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Monroe Leads MCLA Men Past Rivier| 09:03PM / Saturday, December 07, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Ki-Shawn Monroe scored a career best 18 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the MCLA men's basketball team to a convincing 92-69 win this afternoon over visiting Rivier in the Amsler Campus Center on Saturday. In the opening half, the MCLA defense held Rivier to just 26% shooting while the home team converted on a sizzling 67% of their attempts. MCLA (5-4) led just 15-12 early on, but used a 16-3 spurt to increase the lead to 31-15 with 7:22 left in the half. The Trailblazers would continue the offensive onslaught and lead 53-28 at the half. Chris Becker was outstanding in the opening half for MCLA. The center went 7-for-7 from the floor for 14 0 Comments
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'The Irishman': At 3 Hours & 29 Minutes, it all DependsBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
05:31PM / Friday, December 06, 2019 | |
 "Fuhgeddaboudit" was the advice from those who decided against climbing the movie mountain that is Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman," all 3 hours and 29 minutes of it. Dilemmas presented themselves. How many times will I have to go to the bathroom? Should we skip breakfast, have dinner now, pack a picnic lunch, or maybe even book a room close to the theater? The destinies of whole lives were changed for those strict constructionists who wouldn't succumb to the tyranny of their bladders by availing themselves of the small screen, Netflix offering. Me? Nope. I came this far in my moviegoing ... lived through the days of when films broke in midstream, 0 Comments
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Whiplash Weather in Store for the Berkshires| 01:32PM / Friday, December 06, 2019 | |
 Mother Nature is making sure there's a snowy background for Friday night's tree lightings in North Adams and Pittsfield. The National Weather Service is predicting a few inches and up to 5 inches in the higher elevations, with steady snowfall until 10 p.m. Motorists should beware of slippery roads and low visibility, especially Friday night. A number of school districts have canceled after-school programs for Friday: Hoosac Valley Regional; Berkshire Arts & Technology Public Charter; Mount Greylock Regional School District; Drury High; and Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union (early dismissal, too). But wait, this is the Berkshires so you know the 0 Comments
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Clarksburg Gets 2-Week Vacation to Accommodate ConstructionBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
04:10AM / Friday, December 06, 2019 | |
Clarksburg School hopes to have 90 percent of the construction on the entrance done during a two-week holiday vacation. CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Clarksburg students will get a full two weeks off over the Christmas holiday beginning with a half day on Friday, Dec. 20, and returning on Jan. 6, 2020. The School Committee voted for the two-week block on Thursday to ensure the school will be vacant for construction on the new secure entrance. That means students will have both the Monday and Tuesday before Christmas and will also have Jan. 2 and 3 off as well. But it doesn't mean fewer days of school — the motion also tacked on three days at the end of the 0 Comments
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The Independent Investor: Truth About NATO & Defense SpendingBy Bill Schmick,
04:19PM / Thursday, December 05, 2019 | |
 While it would appear that President Donald Trump left the London NATO Summit this week empty-handed, the truth is he has already achieved what several presidents before him could not. Unfortunately, it is a shallow victory at best. Just a week ago, in preparation for President Trump's visit, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization announced a change in the funding of its budget. It agreed to reduce the United States' contribution to the alliance (now 22 percent) and redistribute the costs to other members. As a result, the U.S. and Germany will now pay the same amount. Each will contribute 16 percent of NATO's central budget. The problem is that NATO's central 0 Comments
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Death of Assault Victim Has DA Seeking Murder ChargeStaff Reports,
02:43PM / Thursday, December 05, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshire district attorney intends to seek a murder charge indictment against a North Adams man who has been held by authorities since the brutal beating of his wife five months ago. Charli Cook, 41, died at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield on Sunday, Dec. 1. She'd been hospitalized there since July 11 after what authorities say was a brutal attack by her husband, Michael Cook Sr., at their Chase Avenue home. Michael Cook, then 42 years old, was arraigned in Northern Berkshire District Court on single counts of assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, 0 Comments
