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AYJ Fund Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting Cancer Research, ChildrenBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:50PM / Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | |
Anna Yan Ji Arabia's fight against cancer inspired her parents to help other families find a cure. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joe and Kathy Arabia hosted a mini-golf tournament a decade ago to raise money for research on childhood cancer after the death of their daughter, 16-year-old Anna Yan Ji Arabia. Kathy Arabia said they'd hoped to raise $1,000 — and instead raised 11 times that amount. "We raised $11,000 and that all went to research and it's been incredible since then," she said. "It's made this possible and we are working on our next research project that will be funding also." Over the past 10 years, 0 Comments
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Crane Stationery Future Uncertain With Reports of LayoffsStaff Reports,
03:55PM / Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | |
 COHOES, N.Y. — Mohawk Fine Papers, which owns Crane Stationery, is reportedly being acquired by the international Fedrigoni Group and employees at Crane were laid off. The news was reported Wednesday by Albany Business Review, which also confirmed that 75 people in the Crane unit were notified on Tuesday that they were laid off "effective immediately." The deal appears to be affecting what's left of the 220-year-old Crane Stationery, which Mohawk purchased in 2018. The New York company closed the North Adams, Mass., plant in 2020 and laid off nearly 200 employees. A number of them were offered jobs in Cohoes, where the printing of 0 Comments
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MCLA Physics Department Launches Speaker Series with Recent Grant Award| 08:00AM / Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—The MCLA Physics Department will host its first speaker this month as part of a larger campaign supported by funding from the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Foundation through its TEAM-UP Together Expanding Expertise, Championing Excellence & Leadership (TUT EXCEL) program. Trevor David Rhone, assistant professor in the Department of Physics, Applied Physics and Astronomy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will deliver a presentation on Atoma, a laboratory artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, and how it can be combined with materials research to accelerate science innovation and discovery. The talk will take place in the Feigenbaum Center for 0 Comments
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North Adams Swears in New FirefightersBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:31AM / Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Two new firefighters were sworn in on Tuesday night during City Council Jeffrey Rodrigues and Jeffrey Tykot graduated Jan. 26 from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy in Springfield having completed the 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program. Mayor Jennifer Macksey introduced the firefighters, noting Rodrigues, of Dorchester, is a veteran of the Army Reserve and holds a bachelor of arts with a concentration in criminal justice from the University of Massachusetts at Boston. Tykot, of Williamstown, was a member of the New Ashford Fire Department and is a licensed emergency medical technician with Northern Berkshire EMS. He 0 Comments
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BHS Receives Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award| 02:54PM / Tuesday, February 13, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) announced that it has been recognized as a 2024 Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award recipient by Healthgrades, the leading resource consumers use to find a hospital or doctor. According to a press release, this achievement, along with being a 5-Star recipient for Outpatient Total Knee Replacement for 2 consecutive years (2023-2024), reflects the organization's dedication to clinical excellence and distinguishes Berkshire Medical Center as one of the nation's leading hospitals for outpatient joint replacement. BMC is one of 152 hospitals nationwide to receive the Joint Replacement Excellence 0 Comments
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Steeple City Plaza Sold for $1.75M; V&V Liquors ClosesBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
09:05AM / Tuesday, February 13, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Steeple City Liquors, also known as V&V, closed abruptly Monday night two weeks after the plaza it's in was sold. The store, which was promoting its products over the weekend for Super Bowl Sunday, made the announcement on Facebook on Tuesday morning and a sign on the door stated that it was "closed for good." "The staff would like to thank each and every patron for the ever lasting memories that were created," read the post. The new owner of the shopping center says the decision to close the business was made by First Hartford Realty, the former owner of the former Kmart plaza, which 0 Comments
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Berkshire Running Sets Full Year of Charity RunsCommunity submission,
06:42AM / Tuesday, February 13, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Berkshire Running Foundation has released the 2024 Race Calendar for the local nonprofit with several new events scheduled throughout the county. Following its first official year operating as a nonprofit entity in 2023, the 501c3 organization, which has a mission of advancing and expanding on the positive impact the running community has on the neighborhoods we live, produced, and directed eight events in 2023. The Foundation donated just more than $48,000 to local nonprofit entities which benefit from each event. The Foundation has also incorporated that all students in Berkshire County can run in these races for free. To encourage families to 0 Comments
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Taconic Grad Gittens Racks Up More Honors at MCLAMCLA Sports Information,
04:35PM / Monday, February 12, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— MCLA senior guard and Taconic High School graduate Quentin Gittens has been named the MASCAC Player of the Week for the third time in four weeks. Gittens averaged 30.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, four assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.5 blocks in a 2-0 week for the Trailblazers. He Posted a double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds, adding six assists, two blocks, and a steal in a 73-72 road victory at Salem State, where he sank a pair of free throws in the final seconds to secure the win. And he followed that up with a career-high 36-point performance in a 67-59 at Framingham State, adding five rebounds, four assists, two blocks, and a steal, leading the 0 Comments
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All Saints Episcopal Church 'Ashes-To-Go'| 12:33PM / Monday, February 12, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ashes-to-go will be distributed in front of All Saints Episcopal Church on Wednesday, Feb. 14 from 7 am to 11 am. All Saints Episcopal Church is located at 59 Summer St. Ash Wednesday service will be held from noon to 7pm. Stations of the cross in Lent will be held at noon starting Friday, Feb. 16. Other dates are Feb. 23, March 1, March 8, March 15, and March 22. 0 Comments
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All That Snow Expected to Fall Southward| 12:22PM / Monday, February 12, 2024 | |
 The Nor'easter will feature heavy, wet snow and gusty winds. Power outages and some tree damage expected. Snowfall rates could exceed 2"/hr tomorrow. Coastal flooding is likely especially with high tide on Tuesday. Here is the latest snowfall total forecast ranges. pic.twitter.com/Du9AenQqEq — Jacqui Jeras (@JacquiJerasTV) February 12, 2024 NEVERMIND: The National Weather Service has canceled its Winter Storm Warning and has a Winter Weather Advisory only in place for the Berkshires from 1 a.m. Monday to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Total snow expected: 2 to 4 inches. South County could get up to 6. This fast-moving storm is heading 0 Comments
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The Third Annual 'Share the Love' Challenge| 10:41AM / Monday, February 12, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — This Valentine's Day, and throughout the month of February, the First Congregational Church North Adams (FCCNA) invites Berkshire County residents and friends to contribute to its "Share the Love" challenge. For every dollar received, FCCNA will donate 50 cents to help three local institutions—Berkshire Food Project, Louison House, and the Al Nelson Friendship Center Food Pantry. All proceeds from the campaign will be split evenly among the three recipient organizations. In February 2022, FCCNA raised $5,100 for its challenge; the next year, it raised $5,550. This year the church is setting an ambitious goal of $7,500 0 Comments
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MCLA Announces Music, Gallery and Theater Performances for Winter, Spring Semester| 08:00AM / Monday, February 12, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Department of Fine and Performing Arts at MCLA announced the Winter/Spring 2024 programming including cultural events, exhibitions, performances, workshops, and musical experiences. According to a press release: MCLA Gallery 51 The first exhibition of 2024 will examine the entangled histories of ecology and migration. "Unfortunately It Was Paradise" features three artists, Lorena Molina, Larissa Rogers, and Jumana Manna, who address how ecology surfaces in our memory, imagination, and present that are shaped by the legacies of slavery, war, and settler colonialism. The show is on view through March 29. To close the semester, the gallery will feature
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