Westside Super Soap Box Derby

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Westside Legends is hosting our 2nd Annual Westside Super Soap Box Derby on Saturday, Aug. 19 from noon to 4 pm.
 
There will be a rain date on Sunday, Aug. 20. 
 
Check-in starts at 11 am and the first race starts, which features the city's mayoral candidates, at noon. The event will be held at the corner of Columbus and Robbins Ave.
 
There will be three divisions: young kids, teens, and adults (ages 18+). Trophies will be presented for first place and Best in Show for each division. The racers will "zoom" down Robbins Ave and the finish line
will be at Southern Ave. 
 
Partners include Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, Blue Q, Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity, Greylock Federal Credit Union, Interprint, Mill Town Foundation, PCTV, Premium Water, Inc. and TDI Mass Development. Please come have fun and meet the neighborhood. While you are there, please enjoy food provided by Grampie's Hot Dogs, Smokey Divas and Cravins Ice Cream. Hot dogs and ice cream will be free for the first 100 kids eighteen and under.
 
Westside Legends, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit entity that looks to improve the quality of life of others on a Community/City/County level, through such items as education, local events, and fundraisers. 
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Pittsfield City Council Weighs in on 'Crisis' in Public Schools

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff

A half-dozen people addressed the City Council from the floor of Monday's meeting, including Valerie Anderson, right.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After expressing anger and outrage and making numerous calls for accountability and transparency, the 11 members of the City Council on Monday voted to support the School Committee in seeking an independent investigation into allegations of misconduct by staff members at Pittsfield High School that have come to light in recent weeks.
 
At the close of a month that has seen three PHS administrators put on administrative leave, including one who was arrested on drug trafficking charges, the revelation that the district is facing a civil lawsuit over inappropriate conduct by a former teacher and that a staff member who left earlier in the year is also under investigation at his current workplace, the majority of the council felt compelled to speak up about the situation.
 
"While the City Council does not have jurisdiction over the schools … we have a duty to raise our voices and amplify your concerns and ensure this crisis is met with the urgency it demands," Ward 5 Councilor Patrick Kavey said.
 
About two dozen community members attended the special meeting of the council, which had a single agenda item.
 
Four of the councilors precipitated the meeting with a motion that the council join the School Committee in its search for an investigation and that the council, "be included in the delivery of any disclosures, interim reports or findings submitted to the city."
 
Last week, the School Committee decided to launch that investigation. On Monday, City Council President Peter White said the School Committee has a meeting scheduled for Dec. 30 to authorize its chair to enter negotiations with the Springfield law firm of Bulkley, Richardson and Gelinas to conduct that probe.
 
Ward 7 Councilor Rhonda Serre, the principal author of the motion of support, was one of several members who noted that the investigation process will take time, and she, like Kavey, acknowledged that the council has no power over the public schools beyond its approval of the annual district budget.
 
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