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Be careful when naming beneficiaries| 02:40PM / Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | |
 You might not have thought much about beneficiary designations — but they can play a big role in your estate planning. When you purchase insurance policies and open investment accounts, such as your IRA, you'll be asked to name a beneficiary, and, in some cases, more than one. This might seem easy, especially if you have a spouse and children, but if you experience a major life event, such as a divorce or a death in the family, you may need to make some changes — because beneficiary designations carry a lot of weight under the law. In fact, these designations can supersede the instructions you may have written in your will or living trust, so everyone in your 0 Comments
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GreenNA Earth Day Pick-Up| 10:18AM / Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — In an effort to promote environmental stewardship and community involvement, GreenNA has teamed up with the city of North Adams to host a "City-Wide Earth Day Clean-Up" event on Saturday, April 20, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. The event will commence at Noel Field in North Adams. The primary objective of the "City-Wide Earth Day Clean-Up" is to engage residents and volunteers in revitalizing North Adams by enhancing its cleanliness and greenery. Participants will assemble at Noel Field and disperse to various locations across the city to address litter and beautification projects. While bags and gloves will be provided 0 Comments
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Local Runners Compete at Boston Marathon| 09:16AM / Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | |
 BOSTON, Mass. -- Laura Stephen of Great Barrington finished 26th in the women's 60-64 age group at Monday's Boston Marathon, the top Berkshire County finisher in their division at the 128th running of the event. Stephen crossed the finish line in 3 hours, 42 minutes, 52 seconds, 12,633rd in the overall field of more than 30,000 runners who made the trek from Hopkinton to Copley Square in Boston. More than a dozen Berkshire County residents are listed among the finishers on the Boston Athletic Association website. The fastest of that group was Dalton's Alex White, who finished in 2:38:34 to place 358th overall and 291st among men aged 18 to 39. The 0 Comments
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Tips for Managing Spring Allergies| 12:08AM / Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | |
 It's happening—delicate snowdrops nodding in the breeze, maple buckets being hung (and re-hung), and the first pussy willows bursting forth from their winter cocoons. For most people, these earliest signs of spring are welcome reminders that longer, warmer days are ahead. But, for the 81 million American adults and children with seasonal allergies, those same seasonal heralds are more of a red flag than a thing of beauty. And, thanks to the particularly mild winter experienced in New England, the season of sneezing may be upon us a bit earlier than usual. While there is no cure for seasonal allergies, you can take steps NOW to reduce your 0 Comments
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MassWildlife: Black bears are active and searching for food| 12:01PM / Monday, April 15, 2024 | |
BOSTON — MassWildlife officials are reminding the public that hungry bears are emerging from their winter dens and seek out food.? If you live in northern Middlesex County, Worcester County, western Massachusetts, or other areas where bears have been spotted, take these steps to prevent conflicts with black bears: Take down your bird feeders. Natural foods, such as acorns and other nuts, are usually available on the ground, but last year's fall hard mast crop was meager.?Bears will often ignore seasonally available natural foods, like skunk cabbage, in favor of an easy meal at a backyard bird feeder.?Other species, including wild turkeys and coyotes, may also 0 Comments
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North Adams to Begin Study of Veterans Memorial Bridge AlternativesBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:21AM / Monday, April 15, 2024 | |
Mayor Jennifer Macksey says the requests for qualifications for the planning grant should be available this month. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Connecting the city's massive museum and its struggling downtown has been a challenge for 25 years. A major impediment, all agree, is the decades old Central Artery project that sent a four-lane highway through the heart of the city. Backed by a $750,000 federal grant for a planning study, North Adams and Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art are looking to undo some of that damage. "As you know, the overpass was built in 1959 during a time when highways were being built, and it was expanded to 0 Comments
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Veteran Spotlight: Army Sgt. Al DiMuzioBy Wayne Soares, Special to iBerkshires
04:35PM / Sunday, April 14, 2024 | |
 BARNSTABLE, Mass. — Al DiMuzio served his country in the Army as a sergeant from 1967 to 1970. Born in Newton, he grew up in Framingham, enlisted out of high school and was sent to Fort Jackson, S.C., for basic training. "I was an air-headed 18-year-old, I had no idea what I wanted to do," he said. "My motivation for volunteering for service came from my family. My grandparents were immigrants, my dad and uncle served in World War II. ... "It was their teachings that reinforced my desire to serve my country. I thought, my country needs something." From Fort Jackson, he was assigned to Fort Leonard Wood, 0 Comments
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Hoosac Valley Teacher Nominated for Outstanding Educator Award| 08:00AM / Saturday, April 13, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA alumna Lindsay St. Pierre-McGinnis has been nominated for the 2024 Outstanding Educator Award by the Massachusetts State University System to be presented at the State House on April 25. St. Pierre-McGinnis joins eight other educators who will be recognized for their teaching excellence, especially in the face of challenging situations, as well as their contributions to the communities in which they live and work. St. Pierre-McGinnis received her master of education in 2008 from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and earned a second master's degree in conservation biology from Antioch University. St. Pierre-McGinnis began her career 0 Comments
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MountainOne Marks 175 Years Since Founding By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:15PM / Friday, April 12, 2024 | |
Board Chairman Daniel Bosley calls the meeting to order. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MountainOne ended a successful 175th anniversary year approaching $1 billion in assets and a future that looks to be "busy." "So with all this you might say we're busy, except for MountainOne, we're not allowed to say we're busy. You've got to work, you're supposed to be busy, right?" said President and CEO Robet Fraser after ticking off a list of positives. "So we're not busy. We're fulfilled, and this year is going to be incredibly fulfilling." The banking institution held its demisemiseptcentennial, or maybe it was a 0 Comments
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Family Center of Northern Berkshire Touch a Truck Event| 03:51PM / Friday, April 12, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Family Center of Northern Berkshire, part of Child Care of the Berkshires, will host its 20th Anniversary Touch a Truck event on April 17 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM at 210 State Street in North Adams. Started in 2004 during April school vacation week, the event allows families to explore various vehicles like fire trucks and construction machinery up close. 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Student Art, Music & HistoryBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:19PM / Friday, April 12, 2024 | |
 With the area warming up, events are blooming in the Berkshires this weekend, including an egg hunt, live music, fitness events, and more. Editor's Picks Teen Invitational Reception Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Time: 6 to 8 p.m., Friday The North Adams museum hosts its 12th annual reception for some of the amazingly talented teens in the region. The collaboration with the high school art teachers exhibits student work in a wide range of media through Sunday. The opening night reception concludes with awards and a music in the Hunter Center. Free and open to the public. Easter Egg Hunt Whitney's Farm Market & Garden 0 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Patriots Day| 11:00AM / Friday, April 12, 2024 | |
 Monday, April 15, is Patriots Day, a state holiday marking the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord that began the American Revolution. The day has been celebrated on the third Monday in April since 1969.
It was on the morning of April 20, 1775, that Paul Revere and other riders began the alert across and beyond Massachusetts Colony that troops were planning to advance from Boston to the towns of Lexington and Concord. They were to seize a cache of gunpowder and arms and capture revolutionaries Sam Adams and John Hancock. (Local legend claims that Israel Bissell, later of Hinsdale, rode all the way to Philadelphia, but most historians dismiss it.)
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