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North Adams Airport Hopes to Restaurant Operating Next SummerBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
02:29AM / Friday, July 19, 2019 | |
The Airport Commission established a subcommittee to develop a request for proposals for a restaurant in the new airport terminal. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city hopes to release a request for proposals for the airport terminal restaurant in the fall. The Airport Commission agreed Tuesday to form a subcommittee to flesh out what restrictions and preferences it wants to place in the RFP. "Ideally what I would like to see happen, from a timeline standpoint, let's form a subcommittee, finalize what we want, and get this before the commission," Chairman Jeffrey Naughton said. "Then we can move forward and issue it." Last month, 0 Comments
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Memorial Statue Unveiled at North Adams LibraryBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
01:13AM / Friday, July 19, 2019 | |
Mary Ann Abuisi displays an image of the bronze plaque that will be added to the statue of two children reading. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The late Judith Ann "Jody" LaFortune Gottwald will be remembered for her love of books, reading and libraries. The city native was memorialized on Thursday with the unveiling of a bronze statue of two children reading a book set by the East Main Street entrance of the North Adams Public Library where she began her long career as a librarian. The bronze was a gift from Mary Ann LaFortune Abuisi, who remembered how she and her sister would walk from their East Main home to the library on a regular 0 Comments
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McGuire Scores 45 in Drury's Giorgi League Win| 08:55PM / Thursday, July 18, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Scott McGuire Jr. scored 45 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Thursday to lead Drury to a 68-45 win over Hoosac Valley in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League. McGuire also blocked a couple of shots for the Blue Devils in the win at the Armory. Izaha Stubbs scored 25 points for Hoosac Valley. Thursday's other scheduled game, between McCann Tech and Monument Mountain, resulted in a win by forfeit for the Hornets. On Wednesday in the men's division, Waterman's Excavating beat Maselli/Bedard Bros., 61-55, and iBerkshires.com picked up a forfeit win against Rivers Lawn Care/Timeless Training. Waterman's got 16 points from 0 Comments
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The Independent Investor: Paid Family & Medical Leave OverdueBy Bill Schmick,
04:28PM / Thursday, July 18, 2019 | |
 Paid family and medical leave are long-overdue in this country What do the United States, Papua New Guinea and Oman have in common? Those are the only three countries in the world that do not legally obligate employers or taxpayers to pay for maternity leave. Many American businesspeople will hide behind a knee-jerk response to the above statement: "We are a free-market society," they will argue, "and paid leave is paramount to just another form of socialism." Good try, but that old argument is no longer based in facts. Free markets have given way to corporate socialism in this country, while corporations are now legally considered to have the same 0 Comments
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Clarksburg Sets Vote for School Merger ProposalBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
03:59AM / Thursday, July 18, 2019 | |
 CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Select Board on Wednesday afternoon set the date for a special town meeting to vote on the next steps toward a school district merger with Stamford, Vt. The special town meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 31, at 6:30 p.m. at Clarksburg School. Stamford last week voted overwhelmingly to continue research on what it would take to merge the two schools. The vote was for the so-called Option 3 — a recommendation by Public Consulting Group and school officials in both towns to fully merge to better utilize both school buildings. That decision, however, raised some protest in Stamford where town meeting voters questioned 1 Comment
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Great Music and More at Tanglewood, Sevenars, Berkshire High Peaks FestivalBy Stephen Dankner, Guest Column
11:33AM / Wednesday, July 17, 2019 | |
 As Tanglewood enters its third week, stellar performances will take center stage in Ozawa Hall and in the Koussevitsky Shed. Why go? To experience world-class instrumental soloists, the Boston Symphony and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra perform chamber and orchestral masterworks by iconic masters Schumann, Brahms, Ravel, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Debussy, Gershwin, Stravinsky, Wagner and Tchaikovsky.
