BCC to Offer CDL Training Sessions

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PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Community College (BCC) will offer Class A and Class B Commercial Driver's License (CDL) training sessions next month.

Class A CDL training will be held Saturdays and Sundays, March 21 – May 24 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Training includes a total of 160 hours of classroom, field and on-the-road instruction. The first five Saturday trainings will be held at Berkshire Community College, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield, and the first five Sunday trainings will be held at United Tractor Trailer School, located at 50 Holyoke Street, Holyoke. The remaining five Saturday and Sunday trainings will be held at United Tractor Trailer School.

The cost for the course is $7,070. Grant scholarships are available for those who qualify. A self-pay option is also available to those not covered through scholarship funding.

Class B CDL training will be held Monday – Friday, March 23 – 27, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Training includes a total of 40 hours of classroom, field and on-the-road instruction. Classroom instruction will be held at Berkshire Community College, located at 1350 West Street, Pittsfield, and driving instruction will be held at the former Berkshire Mall, located at 123 Old State Road in Lanesborough.

The cost for the course is $3,675. Grant scholarships are available for those who qualify. A self-pay option is also available to those not covered through scholarship funding.

Learn more and register at www.berkshirecc.edu/cdl. Applicants must be Massachusetts residents ages 18 or older. Students must have their learner's permit and a Department of Transportation (DOT) physical prior to the class start date.

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Berkshire Museum Explores Ancient Egypt With ‘Soulful Creatures’

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
11:33AM / Friday, October 09, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Following its multimillion-dollar renovation, the Berkshire Museum is welcoming an exhibition unlike any it has been able to host before.

Marking the museum's first major exhibition since its renovation, "Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt," opening Saturday, Oct. 10, thins the veil between the ever-evolving history of Egyptian culture and society and modern day people.

"The most important thing about history is recognizing people from the past as actual people. Ancient Egyptians are no different than us," said William Dore, the museum's chief curator. "They have different cultures and beliefs and different viewpoints, but you can say the same thing about people today."

When audiences experience the exhibit, they will see the humanity in the people of the past, which in turn helps them connect with different views and perspectives around the world today, he said.

Combining archeology with modern scientific imaging, Brooklyn (N.Y.) Museum curators Yekaterina Barbash and Edward Bleiberg designed an exhibit that works to uncover the mysteries behind these objects and the beliefs and rituals that surround them.

"I think something that people kind of misunderstand about history is none of it's ever settled. ... History is a science that is constantly questioned,” Dore said. "It only works if everyone's constantly rethinking things, learning new things ... which is for me super exciting because as much as we know a lot about the ancient Egyptians, there's a lot we don't know.”

The installation features dozens of artifacts on loan from the Brooklyn Museum that explores the practice of animal mummification and the role animals played in ancient Egyptian religion.

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