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Watertown Tops Berkshire Battalion in OT| 10:38PM / Friday, January 30, 2015 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Cody Dion scored a power play goal in the first minute of overtime to give the first-place Watertown Wolves a 3-2 win over the Berkshire Battalion on Friday night. Michael Kaselouskas and Tyler Prendergast scored for Berkshire, which took a 2-1 lead early in the third period, only to see Watertown score on a power play and with the keeper pulled with 15 seconds left in regulation. Louie George stopped 45 shots for the Battalion. Berkshire gets another crack at Watertown on Saturday at 7:35 p.m. at Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink. 0 Comments
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MCLA Athletic Training Major Wins EATA Scholarship| 03:53PM / Friday, January 30, 2015 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA senior Elizabeth Doughty of Westford, Mass., finished up her winter break with a trip to Philadelphia, where she received the Kerkor “Koko” Kassabian Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association (EATA) Scholarship Award earlier this month at the organization’s annual conference.
According to Ryan Krzyzanowicz, an assistant professor of biology and the clinical education coordinator of MCLA’s Athletic Training Education Program, Doughty won the scholarship – which consisted of $3,000 to cover education costs and a plaque – over students that applied from programs in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode
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Senator Downing Hosts Town Hall Forum on Wednesday| 02:49PM / Friday, January 30, 2015 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Representatives from the State Senate will kickoff a series of community conversations across the state beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 10 a.m. at Berkshire South Regional Community Center.
State Sen. Benjamin B. Downing, D-Pittsfield, and his Western Massachusetts colleagues Sens. Donald Humason, James Welch and Eric Lesser have arranged for a full day of events on Wednesday, starting with the Celebrate the Berkshires Town Hall Forum before they travel east into the other western counties.
Senate President Stan Rosenberg, D-Amherst, and Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, tasked Senate members with assembling regional days to highlight and
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MCLA Releases Names of Presidential Finalists| 11:28AM / Friday, January 30, 2015 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Three finalists have emerged for the post of president of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
The college's board of trustees on Friday morning released the names of the candidates as Jane McBride Gates, provost and vice president of academic affairs at Western Connecticut State University; Paula Krebs, dean of College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Bridgewater State University; and Greg Summers, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point.
The finalists were recommended after the 14-member Presidential Search Committee, made up of faculty, administration, students, trustees and staff,
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MCLA Men Win in Dramatic Fashion; Women Get First League Win| 11:02PM / Thursday, January 29, 2015 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Adam Conquest knocked down the game winning jumper with nine seconds left to lift the MCLA Trailblazers past the visiting Salem State Vikings 56-55 in a hard fought MASCAC game on Thursday evening. After the 13th tie of the night at 54 apiece following SSU's Hamed Akanni's bucket with 1:29 left to play, MCLA (6-12, 3-3) was whistled for an offensive foul. On Salem's possession, it had two good looks to score but eventually drew a foul sending Akanni to the line with 31 ticks left. The senior made the first before missing the second setting up MCLA's final possession, trailing 55-54. After a Trailblazer timeout, guard Ruben DelRosario 0 Comments
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The Independent Investor: College Savings Accounts Are Not Risk-FreeBy Bill Schmick,
08:22PM / Thursday, January 29, 2015 | |
 A national debate over whether to tax "529" college savings plans has turned the spotlight on these plans and how they work. Do they really help parents save the money their kids will need for college? The answer depends on how they are invested and how they are managed.
Starting in 2001, the IRS offered tax benefits to middle-class families to cope with the escalating costs of college education. Thirty-four states (and the District of Columbia) also chipped in with tax breaks of their own. These savings plans work much like a 401 (K) or a Roth IRA. The after-tax money you invest in these plans will grow (or not) without being subject to federal income tax. Any money you
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'Mortdecai': Of Moustaches and MenBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
08:13PM / Thursday, January 29, 2015 | |
 Popcorn Column
by Michael S. Goldberger
Johnny Depp ponders the vagaries of moustaches and acting careers in the forgettable 'Mortdecai.' There's nothing good on TV and you've finished pondering all your forgotten lore. So you're playing with your phone, switching from the weather to Yelp and regularly checking to see if you've received any new mail in the last minute. But something's missing ... that drone of an inconsequential movie as background score to your boredom. In such case might I recommend, when available through Netflix or any of the other secondary movie purveyors, director David
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Protect Your Online Data With These Tips| 11:57AM / Thursday, January 29, 2015 | |
 In recognition of National Data Privacy Day on Jan. 28, Adams Community Bank is urging customers to take an active role in protecting their data.
"Adams Community Bank’s first priority is to protect our customers’ money and information,” said Charles P. O’Brien, president and CEO. “We use a combination of safeguards to protect our customers’ information, and we encourage our customers to partner with us in that effort.”
To help ensure the safety of personal information, Adams Community Bank suggests following these four tips:
* Create c0mplic@t3d passwords. Avoid birthdays, pet names and simple passwords
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BFAIR Sets Family Night Fun at Greylock BowlBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
11:34AM / Thursday, January 29, 2015 | |
 NORTH ADMAS, Mass. — BFAIR will host a Family Fun Night at Greylock Bowl & Golf this weekend to promote community awareness and BFAIR opportunities. The event takes place on Friday evening from 6 to 9 and includes games and raffles. Patti Messina, chairman of the fundraising committee, said this event marks Berkshire Family and Individual Resources' 20-year anniversary. "It is community awareness to just get people more acclimated or more aware of what BFAIR offers," Messina said. "At the end of January, we could always use something that gets us out of the house and get active." She said tickets at $20 will pay for everything the bowling alley and
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Clarksburg's Chapter 90 Boost Clears Way for Gates Ave BridgeBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
02:05AM / Thursday, January 29, 2015 | |
 Clarksburg officials heard good news Wednesday on the road funds front. CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The town is getting a boost in highway funds this year.
The release by Gov. Charlie Baker of $100 million in state Chapter 90 funds has put some $37,000 into the town's coffers and relieved worries about the upcoming Gates Avenue bridge project.
"They have released it and we have received confirmation from the DOT that our allotment for the fiscal year we are currently in has risen from $75,287 to $112,930," reported Town Administrator Carl McKinney on Wednesday night. "And this is really good news for us in a couple of ways, because we were at about $270,000, our
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