Berkshire County Historical Society Holiday Tea

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Celebrate the season at Herman Melville's historic Arrowhead with holiday-inspired readings by local author Kevin O'Hara and a traditional Holiday Tea provided by caterer Kate Baldwin. 
 
The event takes place on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 3 pm. Use the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org to reserve your tickets; $25 for BCHS members, $30 for non-members.  
 
This event is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
 
About Kevin O'Hara
 
O'Hara is the author of "Last of The Donkey Pilgrims," about his travels with Missie the donkey around Ireland; "A Lucky Irish Lad," about his boyhood; "Ins and Outs of a Locked Ward," which chronicles O'Hara's three decades as a nurse in Berkshire Medical Center's psychiatric ward; and "A Christmas Journey" which includes sixteen of his annual Christmas columns published in The Berkshire Eagle. 
 
In addition to an assortment of teas, the menu includes traditional egg salad and cucumber and dill tea sandwiches; buttery scones with clotted cream served with preserves and marmalade; and Cherry Bakewell tarts.

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Dalton Finance Makes Reserve Fund Transfers

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Finance Committee made two reserve fund transfers last Wednesday night. 
 
The reserve fund balance is currently $60,000. This is the first reserve fund transfer the town has made this fiscal year, committee clerk Karen Schmidt said. 
 
A transfer to the vocational education tuition account for $16,000 was approved. The original appropriation was $605,020 and the present balance is $4,527. 
 
It had been previously demonstrated that setting the budget for this account can be challenging due to the uncertainty about how many students will choose to attend vocational education programs.
 
The vocational education account was reduced by $90,000 during a September special town meeting; however, a spot opened up at a vocational program, so a student decided to transfer after the start of the second quarter. 
 
A transfer for the employee fringe benefits account was approved for $10,000. The original appropriation was $64,180. 
 
The present balance is $4,412.77 and is not sufficient to cover the vacation payouts and sick buy backs of the six employees who left this year. 
 
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