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Lighting Installations to Brighten Your Holiday By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:15PM / Friday, December 23, 2022 | |
 The final stretch of the holidays is upon us. Schools are closing, stores are filling up, and families are scrounging for activities to keep their family entertained. Here are some holiday installations to put a glimmer in your eyes.
Holiday lights at Hancock Shaker Village. Hancock Holiday Nights Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield The historic village known for its iconic baby animals celebration all spring season is at it again but this time in the winter. Walk around the snowy grounds that have become a winter wonderland illuminated by artist Joe Wheaton's spirited light projections. Experience the village like you never have 2 Comments
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BFAIR Promotes Tami Minck to Director of Quality Assurance| 08:16AM / Friday, December 23, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Tami Minck has been promoted to Director of Quality Assurance from Quality Facilitator and Human Rights Coordinator. "Tami has been a great asset to the Quality Department over the last 8 months providing us with her knowledge and organizational skills and has been a resourceful member of the organization," said Erin Shea VP of Quality Compliance. Tami has over 20 year' experience in the Human Service field. She holds a Master of Science in Data Analytics from Southern New Hampshire University. Tami's primary responsibility is to ensure the delivery of quality support and services, ensuring regulations are met and that 0 Comments
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Brien Center Coping with Staffing ShortagesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:02AM / Friday, December 23, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Brien Center has been helping Berkshire County residents for more than a century. These days, the mental health center wants those residents to respond to a "help wanted" sign. "I would say, probably No. 1 goes back to being short staffed," the Brien Center's Rebecca Phelps-Smith said Monday when asked what the non-profit needs from the community. "I would ask for help in spreading the word that we aren't just hiring clinical staff. We have a lot of peer positions open. We have multiple positions open needing bachelor's degrees and master's degrees but we also have [jobs requiring] high school diplomas 7 Comments
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Snow, Freezing Rain, Plummeting Temps for Christmas Weekend| 04:43PM / Thursday, December 22, 2022 | |
 You don't have to dream. Christmas this year is expect to be white — as well as icy. The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has issued a winter weather advisory until 5 a.m. Friday, particularly for Pittsfield and North County, Southern Vermont and eastern New York. Snow will start falling this afternoon and early evening before turning to rain overnight. Isolated pockets of freezing rain are possible. The snow, sleet and windy conditions are expected create slippery roads and reduced visibility across the county. Strong winds beginning this evening could cause tree damage overnight. A flood watch is also in effect and minor 1 Comment
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Florida Snowmobile Club Gifts Sleds to Gabriel Abbott SchoolchildrenBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:03PM / Wednesday, December 21, 2022 | |
The club gave a sled to every child at the elementary school. FLORIDA, Mass. — This past weekend's snowstorm was the perfect accompaniment to the Florida Mountain Snowmobile club's gift to local schoolchildren: sleds. Some 90 to be exact. The snowmobile club handed out a sled or saucer to every child at Gabriel Abbott Memorial School on Thursday from preschool to Grade 8. "I used to go to school here, I grew up here, and I remember the snowmobile club, when I was a kid ,used to do pumpkins," Therrien said. "They would donate them to the school and all the kids would carve them. And this year, we couldn't get 39 Comments
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North Adams Airport Commission Sets 3-Week Manager SearchBy Brian Rhodes, iBerkshires Staff
04:38AM / Wednesday, December 21, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — There was confusion at the most recent Airport Commission meeting about whether the current airport manager will be interim or permanent. The commission reviewed the job description for the role at its meeting on Tuesday, ultimately voting 3-0 to do a three-week search to fill the position. The current manager, Bruce Goff, was appointed at the commission's previous meeting. Commissioner William Diamond said it was his understanding the commission would make Goff the permanent manager at the start of the new year. The other members clarified they voted just to make him interim manager. "It was my understanding that by the
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City Woman Wins Hometown Holidays Gift Basket |
Jonathan Secor had some help in pulling the winning ticket.
Congrats to Janet O'Neill of North Adams who won the big Hometown Holidays gift basket on Thursday. O'Neill won some $1,300 worth of gift certificates and merchandise.
The drawing could be entered by spending $50 downtown during the Thursday night Hometown Holiday events. Jonathan Secor of MCLA Gallery 51 said 62 people had entered the contest (including the editor of iBerkshires &mdash amazing how much cat toys cost nowadays).
Secor contacted O'Neill who was excited and surprised at winning. "No, I'm not kidding," Secor assured her
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