his resignation letter on Sept. 4 and will be leaving the college on Oct. 3. The resignation comes in the midst of college officials working to elevate the program's accreditation from a recently issued "approval with warning" status. "At this point, we are placing a high priority on finding an interim director of nursing," Wynn said. Wynn said the change will have no impact on the students who have just returned for the semester nor does she expect 0 Comments
>> Read More |
McCann Tech Opening Day 2016| 03:30PM / Tuesday, September 04, 2018 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical School will open at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6, for Grades 9 through 12 . Grade 9 students will report to the cafeteria for orientation. Students in Grades 10 and 11 should report to their respective technical areas. Grade 12 students will report to the gymnasium for attendance and pertinent senior information. Bus routes School lunches Postsecondary students will also report to their respective technical areas at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6.
School will be dismissed at 2:45 p.m. McCann school buses will run their regular route schedules.
0 Comments
>> Read More |
MCLA Opens Year With Plans to Enhance Programming, Raise VisibilityBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
01:00PM / Tuesday, September 04, 2018 | |
Birge, with his wife, Lisa, pulls raffle tickets for a good cause. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is welcoming just over 400 incoming students this year — but it wants more. At the annual campus breakfast marking the start of the semester, college President James Birge detailed some of the priorities designed to "position MCLA to strengthen and enhance the college," including enrollment. "This fall, we will welcome 415 new students to MCLA," Birge told the crowded cafeteria on Tuesday morning.. "This number is lower than last year at this time by about 25 students. Although we had budgeted for a 0 Comments
>> Read More |
Dellea's 'Quiet' Service Trumpeted as BCC Turf Field Named in His HonorBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
10:19PM / Friday, August 31, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Friday afternoon, Berkshire Community College ushered in a new era in Berkshire County sports and recognized a longtime civic leader in the process. The best part for honoree Gene Dellea? It just may be the fact that his part came at the end of a 45-minute dedication. "For all of you who know this person, you will say to yourself, 'Of course, this should be dedicated to this person,' " Dellea's friend Emil George said moments before revealing the name of the long-awaited artificial turf field at BCC. "Because this field is important not just to Pittsfield but to Berkshire County, it should be dedicated to someone who has given 2 Comments
>> Read More |
North Adams Schools Set Opening Day 2018| 03:21PM / Friday, August 31, 2018 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elementary and high school students in the North Adams Public Schools in Grades K-8, and Drury students newly transferring from another school, will begin school on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2017. On Wednesday, Sept. 5, all students in kindergarten through Grade 12 will attend. Both days are full days of school. Breakfast and lunch will be served at all schools starting on Tuesday and one breakfast and lunch will be provided free of charge. Additional meals may be purchased for a fee. Contact Cory Nicholas, food service director, at 413-776-1631 or cnicholas@napsk12.org with any questions. Lunch menus are also posted here.
Cancellations are listed on television on
8 Comments
>> Read More |
North Adams Public School Bus Routes 2018-19| 03:00PM / Friday, August 31, 2018 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Public Schools open Tuesday, Sept. 4, for Grades kindergarten through 8 and transferring Drury High students; school will be open for all grades on Wednesday. More information can be found here.
8:10 Wheel Estates 8:12 West Shaft at A Street 8:13 West Shaft at B Street 8:14 West Shaft at E Street 8:15 239 West Shaft Road 8:16 392 West Shaft Road 8:17 West Shaft at Tunnel Brook Apts 8:18 3 Comments
>> Read More |
Vermont Health-Care System, College Partner on Nursing ProgramBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
01:19AM / Thursday, August 30, 2018 | |
Southern Vermont College will also open its four-year nursing program to SVHC nurses with associate's degrees. BENNINGTON, Vt. — The demand for registered nurses is expected to grow by at least a quarter over the next decade or so — and the state is looking at 3,000 vacancies. "I sit on the Vermont Business Roundtable," said Thomas Dee, president and CEO of Southwestern Vermont Health Care, on Tuesday. "They see the crisis that's brewing: 3,000 vacancies in nursing positions in Vermont. It's a big number ... it's a huge number. "So what we're saying is 'how do we get ahead of that 0 Comments
>> Read More |
Back to School? Keep Kids Healthy and HappyBy Sandeep Kumar,
03:23PM / Wednesday, August 22, 2018 | |
"Back to school" is just around the corner for our Berkshire County children. The new school year can be an adjustment challenge for the whole family – but your children's health can remain strong during this busy transition, and on into the school year.
At CHP Berkshire Pediatrics, we'd like to set you and your children and teens on a path to a healthy school season, with some helpful reminders and tips about sleep, stress, food safety and the importance of "downtime." And some advance planning can help to smooth the transition to the school year – regardless of whether you kids are in preschool, high school, or somewhere in between. Sleep Ease
0 Comments
>> Read More |
MCLA Academy Prepares Incoming Students for STEM CareersBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
04:26PM / Saturday, August 18, 2018 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The transition from high school to college can be disorienting, perhaps even more so when you're trying to figure out not only what you want to study but where that study might take you.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has been trying to make the change a little easier for first-year students in its science, technology, engineering and math programs through the Berkshire Bank STEM Academy.
Now in its sixth year, the academy offers five days on campus meeting professors and likely classmates and trying out the labs in the new Feigenbaum Center for Science & Innovation. The program is entirely funded by Berkshire Bank.
"Just going to see
0 Comments
>> Read More |
North Berkshire Youth Work Programs Recognize GraduatesBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:23PM / Tuesday, August 14, 2018 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Timothy Durocher spent his summer helping update the city's employee handbook, fixing broken links throughout the city's website and doing research on potential hosts for a new website. Durocher was one of 20 students who successfully completed this year's summer programs that brought young people into participating businesses and organizations to experience not only a work environment but tryout potential careers. "Through our summer work experiences, we learned about the importance of having a solid work ethic, developed our foundational and employability skills and how to work as a professional in the 0 Comments
>> Read More |
|
|
MEMBER SIGN IN
