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North Adams Awarded Federal Grant to Study Downtown ConnectionsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:02AM / Tuesday, February 28, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams is getting $750,000 in federal funding to rethink the Central Artery and consider ways to better connect the downtown to Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. The city partnered with Mass MoCA on the application last fall for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act's Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program. The program is providing a $1 billion over the next five years for planning, construction and technical grants for communities affected by past infrastructure projects. Mayor Jennifer Macksey told the Mass MoCA Commission on Monday that they had received word on Friday that the grant was being 0 Comments
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Financial moves for military familiesSubmitted by Edward Jones,
04:02PM / Monday, February 27, 2023 | |
 Military families face many challenges — one of which is the need to build and manage their financial resources. If you are connected to the military, either as an active member or as part of a family, what are some of the issues you face? And what opportunities are available to you? To begin with, when trying to save and invest for retirement, military families encounter two main difficulties. First, many military service members don't remain in the armed forces long enough to earn a pension. And second, because military families move around so much, military spouses often don't stay at a job long enough to become eligible to receive employer contributions to 0 Comments
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Snow on the Way Monday Night| 12:09PM / Monday, February 27, 2023 | |
 February may be been relatively mild — with even a couple 50 and 60-degree days — but Mother Nature is reminding us that winter is still in full force by sending a significant snowstorm our way. The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has declared a 24-hour winter storm warning starting Monday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. Expect heavy snow in Berkshire County with total accumulations of 4 to 9 inches. Snow will be heaviest between 10 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday. Snowfall rates of half-inch to 1 inch per hour are expected. Check iBerkshires on Monday evening and Tuesday morning for school cancelations, as students may get an extra day off after a 0 Comments
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Haley Leads Trailblazers to Opening-Day Win| 11:25AM / Monday, February 27, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- North Adams' Nathan Haley Sunday scored eight goals and set up five more to lead the MCLA men's lacrosse team to a 24-3 win over Mitchell College. Boden Dock scored seven goals, and John Hankel made seven saves for the Trailblazers (1-0), who host Regis College on Saturday. 0 Comments
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New Group Exhibition Opens at Gallery 51 | 08:06AM / Monday, February 27, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. The latest exhibition at MCLA's Gallery 51 features six artists in the group show "Layer/Build: Collage Explored" on view through April 7. An opening reception will be held on March 3 from 5-7 p.m. According to a press release: Collage is the remixing of pre-existing pictures, forms, colors, and surfaces that are brought together to provoke new constellations of meanings. Creativity in all its forms is the remixing of experiences, memories, and innovations. Every act of artistry is a type of collage of revising, rearranging, reworking, layering, and building. The show features work by Evita Tezeno, Juan 0 Comments
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Adams Theater Owner Buys Topia Inn By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:09AM / Monday, February 27, 2023 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — History is repeating itself at the Topia Inn under its new owners and operators Yina Moore, Kate Chen and Dimitrios Kolaxis. Moore, owner of the Adams Theater, and the previous owners Nana Simopoulos and Caryn Heilman have taken similar paths in opening the Adams Theater and the inn. Simopoulos and Heilman purchased the theater and opened it in 2005 as the Topia Arts Center, doing some of the initial restoration work. Two years later, they opened Topia Inn on Pleasant Street as an organic and environmentally conscious operation. The new owners, as Pleasant St Holdings LLC, purchased the property on Jan. 18 for $600,000. They are working 30 Comments
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MCLA Baseball Opens Year with Double-Header Sweep| 08:48PM / Sunday, February 26, 2023 | |
NEW YORK -- Noel Medina went 4-for-5 with a double Saturday to lead the MCLA baseball team to an 11-10 win over Yeshiva in a season-opening double-header win for the Trailblazers. Taconic grad Austin Rachiele went 2-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBIs in the win, which saw four MCLA pitchers combine to strike out 12. In an 10-0 win, four Trailblazers struck out eight and allowed four hits. Clarence Givhans went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles. MCLA (2-0) is off until it goes to Florida for eight games starting March 10. 0 Comments
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North Adams Day-Care Helping Families for Three DecadesBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
11:15AM / Sunday, February 26, 2023 | |
Connie Tatro, seen with some of the children she cares for, says a day care can have a profound impact on children's lives. She's worked closely with families to have a long-lasting impact on the children who've attended her day care. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Constance "Connie" Tatro has been influencing children and their families at her home day care for three decades. "She is involved with our children during the most formative years. She helps set that foundation for the future of our children. For their thirst for knowledge, their curiosity, their problem solving," parent Chelsey Ciolkowski said. "All of these 16 Comments
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Hoosac, Wahconah Girls, Drury Boys Claim Western Mass CrownsIBerkshires.com Sports,
04:55PM / Saturday, February 25, 2023 | |
 The Hoosac Valley and Wahconah girls basketball teams each came away with victories in all-Berkshire Couty finals on Western Mass tournament Championship Saturday The day ended with the Drury boys giving Berkshire County a third championship on the day. Hanna Shea scored 20 points Saturday to lead the Hurricanes to a 71-56 win over Lenox in the Class D final at Holyoke High School. Down the road at Westfield High, Grace Wigington scored 23 to lead Wahconah past Pittsfield High, 61-49 in Class B. The Taconic boys dropped their Class B final to Springfield International Charter, 57-51, despite 18 points from Tayvon Sandifer. In the Class C hockey final, 0 Comments
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2Guys Auto Restores Classic Cars Back to LifeBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
06:30AM / Saturday, February 25, 2023 | |
Joe Dean and Mike Libardi are longtime friends with years of experience repairing and restoring automobiles. They're now focusing their attention on classic cars and hot rods. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — For longtime friends Joe Dean and Mike Libardi, the opening of 2Guys Auto Restoration and Repair is a return to their roots restoring the cars they love from the past. Dean and Libardi share a passion bordering on obsession with classic cars. Before opening the shop, the duo always had a "project" and 2Guys is really a formalization of what the two have been doing in garages and driveways for years before. For more than 40 years, Dean ran 0 Comments
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John Olver, Champion for Rural Mass and Passenger Rail, Dies at 86Staff Reports,
05:30PM / Friday, February 24, 2023 | |
John Olver as grand marshal of the Fall Foliage Parade in 2011. He was a regular marcher in the annual event. AMHERST, Mass. — Former Congressman John Olver died Thursday at age 86 at his Amherst home. Gov. Maura T. Healey has ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings. Olver represented the 1st Massachusetts District for 22 years until his retirement in 2012. Prior to that, he spent 22 years in the Legislature. His successor and one-time colleague U.S. Rep. Richard Neal said the Amherst Democrat had dedicated his life to public service. "Over the course of his 22 years in the U.S. House of 9 Comments
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