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MCLA Gallery 51 Annual Holiday Art Show Opens Thursday| 10:31AM / Thursday, December 05, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' Gallery 51 opens its Made by Hand Holiday Art Show will on Thursday, Dec. 5, just in time for the holiday season. All art will be priced below $100 and will be available for purchase that evening through Dec. 28. The public is invited to attend the show's official opening from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at Gallery 51 on Main Street. There will gifts choices from more than 40 local makers and artisans. The holiday art show celebrates the artwork of local and regional artists and includes sculpture, ceramics, watercolors, jewelry, paintings, cards, collages, fiber, book arts, photography, and 0 Comments
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Sommer Center for Music & Art to Open Former Adams ChurchBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
03:59AM / Thursday, December 05, 2019 | |
Members of the Adams-Anthony Center and local officials at the former St. Mark's Church for the announcement of the academy. ADAMS, Mass. — The Olga C. Sommer Center for Music & Art will open in the former St. Mark's Episcopal Church and host the Berkshires Academy for Advanced Musical Studies. A group of New York-based musicians look to breath new life into the former church on Commercial Street. On Wednesday, residents and town leaders were asked to imagine what the Berkshires Academy for Advanced Musical Studies (BAAMS) could bring to Adams and the greater region. "I like to say that every one of us have little candles in our heads that 3 Comments
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Mass MoCA Launches Winter Season With Free AdmissionBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
01:05AM / Thursday, December 05, 2019 | |
Mass MoCA spokeswoman Jodi Joseph welcomes the gathering of museum employees and volunteers to the winter season update. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art is offering an early Christmas present to Berkshire County residents: Free admission to the galleries from Dec. 6 through Dec. 22. "We do this once a year. We do it as a pop up," said Jodi Joseph, director of communications. "We delight in throwing open the doors to bring our friends and neighbors from all over the county here." Art, she said, edifies and enriches us in these uncertain times. "It comforts, it nourishes, teaches, it inspires, 1 Comment
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Positive Developments Bring Rewards at Greylock School By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
02:15AM / Wednesday, December 04, 2019 | |
Principal Sandra Cote explains the positive reinforcement program instituted at Greylock School. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Unruly, misbehaving children. Sick, stressed out teachers. Disrupted classrooms and learning environments. The 2017-2018 school year was a rough one, Principal Sandra Cote told the School Committee on Tuesday night. "We had a problem at Greylock [School]." There had been more than 1,300 referrals to the Student Support Center in that one school year for behavior issues. "That's a lot," she said. "Now granted, we're only talking a few minutes for each student that were in there for the processing, but we 0 Comments
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MCLA Men's Basketball Reaches .500 Mark| 09:00PM / Tuesday, December 03, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Noah Yearsley scored 20 points, and the MCLA men's basketball team Tuesday erased a six-point half-time deficit to earn an 87-80 win over Russell Sage. Drury graduate Hayden Bird scored 11, and Taconic alum Quentin Gittens added eight points and four rebounds for the Trailblazers. Quran Davis and Ki-Shawn Moore added 12 and 11, respectively, as MCLA evened its record at 4-4. MCLA is home on Saturday afternoon against Rivier. 0 Comments
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Berkshire Family YMCA Appoints New CEO| 02:06PM / Tuesday, December 03, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Family YMCA's board of directors has appointed Jessica Rumlow as CEO and executive director for the organization.
Rumlow was appointed interim CEO and executive director in May after Randy Kinnas, the nonprofit's CEO for the last 19 years, moved on as director of Member Advancement for the Alliance of Massachusetts YMCAs.
"We're thrilled to work with Jess as the Y's new leader. Transition in leadership can pose several challenges; however, this has been seamless given her vast Y experience and understanding of the needs of the Berkshire County community," said Peter Moore, board president of the Berkshire Family YMCA.
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