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Local Authorities Chase Suspects Across North CountyBy Andy McKeever,
05:46PM / Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | |
The State Police brought in a helicopter to help search for the men. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A high-speed chase and manhunt throughout the county tied up local law enforcement for hours on Tuesday. Pittsfield Police and State Police confirmed they were helping search for two men wanted by North Adams Police but opted to withhold comment until they had more information. North Adams Police were still investigating the situation when asked for comment and said information may not be available for hours. According to the scanner reports, however, state and local police were chasing two men in a black pickup truck with Florida plates southbound on Route 8 0 Comments
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Berkshire Blizzard Brings Home TrophyCommunity submission,
02:53PM / Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | |
 WATERTOWN, N.Y. -- The Berkshire Blizzard 14-and-under girls hockey team won the the Thousand Island Ice Out Tournament last weekend. "The girls fought hard going with two big wins on Saturday before going to the championship game," Blizzard coach William Rech said. The team includes: Kellie Harrington, Lizzy Hunt, Serena Batacchi, Jordanne Brazie, Beatrice Garvey, Meg Loring, Nyla Hess, Maddy Rawling, Christy Rech, Mia Paligo, Tori Jarvis, Mia Alfonso and Cyra Pacher. 0 Comments
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Steinman Leads St. Anselm into Elite EightiBerkshires.com Sports,
12:21PM / Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | |
 The remarkable run by Pittsfield’s Peyton Steinman and Grace Guachione and the St. Anselm College women’s basketball team continued Monday into the quarter-finals of the NCAA Division II tournament. The Hawks defeated LeMoyne College, 63-61, to advance to next Tuesday’s Elite Eight games in Columbus, Ohio. Steinman played every minute of the Sweet 16 contest, scoring 19 points, including a 3-pointer and 12-for-12 shooting at the free throw line. “It’s surreal,” Steinman said in the post-game press conference. “I’m going to use the word again, it’s electric down there. We got knocked out early in the NE-10, and we 0 Comments
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Berkshire Beat: Herberg Team Wins 20th Annual Berkshire Robotics Challenge| 11:21AM / Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | |
Tyler Vosburgh (left) and Bella Zeno operate the Herberg HBP robot during the championship match. Robotics Challenge Herberg Middle School HBP (Heavy Brain Power) defeated Williamstown Elementary School (WES) LEGOHeads I, 78-54, in the finals to win the championship of "Into Orbit," the 20th annual Berkshire Robotics Challenge, conducted March 16 at Lenox Memorial Middle and High School.
The competition involved 16 Berkshire County teams comprising more than 130 students ages 8 to 14 using programmable robots built from LEGO kits to complete a variety of hypothetical missions that focused on space-themed missions – such as growing food in space, fighting muscle atrophy
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North Adams Library Trustees Have Funding ConcernsBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
12:41AM / Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The library trustees will invite the mayor to a future meeting to discuss the fragile state of the library's budget that if not increased in coming years, will lead to decertification. Library Director Mindy Hackner told the trustees Wednesday that she recently attended budget meetings with Mayor Thomas Bernard and is still receiving pushback from the city in meeting Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners funding standards. "The city has always argued with me that the commissioners are being arbitrary in their requests for municipal appropriation and they don't like being told they need to be funding their library at this 2 Comments
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North Adams Students Getting Two Weeks at ChristmasBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
07:11PM / Monday, March 18, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Students will get a full two weeks off for Christmas at the end of the year — but they'll have to make the extra two days off up elsewhere. The School Committee earlier this month approved a 2019-20 calendar that schedules a holiday vacation that runs from Dec. 23, 2019, to Jan. 3, 2020. The extra days are a result of how the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays fall in the middle of the week. "We had two versions of the calendar, as is the practice in North Adams, presented to the North Adams Teachers Association, and we had a vote and this calendar was overwhelmingly approved," said Superintendent Barbara 2 Comments
