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As the coronavirus pandemic threatens to widen college completion gaps, advocates say the present moment calls for greater state investments in early college programs. Those programs, which give students a chance to take courses for college credit before receiving their high school diploma, provide a key strategy for addressing preexisting and pandemic-exacerbated struggles related to college affordability and access, observers say. The pandemic’s economic impact further has fueled fears over increasing affordability struggles, and concerns over possible learning loss in the past year ha...

March 31, 10:30 p.m. — Threats reported on North Main Street SE. 9:57 p.m. — Animal complaint reported on Richardson Drive SE. 8:46 p.m. — Animal complaint reported on North Main Street SE. 5:39 p.m. — Crash with reported injuries on U.S. Route 62 / Bedford Road SE. March 30, 11:31 p.m. — Missing person reported on Wick Campbell Road SE. 11:43 a.m. — Suspicious vehicle reported on Trumbull Avenue SE. March 29, 5:09 p.m. — Suicide reported on Brookside Drive. March 28, 8:34 p.m. — Gunshots reported on Brookside Drive. March 27, 5:24 p.m. — Custody problem reported at Homewood...

  On Thursday, The Trustees of Reservations announced that it has officially changed the names of its two Monument Mountain trails as a result of working with indigenous descendants of the Mohican Tribe who first settled in the Southern Berkshires nearly 300 years ago.     "We have worked for a long time with them, and have a relationship going pretty far back," Director of Southern Berkshires Properties Brian Cruey said in regard to the collaboration. "They're making sure that what we are saying is accurate, having language approved when we put in materials and also working on giving...

SHEFFIELD — Isabella Cardinali Kemp is passionate about local food, composting and recycling. Anything that makes the Earth cleaner. Now, the Mount Everett Regional High School senior is “super excited” to spread her passion in the larger community with a virtual series of six speakers to expand on problems and household solutions for water-quality declines, the importance of local food and “the interconnectivity of soil.” Kemp, 18, had this idea, and she and Cecelia Caldwell, 17, got cracking during the coronavirus pandemic to line up six influential speakers for the...

You Can Take Part In A Series On Sustainability The Sustainability Coalition of The Southern Berkshire Regional School District is presenting a FREE virtual speaker series featuring six influential leaders in various sustainability fields that aim to inspire action and raise awareness in building a better future for generations. The sessions are presented by students at Mount Everett Regional High School in Sheffield, Massachusetts. They will be accessible to the public via Zoom as grant support is made possible by The Berkshire Environmental Endowment Fund in conjunction with the Berkshire...