BCC Invites Public to Student Art Show

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold a student art show Thursday, May 8 from 4-7 p.m. in the Koussevitzky Art Gallery, located on BCC's main campus at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield. 
 
The event is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. 
 
The student art show, a BCC Visual Arts department tradition that began in the early 1980s, is held every spring. 
 
All students enrolled in a studio art class show their artwork, and the event is run like a professional gallery, explained Professor of Fine Arts Lisa Griffith.  
 
"Each art major must assist in the installation of their work. It is an excellent learning experience that offers artists the opportunity to discuss their work with the public," Griffith said.  

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Dalton Fire District Approves Tentative Budget

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Fire District's Prudential Committee approved an anticipated budget of more than three million during its meeting last week. 
 
The district's projected budget amounts to $3,569,222.44, comprising the budgets for the commissioner, treasurer, Water Department, and Fire and Ambulance services. This is an increase of $44,542.44
 
The Board of Water Commissioners voted to recommend utilizing $375,000 from the funds raised by the ambulance to offset the amount to appropriate. 
 
The district's Board of Water Commissioners and Prudential Committee collaborated during the budgeting process to mitigate increases. 
 
The Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services' budgets total is forecast at $1,847,512, a decrease of $26,096. 
 
The department initially requested a budget of $2,052,512. However, the board voted last week to remove Articles 22 through 24, which amounted to $205,000 in spending, until its free cash is certified.  
 
Article 22 requested $80,000 to create an apparatus replacement fund. 
 
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