Berkshire Business Sustainability Association afternoon meeting

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SHEFFIELD, Mass. - Berkshire Business Sustainability Association (BBSA) would like to invite local business owners to an early evening meeting at Route 7 Grill in Sheffield on Thursday, August 20,  5:15 - 6:45 pm. There will be a cash bar and free horsd'oeuvres.
 
The meeting will include some networking time along with a speaker. James Kelly of Kelly Consulting will be speaking on his 33 years of working with trees, land, and people. He will relate his experiences dealing with working  on landscapes,  land conservation, forestry consulting, as well as threats to our forests and landownership. It will be an interesting discussion on the impact to the Berkshires and other parts of the world. 
 
Berkshire Business Sustainability Association is a local organization of business owners and representatives, dedicated to creating a sustainable, green, local economy through enduring business relationships.
If you would like to contribute information on this article, contact us at info@iberkshires.com.

Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Holds Awards Banquet

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Friday honored outstanding contributors to the Berkshire County sports scene at its third annual Awards Dinner at the Polish Falcon Club.
 
The foundation supports youth sports throughout the county each year.
 
In 2025-26, those donations totaled more than $30,000 to groups ranging from youth football and cheerleading programs, Pittsfield Little League, Northern Berkshire Softball and the Pittsfield Boys and Girls Club Recreation Therapy Program, to name a few.
 
Funds raised by the foundation also go to support its annual Vera Barborotta Memorial Sportsman Scholarship, which this year went to Lee High School graduate Joey Abderhalden and Taconic grad Madeline Harrington.
 
Two other recently graduated high school standout athletes were recognized as winners of the Al Bianchi Memorial Athletes of the Year: Madison McCarthy and Cooper Calvert, both of Wahconah Regional High School.
 
Pittsfield High School girls basketball coach Kristy Conyers and Hoosac Valley boys basketball coach Matt Larabee received the foundation's Coach of the Year Awards.
 
John Castonguay received the Bianchi-Barbarotta Foundation Living Legend Award. A.J. Ziter took home the Connie Bianchi Memorial Award of Merit. And Mark Moulton rounded out the honorees with the foundation's Volunteer of the Year Award.
 
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