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Hundreds Still Without Power in North County, Stamford| 12:11PM / Wednesday, July 17, 2024 | |
A new pole is in place for a transformer on Main Road in Stamford. STAMFORD, Vt. — Nearly 18 hours after severe thunderstorms pummeled the region, hundreds of customers are without power. The latest update estimates is that power will be back on at 2 p.m. in North Berkshire. Green Mountain Power's outage map could not provide an estimate on power restoration. Many residents woke up to the sounds of chainsaws and generators on Wednesday morning as clean up from the storm continued. Stamford was hit hard with trees blocking roads and broken utility poles. Some 499 customers in Stamford and Readsboro were without 0 Comments
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Thunderstorms Leave Downed Trees, Wires and Debris Across North CountyBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
09:07PM / Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | |
A tree limb smashed in the cab on Mark Moulton's truck. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A severe thunderstorm hammered parts of North and Central County on Tuesday night, downing trees and limbs and leaving more than 8,000 customers without power. The Berkshires, Eastern New York and parts of Southern Vermont were under a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. on Tuesday. The storm came through shortly after 6 p.m. with thunder and lightning and torrential rain. Alerts and calls began streaming into dispatch and fire and police departments began calling in extra help. When the rain let, the full extent of the damage could be seen — 0 Comments
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National Weather Service Issues T-Storm Watch| 05:42PM / Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | |
The Berkshires, Eastern New York and parts of Southern Vermont are under a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. on Tuesday. There is a marginal to slight risk for severe thunderstorms for most of the region Wednesday. Thunderstorms may produce isolated to scattered instances of downed trees, tree limbs and power outages due to damaging wind gusts. Listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov for more information about the following hazards. Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures. 0 Comments
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BCArc’s Golf Event Raises Funds for Individuals with DisabilitiesCommunity submission,
11:11AM / Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Berkshire County Arc raised $45,000 at its 29th annual Golf Classic held this summer at Berkshire Hills Country Club. The funds raised from the event go directly to individuals with disabilities for activities such as art classes, medical equipment, wheelchair swings, concerts, assistive technology, and dream trips to places like Disney, Celtics games, and deep-sea fishing. The money also goes to scholarships to area high school students planning to pursue human service careers. The lead supporters of the event this year were Berkshire Bank, Health New England, Greylock Federal Credit Union, Notch Insurance Group, Synagex Modern IT, and 0 Comments
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MCLA to Host Two Information Sessions for Graduate Programs | 10:49AM / Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— MCLA's Division of Graduate & Continuing Education (DGCE) will host two information sessions for those interested in pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Master of Education (MEd). The information sessions will be available in person and online in North Adams this July and August. The community is invited to the July 18 information session at 5 p.m. on campus in North Adams or remotely on August 7 at 5 p.m. The deadline for a graduate admission application is August 1 for the Fall 2024 semester. Prospective students can meet with faculty and staff to learn about graduate education in MCLA's unique and innovative programs 0 Comments
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County Cornhole Tour for Seniors Stops in AdamsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:42PM / Monday, July 15, 2024 | |
Players applaud a good score at Monday's game. More than a dozen two-person teams vied for the title of 'Cream of the Crop.' ADAMS, Mass. — Wearing his American Cornhole Association sticker and explaining the game and its rules to dozens of seniors outside the Adams Visitor Center on Monday morning, Lee Jaggi looked like an aficionado of the sport. "I totally am not," Jaggi said while the second leg of Berkshire County's Health New England Cornhole Summer Extravaganza went on behind him. "To be honest, I've only played maybe three times in my life up until today. I did join [the ACA] just to get my education on cornhole. They sent 0 Comments
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Big Y Investigates Conn. Skimmer Incident| 04:14PM / Monday, July 15, 2024 | |
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Big Y supermarket discovered skimmers in two of its Connecticut stores last month. In a press release on Monday, the grocery chain said an unknown individual attached a skimming device to one single terminal in each of its Naugatuck and Plainville locations. The skimmers were found on June 29. Skimmers are devices that are illegally installed over or inside card readers at places like convenience stores, fuel pumps and ATMs to steal information off the cards. The FBI estimates that skimming costs consumers and financial institutions more than $1 billion a year. "We are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding this 0 Comments
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Letter: Elect Democrats to Stop Project 2025 AgendaLetter to the Editor,
04:00PM / Monday, July 15, 2024 | |
 To the Editor:
While the national debate about the top of the Democratic ticket in November is sucking so much oxygen out of our political room, it is easy to forget that there is more than one way to make sure the MAGA agenda does not have a chance to spread its intolerance and injustice across our great nation.
If we can make sure that we elect Democratic majorities to our Congress and our state legislatures, then Project 2025 priorities such as gutting our public education system, destroying our commitment to averting a climate catastrophe, privatizing Social Security and Medicare, appointing ideologues to the Supreme Court, and abandoning our important international defense
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Artists Needed To Beautify North Adams Electrical BoxesStaff Reports ,
04:05AM / Monday, July 15, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— This Summer, North Adams' Cultural District Committee, Public Arts Commission, City Councilor Andrew Fitch, and Mayor Jennifer Macksey have approved, funded, and produced a new public art project for downtown North Adams. In an effort to continue the beautification of the city, ten electrical boxes at downtown intersections have been chosen to showcase a new collection of artwork from local artists. Artists with a strong connection to North Adams are encouraged to apply and will receive a stipend to cover the costs of paint supplies and their time if their work is selected. After the last two years' campaigns filling empty 0 Comments
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Danbury Downs SteepleCatsiBerkshires.com Sports,
07:45PM / Sunday, July 14, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Matthew Bucciero went 4-for-5 with three doubles Sunday to lead the Danbury Westerners to a 20-7 win over the North Adams SteepleCats at Joe Wolfe Field in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Monument Mountain grad Jayder Raifstanger hit a three-run home run for the Cats. Mount Greylock grad Derek Paris went 1-for-4 with an RBI. Taconic's Sam Sherman provided one inning of scoreless relief on the mound. The SteepleCats (12-19) will look to break a six-game losing streak when they go to Bristol, Conn., on Monday. 0 Comments
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Halfmoon, N.Y. Edges Greylock in Extra Innings in Tourney FinaleBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:56PM / Sunday, July 14, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The Halfmoon Aftershock 14-and-under travel softball team liked its time in the Steeple City so much, it decided to extend its visit. It liked North Adams even more after driving home with a first-place trophy. Halfmoon rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh and scored in the bottom of the eighth to take a 7-6 win over the Greylock Thunder in the title game of the Summer Storm Tournament on Sunday afternoon. Olivia Johnson went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs, including a sacrifice fly to tie the game in the seventh inning, and made a number of stellar plays in the field to lead the way for the visitors from New York’s Capital 0 Comments
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North Adams Plans $350,000 Restoration of Library BelvedereBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
07:21AM / Sunday, July 14, 2024 | |
Trustees and Friends of the Library tour the structure in 2017. The belvedere offers a dramatic view of the city and its surrounding mountains but has not been open to the public. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city has received a $75,000 grant toward the repair and restoration of the public library's belvedere. Mayor Jennifer Macksey told the City Council on Tuesday that this funding comes from the Massachusetts Preservation Commission. "This money in conjunction with the bequest of Gail Carridi will be used to repare the belvedere, estimated cost of the project is about $350,000," she said. "The initial architect design was completed by 0 Comments
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