Add to the above an inspiring world premiere featuring Metropolitan Opera diva Reneé Fleming, baritone Rod Gilfry, and the Boston Symphony, led by maestro Andris Nelsons in composer Kevin Puts' orchestral song cycle "The Brightness of Light." The powerful and deeply
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Studs Turkel Makes Music, Caroline Rose Switches Genres and MoreBy Grace Lichtenstein, Guest Column
11:03AM / Wednesday, July 17, 2019 | |
 A wonderful pops and dance week in the Berkshires is upon us. There is an original musical based on Studs Terkel's amazing oral history "Working," folk and pop acts at the highest level, Mark Morris at the Pillow, and twilight jazz on Edith Wharton's terrace. The pluses outweigh the minuses — the main minus being Patti Lupone's cancellation at the Mahaiwe. (She's still recuperating from hip replacement surgery, according to an announcement.) Lupone promises to reschedule. Berkshire Theatre Group "Working: A Musical" is based on Studs Terkel's brilliant collection of interviews chronicling the lives of ordinary Americans. It was first produced
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Estate Plans Can Help You Answer Questions About the FutureSubmitted by Edward Jones,
10:48AM / Wednesday, July 17, 2019 | |
 The word "estate" conjures images of great wealth, which may be one of the reasons so many people don't develop estate plans. After all, they're not rich, so why make the effort? In reality, though, if you have a family, you can probably benefit from estate planning, whatever your asset level. And you may well find that a comprehensive estate plan can help you answer some questions you may find unsettling – or even worrisome.
Here are a few of these questions:
* What will happen to my children? With luck, you (and your co-parent, if you have one) will be alive and well at least until your children reach the age of majority (either 18 or 21, depending on where you
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Dalton Softball Tourney to Highlight Busy Weekend in Youth SportsiBerkshires.com Sports,
06:03AM / Wednesday, July 17, 2019 | |
 “Lazy days of summer”? Not for local youngsters on a variety of travel sports teams. This weekend will be filled with tournament play on softball and baseball diamonds near and far. One of the biggest local softball events of the year gets under way on Friday in Dalton, where 26 teams will compete in four age divisions at the 10th annual Dalton CRA Invitational. Titles will be awarded in 10-and-under, 12U, 14U and 16U age groups. Local teams in action include the hosts from Dalton, Great Barrington, the Berkshire Blaze, Berkshire Force and Adams-Cheshire-Savoy Swat. The action gets underway on Friday. Pool play continues through Saturday in all 0 Comments
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North Adams Public Safety Committee Advises Parking on AshlandBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
01:20AM / Wednesday, July 17, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Public Safety Committee voted to recommend metered parking on the east side of Ashland Street during a brief meeting on Tuesday. The request had been made to the Traffic Commission more than a year ago by Glenn Maloney on behalf of Very Good Property Development, which owns one of the buildings on that side of the street. Maloney said allowing parking in what is now a no-parking zone would allow more convenience for not only his building but other commercial businesses on the street. The matter was before the Traffic Commission twice before it also voted in May to recommend the City Council approve the seven metered spots between 1 Comment
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Mount Greylock, Drury Earn Giorgi League Wins| 10:55PM / Tuesday, July 16, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Liam Brady had a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds Tuesday to help the Mount Greylock boys earn a 55-33 win over Monument Mountain in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League. Toby Foehl scored a game-high 19, and Mitchell Jezouit just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine boards; Jezouit also blocked three shots. Monument Mountain was led by Zach Goffin with 12 points and 12 rebounds. In Tuesday's other high school division game, Scott McGuire Jr. scored 21 to lead Drury to a 53-33 win over McCann Tech. Tim Brazeau backed up McGuire with 11 points and eight rebounds. The Hornets were led by Bruce Davis with 12 0 Comments
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New Bedford Pulls Away Late to Top SteepleCats| 10:39PM / Tuesday, July 16, 2019 | |
 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- New Bedford scored four times in the bottom of the eighth to pull away for a 9-4 win over the North Adams on Tuesday in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Joseph Porricelli went 2-for-4 with a home run, and Shane Muntz was 3-for-4 with a double in the loss. The SteepleCats used four pitchers in the loss. Starter Ben Shields went four innings, allowing one run on two hits against four strikeouts. North Adams (18-11) is back on the road Wednesday, traveling to Sanford, Maine. 0 Comments
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