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North Adams Public Schools Start With Hello By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:34PM / Friday, September 27, 2019 | |
City Councilor Paul Hopkins hands out stickers at Brayton School. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Students received a special welcome Friday morning to mark the culmination of Start With Hello Week. Teachers, administrators, and city leaders were stationed bright and early at the entrance of all city schools Friday morning with spools of stickers in hand ready to welcome each student. "Start With Hello Week is all about creating an inclusive environment in schools," community outreach co-ordinator Emily Schiavoni said. "It's certainly an important message and the goal is to create welcoming environments for students where everyone feels 0 Comments
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@theMarkets: Markets Muddle ThroughBy Bill Schmick,
04:17PM / Friday, September 27, 2019 | |
 As we close this quarter, investors are having a hard time deciding what the stock market’s next move will be. Since the future appears murky right now, equities are trapped in a tight trading range. Will we break out? And, if so, in which direction? For the bulls, we are tantalizingly close to breaking out to all-time highs, but every time we do, something happens to spoil the parade. The bears, on the other hand, believe the markets are fraught with risk and should be sold. Both sides have a good case, but that decision is going to be made elsewhere, specifically, in Washington, D.C. You would have to be marooned on a desert island not to know the events that have 0 Comments
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Berkshires Beat: CATA, Mass Audubon Collaborate on Art Exhibit at Wildlife Sanctuary| 03:45PM / Friday, September 27, 2019 | |
 'Forces of Nature' Community Access to the Arts and Mass Audubon present "Forces of Nature," an exhibit of paintings and drawings by CATA artists with disabilities inspired by the wildlife and natural landscape of the Berkshires. The exhibit is the culmination of a year-long collaboration between CATA and Mass Audubon, where CATA artists worked with educators and naturalists from Berkshire Wildlife Sanctuaries to explore connections between art and nature.
The exhibit opens Oct. 3 with a free, public reception from 5 to 7 p.m. in the historic barn at the Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. "Forces of Nature" runs through Oct. 31 31 in the barn at Mass
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Berkshire Fallon Health Collaborative Unveils Mobile Health Unit| 02:21PM / Friday, September 27, 2019 | |
CHP CEO Lia Spiliotes and the new Mobile Health Unit. GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Berkshire Fallon Health Collaborative, a MassHealth Accountable Care Organization Partnership Plan, has launched a new state-of-the-art Mobile Health Unit (MHU) that will travel throughout Berkshire County, increasing outreach and bringing healthcare directly to patients.
The Berkshire Fallon Mobile Health Unit will be staffed by Community Health Programs' medical and operations staff during its visits to various Berkshire locations.
"One of the advantages of the ACO model of care is that we are afforded the flexibility to be creative in addressing the needs of the populations we serve.
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Fall Foliage Festival Begins With Friday Night Movie| 01:58PM / Friday, September 27, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The 64th annual Fall Foliage Festival kicks off in North Adams on Friday, Sept. 27. This year’s theme is "There's No Place Like Home ... in the Berkshires," a celebration of the 80th anniversary of the film "The Wizard of Oz."
