🌱 What Beacon Cinema’s seventh screen could bring to Pittsfield movie fans
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In today's newsletter:
- What Beacon Cinema’s seventh screen could bring to Pittsfield movie fans
- Which Pittsfield leaders and students just earned major workforce honors?
- How did a Pittsfield mom become a statewide Commonwealth Heroine?
Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 87 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 86, low: 59.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Beacon Cinema's New Small Screen Could Mean More Movie Choices For Pittsfield (live959.com) — Moviegoers in Pittsfield can expect more choices soon as Beacon Cinema adds a seventh, 32-seat screen in the former Marketplace Cafe space on North Street, with city approval in hand. The extra room will let the theater keep blockbusters running while bringing in more independent and niche films that previously skipped Pittsfield, with construction planned to finish by Thanksgiving. 
2. Pittsfield: MassHire presents workforce awards (berkshireeagle.com) — MassHire Berkshire Workforce Board recently honored several contributors to the region’s workforce, including Taconic High School sophomore Romelo Holley of Pittsfield and city official Michael Taylor, who was re-elected as a board vice chair. The board reported thousands of student career experiences, hundreds of youth internships, and support for nearly a thousand businesses, with expanded training in manufacturing, health care, and early education.
3. Meet the four Berkshire women named Commonwealth Heroines (berkshireeagle.com) — A Pittsfield resident, Abigail Allard, is among four Berkshire County women honored as Commonwealth Heroines for their community work, from youth programs to food access and recreation. Allard’s roles at the Gladys Allen Brigham Center and Berkshire Boxing Academy highlight how Pittsfield-based efforts are shaping opportunities for local kids, families, and aspiring athletes.
4. Richmond Pond Scheduled for Chemical Treatment on July 16 (iberkshires.com) — Richmond Pond will be chemically treated this Thursday, July 16, with short-term bans on swimming, boating, and fishing and a much longer restriction on using pond water for irrigation. Because the project is permitted by both Richmond and Pittsfield Conservation Commissions, Pittsfield residents with ties to the pond or nearby properties should pay attention to the water-use limits and timeline.
5. Probation for Auburn police officer who sought sex with 15-year-old (telegram.com) — A former Auburn police officer received three years of probation in Berkshire County Superior Court in Pittsfield after pleading guilty to agreeing to pay for sex with someone he believed was 15. The case, part of a wider Berkshire County sting, led to his resignation, license suspension, and likely permanent loss of law enforcement certification, underscoring regional efforts against exploitation.
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Act on Climate with 350Mass Berkshires
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Pittsfield Farmers Market
Berkshire Environmental Action Team, Inc (BEAT) Pittsfield Common, 100 1st St., Pittsfield, MA
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Observing Moths at Night: Light-sheeting Demo at Chesterwood
Berkshire Environmental Action Team, Inc (BEAT) Chesterwood, 4 Williamsville Rd, Stockbridge, MA, 01262, United States
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Wednesday July 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Baby Circle
Lenox Library MA
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Kids Graphic Novel Club
Lenox Library MA
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Act on Climate with 350Mass Berkshires
Berkshire Environmental Action Team, Inc (BEAT) Online
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Weekly Wednesday Writing Group →
Dalton Free Public Library, 462 Main St #1, Dalton
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Migrant Heart: The Hidden Cost of the American Dream and Healing Through Storytelling with Reyna Grande (Virtual)
Lenox Library Virtual Program, Lenox, MA, 01240, United States
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Handbag Pop-Up
Lenox Library Under The Tent, 11-17 Housatonic Street, LENOX, MA, 01240, United States
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Create Your Own Paper! With Crane Museum of Papermaking
Lenox Library MA
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Pittsfield Farmers Market
Berkshire Environmental Action Team, Inc (BEAT) Pittsfield Common, 100 1st St., Pittsfield, MA
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Goat Yoga at Hancock Shaker Village →
Hancock Shaker Village, 1843 W Housatonic St, Pittsfield
10:00 am
Wednesday July 15
Thursday July 16
Friday July 17
Saturday July 18
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