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Moresi & Associates Expands, Looks to New VenturesBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
03:58AM / Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | |
David Moresi, left, at his new offices in the Norad Mill. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Moresi started flipping one house at a time nearly 20 years ago. That seems a bit far away now as Moresi & Associates moves into an expansive office space in his Norad Mill and now employees about 30 people. The local developer hadn't planned on moving offices, or buying a 100,000-square-foot historic mill, or being engaged in a half-dozen (at least) different ventures ranging from restaurants to college housing. Rather than a straight line, Moresi and his company have taken a circuitous path, shifting and adapting as the economy has changed and opportunities 0 Comments
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Clarksburg/Stamford School Merger Committee Reviews Draft StudyBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
01:08AM / Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | |
STAMFORD, Vt. — Voters in Stamford and Clarksburg, Mass., may not have all the details on a school merger when it comes time to vote.
The Interstate Merger Committee may also recommend a presentation on only two options rather than the three that consultants Public Consulting Group were charged to research.
Those issues were raised Monday during a preliminary review of the findings made by PCG on the feasibility of merging the towns' two elementary schools.
A full presentation of the findings will be made in Clarksburg on May 15 at 6:30 p.m.; the committee and stakeholders will meet with PCG representatives next week for a four-hour workshop to go through the findings and
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Stop & Shop Strike Ends With Tentative AgreementStaff Reports, iBerkshires Staff
09:37AM / Monday, April 22, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Stop & Shop employees returned to work Monday as grocery chain and the union representing them reached a tentative agreement on Sunday. The strike lasted 11 days before a breakthrough in talks occurred late Easter Sunday. Membership will still have to vote on the contract for the protest to officially end. The three Stop & Shops in the Berkshires were open limited hours during the strike and some services were not available. "This is a very positive development that we could not have achieved without your unyielding support," reads a post on the UFCW Facebook page. "Please, stay closely tuned to this page over the 0 Comments
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McCann Recognized for Female Student Participation in AP Computer ScienceBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
02:24AM / Monday, April 22, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical School has earned a First College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award. The school was notified of the award last month it was being recognized for the high female representation in AP Computer Science Courses. "We really weren't expecting this. It just happened organically that we had the right female enrollment and female success in that program," Principal Justin Kratz said on Thursday. "So we're very pleased to hear about it ... and we are very proud." Eligible schools must have either 50 percent or higher female representation in one of the two AP computer science courses or a 0 Comments
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Restaurateur Switches Up Career With Dave's Package StoreBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
07:54AM / Sunday, April 21, 2019 | |
Dave's Package Store was freshened with new paint and siding, the addition of craft beers and wines, and a popular drive-up window. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dave Atwell is celebrating a successful year in his new business venture. The longtime owner of Desperados decided he wanted to get out of the restaurant business and after selling his business over a year ago came upon another opportunity. "Nineteen years of being in the restaurant business and I was looking for something different," Atwell said. "I’ve always liked this location. It has always been a liquor store and I thought I could clean it up and make it 0 Comments
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State Officials Issue Reminder About Intoxicate Driving Ahead of 4/20Staff Reports,
08:53AM / Saturday, April 20, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The first "4/20" day with open recreational marijuana dispensaries has prompted a warning from the state Cannabis Control Commission to relax, take it easy, man. April 20, 4/20, has become somewhat of a holiday among marijuana users and in states that legalized recreational use prior, rallies and events were held to commemorate the day. Locally, three recreational shops have opened and are planning specials and entertainment. The Cannabis Control Commission, the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, the Massachusetts Major City Police Chiefs Association, the Commonwealth 0 Comments
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Clarksburg Finance Committee Has Questions on School BudgetBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
07:46AM / Saturday, April 20, 2019 | |
 CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Finance Committee and School Department are working through the budget for fiscal 2020 and trying to determine where some $94,000 in retirement insurance for should land. The Finance Committee wants it coming of the school's budget since it relates to retired school employees but the School Department believes it should be the town's line item. Committee member Mark Denault said the line item had been covered by school-choice funds last year with the agreement it would become a school expense. "I can go back and we can get our minutes," he said at Thursday's meeting. "But it was definitely talked about it, 0 Comments
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MCLA Softball Team Earns Sweep| 06:25AM / Saturday, April 20, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The MCLA softball team allowed just one run all afternoon as they swept past the visiting Worcester State Lancers 8-0 and 7-1 Friday in MASCAC action. The Trailblazers improved to 10-18 overall but are now 5-5 in the conference. The Lancers drop to 6-30 overall and are 5-7 in the conference. Game One The opening game was scoreless after two innings of play. The Trailblazers finally broke through with four runs in the third inning to take control. Kaylyn Holliday started the scoring with an RBI single scoring Kayla Baker for a 1-0 lead. Erika Quackenbush ripped another RBI single scoring Kara Adams to make it 2-0. MCLA would add two more runs 0 Comments
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New 'Dumbo' Left This Mom With Dry EyesBy Rebecca Dravis,
09:12PM / Friday, April 19, 2019 | |
 When I first heard that Disney was making a live-action version of "Dumbo," I was pretty skeptical. After all, the main characters in this movie are animals, so unless Disney was going to venture into the territory of creepy "talking" real-life creatures, how were they going to pull this one off? They didn't. First the good news: Disney WAS able to create a story that didn't require creepy talking real-life animals, thank goodness. Instead, they used very cool special effects to create Dumbo and his mother, and the results of that were pretty spectacular. Dumbo, with his awkward-but-somehow-adorable ears and soulful eyes was as lifelike as possible - and he
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Ashland Street Initiative to Beautify Corridor From MCLA to Main StreetStaff Reports,
05:46PM / Friday, April 19, 2019 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Two years ago, a group of community activists launched a fund drive to transform historic Eagle Street. The NAMAzing Eagle Street Project revamped a sad park with art and plantings, created a mobile pocket park that in turn inspired a weekly coffee gathering, and installed signage to mark the unique nature of the short span. Now it's Ashland Street's turn. "The project would kind of enhance the opportunity for people coming down and beautify the area," said Amanda Chilson, a team leader, in the project's introductory video. The roadway doesn't have quite the same historical cachet as Eagle 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Investors Reach for New HighsBy Bill Schmick,
03:10PM / Friday, April 19, 2019 | |
 The stock market won't quit. It has been on a tear since the day after Christmas. It feels like it wants to keep climbing. That would be a fairly simple feat at this point, since we are only a percent or so away from regaining those historical highs. What will happen once we get there.? You may ask why am I so confident that the markets won't just give up the ghost right here, right now? A look under the hood at the underlying sectors that make up the market indices gives me a clue. Let's take the semiconductor sector. Throughout the last year or more, semiconductors, a sub-segment of the technology area of the market, have led stocks higher (and lower) time and time 0 Comments
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Berkshire Money Management Adviser Becomes Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor| 10:35AM / Friday, April 19, 2019 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — Berkshire Money Management's youngest teammate has recently become a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor.
Nate Tomkiewicz, 22, who began as a BMM intern three years ago, has recently completed a rigorous course program through the College for Financial Planning, which gives him specialized skills to guide retirees through their retirement by identifying the potential roadblocks — passing assets to heirs, navigating the complex world of healthcare, Social Security — that they may encounter.
Tomkiewicz also be able to help retirees take advantage of opportunities as they move into the next — and arguably the most important — phase
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