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Berkshires Beat: Berkshire Museum Starting Series of Renovations| 09:46AM / Saturday, May 23, 2020 | |
 Museum renovations Construction fencing and heavy machinery will appear on South Street next week as the Berkshire Museum begins essential renovations. Together, three capital projects will preserve the 117-year-old museum structure and protect its unique collection of fine art, historical objects and scientific specimens for many years to come. Improvements include a modern sewer line, freight lift, and extensive waterproofing around the building’s basement level. The lengthiest and most visible phase of construction will be the installation of a new sewer line to replace the original pipe installed when the historic institution was first built in 1903. The new plumbing will connect
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County's Colleges Train Workers for Post-Pandemic EconomyBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:52AM / Saturday, May 23, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The county's institutions of higher education are ready to do their part to help their students navigate their way through a post-COVID-19 economy. On Friday, the presidents of Berkshire Community College, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and Williams College and the provost of Bard College at Simon's Rock participated in a virtual town hall hosted by 1Berkshire. Johnathan Butler led the hourlong conversation, which focused largely on how colleges are adapting to the current closure of their physical campuses and making plans for the fall 2020 semester. But at one point Butler asked how the schools are situated to help address 0 Comments
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'I Remember Mama': Motherhood: All Love Begins and Ends ThereBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
07:44PM / Friday, May 22, 2020 | |
 I wish that I were reviewing one of the half-dozen movies certain to be made when this pox upon our house is no more. But until that glorious return to normality has us resuming all the simple joys of life we take for granted, like going to the movies, I'll be retro-reviewing and thereby sharing with you the films that I've come to treasure over the years, most of which can probably be retrieved from one of the movie streaming services. It is my fondest hope that I've barely put a dent into this trove when they let the likes of me back into the 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Memorial Day MarketsBy Bill Schmick,
03:48PM / Friday, May 22, 2020 | |
 As we begin the Memorial Day weekend that usually launches the nation's summer season, investors are anxious to discover if Americans will ignore CDC warnings, and go back to their old ways of celebrating the holiday. And if they do, will new cases of COVID-19 spike? The re-opening of much of America this week had been met with some celebratory gains in the stock market, but as I predicted, it has been an up and down week, despite the gain. The S&P 500 benchmark Index actually "kissed" 3,000 before falling back the following day. It was a first tentative probe of that level since the March declines. However, if the S&P 500 Index can get through that 0 Comments
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BRPC Eliminates Community Assessment Increases By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
02:35AM / Friday, May 22, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Regional Planning Commission accepted an amended budget Thursday with no increases to community assessments. The Committee voted to rescind the assessment increases to member communities in response to the financial impacts COVID-19 will surely have throughout Berkshire County. "The situation has changed dramatically since January and understanding the fiscal challenges that our communities are going to be facing over the next year and possibly longer," BRPC Executive Director Thomas Matuszko said. "It is a recommendation to roll back that increase." Originally in January, the commission voted to implement a 0 Comments
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The Independent Investor: Chinese CheckersBy Bill Schmick,
05:15PM / Thursday, May 21, 2020 | |
 If you are wondering why China is suddenly back in the news on various political and economic fronts, look no further than the November elections. America needs a scapegoat for all the pain and suffering we have endured during this pandemic. The world's second-largest economy is an easy target. There is no dispute; if we want to cast blame on the country that originated the coronavirus, we know it originated in Wuhan, China. At the time, the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the federal government, the White House, and the world at large, all applauded China's efforts to contain the virus. Back then (a few short months ago), President 0 Comments
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Berkshire Music School Hires New Executive Director| 11:35AM / Thursday, May 21, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Berkshire Music School has hired Natalie Johnsonius Neubert as its new executive director, to replace Tracy Wilson, who is retiring in June after a nearly 17-year run in that position. The search committee, headed up by BMS trustee Christine Condaris, received applications from individuals across the country, and the selection was made in mid-April. Neubert will begin in early June, to work with Wilson during that month, ensuring a seamless transition in leadership. "The board is thrilled to welcome Natalie to the BMS family and looks forward to working with her," Board President Paul Houston said. "The Berkshire Music School is an invaluable
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Independence Day Road Race Canceled for 2020| 10:09AM / Thursday, May 21, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Following the announcement that the 2020 Pittsfield Fourth of July Parade has been cancelled, the organizers of the BMC Independence Day Run, a very popular 5K run held just before the parade kicks off, have decided to cancel the event. This would have been the 35th anniversary of the Independence Day Run, which raises funds to benefit Berkshire Medical Center. Organizers of the Independence Day Run cite the ongoing caution surrounding COVID-19 and the continuing need for social distancing to help prevent the spread of the virus in the Berkshires. The event is being planned for 2021 and it is hoped conditions at that time will allow for the continuation of this
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Holiday Hours: Memorial Day| 09:00AM / Thursday, May 21, 2020 | |
Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army Arlington National Cemetery is the nation's first federal military cemetery. A ceremony is held each Memorial Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Memorial Day is being celebrated Monday, May 25. It is a federal holiday observing the sacrifices of the nation's servicemen and -women. It started as a day to decorate the graves of fallen Civil War soldiers, particularly in the South, and many states adopted the day as Decoration Day to commemorate all U.S. soldiers after World War I.
Memorial Day was established as a federal holiday in 1971 by Congress. It falls on the last Monday in May.
Closed:
Federal, state and local offices; no mail
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Pittsfield Fourth of July Parade Canceled| 10:53PM / Wednesday, May 20, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Fourth of July Parade has been canceled for the first time since 1977, a victim of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Parade officials say it is not possible to put on the parade within the social distancing guidelines of staying 6 feet apart. The parade brings thousands of people to the city's downtown as participants or as viewers who line the streets from the Colonial Theatre to historic Wahconah Park to watch the marching bands, floats, balloons and units. "We have been following the current situation and believe it would not be prudent to have a gathering the size of the parade under the current conditions," said 2 Comments
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Clarksburg, Stamford Officials Holding School Merger Update Staff Reports,
08:17PM / Wednesday, May 20, 2020 | |
 CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Interstate Merger Committee and Clarksburg and Stamford, Vt., officials will hold an update Thursday at 6 p.m. on the proposed school merger. This joint town meeting will be conducted differently than previous meetings.. Because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the meeting will be held remotely by phone and video. Community members will have to dial in to be able to listen and ask questions. The school merger proposal goes back several years and arose from a Vermont law that forced school districts to combine to streamline governance and finances. Stamford, on the Massachusetts border, would had been put with 0 Comments
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Baker: Socialization Sacrificed for COVID-19 SafetyStaff Reports,
03:49PM / Wednesday, May 20, 2020 | |
 BRAINTREE, Mass. — Gov. Charlie Baker says he spends less time with the lieutenant governor these days yet they talk far more often. It's an example of how the state will have to navigate this new normal — giving up the physical and social elements of teamwork but keeping remote contact. "It's the loss of the socialization issues, and the sense of team, and the sense of community that comes with those opportunities to sit together and talk about what's going on with your family or what's going on with your work and what's going on generally that we're going to have to deal with," he said at Wednesday's briefing. "And 0 Comments
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