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The Independent Investor: Estate Planning Is for All of UsBy Bill Schmick,
02:32PM / Friday, October 05, 2018 | |
 Here is a trick question. What did Aretha Franklin, Tupac Shakur, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Lincoln have in common? They are all famous people who died without a will. In the case of the "Queen of Soul," she died in August leaving $80 million and according to Michigan state law, those assets should eventually be divided up among her four children. In the meantime, the entire estate must go through the probate process, which is both expensive and time-consuming. Some other famous people who failed to prepare their heirs and beneficiaries for their eventual death are: Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Howard Hughes Sonny Bono, James Brown, Prince, and Michael 0 Comments
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AG Healey Touts Record, Endorses Harrington for District AttorneyBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
01:40PM / Friday, October 05, 2018 | |
Andrea Harrington speaks to supporters at Democratic campaign headquarters on North Street. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Attorney General Maura Healey stressed the importance of voting at the local level during her stop at Democratic campaign headquarters on North Street this past Monday. "School committee, mayor, Legislature, city council, so many of the policies in our country are determined at the local level and state level," she told one supporter who was asking what she could do to effect change. "Congress is important but don't lose sight of every election mattering." That includes voting for district attorney as Healey endorsed 0 Comments
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Clarksburg School Making Slow Progress on RepairsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
01:21AM / Friday, October 05, 2018 | |
The lift on the first floor offers access to the top corridor but not to the cafeteria downstairs. People in adaptive devices have to go outside and down the sidewalk to the back entrance. CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Officials and volunteers are still working out the kinks on an ambitious plan to make necessary renovations to Clarksburg School.
There was a rush of volunteers in the wake of last year's failed school vote but progress has been slow — hampered by lack of funding, bidding procedures and lines of communication between town and school officials.
"The town is the school, the school is the town, it's never going to be successful if it's an us versus
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Mangiardi Hat Trick Lifts MCLA Women| 09:33PM / Thursday, October 04, 2018 | |
 ONEONTA, N.Y. -- Taconic graduate Lauren Mangiardi netted a hat trick and Kate Mancini added a pair of goals as the MCLA women's soccer team cruised past Cobleskill, 6-1, Wednesday. Mancini opened the scoring in the 18th minute as she scored an unassisted goal for her first of the season. Ten minutes later, Mangiardi collected a Caitlyn Maloney feed and deposited in the goal to make it 2-0. She then connected on a blast from 30 yards out just 25 seconds later to give MCLA (3-7) a 3-0 lead. The Fighting Tigers (4-7) got one back on Leigha LaTourette's goal in the 38th minute, but MCLA would go into halftime with a commanding 3-1 edge. Mancini and 0 Comments
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'The Wife': Anatomy of a MarriageBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
04:14PM / Thursday, October 04, 2018 | |
 We all know one or more couples who confound us entirely; folks who appear to be tragically immersed in a marriage made in Hell, and yet, for none of the usual rationalizations, like kids money or religion, persevere in their obviously troubled plight. But don't you dare voice your criticism and pretend to know something about their arrangement. For there is pride of ownership in marital dysfunction. And as my never-married Aunt Millie was always so readily fond of informing, odd glint in her eye, "No one knows what goes on behind closed doors." You will read all of this and more into the emotive-rich facial expressions of Glenn Close as Joan Castleman, the 0 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Columbus Day| 10:18AM / Thursday, October 04, 2018 | |
Dióscoro Teófilo Puebla Tolín's 'First landing of Columbus on the Shores of the New World,' at San Salvador, W.I., Oct. 12, 1492, from 1862. Columbus Day is a state holiday being observed Monday, Oct. 8, to commemorate Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas on Oct. 12, 1492.
Columbus' voyage had been celebrated on significant anniversaries but did not become an official holiday until being recognized by Colorado in 1905. It was declared a federal holiday in 1937.
Not all states recognize Columbus Day. Some local and state governments have alternative Native American or indigenous peoples' days to reflect that others had
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Phone Scammers Targeting Berkshire County Residents| 10:03AM / Thursday, October 04, 2018 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Authorities are warning Berkshire County residents about a telephone scam targeting elderly victims. Berkshire District Attorney Paul J. Caccaviello says several people have fallen victim to the scam in which the caller poses as a relative or the attorney of a relative that has been involved in an accident where someone else has been injured. The caller claims the relative is in need of bail money, legal fees and medical expenses. Those making the fake calls have been operating out of the state of Florida, but the phone numbers they are using have an area code of 202, which is located in Washington, D.C. Caccaviello is asking anyone who may 1 CommentRead More >> |
North Adams Restaurant Gains Approval With Addition of ParkingBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
08:15PM / Wednesday, October 03, 2018 | |
The undersized fiberglass steeple will be removed. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Planning Board on Monday approved a parking plan for the proposed Loom restaurant on Massachusetts Avenue that is connected to the Tourists resort. Executive Chef Cortney Burns and Eric Kerns, a partner in Tourists, had appeared before the board in September seeking approval of the transformation of the former Our Lady of Incarnation Church into a farm-to-table restaurant for the resort. The plans, however, did not include parking and the proposal was delayed until a variance could be obtained or a new plan submitted. On Monday, the board gave the OK to a parking lot with spaces 0 Comments
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Biz Briefs: Tunnel City Coffee Opens Fall Art Show| 02:11PM / Wednesday, October 03, 2018 | |
 Coffee and art Sarah Sutro and Dorothea Osborn present their abstract paintings at Tunnel City Coffee in downtown Williamstown this fall, featuring rich watercolors and imaginative takes on scientific themes. Sutro's abstracted realist paintings recall memories of existence among peaceful landscapes, while Osborn's macro-paintings delve into life at the cellular level, sharing the beauty of biology’s smallest divisions. The show runs from the beginning of October through the end of December.
Influenced by artists Paul Klee, Georgia O'Keefe, and John Singer Sargent, Sutro finds inspiration in the outside world, oceanscapes and
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North Adams Happenings: Oct. 3-9| 12:14PM / Wednesday, October 03, 2018 | |
 North Adams Happenings: October 3 - 9 Save the Date October 11
Hardman Lecture: Maria Hinojosa
Church Street Center, Eleanor Furst Roberts Auditorium
413.662.5224
7pm
Free!
As a reporter who was the first Latina in many newsrooms, Maria Hinojosa
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Can You Count on a Bountiful Investment 'Harvest'?Submitted by Edward Jones,
11:52AM / Wednesday, October 03, 2018 | |
 We're officially in autumn – the season when we bring in what we planted in the spring. But the concept of planting and gathering isn't confined to agriculture. In fact, it can be used in many walks of life, including investing. So what can you do to help work toward a successful investment "harvest"?
Here is (not quite) a bushel of ideas:
Plant the right "seeds." When farmers plant specific crops, they know about what to expect – how long it will take for them to grow, how much yield they will produce, and so on. When you invest, you too need to plant "seeds" by choosing investments that are designed to help meet your goals. For example,
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Berkshire Health Systems Has 'Legitimate Concerns' With Ballot QuestionBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
03:58AM / Wednesday, October 03, 2018 | |
Berkshire Medical Center says not all the staff are on board with Question 1, providing a group photo to prove it. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Medical Center officials estimate that it'll cost the hospital $22.8 million if Question 1 is passed. Voters will decide in November whether to legally mandate specific ratios of registered nurses to patients. Berkshire Health Systems is opposing the question, fearing the costs will prove to be detrimental to the services it provides. "It requires us to hire between 120 and 130 registered nurses. Do the math, it is about $20 million for Berkshire Medical Center. It is a lot of money," President and CEO 3 Comments
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