PITTSFIELD, Mass. Berkshire County college art majors are invited to apply for the 2021 juried Berkshire Art Association College Fellowship Show. $5,000 in fellowship grants will be awarded to college art majors whose work is selected. The Fellowship is open to Berkshire County residents enrolled as art majors at any college in the country, as well as to non-residents majoring in art at a Berkshire County college – Berkshire Community College, MCLA, Williams, and Simon s Rock. The call for art will open on Friday, Jan. 8, and close on Sunday, Feb. 21 , 2021 at 11:59 pm. Submission will be through https://baafellowshipshow2021.artcall.org/. The show will open on April 2 and run until April 20, 2021. The Virtual Awards Ceremony is Saturday, April 9 at 6:00 pm.
8 Franklin County firefighters earn certificates of completion
The Franklin County graduates of the Massachusetts Call/Volunteer Recruit Firefighting Training Class No. 79. The graduation ceremony was held in Springfield on Oct. 30. Back row, left to right, Sunderland firefighters Joshua Manheim and John Sullivan, Hadley firefighter Liam Higgins, Orange firefighter Nathaniel O’Lari and Leverett firefighter Torsten Bidwell. Front row, left to right, Shutesbury firefighter Jonah Meyer, Sunderland firefighter Timothy Gochinski, New Salem firefighter Michael Sorenson and Charlemont firefighter Ryan Martin. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Orange Fire Chief James Young, firefighter Nathaniel O’Lari and Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey. O’Lari graduated from the Massachusetts Call/Volunteer Recruit Firefighting Training Class No. 79, and was one of eight Franklin County firefighters to do so. O’Lari is also an assistant coach of the Worcester State University’s field hockey team, and his player
State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy (MFA) Director David C. Evans announced the graduation of 27 members of the Call/Volunteer Recruit Firefighter Training Class #88. Among these graduates are Tanelle Ciempa of the Adams Fire Department, Trevor DeRis of the Great Barrington Fire department, Charllee Sanchez-Rios of the North Adams Fire Department and William Graves, William Kipp, and Jamieson Williams all of the Hancock Fire Department. First responders are on the frontlines protecting their communities and these newest firefighters are needed now more than ever. We have taken greater advantage of online learning technology, reduced group training size to increase social distancing, implemented screening, and required mask-wearing to keep our instructors and students as safe as possible during these uncertain times, MFA Director Evans said.