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Don't leave your IRA to the IRSSubmitted by Edward Jones,
12:30PM / Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | |
 If you've invested in an IRA for many decades, it may well turn into a key source of income for your retirement. Still, you might not deplete your IRA in your lifetime, especially if you also have a pension or a 401(k) and other investment income. So, if your IRA still has sizable assets after your passing, it would likely end up in your estate plan. If you leave your IRA to grown children or other family members, could they be hit with a big tax bill? Here's a little background: Up until the Secure Act of 2019, those who inherited traditional IRAs could extend their required withdrawals over their lifetimes, which stretched out the annual taxes due on these withdrawals. But 0 Comments
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MCLA Receives Grant for New Equipment From Mass Life Sciences Center Staff Reports ,
05:40AM / Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) has received a $626,536 Workforce Development Grant from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC). Over the next two years, this grant will fund the purchase of essential equipment for the College's biology and chemistry programs. MCLA was previously awarded $253,542 from MLSC in 2022 to support its equipment needs. MLSC seeks to further the development and expansion of life sciences education in post-secondary institutions to effectively prepare students for high-demand career opportunities in the life sciences industries. As MCLA joins this initiative, the College's 0 Comments
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MCLA Volleyball Wins in Sweep| 05:39PM / Saturday, October 21, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Anais Badio and Lee's Elizabeth Brown each had 12 kills Saturday to lead the MCLA volleyball team to a three-set win over Salem State. Brown served four aces in the 25-12, 25-22, 25-12 win. MCLA (15-3, 4-1 MASCAC) is at Bridgewater State on Wednesday. Women's Soccer FITCHBURG, Mass. -- Kylie DeMaio and Alyssa Porter each scored a goal as MCLA tied Fitchburg State, 2-2. Wahconah graduate Eva Eberwein stopped 12 shots for the Trailblazers (3-8-3, 0-5-1), who finish the regular season at Bridgewater State on Saturday. 0 Comments
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Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum Poster SeriesStaff Reports ,
08:00AM / Saturday, October 21, 2023 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum (BSRM) has introduced a poster series promoting its Hoosac Valley Train Ride, the Town of Adams, and the Berkshires. Working with a New England artist, BSRM developed the poster series highlighting the sights and attractions along the historic Adams Branch Line between Adams and North Adams. BSRM operates scenic train rides along this line. The posters are designed in the style of the colorful artwork created under the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression, and hark back to the vintage railroad advertisements that promoted tourist attractions along their routes. The first three posters feature the 0 Comments
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North Adams Airport to Look into Reported Low-Flying AircraftBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:58PM / Friday, October 20, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Airport Commission heard from a resident who lives east of the airport who had concerns about an uptick in low-flying aircraft. The airport's engineer, Peter Enzien of Stantec, suspected that the planes were flying lower because the airport recently underwent some obstacle removal and cut some large trees impeding the proper landing at runway 29. He said with obstacles removed, planes are simply landing properly now. "If the trees were there before, it was an obstruction, so the planes had to land a little bit longer or higher as they approach," he told the commission on Tuesday. "They can now come in a little bit lower 0 Comments
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Teachers Association, MCLA COVID Vaccine, Pizza Party Event | 08:05AM / Friday, October 20, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will offer the new COVID Booster to all community members with or without insurance in Murdock Hall Room 202 on Friday, Oct. 27 from noon to 4 p.m. Pizza and snacks will be offered in Murdock Hall Room 218 to all who attend. Those who wish to get vaccinated should pre-register to ensure an accurate count at mcla.edu/vaccineregister. While insurance is not required to receive the COVID booster, due to commercialization, the ambulance service administering the shots must collect insurance information for those that have 0 Comments
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North Adams Committee Advises Repeal of Secondhand Store LawsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:47AM / Friday, October 20, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The General Government Committee is recommending the repeal of several sections of the secondhand dealer ordinance that's burdensome and not in line with contemporary business methods. https://ecode360.com/27080935 The ordinance requires secondhand dealers to keep meticulous records for police of any purchases from the public and that those purchases be held for 30 days, as well as inventory of their goods. Those laws were put in place decades ago when thrift and second hand stores may have had a shadier reputations, said committee member Ashley Shade at Tuesday's meeting. "It's an overburdensome regulation. It 0 Comments
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City Woman Wins Hometown Holidays Gift Basket |
Jonathan Secor had some help in pulling the winning ticket.
Congrats to Janet O'Neill of North Adams who won the big Hometown Holidays gift basket on Thursday. O'Neill won some $1,300 worth of gift certificates and merchandise.
The drawing could be entered by spending $50 downtown during the Thursday night Hometown Holiday events. Jonathan Secor of MCLA Gallery 51 said 62 people had entered the contest (including the editor of iBerkshires &mdash amazing how much cat toys cost nowadays).
Secor contacted O'Neill who was excited and surprised at winning. "No, I'm not kidding," Secor assured her
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