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Weekend Outlook: Baby Animals, StoryWalks and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
11:25AM / Friday, April 14, 2023 | |
 Berkshire County is hosting a variety of events the spring weekend including festivals, musical performances, comedy nights, and more. Editors Pick: Annual Baby Animals Festival
Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield The birds are chirping, the grass is getting greener, signs of spring are showing. What better way to celebrate that than visiting the baby animals at Hancock Shaker Village. The village's baby animal festival begins this weekend from 11 until 4. Meet the farm's newest editions including lambs, kids, piglets, calves, and chicks. Festivalgoers can partake in daily events and activities including daily talks about the farm and the Shakers, 0 Comments
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MCLA Receives $20k from Berkshire Bank Foundation for Summer STEM Academy | 10:30AM / Friday, April 14, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshire Bank Foundation has awarded MCLA $20,000 to fund the Berkshire Bank STEM Academy. The program accepts up to 15 incoming first-year students enrolled in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) major or who have expressed interest in STEM fields. The 2023 program will run from July 23-27. Designed to introduce incoming students to careers in STEM, the residential, five-day academy includes opportunities to network with STEM faculty, students, and staff in the interest of developing a deeper relationship with those involved in STEM careers in the Berkshires. Developed to serve 0 Comments
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NBCC Hosts A Twelve Week Financial Literacy Program| 08:03AM / Friday, April 14, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Northern Berkshire Community Coalition (NBCC) is partnering with the nonprofit, Women's Money Matters, to present a twelve week, in depth series focused on empowering women through financial wellness. Women's Money Matters helps women regain control of their finances, reduce financial anxiety, increase economic self-sufficiency and transform their lives by teaching core money management skills. They serve women over the age of 14 who are living on low-incomes, many in transitional housing. Their programs are for cis and trans women, as well as non-binary people who are comfortable in a space that centers the experiences of 0 Comments
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Northern Berkshire YMCA Waiting On Pool Engineering ReportBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:19AM / Friday, April 14, 2023 | |
The pool is empty and the doors locked at the YMCA. The rest of the building is open and operating. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The pool at the Berkshire Family YMCA isn't expected to reopen anytime soon. That section of the YMCA closed nearly five weeks ago after the roof failed a required structural inspection. Jess Rumlow, the CEO and executive director, told the dozens that attended a community meeting on Wednesday that an inspection is required every two years. Last time it passed; this time it failed. Wthout an engineering report in hand, she did not have specific answers but wanted to begin a conversation with the community 0 Comments
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Steeplevew Realty Hosting Open House for 25th Anniversary| 02:33PM / Thursday, April 13, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Steepleview Realty is marking 25 years providing real estate services to clients and customers throughout North Berkshire and beyond. Owner Jennifer Segala established the flagship office at 63 Park St. in Adams on April 1, 1998, and expanded the business throughout the years with satellite office locations in Williamstown, Pittsfield and North Adams. In 2015, broker associate Deb Trzcinski became a partner with Segala. Together, they own and operate the business on a daily basis from the Adams and North Adams offices. Part of the company's heritage and success is the longevity of its agents. Broker associates Ruth Goyette, Christine Girard 0 Comments
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Berkshire Babypalooza 2023 | 12:00PM / Thursday, April 13, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Babypalooza 2023 will be held Saturday, April 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Greylock Works The event is free. Local agencies and vendors will be present to answer various questions about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, family planning, and more There will be games and door prizes for the first 250 families. This event is being presented by Berkshire Area Health Education Center's Tobacco Free Community Partnership Program and the Berkshire Babypalooza 2023 Planning Committee Members from, Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, North Adams Public Schools, Berkshire Bounty, WIC and Childcare of the 0 Comments
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MCLA to Host Annual Undergraduate Research Conference| 08:17AM / Thursday, April 13, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, MASS. — On Thursday, April 20, 2023, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will hold the 21st annual Undergraduate Research Conference (URC) including 122 student participants and keynote speaker Jenna McElroy '16. Conference registration begins at 8 a.m. in the Bowman Hall lobby followed by welcome remarks from Dr. Anna Jaysane-Darr, Chair of Undergraduate Research, and Dr. Caroyln Dehner, Dean of Academic Affairs. Paper presentations will take place in Bowman 201, 203, and 205 followed by poster sessions in Venable Gym from 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. Lunch will take place in the Campus Center Gym at noon led by President James Birge who will announce the 0 Comments
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Game Wardens Announce Recruitment Criteria, Schedule Public Information Meetings | 03:48PM / Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | |
 MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Vermont Warden Service will be holding three public information meetings this month to raise awareness about updated recruitment criteria. These include: a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in any field of study; or, an associate's degree in natural resources, biology or life sciences, or criminal justice, and three years of full-time work experience; or, a high school diploma or equivalent, and four years of law enforcement service or active-duty military service; or a high school diploma or equivalent, and five years of full-time work experience. Previously, game warden trainee applicants 0 Comments
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North Adams Council Starts Clerk Search, Raises Retiree COLABy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
03:21PM / Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council on Tuesday accepted the resignation of City Clerk Joshua Vallieres, the third clerk to leave the post in barely a year. Council President Lisa Blackmer said the job has been posted and that six resumes have already been received. "The position is posted as review of applications will begin on, I think, the 19th of April so if qualified applicants come in after that they're not cut off, and it'll give us an opportunity to get a handle on hopefully finding someone with similar work experience," she said. The search committee will Blackmer, Councilor Ashley Shade and Community Development 0 Comments
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MCLA Green Living Seminar: Ecological Economics and Policy Change Discussion | 10:50AM / Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — David Batker, President of Batker Consulting and Founder of Earth Economics, will give a talk titled "Using Ecological Economics to Drive Policy Change" at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19 at the MCLA Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation, Room 121. This event is free and open to the public as part of MCLA's Green Living Seminar series. About David Batker David Batker is a renowned ecological economist, policy leader, pragmatic project proponent, and acclaimed speaker with 35 years of experience. With an extensive resume, Batker has worked to advance policy at U.S. federal agencies and worked in 0 Comments
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Eversource and Big Y Partner on Energy Efficiency Projects | 10:47AM / Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | |
 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Following energy efficiency upgrades at 21 Big Y grocery stores across Connecticut and Massachusetts, the chain is now reaping the benefits and savings. Big Y partnered with Eversource's energy efficiency experts to take advantage of incentive programs to make several upgrades in multiple stores. The grocery store chain is now saving some 9.3 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, the equivalent of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by removing 840 gasoline powered vehicles from area roads for a year. "We are proud to partner with Big Y in delivering efficiency solutions that support their environmental goals," said 0 Comments
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North Adams Council to Reconsider Housing Authority AppointmentBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:31AM / Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council will reconsider the appointment of a Housing Authority member it rejected two weeks ago. A special meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18, to specifically address the reappointment of Colin Todd and the appointment of any other candidate the mayor brings forward. The council on March 28 voted against Todd's reappointment after a number of individuals, some of whom were not Housing Authority residents, objected. But on Tuesday, his colleagues, residents and Executive Director Jennifer Hohn were in the audience to support him. Leigh Harrington-Uqdah, one of only two remaining 0 Comments
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