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Top 5 Tips for Snow Blower Safety| 10:00AM / Monday, January 16, 2023 | |
 Vermont receives an average of 89 inches of snow every winter, so it’s a good time for a refresher on snow blower safety. While our snow-removal machines are helpful, they can be dangerous too. In fact, the majority of winter hand injuries relate to the use of a snow blower. They add up to thousands of injuries each year. Here are the top five tips for snow blower safety: Dress appropriately. Warm well-fitting clothes are a must. Anything loose or dangling, like a scarf, could become tangled in the machinery and cause an accident. Footwear with good traction is also important, as slip and fall injuries are common, as well. Ear plugs or noise-canceling headphones will help
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MCLA Athletics to Celebrate 2023 National Girls and Women in Sports Day| 08:15AM / Monday, January 16, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— Massachusetts College Of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Athletics will host two events on Feb. 4 to celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) – an initiative that dates back to 1987 to encourage the participation of girls and women in sports. Clinic registration is open until Jan. 29. Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023: Pickleball Clinic & Tournament for Women 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the James T. Amsler Campus Center Gym: Sports Clinic for girls in grades 3-8 Softball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, and volleyball 12-4 p.m. in the James T. Amsler Campus Center Gym Advanced registration and payment 0 Comments
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Automan Sam Brings Car Customization to North Adams By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:10AM / Monday, January 16, 2023 | |
Sam Poeuk opened Automan Sam on State Street in 2020. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — We have all had those slow-to-start days when we wake up in the morning groggy and unprepared for the day ahead. We brew our coffee or tea and wander outside and remember it's winter and the windshield is frosted over, so we begrudgingly grab our scraper and brave the cold. There is another option — use a remote starter and sit inside enjoying a warm beverage as the windshield thaws You can have one installed at Automan Sam, which can also customize your vehicle to best fit your needs. The auto salon at 303 State St. sells and installs mobile 4 Comments
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SVHC Weekly Health Update: Jan 13| 04:26PM / Sunday, January 15, 2023 | |
 January 13, 2023 #8 in SVHC's 8-Week Healthy Holiday Challenge Physical Therapy Assistant Jason Howland, PTA, of SVMC Outpatient Therapy delivers the last challenge in SVHC's 8-Week Healthy Holiday Challenge. Post your progress on social media with 0 Comments
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Gabriel Abbott Memorial Student Recognized for Service Leadership| 10:31AM / Sunday, January 15, 2023 | |
FLORIDA, Mass. — Lael Pavlak, an eighth grader from Gabriel Abbott Memorial School was recently selected as Florida's 2023 Project 351 Ambassador for her ethic of service and values of kindness, compassion, humility, and gratitude. According to a press release, Project 351 is a non-profit organization that empowers a youth-led movement for change powered by an eighth-grade student representing every city and town in Massachusetts. "Lael is a student that is always concerned about how she can help others. She was just a natural choice to be Project 351 ambassador," said Tim Rougeau, Lael's English and Social Studies teacher. On Jan. 14, Pavlak will unite with
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Carpenter, Framingham State Top MCLA| 10:23PM / Saturday, January 14, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Katty Haidul scored 18 points, and Mount Everett graduate Gwen Carpenter passed out four assists Saturday to lead the Framingham State women's basketball team to a 69-43 win over MCLA. Hailey Peabody scored 14 points to lead the Trailblazers (3-12, 0-3 MASCAC), who go to Salem State on Wednesday. Men's Basketball NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Noah Yearsley scored 24 points to lead MCLA to a 64-60 win over Framingham State. Mamadou Diallo had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Trailblazers (6-7, 2-1), who go to Salem State on Wednesday. 0 Comments
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Small Business Administration Offers Veteran Certification Program| 11:40AM / Saturday, January 14, 2023 | |
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration began accepting applications through the Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) program as part of the Biden-Harris administration's commitment to expanding access to resources for Veterans and other underserved populations. The improvements in the customer experience for Veteran entrepreneurs and business owners made by VetCert will build upon the $25 billion in government contract spending with service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses in fiscal 2021. "The SBA's new Veteran small business certification program is designed with our commitment to
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MCLA Panel to Explore Art, Race, Nationality and Gender | 10:55AM / Friday, January 13, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College Of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Arts & Culture (MAC) will host a panel discussion, "Modes of Relationship," focused on art, race, nationality, and gender on Jan. 26, 2023, with artist-in-residence WANG Chen and Mikayla Patton, artist-in-residence at The Studios at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA). The discussion will take place at 5 p.m. at the MCLA Design Lab on 49 Main St. The event is free and open to the public. The panelists will reflect on the contemporary art world that insists on the ideas of authenticity and identity in their work. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. 0 Comments
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Flu Shots Still Available at Big Y Pharmacies| 08:11AM / Friday, January 13, 2023 | |
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Big Y Pharmacy and Wellness Centers have administered over 30,000 flu shots this year, a record number for the chain. Health officials continue to make another urgent push to encourage the public to get vaccinated. In the US, this flu season has been one of the most significant in recent memory with nearly 20 million illnesses, 210,000 hospitalizations and 13,000 deaths from flu so far, according to CDC estimates. Experts say it's not too late to get vaccinated. Each Big Y Pharmacy location still offers flu vaccines, no appointment is necessary. In addition to their flu vaccinations that continue to increase daily, Big Y Pharmacies have 0 Comments
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BMC North Adams Campus Renal Dialysis Nurse Earns DAISY Award| 01:46PM / Thursday, January 12, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) Renal Dialysis nurse Michael Tessier, RN, has received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, a national nursing recognition program that has been adopted by thousands of hospitals to honor individual nurses who have had a tremendous impact on patient care. Tessier, who serves in the Renal Dialysis Center at the North Adams Campus of BMC, was honored for the compassion and above and beyond care he provided for a Renal patient who was facing end of life, according to a press release. According to one of the nominations submitted for Tessier, "Recently a patient who receives dialysis in North Adams was 0 Comments
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Regional Lawmaker See Possibilities in Northern Tier Passenger Rail By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
04:57AM / Thursday, January 12, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Western Mass lawmakers say a $2 billion price tag for passenger rail across the Northern Tier isn't high compared to past projects and would be a significant economic boost to a region long ignored. Preliminary estimates to develop the passenger line between North Adams and Boston is estimated between $1 billion and $2 billion (in 2027 dollars) over a three- to five-year period. "When I see an investment of $2.1 billion compared to what we have put into roads and bridges and all the other things that would improve access on our roadways to get to Boston or the eastern part of the state, this to me is a very small 1 Comment
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North Adams Bridge to Be Dedicated to Slain Capitol Police Officer Billy EvansStaff Reports,
05:25PM / Wednesday, January 11, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Among the last bills signed by outgoing Gov. Charlie Baker was an order dedicating a bridge on Route 2 for the late Capitol Police Officer Billy Evans. The bill filed by state Rep. John Barrett III will designate the Greylock bridge near West's Variety as the William F. Evans Memorial Bridge. Evans, 41, was killed in the line of duty on April 2, 2021, when a man rammed his car into at a barrier on the north side of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., then got out and lunged at officers with a knife. He was a city native who later grew up in Clarksburg and graduated from Drury High School in 1998. He was buried in Bellevue Cemetery in 0 Comments
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