Girls Inc. of the Berkshires Announces Scholarship Winners

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center, home of Girls Inc. of the Berkshires, will honor its scholarship recipients at the annual Ruth P. Boraski Celebration Evening to be held at the Colonial Theatre on Thursday, May 7.

The organization also will be honoring Ellen Kennedy, president of Berkshire Community College, with the She Knows Where She's Going Award. Presented annually since 1990, the award recognizes strong, smart and bold Berkshire County women leaders who exemplify the vision and values of Girls Inc.

This year, the Brigham Center is awarding $10,000 in scholarships, which represents the greatest amount of scholarship funds to be awarded in the event's 25-year history.

These scholarships are based on financial need and demonstrated involvement in community service. Scholarships are generously underwritten by: Ruth P. Boraski Fund for Girls Inc. of the Berkshires, Berkshire Community College Foundation, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA), Rotary Club of Pittsfield and Zonta Club of Berkshire County.

Tickets to this year's Ruth P. Boraski Celebration Evening may be purchased by calling 413-442-5174, Ext. 12.
 

Ruth P. Boraski Fund Scholarships

* Lucy Barrett, Mt. Greylock Regional High School

* Katherine Davis, Mt. Greylock Regional High School

* Nar Lin, Taconic High School

Berkshire Community College Foundation Scholarship

* Jessica Bilotta, Taconic High School

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Scholarship

* Mollie DiNicola, Pittsfield High School

Rotary Club of Pittsfield Scholarship

* Clarissa Mitchell, St. Joseph High School

Zonta Club of Berkshire County Scholarship

* Jamie Downer, Wahconah Regional High School

 
 

Harris Draws Crowds to Downtown Pittsfield

By Brittany Polito & Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:32PM / Saturday, July 27, 2024

The closest iBerkshires got was a thumbs up from James Taylor. Most local media was kept outside and iBerkshires has no access to pool photos. 

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Vice President Kamala Harris fired up a capacity crowd at the Colonial Theatre on Saturday afternoon. 

 

The presumed presidential nominee for the Democratic Party was met in Westfield by Gov. Maura Healey before traveling to Pittsfield to give a 15-minute stump speech — more than an hour later than planned. 

 

"It was incredibly inspiring and comforting," said Lee Prinz of Pittsfield. "I felt heard, I felt like, oh, there are people, they are doing something, and we have like-minded individuals and people are taking action. 

 

"It was inspiring because it's also a lot of the responsibility is on us to make this change."

 

Prinz said the veep stuck to the stump speech she's been honing over the last week since President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the campaign. 

 

He said she touched on the administration's successes like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, and topics such as bodily autonomy and "hope versus hate." 

 

Harris also talked about Project 2025, a controversial Heritage Foundation document laying out a very conservative path should Donald Trump win the election. Prinz said he was glad to see discussion of the plans break into the mainstream because of how "scary" it is.