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Take steps toward financial freedomSubmitted by Edward Jones,
12:01PM / Tuesday, June 28, 2022 | |
 Next week, we observe Independence Day, an opportunity to celebrate all the liberties we enjoy in this country. Of course, there are different types of freedoms – such as financial freedom, which can open the doors to many other opportunities. What steps can you take to gain your financial independence? Here are a few suggestions: Save, invest … and repeat. There's really no shortcut to achieving financial freedom – you do have to save and invest for many years. And that means you should take full advantage of the opportunities available to you. If you have a 401(k) or similar retirement plan at work, try to put in as much as you can afford each year, and 0 Comments
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Rotary Wins NBIYB Title| 10:16AM / Tuesday, June 28, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Rotary beat H.A. George on Monday night at Fallon Field in the Northern Berkshire Independent Youth Baseball Championship Game. The Rotary team was coached by Jim Barrett and Eric Valliers and included: Alex Carrigan, Chase George, Ethan Thoresen, Hayden Barrett, Hunter Lancto, Jayden Dean, Joshua Field, Leighton Grant, Parker Kennedy, Paul George and Ryder Lefebvre. Jude Collins and Erik Phillips coached H.A. George, whose players included: Ashton Solomon, Carson Kelly-Phillips, Hunter Dennette, JJ Prenguber, Jackson Sheehy, Kie Sherman, Landon Langenback, Mason Langenback, Nolan Langenback, Ryan Reynolds and Wyatt Taylor. In addition, on Monday, Maddox 0 Comments
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SVMC Celebrates Accredited Nursing Residency Graduates| 07:54AM / Tuesday, June 28, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), graduated eight nurses from its Transition-to-Practice Nurse Residency Program. The program is the first program in the state and one of only 208 in the United States to have received accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Practice Transition Accreditation Program for nurses working in the medical-surgical, women's and children's, and emergency departments. Accreditation for the intensive care unit is expected to be obtained later this year. Current students in the program joined the graduates in celebrating their 0 Comments
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Blue Sox Blast Past SteepleCatsiBerkshires.com Sports,
09:29PM / Monday, June 27, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Antonio Guerrero went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and six RBIs Monday to lead the Valley Blue Sox to a 10-5 win over the SteepleCats at Joe Wolfe Field in New England Collegiate Baseball League action. Jevon Mason went 4-for-4, and Sam Franco had a double, a triple and three RBIs for the Blue Sox, who improved to 11-7. William Binder homered, and Cedric Rose doubled for the SteepleCats. North Adams (4-14) goes to Bristol on Wednesday. 0 Comments
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McCann Honor Roll| 03:40PM / Monday, June 27, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. McCann Technical School quarter 4 Honor Roll High Honors Belanger, Emily 2022 Bushika, Jeramia 2022 Chen, Justin 2022 Clark, Elizabeth 2022 Clark, Madison 2022 Donovan, Ella 2022 Dufur, Paige 2022 Fortin, Lily 2022 Gazaille-Adams, Kyrsten 2022 Harris, Michael 2022 Krzanik, Allyson 2022 Luczynski, Khilie 2022 Manzolini, Kyle 2022 Meehan, Nicholas 2022 Mendel, Andrey 2022 Morin, Garrett 2022 Mulder, Anthony 2022 Perras, McKenzie 2022 Pettit, Tyler 2022 Piekos, Evan 2022 Poulen Jr, Chester 2022 Roberts, Amelia 2022 Rudin, Ethan 2022 Sacco, Carli 2022 Scalise, Emily 2022 Thibert, Tessa 2022 Vince, Amaya 2022 Wimpenney, Cheyenne 2022 Zaleski, Sarinna 2022 Abuisi, 0 Comments
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North Adams Airport Approves Funding for Hangar Renovation Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
12:38PM / Monday, June 27, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Airport Commission voted to use a total of $576,198 to begin work on the North East hangar renovation. Stantec Engineer Peter Enzien gave an update on the project last Tuesday and noted not much has changed since May. He said Stantec has addressed and submitted comments from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in regard to the grant application. What he did have was a general contractor bid of $479,000 from Tierney Construction. He said the commission had to make a decision on whether or not it wanted to move forward with renovating the city-owned hangar. "It really just comes down to whether we are going forward or 0 Comments
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SteepleCats Edged at Home| 10:09PM / Sunday, June 26, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Tyler went 3-for-4 Sunday to lead the Vermont Mountaineers to a 5-4 win over the SteepleCats in New England Collegiate Baseball League play. Kyle Hannon and Joaquin Monque each had a pair of hits for North Adams, which got six innings on the mound from starter Kaleb Sophy. The SteepleCats (4-13) host the Valley Blue Sox on Monday. 0 Comments
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MCLA Student Selected As 29 Who Shine Awardee | 08:00AM / Sunday, June 26, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— Odiase Williamson "22 has been chosen at MCLA"s "29 Who Shine" Award recipient, given annually by the Massachusetts Department of Education to outstanding students from colleges across the Commonwealth. An artist and arts management major, Williamson has completed several internships and special assignments in arts, arts management, and community engagement, including: An artist assistantship supporting one of MCLA"s Artist Lab residents at MCLA Gallery 51 An internship at MASS MoCA, where he was invited to present his research to the staff of the museum Serving as management assistant for the 0 Comments
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Galanie Leads SteepleCats to Fourth Win| 09:41AM / Saturday, June 25, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Ryan Galanie hit a game-tying double and scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th Friday as the North Adams SteepleCats defeated Ocean State, 6-5. Tyler Epstein went 3-for-4 and scored a run. Hunter Pasqualini was 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run. Cooper Omans and Nate Beal combined to throw six innings of one-run ball. North Adams (4-11) goes to Danbury on Saturday. 0 Comments
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North Adams Library Reading Room Dedicated to Longtime Friend GoochBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:09AM / Saturday, June 25, 2022 | |
Lynne Blake talks about her mother, a longtime secretary of the Friends of the North Adams Public Library. The reading room has new wallpaper, rugs and furniture thanks to a donation from Gooch's estate. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Evelyn Gooch was a voracious reader who instilled her passion for reading in her children and grandchildren. She'd send them several times a week to the library annex on Houghton Street to pick up books. Her daughter Lynne Blake recalled how they had to check the library cards to make sure her card number — X2820 — wasn't already stamped on them. She was greeted by the librarian one day with a stack of books from the main 9 Comments
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SVHC COVID Resource Center Will Discontinue Testing| 04:10PM / Friday, June 24, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to decrease and the supply of rapid antigen tests has stabilized, the need for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing has declined dramatically. Federal funding for centralized testing has ceased. In addition, most workplaces and travel destinations no longer require PCR testing. As a result, SVHC will discontinue offering PCR tests at the CRC at noon on Friday, July 1. Employees of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) collected more than 110,000 COVID specimens at the COVID Resource Center (CRC) since January 2021. "Our work to provide testing to the community was one of the greatest 0 Comments
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