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Weekend Outlook: Motorama, Fairs, Festivals, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
03:22PM / Thursday, August 25, 2022 | |
 Berkshire county is hosting a variety of events this warm sunny weekend including fairs, festivals, plays, and more. Motorama Main Street, North Adams Sunday, 9 to 3 Hundreds of classic cars and hot rods will line the downtown on Sunday for the 11th Motorama. The event starts off on Saturday night with a concert and cruise-in at Joe Wolfe Field from 4 to 8 p.m. Admission is free and food and refreshments will be available. Sunday's event runs from 9 to 3 with registration beginning at 7:30 a.m. Plaques and goodie bags will be given to the first 150 entrants and more than 65 awards will be presented at closing 1 Comment
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BHS Provider Profile: Dr. Elisabeth Berger| 12:10PM / Thursday, August 25, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dr. Elisabeth Berger has joined Berkshire Family Practice Associates in North Adams, a Berkshire Health Systems affiliate. Berger is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician with a passion for accessible community-based care. She is partnered with Dr. Catherine Keating and Tiffany Poplaski, Family Nurse Practitioner at Berkshire Family Practice in North Adams. Dr. Berger received her medical degree from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Faculty in collaboration with Columbia University and completed her residency in primary care and social internal medicine at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, 0 Comments
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Greylock Thunder Softball Team Holds Tryouts on Aug. 31Community submission,
10:44AM / Wednesday, August 24, 2022 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. -- The Greylock Thunder travel softball program will hold tryouts for its 10-and-under and 12U travel teams on Wednesday, Aug. 31, at Russell Field. The tryout will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. If the tryouts are rained out, the makeup date is Friday, Sept. 2. For information, contact Matt Witek at (413) 441-0626 or Darin Lane at (413) 281-8909. 0 Comments
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North Adams Moves to Institute Event Parking FeesBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
04:57AM / Wednesday, August 24, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council moved an ordinance forward that would allow the city to charge event-goers for the use of public parking lots. The ordinance sets a $40-a-day parking fee for the St. Anthony Municipal Parking Lot and other public lots, largely for high-traffic event days at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. This also was advised by the Traffic Commission. Mayor Jennifer Macksey requested it be returned by the first meeting in September prior to the Freshgrass Festival. This was the pilot year for trying this parking process, she said, and it had been used during the Solid Sound Festival in the spring that pulled in 2 Comments
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DCR Bans Campfires, Open Flames in State Parks| 06:48PM / Tuesday, August 23, 2022 | |
 CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Department of Conservation and Recreation is dousing campfires at state parks and facilities until further notice. In an announcement late Tuesday, DCR said it was implementing a ban on all open flames and charcoal fires because of the high risk of wildfires. "We've been dealing with historic drought conditions which have been fueling fires across the state and here at Breakheart Reservation for the past few weeks," said DCR Commissioner Douglas Rice at the state reservation in Saugus where more than 75 acres have burned the last couple days. The cause of that fire is under investigation but Chief Forest 0 Comments
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Woodlands Partnership Holding Public Sessions for 10-year PlanBy Brian Rhodes, iBerkshires Staff
05:22AM / Tuesday, August 23, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership will hold two public listening sessions in the coming weeks to gather feedback from the public on its 10-year plan. The two sessions will be held via Zoom at 4 p.m. on Aug. 24 and 7 p.m. on Sept. 14. The sessions will give residents of the member towns an opportunity to ask about the plan, provide comments and ask members of the partnership questions. "We are there, and the whole point is to continue to gather information about how the plan might be improved in its revision," said board Chair Henry Art at the partnership's Executive Committee meeting on Monday. The
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Letter: Vote for Shugrue and BowlerLetter to the Editor,
07:04PM / Monday, August 22, 2022 | |
 To the Editor:
On Tuesday, Sept. 6, or before with early voting or mail-in voting, I will vote for attorney Timothy J. Shugrue for Berkshire County district attorney and Berkshire County Sheriff Thomas N. Bowler for re-election.
As creator and producer of [public access show] "Solutions Rising," I hope you will go to webcast.nbctc.org to learn more about their extensive background and significant experience. Attorney Shugrue just taped two "Solutions Rising" programs with me, and Sheriff Bowler recently taped his fourth program. Integrity means everything in our elected officials, and both have demonstrated that quality and admirable community involvement and
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Q&A: Mark Hopes to Move from House to SenateBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:40PM / Saturday, August 20, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Asked to position himself for a photo in front of Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art's signature upside-down installation "Tree Logic," Paul Mark is ready with a quip. "I'm an old lineman," Mark says. "I like that" As he campaigns for a seat in the state Senate, Mark works his life experience, which includes time as a lineman for the phone company, into a variety of contexts. One context is his commitment to the concept of Medicare for All, which drove him to be an inaugural member of the Medicare for All Caucus in the state House of Representatives, where he has served the 2nd Berkshire District 0 Comments
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Mass MoCA Releases Fall ProgramBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:19PM / Saturday, August 20, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art announced its Fall programming for this year featuring an extensive amount of diverse exhibits and events that residents and tourists can look forward to. Upcoming Exhibitions: Brake Run Helix On View: Beginning Oct. 29 Beginning October 29, contemporary American artist EJ Hill will be having his largest exhibit to date "Brake Run Helix" as his first solo museum show. According to the press release, the exhibit features a massive installation that incorporates a stage for performances as well as a sculptural installation inspired by the form and function of 1 Comment
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Mass MoCA Workers on Strike for Wages, Working ConditionsBy Brian Rhodes, iBerkshires Staff
12:05PM / Friday, August 19, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Union workers at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art are on a one-day strike Friday, looking for better pay and working conditions from the museum. The employees are picketing outside the museum premises until 6 p.m., when it closes. They seek a minimum contract of $18 per hour for the first year of their contract and pay raises in 2023 and 2024. "We are striking today in our fight for a fair contract," said Maro Elliot, a member of the union's negotiating committee. "We're fighting for a living wage and fair working conditions. We believe that striking shows our solidarity and our commitment." Mass MoCA
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North Adams Planning Board Found in Violation of Open MeetingBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
01:29PM / Wednesday, August 17, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The attorney general's office has found that the Planning Board failed to comply with Open Meeting Law during its March meeting when it approved an outdoor cannabis grow facility by voice vote. The review stems from a complaint filed by City Councilors Jennifer Barbeau and Marie T. Harpin and residents Diane Gallese-Parsons, Alice Cande and Thomas Cary. While Assistant Attorney General KerryAnne Kilcoyne confirmed the OML violation she did not address the complainants' request to void the vote and special permit in her decision. At issue was the board's failure to follow the roll-call vote procedure for remote meetings. All 1 Comment
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Centuries-Old Tomb Opened, Repaired in SavoyBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:01AM / Wednesday, August 17, 2022 | |
The stone vault has been empty for years and may have been used for the storage of bodies during the winter months. It's also believed to have been built for early settler Joseph Williams but no one's sure where he ended up. SAVOY, Mass. — Earlier this month, stonemasons rehabilitated a more than 200-year-old crypt that was built into the hillside of Tomb Cemetery. The front of the stone structure was shifting forward and the Cemetery Committee feared that it may topple over Now, it stands up straight — supported by reset pins — and the surrounding stone wall has been put back into place.
This project has been on the panel's radar for years and was
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