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SVMC Lifts Universal Mask Requirement | 10:47AM / Friday, April 07, 2023 | |
 BENNINGTON, VT. — Beginning April 10, 2023, masks will be optional for patients, visitors, and staff without any respiratory symptoms at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) and its campuses. Individuals with respiratory symptoms will still be required to wear a mask, and immunocompromised patients are encouraged to continue to wear masks. SVMC has had a universal mask requirement in place since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospitalizations for COVID and other respiratory illnesses have remained low for several months, and the health system vaccinated more than tens of thousands of community members at its widely successful resource center. Both of 0 Comments
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North Adams Man Pleads Guilty to Firearm, Drug ChargesStaff Reports ,
11:59AM / Thursday, April 06, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On Wednesday, April 5 John Bump, Jr., of North Adams, pleaded guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm, Possession with the Intent to Distribute Heroin and Possession of Ammunition. The charge of Illegal Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device was dismissed by the Commonwealth after acceptance of the plea. According to a statement from the District Attorney's Office, in March of 2023, Det. Joshua Zustra, of the North Adams Police Department, and members of the North Adams and Adams Police departments were conducting a drug investigation of the defendant and his home in North Adams. On March 9, 2023, they observed the 0 Comments
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Communities Lifting Winter Parking Bans Staff Reports ,
08:37AM / Thursday, April 06, 2023 | |
 With the nicer spring weather hopefully on the way, communities are lifting parking bans across the county. The Overnight Parking Ban for the City of North Adams has been lifted effective immediately. On street parking at night will be allowed. Avoid parking in no parking designated areas or in handicapped spaces. The winter parking ban ended in Adams on March 31 Communities that would like us to include their parking ban changes can contact iBerkshires.com at info@iberkshires.com. 0 Comments
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Clarksburg Budget Has Officials Considering June Town Meeting By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:43AM / Thursday, April 06, 2023 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Select Board is considering pushing the annual town meeting into June to give school officials more time to find offsets in their budget. Town and school officials met last week to discuss the town's fiscal woes — the budget is up, reserves are down and, for the second year, there will be no free cash available. But the elementary school budget is up 8.5 percent largely because of the cost of a student's out-of-district placement, pegged at $175,000 to $200,000. "We're looking at total revenues of $4.978 million and the budget that you see is at $5,108,000," said Town Administrator Carl McKinney 0 Comments
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FirstFriday 'Clean & Green' Initiatives in North Adams| 02:08PM / Wednesday, April 05, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— April's FIRST Friday event will focus on helping North Adams become more Clean & Green starting April 7. Several downtown shops, galleries, restaurants, and the First Friday crew will be organizing events focused on sustainability, as Earth Day approaches. Participants can help pick up sidewalk trash, and drop off their compost and recycling. Theme-related events taking place: The First Baptist Youth Group will lead a trash pick-up crew around downtown. Participants can meet them under the Mohawk marquee at 5:00 pm. Second Chance Composting truck will be parked under the Mohawk marquee collecting bagged leaves 0 Comments
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North Adams School Building Committee Gets First Look at School ConceptsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:12AM / Wednesday, April 05, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nearly a dozen options for Brayton and Greylock elementary schools were presented to the School Building Committee on Tuesday. The preliminary concepts covered new buildings, renovations and additions at both sites as well as different configurations of grades. These are not plans but rather possibilities for the committee consider as it determines its preferred choice for the city's elementary pupils. The city is currently in the feasibility stage of the Brayton/Greylock School Project with the Massachusetts School Building Authority. The options presented by Jesse Saylor of TSKP Studio focused on light, space, access, use of site 0 Comments
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Mass MoCA Welcomes New Mexican Restaurant, Innovation CenterBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
01:00PM / Tuesday, April 04, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Chingon Taco Truck is trading in its mobility for a firmer foundation at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts. The Mass MoCA Commission approved a dual concept that will see the opening of new restaurant Casita in the former Gramercy and the spirit of Chingon as the takeout window in the courtyard. Mariah and Justin Forstmann's "pandemic passion project" (as they describe it) resulted in an 18-foot taco truck that has spent summers in the Mass MoCA Courtyard and at various fields and venues around the county, and popups during the winter. They describe their fare as Mexican street food made through a Berkshires' 0 Comments
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SVMC Welcomes Jennifer R. LaChance to its Orthopedics Practice| 12:10PM / Tuesday, April 04, 2023 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Jennifer R. LaChance, MHS, PA-C, has joined Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) Orthopedics and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians. LaChance will practice out of SVMC's Williamstown, Massachusetts location, Northern Berkshire Orthopedics. LaChance holds a bachelor's in biomolecular science from Central Connecticut State University. She earned a master's in health sciences and a physician assistant certificate from Duke University in North Carolina. LaChance has worked as a physician assistant at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass. from 2017 to 2022. She has also worked at Lawrence and Memorial Medical Group 0 Comments
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Financial tips for blended familiesSubmitted by Edward Jones,
08:19AM / Tuesday, April 04, 2023 | |
 Becoming part of a blended family can certainly be rewarding. Of course, as is the case in all families, there will be challenges, one of which is financial. A blended family must deal with some specific financial issues, so it's a good idea to become familiar with them. In particular, consider these areas: Separate or joint accounts? – Should your two family units combine all your finances or maintain separate accounts? There's no one correct answer for everyone, because this issue has emotional and psychological components to it, as well as financial considerations. But the nature of your new, blended family might guide you to a choice that makes sense for 0 Comments
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MCLA: Boston College Professor to Discuss Militarization, Economic Growth, and Carbon Emissions| 08:15AM / Tuesday, April 04, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. —Dr. Andrew Jorgenson, Boston College Professor and Chair of the Sociology Department, will give a talk titled "Guns Versus Climate: How Militarization Amplifies the Impact of Economic Growth on Carbon Emissions" at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12 at the MCLA Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation, Room 121. This presentation will investigate how and why national militaries shape the impact of economic growth on carbon pollution. This event is free and open to the public as part of MCLA's Green Living Seminar series. About Dr. Andrew Jorgenson Dr. Andrew Jorgenson teaches sociology and 0 Comments
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Federal Grant Will Fund 'Reconnecting' Options for North AdamsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:18AM / Tuesday, April 04, 2023 | |
An image from the 2020 parking survey showing how the bridge and the gray areas (parking) tends to separate the city. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A federally funded study of the downtown will have a singular charge: what to do with the Veterans Memorial Bridge. The bridge construction was part of an urban renewal project in the mid-1960s that leveled a large portion of the downtown and straightened and expanded Route 2. "So what it's done over the years is it doesn't just present a physical separation between Mass MoCA and Main Street but it's created this narrative," said Jenny Wright, director of strategic communications and advancement 0 Comments
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Expect Warmer Temperatures and Showers this WeekStaff Reports ,
12:35PM / Monday, April 03, 2023 | |
 It will truly feel like spring this week with warmer weather and rain. Today, Monday, April 3, expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the high 50s, according to Accuweather. There will be more of the same Tuesday but expect some morning showers. Temperatures will drop into the high 40s on Wednesday, April 5. Expect cloudy skies and showers, according to Accuweather. Thursday is shaping up to be the warmest day of the week with a high of 68. But, expect some showers throughout the day. Friday will be cooler in the low 50s but expect sunny skies. Expect the same thing Saturday. Accuweather predicts Easter Sunday will be sunny with 0 Comments
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