In North County, the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, along with the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition and Williams College, will host the annual Community Day of Service on Jan. 18 from 9 am to 1 pm. Activities will be socially distanced or virtual and include a canned food drive, mittens/socks/hats drive, a letter drive and card-making. Those interested in participating or volunteering can call the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition at 413-663-7588 or send an email to csacherski@nbccoalition.org. More information can be found at the Coalition s Facebook page, Facebook.com/nbccoalition.
In Pittsfield, Berkshire Community College (BCC) plans to hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service event completely virtually on Jan. 18.
Dr. Kurtis Kotes (Source: www.gcsny.org)
On Monday, Jan. 11, the members of the Goshen School Board unanimously voted to appoint Dr. Kurtis Kotes as the next superintendent of schools. His duties begin July 1.
Kotes will replace Superintendent Daniel Connor, who will retire at the end of the school year.
According to the school district’s web site (www.gcsny.org), the selection is the result of an intensive, months-long search conducted with the assistance of Strategic Educational Advantage, LLC (SEA) that utilized feedback from numerous interviews, surveys and public forums conducted with the school community.
‘Dedication to learning and spirit of teamwork’
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Berkshire Bike Tours, Luke Toritto Charlemont-based Berkshire Bike Tours will provide guided mountain and road bike tours. Cross-country mountain biking and lift-accessed mountain biking will take place exclusively on Berkshire East/Schaefer property. Road tours will go through the Berkshires, the upper Pioneer Valley, and Southern Vermont. Adventure East, Brian Pearson Adventure East brings the experienced eye of luxury eco-tourism leaders to our backyard. The core of its business model is a membership club to ensure a consistent year-round draw to the region, including through partnerships with nonprofit organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club in order to increase equitable access to the outdoors.