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Leadership, Networking Program Maintains, Expands Ties During PandemicBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
10:25AM / Friday, June 05, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — For more than a decade, Linda Dulye has been on a mission to provide leadership development and networking opportunities for young professionals. That mission did not end when a global pandemic turned those professionals' working lives upside down. If anything, it intensified. "COVID-19 had a silver lining," the founder of the Dulye Leadership Experience said recently. "I know that's an unusual thing to say. "I was in paralysis when work from home and isolation happened because we were doing in-person programming. Then we had to move and improvise. A lot of amazing alumni and volunteers were there to help us. 0 Comments
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The Retired Investor: Will Jobs Come Back Postpandemic?By Bill Schmick,
09:14PM / Thursday, June 04, 2020 | |
 As this week's job report looms ever closer, investors have become inured over data showing job losses in the multimillions. The present thinking among economists, strategists and politicians is that all these jobs will come back. The question is when. Readers need to realize that prior to the onset of the pandemic, the unemployment rate at 3.5 percent was a historically low level. The spread of COVID-19 forced the country's economy to shut down. The first Americans to lose their jobs were those low-paid workers in the service industries, those that could not work from home. Fortunately, the government's response was to provide fiscal stimulus (in the form of extended and 0 Comments
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Miss Hall's School Graduates 60 Students| 12:45PM / Thursday, June 04, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sixty students, including sixteen from Berkshire County and nearby communities, graduated on Sunday, May 31, during Miss Hall’s School's 2020 graduation. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the program this year was held online, with students and their families from around the globe joining via Zoom. The event, which was also live-streamed, included remarks from Board of Trustees President Nancy Gustafson Ault, MHS Class of 1973; Head of School Julia Heaton; Senior Class President Ria Kedia of Pittsfield; and School President Ayla Wallace of York, Pa. Actress Jayne Atkinson, selected by the class as its speaker, sent special words of wisdom to the
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Berkshires Beat: Humane Society Launches Annual 'Choose Your Subaru' Raffle| 12:18PM / Thursday, June 04, 2020 | |
 Humane Society raffle Berkshire Humane Society and Haddad Subaru have launched their eighth annual "Choose Your Subaru" car raffle. One lucky winner will have their choice of a 2021 Subaru Crosstrek Limited, Forester Premium or Outback Premium with a value up to $33,000. Tickets are $40 each or three for $100 and can be purchased by credit card by calling the shelter at 413-447-7878, ext. 131. Berkshire Humane Society will send ticket stubs to purchasers. The raffle is limited to 2,400 tickets. If a minimum of 1,000 tickets are not sold, the raffle will convert to a 50/50 drawing of net proceeds. The winner will be drawn on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 1 p.m. at the shelter at 214
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UPDATED: Preschool, Kindergarten Registrations Scheduled Around County| 12:03PM / Thursday, June 04, 2020 | |
 Berkshire County schools are scheduling and re-scheduling preschool and kindergarten registration dates and procedures for the 2020-21 school year. Schools can send their information to info@iberkshires.com to be included on this list.
All students, regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or homelessness, have equal access to the general education program and the full range of any occupational, vocational programs offered by public school districts. Clarksburg Clarksburg parents can now begin to register their youngsters for kindergarten. Children must be 5 years old as of Aug. 31. Call the school office
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Pittsfield Co-op Taps Vice President-Mortgage Advisor| 11:44AM / Thursday, June 04, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Spring Burke has been appointed to the position of vice president-mortgage advisor for the Pittsfield Cooperative Bank's Lending Division. Burke, a seasoned veteran, joins the bank with many years of experience in the banking industry, working for Canaan National and Salisbury Bank for more than 20 years. A highly accomplished originator, she is skilled in every aspect of the loan process and has a wide range of mortgage product knowledge as well as bank policies and procedures. Burke also possesses an extensive background in leadership and has been recognized as a top producer and has received the 5 Star Award from Connecticut Magazine and was
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Lenox Library Hosting 'Where the Wild Things Are' StoryWalk| 11:36AM / Thursday, June 04, 2020 | |
 LENOX, Mass. — The Lenox Library will offer a StoryWalk, a safe, social distancing-friendly activity, for the community to enjoy from June 8-14. Laminated pages from the Caldecott Award-winning children's book "Where the Wild Things Are," written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, will be placed in storefront windows or attached to wooden stakes along an outdoor path throughout downtown Lenox. The StoryWalk will begin at the Lenox Community Center (65 Walker St.) and end at the Library (18 Main St). Participants are asked to pre-print or view the full route map online. Participants also are advised to practice social distancing as they walk to the various stops
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Berkshire Museum's 'Art of the Hills' Will Open On Time, Online| 11:01AM / Thursday, June 04, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Despite COVID-19 restrictions, Berkshire Museum’s featured summer exhibit, "Art of the Hills: Narrative," will open on its previously scheduled date, Saturday, June 6, with one major modification: Instead of hanging on the plaster walls of the community museum’s galleries each selected work will be displayed on the simulated walls of an immersive, high-resolution 3D rendering. Visitors to the virtual exhibit will feel as if they are touring the museum’s galleries thanks to a cutting-edge technique that combines a three-dimensional digital model with crisp, colorful images of the artists' work and user-friendly navigation. The
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State Releases Guidelines for Childcare, Starts Allowing Family Visits to Nursing HomesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:11PM / Wednesday, June 03, 2020 | |
 BOSTON — Child care is going to look different as facilities begin to reopen in the second phase of the commonwealth's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, but one element of elder care will start getting back to normal under guidelines released on Tuesday. Commissioner of Early Education and Care Samantha Aigner-Treworgy and Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders joined Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday at his daily press availability. Aigner-Treworgy laid out a number of the guidelines on child-care programs that were released on Monday. Sudders explained the rules that will let assisted living facilities to start allowing family members to visit 1 Comment
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Summer Celebration in Drury High Graduation PlansBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
08:40AM / Wednesday, June 03, 2020 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Drury High School graduates will be getting their diplomas via a car parade on June 11 but school officials confirmed there will be a celebration later this summer. Several other schools are holding their graduations or a celebration after July 19, the date set by the state Department of Education to allow for outside ceremonies that abide by health guidelines because of COVID-19. Last week's announcement of a car parade led to grumbling over the weekend from parents and students who had also expected a delayed graduation ceremony. Principal Timothy Callahan said he and class adviser Christopher Caproni had met with the class 0 Comments
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North Adams Schools Preparing for Dire Budget CutsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
02:47AM / Wednesday, June 03, 2020 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The School Department is preparing three scenarios for budget reductions in anticipation of expected cuts in state education aid because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Business Administrator Carrie Burnett presented the School Committee with 10 percent, 12.5 percent and 15 percent of across the board reductions on Tuesday night. The committee will be holding a workshop on Monday to discuss ways to meet the second and third targets. "It's based on preliminary information that we have coming from the state, as far as where our numbers might be coming from," Burnett said. "It's a very fluid situation. And we felt 2 Comments
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