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Northern Berkshire EMS Receives $665K In Grants Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
12:00PM / Monday, December 05, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— Northern Berkshire EMS announced three different Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants the service has received over the past few years through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. "We have been dealing with COVID, so we have been really isolated and really haven't done any proper announcements on these grants," General Manager John Meaney Jr. said at a small press conference Monday, Dec. 5. "...This money is certainly helpful to our organization and allows us to plan into the future and utilize capital funding for other projects." A $48,000 grant from fiscal year 2019 funded the purchase of a 0 Comments
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Provider Profile – Trevor Bayliss, MD, Medical Director, Phelps Cancer Center| 09:09AM / Monday, December 05, 2022 | |
When Trevor Bayliss, MD, was an undergraduate at Williams College and a member of the school's hockey team, he was diagnosed with cancer, a frightening diagnosis for anyone. Despite treatments, his symptoms only got worse, until he was readying himself to accept the inevitable terminal stage. But remarkably a physician steered him to a very common cancer medication that put his illness in remission. His journey made him realize that his career path was going to be in oncology, where he could help people facing similar circumstances and hopefully lead them to their own survivorship. Dr. Bayliss is now the Medical Director of the Phelps Cancer Center at the Hillcrest Campus of 0 Comments
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Clarksburg School Committee Fills VacancyBy Brian Rhodes, iBerkshires Staff
05:08AM / Monday, December 05, 2022 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The School Committee has appointed Mary Giron to its vacant seat.
Giron will become the third member on the board, replacing former member Eric Denette who stepped down recently after moving out of Clarksburg. Denette had declined to run for a second term last spring but accepted after winning through write-in votes. North Berkshire School Union Superintendent John Franzoni discussed the vacancy with the two remaining committee members, Chair Laura Wood and Cynthia Brule, at its meeting on Thursday. "Mary is obviously very dedicated to the town and the school. She should be a great voice on the school committee," he said. Giron recently
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SVHC Receives Strong Nurse Satisfaction Survey Results| 04:00PM / Sunday, December 04, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Throughout the month of August, the nurses of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), participated in the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) RN Survey, which measures nurse job satisfaction. SVMC's nurses scored SVMC higher than the national average in all categories. "We have so many nurses and leaders from all areas working together to make SVMC the best place to build a satisfying nursing career, and those efforts are paying off," said Connie A. Jastremski, RN, MS, MBA, ANP-C, FCCM, chair of the SVHC Board of Trustees Board Quality Committee. 0 Comments
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Adams Community Bank Receives an Outstanding CRA Rating | 03:00PM / Saturday, December 03, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Adams Community Bank (ACB) announced they received a rating of "Outstanding" from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) in their recently completed evaluation. The bank was among four of 66 financial institutions evaluated to be rated the highest outstanding rating. The CRA is a law established to encourage insured depository institutions to help meet the local credit needs of the communities in which they are chartered, including low- and moderate-income (LMI) neighborhoods, consistent with safe and sound operations. Bank President, Charles O'Brien, noted the Bank did well 0 Comments
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MCLA Men Fall at Bryant and Stratton| 09:34PM / Friday, December 02, 2022 | |
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Detric Hearst scored 34 points Friday to lead the Bryant and Stratton men's basketball team to an 84-82 wn over MCLA. Noah Yearsley scored 23 points, and Mamadou Diallo had a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Trailblazers. MCLA (4-7) is off until Dec. 18 when it travels to Florida to face Brockport. 0 Comments
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Enter the iBerkhires Holiday Lights Photo Contest for Prizes| 04:08PM / Friday, December 02, 2022 | |
 iBerkshires.com wants to see your holiday light display, whether it's traditional red and green or a multicolored extravaganza. Submit digital pictures of your exterior decorations to our Holiday Lights Photo Contest for a chance to win a cash prize of up to $250! You have until midnight on Monday, Dec. 19 — plenty of time to get those lights up! — to submit your entry. The contest is open to all our readers in the Berkshires and surrounding towns. Pick one picture that best captures your home's holiday spirit, give it a title and write a short caption explaining what we're seeing. Are these your first lights? Have you been adding to 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: ArtWalks, Open Studios, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:38PM / Friday, December 02, 2022 | |
 Berkshire County is hosting a variety of events this weekend including Art Walks, pictures with Santa, Holiday Fairs, and more. See our list of holiday craft fairs and tree lighting events. Holiday Walk Spring Street, Williamstown There will be a bunch of events happening in Williamstown this weekend to get you in the holiday spirit. Starting Friday, Dec. 2, and running throughout the weekend venues throughout the town will be hosting events and fundraisers including food drives, concerts, Christmas movie screenings, free museum admissions, and more. Full schedule here.
Hancock Shaker Village's Round Stone Barn will be 0 Comments
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MCLA Women Fall at Anna Maria| 08:35PM / Thursday, December 01, 2022 | |
PAXTON, Mass. -- The Anna Maria College women's basketball team Thursday outscored MCLA by 10 points in the fourth quarter to earn a 62-51 win. Kristie Zator had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Drury grad Brooke DiGennaro scored 11 for the Trailblazers. MCLA (2-7) goes to Bard on Tuesday. 0 Comments
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Berkshire County Officials to Work Friday Game at Gillette StadiumCommunity submission,
11:15AM / Thursday, December 01, 2022 | |
 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- A crew of eight Berkshire County high school football officials will take the field on Friday afternoon at Gillette Stadium to officiate the Division 7 State Championship Game. Referee John Wellspeak will lead a crew that includes umpire Michael Lyon, line judge Marc Field, head linesman Mark Pompi, field judge Matt Conant, side judge John Ciliberti and back judge Gary Pemble. Peter Ochs will serve as the game's clock operator. The Berkshire County officials will be in charge when West Boylston, which eliminated Wahconah in the state quarter-finals, takes on St. Bernard's for the D7 crown, one of eight state title games to be contested over the 0 Comments
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MCLA Theatre to Perform Experimental Show 'The Left Hand of Darkness'| 10:00AM / Thursday, December 01, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, MASS. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Theatre will debut "The Left Hand of Darkness" this weekend as a developmental workshop in conjunction with Associate Professor of Theatre, Laura Standley, her directing students, and the Theatre Lab. The show dates are Dec. 2 at 8 p.m., Dec. 3 at 8 p.m., and Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. in MCLA's Venable Theatre. "The Left Hand of Darkness" is a developmental workshop adaptation of the 1969 novel by Ursula K. Le Guin. "In Brown's book, she talks about being inspired by science fiction to develop her strategies because of how it presents 'more viable 0 Comments
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