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Family and Kid Friendly Educational Activities, Events and Things to Do in the Berkshires, Berkshire County Massachusetts

Great Barrington Cooperative Preschool to host two family-friendly events in May — Truck Day and an Open House

May 14, 2013
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GREAT BARRINGTON — Whether you’re a little girl or little boy, trucks are cool, and next Sunday, May 19, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. the Great Barrington  Cooperative Preschool will let Berkshire County kids of all ages get up close and personal with them during its sixth annual Truck Day. This day provides a unique opportunity…

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COLUMN: Teen to Teen — Celebrating a safe and sober prom in the Berkshires

May 13, 2013
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Wahconah prom Allan Franco

THE BERKSHIRES — Lenox High School kicked off the high school prom season in the Berkshires last Friday, and in the upcoming weeks prom season will be in full swing. Why not make it the best night of your life? I plan on having a prom night  filled with good music, good food and good friends.…

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Social Media Messages for teens; #SafePromBerkshireCounty

May 13, 2013
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Social Norms Campaign in Berkshire County, Pittsfield MA

THE BERKSHIRES — Today Berkshire Family Focus and the Pittsfield Prevention Partnership are kicking off their #SafePromBerkshireCounty campaign to run through June 7, one day after the last high school prom in the Berkshires takes place. Although the Center for Disease Control reports that teen drunk driving is down by 54 percent since 1991, car…

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Nessacus Middle School in Dalton to host Pride Night May 10, an evening of fun for area families

bookworm with books diploma and wearing a graduation cap

DALTON — Looking for family fun things to do in the Berkshires this weekend? Look no further than Nessacus Middle School’s annual Pride Night festivities set for this Friday, May 10, from 6-10:30 p.m. The event aims at celebrating all that the middle school has to offer its current and incoming students, and also provides…

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The Clarksburg School community to ‘Bike to School’ this Friday

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CLARKSBURG – Clarksburg School will join schools from around the country to celebrate Bike to School Day this Friday, May 10. Students will be riding to school along with parents, teachers, school administration and community leaders including State Representative Gail Cariddi. Bicyclists will arrive together at the school at 8:10 a.m. and all ride their…

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Lee Elementary School to host Mother/Son Dance this Friday

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LEE — Years ago I attended a Mother/Son Dance with my two sons — we still have the photo to prove it (somewhere). We all dressed up, the boy sin their khakis and button-up shirts, me in a stylin’ shirt and a pare of slacks. We danced, we snuggled and I had to call my…

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PHOTO GALLERY: Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School celebrated May Day this week

student dancing at the Great Barrington Rudolf Steiners May Day celebration

GREAT BARRINGTON — On Thursday, May 1, the Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School kicked of the spring/summer season with good ole’ fashioned May Day celebration. The festivities drew hundreds of revelers that included GBRSS students and staff, alumni, community members and a slew of students from the local high school, and Berkshire Family Focus was…

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Berkshire County to talk about sex and teens next week

April 24, 2013
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PITTSFIELD — Berkshire United Way, in partnership with Face the Facts — an initiative to reduce teen pregnancy — will host a free community conversation and dinner on Monday, April 29, from 5-7 p.m. at Taconic High school in Pittsfield during which a conversation will continue regarding what’s been happening with our the BUW’s teen pregnancy initiative, its next steps and…

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Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School to host 10th Annual Golf Outing May 19

April 24, 2013
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GREAT BARRINGTON — Each year the Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School kicks off the spring golf season with  its annual day of golf to benefit the school and its programs. This year’s 10th Annual Golf Outing is set for Sunday, May 19, at the Copake  Club, a 160-acre golf course at the foot of the Berkshires…

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It’s Earth Day 2013 — 10 Ways to Help the Earth and Yourself

April 22, 2013
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PHOTO BY JANNOON028

Note: The following is the first in a series of environmentally conscience columns by Wahconah Regional High School junior Dom Carnevale. Through the darkening of our planet by the hands of industry and the care-free lifestyle exhibited by many in the greater part of the 20th century, the drive to “go green” or demonstrate a…

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