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The Independent Investor Credit: The Real Cause Behind The Great RecessionBy Bill Schmick,
03:10PM / Friday, May 18, 2012 | |
 It has been almost five years since the start of the financial crisis. In its second year, the so-called recovery has been disappointing, unlike any other economic cycle since World War II. At the heart of this failure lies our country's inability to recognize why this time it is truly different. That difference can be summed up in one word — credit.
We must reach back to the Great Depression to find the last time there was a large-scale banking crisis in which leverage and excess credit were the main cause of a recession. Too much credit (sometimes called leverage) is the "Achilles heel" of any economic system. Unfortunately, neither government nor the private sector has 0 Comments
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NAPD Stresses Importance Of Sharing The Road| 10:15AM / Friday, May 18, 2012 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Police Department advises motorists to be cautious of motorcyclists, as part of the Massachusetts Motorcycle Associaton's "Check Twice, Save A Life, Motorcycles Are Everywhere" campaign.
With warmer weather upon us, more motorcycles will be on the road. Motorists and motorcyclists should take extra care to share the road during this riding season. According to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the automobile driver is usually responsible for car-motorcycle crashes. The most common reason drivers reported is that they did not see the motorcycle until it was too late to avoid. The cause in the majority of these 0 Comments
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North Berkshire Methodists Celebrate Confirmation Sunday| 04:14PM / Thursday, May 17, 2012 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — New Hope United Methodist Church plans to celebrate Confirmation Sunday on May 27 during regular worship, which starts at 10 a.m.
Pastor Christa Levesque of Cheshire United Methodist Church and Rev. Yoo-Yun Cho-Chang, former pastor of First United Methodist Church of North Adams who baptized many of the youth in the congregation, will be present for Confirmation Sunday, which also happens to be Pentecost Sunday.
Pentecost is the 50th day after Easter on which the Christian church commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and others assembled in Jerusalem. It marks the beginning of the Christian church and the proclamation of its message 0 Comments
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'Dark Shadows': Eternity RevisitedBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
12:45PM / Thursday, May 17, 2012 | |
 Popcorn Column
by Michael S. Goldberger
Johnny Depp teams up with Tim Burton yet again in the vampire film 'Dark Shadows.'Explaining Johnny Depp's niche in the film world, my daughter Erin, a promising player in the New York art scene, informed that the lead in Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows" is an iconoclast for the masses. Joanne, her mother, my wife and a college professor, simply exclaimed, "I just want to see my Johnny." My obsolescence couldn't be more satisfying. Neither a fan of the series when it played the small screen from 1966 to 1971, nor of vampires in general, approaching this assignment I would then be Filmdom's Alexis de Tocqueville, an 0 Comments
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NARH Recognizes 74 Employees for Service| 11:26AM / Thursday, May 17, 2012 | |
 Employees recognized by NARH included four who have worked for the hospital for 40 years, including Jo-Ann Bernardi, Debra Wood and Gloria Felix. (Missing: Colleen ‘Midge’ Fogarty.)NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Regional Hospital recognized 74 employees at the hospital’s annual Employee Recognition Dinner on Wednesday, May 9, at the Williams Inn.
The event included an awards ceremony for employees who have given service for five years and increments of five years, including four employees who have worked at NARH for 40 years. Employees who received service awards represented a total of 1,330 years of service to the hospital.
Offering congratulations to the 0 Comments
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Clarksburg OKs Spending, New McCann CharterBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
09:18PM / Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | |
 There were plenty of places to sit at this year's town meeting. Left, new School Committee member John Solari is sworn in.CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Voters ran through the 24-questions town warrant in less than an hour on Wednesday night, passing all the articles with little discussion.
Approved was an elementary school budget of $2.414 million, a McCann Technical School assessment of $197,299 and a town budget of $1.137 million. Town meeting also endorsed the renaming of the Selectmen's meeting room in Town Hall to the Ketchum Memorial Meeting Room in honor of one of the town's early settlers.
The turnout was far leaner than the past few annual meetings, with only about 40 voters attending. 0 Comments
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Adams Veterans Seek Volunteers To Set Flags OutBy Paul Hutchinson, Community Submission
05:57PM / Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — One of the sure signs of spring is the sudden appearance of American flags in local cemeteries placed at the graves of departed veterans. This appearance is a reminder that Memorial Day is coming and the summer season is just around the corner.
In Adams, the flags are placed on the graves by local volunteers, Boy Scouts and veterans representing the American Legion Post 160 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1995. This year, the flags will be placed on Saturday, May 19, beginning at 9 a.m.
Flag coordinator John Bordeau says local volunteers are always welcome to lend a helping hand in distributing the flags. He will be at Bellevue Cemetery at 9 a.m. on Saturday to 2 Comments
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Clarksburg Elects New School Committee MemberBy Tammy Daniels,
10:20PM / Tuesday, May 15, 2012 | |
 Toting up the votes at Clarksburg Senior Center on Tuesday.CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Voters ousted the chairman of the School Committee in favor of a former school principal but returned a longtime selectman back to that board.
Some 285 voters turned out to for the polls in Tuesday's annual town election. The only races were a two-way for a three-year seat on the School Committee and a three-way battle to complete the final year of a three-year term on the Selectmen.
The biggest shakeup was on the School Committee. John Solari, a retired Drury High School principal polled 150 votes to David Berger's 120. Berger, who works at Williams College, has served on the board for 18 years. Solari, who 0 Comments
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Cummington Creamery Co-op Finds Financing SupportOld Creamery Cooperative,
06:52PM / Tuesday, May 15, 2012 | |
 CUMMINGTON, Mass. — The transition of the Old Creamery in Cummington to a community-owned cooperative grocery store took a giant leap forward this month with Florence Savings Bank's commitment to provide necessary outside financing.
Thanks to the bank's commitment, just one more fundraising task remains before the Old Creamery Co-op can purchase the business. In a drive to raise a total of $285,000 in member-owner loans or additional gifts — the final financing component — three community members have challenged the greater co-op community by promising $25,000 if member-owners pledge an additional $75,000 by the end of the month.
If this challenge is met, the co-op will be 0 Comments
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Youth Advisory Board Honored By District Attorney CapelessBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
12:01PM / Tuesday, May 15, 2012 | |
 Students Tara Sullivan and Glen Bona shared their reflections on the year of projects during the ceremony.PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Sometimes parents overreact, underreact, or just don't know what to do when it comes to cyberbullying, drinking and other teen issues.
For the past year, a group of student representatives from local high schools tried to educate not only adults but their peers about the issues.
The District Attorney's Youth Advisory Board members were honored on Tuesday morning for a series of projects they took on to give the community a younger voice on the issues.
"We needed to bring young people to the table," Carol Mulcahy, director of community outreach and 0 Comments
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