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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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Adams-Cheshire Teacher Nominated for Outstanding Educator Award| 08:00AM / Saturday, April 13, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA alumna Lindsay St. Pierre-McGinnis M.Ed. '08 has been nominated for the 202 Outstanding Educator Award by the Massachusetts State University System at the Massachusetts 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 Masters of Education at MCLA in 2008 and earned a second master's degree in conservation biology at Antioch University. Lindsay St. Pierre-McGinnis began her career as a 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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Senior Golf Series Returns in SeptemberCommunity submission,
10:26AM / Friday, April 12, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Berkshire County Fall Senior Golf series returns in September with events on five consecutive Wednesdays starting Sept. 18. It is the 22nd year of the series, which is a fund-raiser for junior golf in the county, and it is open to players aged 50 and up. The series will feature two divisions for each event based on the combined ages of the playing partners. Golfers play from the white tees (or equivalent) with participants 70 and over or who have a handicap of more than 9 able to play from the forward tees. Gross and net prices will be available in each division. The cost is $55 per event and includes a round of golf, food and 5 Comments
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Historic Valley Campground Opens in May; Commissioners Get UpdateBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:31AM / Thursday, April 11, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Windsor Lake Recreation Commission has been charged with researching fees and amenities at campgrounds. "We haven't looked at the fees have been in a long, long time," said Mayor Jennifer Macksey at Monday's meeting. "So I would love for this commission to do some research. However, the flip side of that is I feel very guilty about going up. There are sites where sometimes you have electricity and sometimes you don't. Sometimes you're underwater and sometimes you're not. I just feel like we've haven't added enough of things back to the campground." Commissioners agreed that it was worth looking 5 Comments
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North Adams Council Takes Next Steps for Fines, Fee ChangesBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:20AM / Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council on Tuesday passed to a second reading the adoption of a Mass General Law that will bring its parking fees into compliance. The Finance Committee has been working on pulling all the fees and fines out of ordinance and into an appendix that can be changed much easier. "We had a couple of meetings in the Finance Committee, about this specifically," said Councilor Andrew Fitch, a committee member. "We also had a meeting with our city solicitor who informed us that we are out of compliance right now and we're out of compliance because we as a city adopted in 1981 Chapter 90, Section 20A, which states that 5 Comments
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