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Hinds Sets Community Outreach Events for March| 01:45PM / Monday, March 18, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The staff of state Sen. Adam G. Hinds, D-Pittsfield, will host two community outreach events during January. The senator's staff will be available to meet with constituents in the communities of Plainfield and Alford for this month's staff office hours on Wednesday, March 27, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Alford Town Offices, 5 Alford Center Road Plainfield Town Offices, 304 Main St., from 11 to noon Plainfield Town Hall, 348 Main St., from noon to 1 p.m., during the senior lunch Appointments are not necessary but can be booked in advance by calling the Pittsfield office at 413-344-4561 or the Williamsburg office at 0 Comments
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Biz Briefs: Stop & Shop Workers Still Without ContractStaff Reports,
01:15PM / Monday, March 18, 2019 | |
 UFCW planning Chicopee rally Area UFCW locals are hosting a rally at the Stop & Shop in Chicopee on Wednesday, March 20, as the grocery and union representatives have made little headway in contract negotiations. UFCW Local 1459, representing about 2,000 workers in the Berkshires and Western Massachusetts, voted a week ago to authorize a strike if the contract talks continue to bog down. Local 1459's vote is in accord with four other UFCW locals that together represent some 30,000 workers in the grocery chain's New England stores. Local 1459 President Tyrone Housey said in a video message on Friday that the grocer made some economic package 0 Comments
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Youth Voices Lead Coalition ForumBy Rebecca Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:09AM / Monday, March 18, 2019 | |
Malina Ziaja, a junior at Hoosac Valley High School, speaks during the coalition youth forum on March 12. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The youth spoke, and the adults listened. Seven young people from the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition's Youth Leadership Program led the Coalition's monthly form on March 12. Representing all four North County high schools, the teens talked to the adults about why adults don't always listen to the point of view of teenagers — and how that can change. While the youths lead a NBCC forum every year, usually they pick a topic. This year, however, NBCC Executive Director Amber Besaw said, the topic came out the needs assessment
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Q&A: Doctor with Pro Football Pedigree Treating Sports Injuries in BenningtonBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Sports
06:56AM / Sunday, March 17, 2019 | |
Dr. Ivette Guttmann BENNINGTON, Vt. — Sustain a sports injury in and around Bennington, and you might discover that your doctor has more than years of medical training to bring to your recovery plan. She just might be a former professional football player, too. Earlier this winter, Dr. Ivette Guttmann joined the staff at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center as a sports medicine specialist. Guttmann is board certified in pediatrics and primary-care sports medicine. And she is a bona fide football hero, having set a record for touchdown completions in a season as a quarterback for the Orlando Starz and in the Independent Women's Football 0 Comments
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MCLA Softball Drops Pair| 09:14PM / Saturday, March 16, 2019 | |
 CLERMONT, Fla. - The MCLA softball team dropped a pair of games Saturday afternoon at the Spring Games. The Trailblazers fell to Simpson 11-0 in the opener before falling to Juniata 4-3 in the nightcap. Simpson 11, MCLA 0 In the opener, Simpson scored in every frame to roll to a five inning win over MCLA. They would outhit the Trailblazers 11-3 in the contest. Simpson put up three runs in the first inning, the key blow a two run homer by Megan Crockett. They would add three more in the second inning to increase the lead to 5-0. They would add four more in the third and two more in the fourth to earn the mercy rule victory. Kara Adams took the 0 Comments
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Clarksburg Residents Want Action on Speeding, PotholesBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:38AM / Saturday, March 16, 2019 | |
 CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Spring in New England means a proliferation of potholes. And a number of residents along Middle Road are asking officials to be more aggressive in addressing the craters that have appeared along one of the town's main byways. Sections of Middle Road — particularly on the north end — are so bad, drivers are using the middle or opposite lane to get around them. "We're going to patch it and maintain it to the best of our abilities," said Town Administrator Carl McKinney on Wednesday. The entire road needs reconstruction, but "it's a million dollars a mile," he said. Danielle Luchi said the 7 Comments
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