The following is a schedule of events taking place during the Fall Foliage Festival, beginning Friday, Sept. 27, and concluding with the 64th annual Fall Foliage Parade on Sunday, Oct. 6. For more information on any of the events, call 413-664-6180 or visit the website. Friday, Sept. 27 * Movies Under the Stars at Colegrove Park Presents "The Wizard of Oz" at Colegrove Park, North Church
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Program Aims to Help Young People in North Adams at Risk of Criminal ActivityBy Rebecca Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:00AM / Friday, September 27, 2019 | |
The new West Main Connection program, an initiative of 18 Degrees, will be located at the city-owned building at 6 West Main St. in North Adams. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On Tuesday afternoon, the upper floors of 6 West Main St. were filled with well-wishers from the community. In the coming weeks, the space will be filled with messages of hope, community connections, and resources to help guide vulnerable young people to a safe and healthy future. "The most exciting part of this now is we're going to be working with young people in the community, and we have the opportunity, and they have the opportunity, to make their lives what they dreamed of," Colleen Holmes,
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1Berkshire Recognizes Trendsetters in the Berkshire Community By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
12:36AM / Friday, September 27, 2019 | |
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1Berkshire President Jonathan Butler reviews some of the programs the organization has operated the past year. HANCOCK, Mass. — Ben Svenson and Eric Kerns reached back a century to cite a paean to an iconic path that put the Berkshires on the map — and leads to the front door of their own landmark addition. Svenson and Kerns took turns reading the address given at the official opening of the Mohawk Trail in 1914 as they accepted 1Berkshires' "Putting the Berkshires on the Map" award for Tourists inn and resort on Thursday night. The essay spoke of rugged beauty, obscure lore, intersections with history, undiscovered hills and 0 Comments
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The Independent Investor: India's Bid for More TradeBy Bill Schmick,
05:44PM / Thursday, September 26, 2019 | |
 India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is aggressively pushing for a greater share of global trade now that its neighbor to the north (China) is squabbling with the United States. In doing so, India is hoping to regain some economic momentum, kick-start employment, and reverse its slowing economy. For those readers whose knowledge of India is limited to the next Bollywood musical, India's economy has been in the doldrums. It is still growing at a 5 percent clip, which may sound high to some, but it is at the lowest level in six years. The country's unemployment rate is presently at 8.19 percent, versus 6.27 percent last year. Despite the poor performance of the 0 Comments
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'Downton Abbey': King of the Soap OperasBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
01:46PM / Thursday, September 26, 2019 | |
 Director Michael Engler's "Downton Abbey," a feature film continuation of the TV series that eluded me in its entirety during its very successful run, is full up with the stuff of royalty. I shouldn't laugh at the silliness of the outmoded form of government, which is truly my first inclination, big democrat that I am. But I'm reminded that I'm still counting on being invited to the coronation ball and hanging out a bit with the newly invested King Charles, should he yet ascend to the throne. OK, OK, I still haven't written the letter. I've been putting it off for several decades, but still plan to get to it. It would explain that we are about the 0 Comments
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North Adams Airport Terminal to Be Completed This MonthBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
12:59PM / Thursday, September 26, 2019 | |
The airport commissioners are considering specifications for the development of new hangars at Harriman & West. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The airport terminal is nearing completion and the contractor looks to finish work by the end of the month. "The new building inside and out is nearly complete and it moving along," Administrative Officer Michael Canales said last week. The vacant medical building donated to the city by Berkshire Health Systems was moved farther back onto the airport campus and is currently being renovated to serve as Harriman & West Airport's administrative building. Completion has been delayed because of 2 Comments
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Clarksburg Board Offering Town Administrator Post to Vermont WomanBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
04:03AM / Thursday, September 26, 2019 | |
The board was swift in choosing a new town administrator Wednesday compared to longer discussions that have taken place in the past. CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Select Board on Wednesday selected Rebecca Stone as the new town administrator, pending contract negotiations. Stone, currently the town administrator of Otis, was one of two finalists selected by a search committee headed by James Stakenas. The board has been seeking a replacement for Town Administrator Carl McKinney who resigned in May. Stone, of Halifax, Vt., and the second finalist, Lisa Blackmer, were both interviewed on Monday night. "I didn't want to have a 1 Comment
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DownStreet Art Caps Season on Thursday With Holden Street Music| 04:15PM / Wednesday, September 25, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — DownStreet Art, the last-Thursday-of-the-month popup program of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' Berkshire Cultural Resource Center, returns to the downtown for the last installment of the season from 5 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 26. As always, DownStreet Art is free and open to the public. There's always something new at each DownStreet Art so look for new gallery exhibits, Main Street storefront installations designed by local and regional artists, mural-making from Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts' Kidspace, music, an Eagle Street beverage garden, a community bike tour of the city's murals, and more. Here's 0 Comments
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