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SVMC Celebrates National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 30| 09:47AM / Thursday, April 28, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), is proud to participate with local organizations to share National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 30. The observation provides a reminder for community members to look through their medicine cabinets and safely dispose of medications that could cause harm to others. SVMC hosts a MedSafe collection box, which is available 24 hours every day for the anonymous disposal of unneeded medications. During a major renovation of the Emergency Department and Main Entrance, the box, which had been in the lobby, is located in the Emergency Department 0 Comments
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North Adams Council Rejects 'Short' Short-Term Rental OrdinanceBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:28PM / Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A councilor's effort to streamline a controversial short-term rental ordinance came to naught on Tuesday when it was sent back to committee. Councilor Ashley Shade's stripped-down ordinance would have required only two things — registration and an inspection of any units that were not owner occupied. "This wouldn't be a complete ordinance. It would be something that would continue to be worked on by the administration to expand upon that," she said. "But these two particular points I felt we shouldn't wait on." The original and lengthy ordinance has been debated and amended over the past 23 Comments
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E3 Academy Cookbook Being Reprinted Through MCLA GrantBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:11PM / Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | |
Professor Anne Goodwin says the local food collaborative was considering how to inform residents about affordable, healthy meals and realized they already had a cookbook E3 students made in 2015. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Seven years ago a group of students put together a cookbook of healthy, nutritious and affordable meals based on ingredients available at the local food pantry. It was the culmination of a project at the E3 Academy, the public schools' alternative learning program. The 10 students graduated and thought the 50 copies they bound and provided to the Al Nelson Friendship Food Pantry was done and over. But it turns out there's still a 45 Comments
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Medical Matters Weekly Welcomes Emergency Medicine Leader| 02:33PM / Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Adam Cohen, MD, the chair of Emergency Medicine and the medical director for the Emergency Department at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), will discuss the renovation and expansion of the emergency department and why emergency services are essential for a community on the next Medical Matters Weekly at noon on Wednesday, May 4. The show is produced by Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) with cooperation from Catamount Access Television (CAT-TV). Viewers can see Medical Matters Weekly on facebook.com/svmedicalcenter and facebook.com/CATTVBennington. The show is also available to view or download as 0 Comments
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McCann Student Injured in Metal Fabrication ShopStaff Reports,
12:49PM / Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A McCann Technical School student was seriously injured Wednesday morning in the metal fabrication shop. The 18-year-old girl suffered burns and was taken to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. "All we can do is confirm that an accident did occur and that the North Adams emergency services promptly arrived and administered appropriate treatment and transportation to BMC," said Superintendent James Brosnan. "The family is informed and aware of the accident." He did confirm that it was a burn injury but said privacy laws and regulations prevented him from saying more. Northern Berkshire EMS 0 Comments
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City Woman Wins Hometown Holidays Gift Basket |
Jonathan Secor had some help in pulling the winning ticket.
Congrats to Janet O'Neill of North Adams who won the big Hometown Holidays gift basket on Thursday. O'Neill won some $1,300 worth of gift certificates and merchandise.
The drawing could be entered by spending $50 downtown during the Thursday night Hometown Holiday events. Jonathan Secor of MCLA Gallery 51 said 62 people had entered the contest (including the editor of iBerkshires &mdash amazing how much cat toys cost nowadays).
Secor contacted O'Neill who was excited and surprised at winning. "No, I'm not kidding," Secor assured her
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