BCC to Hold Annual Alumni Meeting and Dinner

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold its annual alumni meeting and dinner on Tuesday, June 6, from 5-6:30 pm in the Connector. 
 
A Makerspace tour in the Science Commons, the College's creative space for STEM learning, will be held before the event from 4-5 pm. 
 
To register for the event, visit www.bcc.edu/alumnievents
 
The meeting will begin with welcome remarks from BCC President Ellen Kennedy, followed by board member introductions and meeting updates from Alumni Board President Melissa Myers and Director of Alumni Relations and Events Caterina Penna. Throughout the evening, BCC alumni will learn about upcoming news and events, alumni benefits and how to get involved. 
 
BCC alumni include anyone who has attended a class or a semester, completed a certificate program or received a degree at BCC.  

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Truck Falls Through Ice on Pontoosuc Lake, City Issues Warning

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A pickup truck broke through thin ice on Pontoosuc Lake Saturday, but all four individuals fishing nearby safely evacuated without injury.
 
On Saturday, Dec. 28, at 4:17 p.m., the Pittsfield Fire Department responded to a report of a motor vehicle that had fallen through the ice on Pontoosuc Lake near 239 Narragansett Avenue. Initial reports did not indicate whether any rescues were needed.
 
Fire crews, including Car 2, Engine 3, Tower 2, Engine 5/Rescue 2, and Action Ambulance Medic 91, arrived to find four civilians who had safely evacuated the area without injuries.
 
The incident occurred approximately 40-60 feet offshore behind 261 Narragansett Avenue, on the Pittsfield-Lanesborough line. The group, ice fishing at the time, had parked a 2023 Chevy Sierra 2500 pickup truck on the ice, which broke through.
 
Lanesborough and Pittsfield police, along with the Environmental Police, were notified, and the Environmental Protection Agency was also contacted.
 
There were no injuries reported.
 
The Pittsfield Fire Department is urging the public to stay off the ice on all bodies of water, emphasizing that recent weather has not produced the sustained freezing temperatures needed to form thick, stable ice. Both foot traffic and motorized vehicles are unsafe.
 
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