BCC Offers Financial Aid Workshop and Drop-in Assistance

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PITTSFIELD, Mass —In advance of the Commonwealth’s July 1, 2024 priority deadline for completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms, Berkshire Community College (BCC) will hold a FAFSA Completion Workshop on Friday, June 21 from 9-11 am in the Financial Aid Office (Room F-139). 
 
To register for the workshop, visit www.berkshirecc.edu/fafsa-workshop.
 
Registration is encouraged but not required; drop-ins are welcome. 
 
Students should bring a copy of their 2022 taxes and their Federal Student Aid (FSA) login information. Those under 24 will need parental information, and parents must also have an FSA login. To create an FSA account or log in to an existing account, visit https://studentaid.gov/.  
 
FAFSA is required for most forms of financial aid, including MassReconnect, the Nursing Scholarship Program and BCC Foundation Scholarships. The July 1 deadline, an extension of the original May 1 deadline, is considered a “priority deadline,” meaning students may file after this date but may not have access to funding sources available before July 1. 
 
BCC students may also get financial aid assistance any time by visiting the One Stop center
Monday through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm. Appointments are not required. 
 
For more information, call the One Stop office at (413) 499-4660 or email onestop@berkshirecc.edu
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Belchertown Stops Pittsfield Post 68

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires.com Sports
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Belchertown Post 239’s Cooper Beckwith set the tone when he crushed the game’s first pitch to left-center field for a double.
 
The visitors went on to pound out 14 more hits in a 9-1 win over Pittsfield Post 68 in American Legion Baseball action at Buddy Pellerin Field on Monday night.
 
Beckwith went 3-for-4 with an RBI and scored twice, and Chase Earle went five innings on the mound without allowing an earned run as Post 239 improved to 15-0 this summer and completed a regular-season sweep of Post 68 (12-4).
 
“He’s a good pitcher,” Post 68 coach Rick Amuso said. “Good velo[city], kept the ball down. We didn’t respond.”
 
Pittsfield did manage to scratch out a run in the bottom of the fourth inning, when it already trailed, 7-0.
 
Nick Brindle reached on an error to start the inning. He moved up on a single by Jack Reed (2-for-2) and scored on a single to left by Cam Zerbato.
 
That was half the hits allowed by Earle, who struck out three before giving the ball to Alex West, who gave up a leadoff walk in the sixth and retired the next six batters he faced.
 
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