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North Adams Council Asked to Endorse Paint Stewardship ProgramBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:01PM / Thursday, February 29, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The City Council Tuesday heard an appeal to add the city's name to a growing list of communities supporting a paint stewardship program for the commonwealth. Tom Irwin of Dalton made the Steeple City his latest stop in a campaign to drum up support for the program, which would fund paint recycling through a $1 per gallon fee charged at the point of sale. Irwin explained that the paint stewardship program, already implemented in Connecticut, New York and Vermont, would be one way to address Massachusetts' trash surplus. And it could be a model for future programs to more efficiently dispose of other waste. Irwin told the 0 Comments
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MountainOne Insurance Acquires G. W. Morisi Insurance Agency| 08:00AM / Thursday, February 29, 2024 | |
 LONGMEADOW, Mass. — MountainOne Insurance Agency, a subsidiary of MountainOne Bank, announced the acquisition of G.W. Morisi Insurance Agency, Inc., a third generation, family-owned agency that has served Longmeadow and neighboring communities for more than 75 years. The G.W. Morisi staff of four, including President Rory Sullivan, will remain with the agency, providing the same level of excellent customer service, which has been the hallmark of the agency, from their 473 Longmeadow Street location. In time, additional staff will come on board to further support customers' insurance needs. G.W. Morisi Insurance Agency, a MountainOne Company, will now offer customers 0 Comments
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NA School Building Committee Considers Fields, Emergency ShelterJack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
04:46AM / Thursday, February 29, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The School Building Committee saw some alternative design options for the Greylock School project, including relocating Fallon Field to Noel Field and enhancing the emergency shelter capacity of the building. Barbara Malkas, superintendent and committee member told the full committee Tuesday that over a series of working group meetings some new design options have come into the conversation "We have had a number of meetings. Many members of the committee have been involved in all of those meetings at various levels. The meetings have been very informative and have really brought us to where we are to date. We are starting to get to that 0 Comments
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How can women bridge the retirement gap?Submitted by Edward Jones,
08:01AM / Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | |
 March 8 is International Women's Day, a day for celebrating all the accomplishments of women around the globe. But many women still need to make up ground in one key area: retirement security. Women's challenges in achieving a secure retirement are due to several factors, including these: Pay gap – It's smaller than it once was, but a wage gap still exists between men and women. In fact, women earn, on average, about 82 cents for every dollar that men earn, according to the Census Bureau. And even though this gap narrows considerably at higher educational levels, it's still a source of concern. Women who earn less than men will likely 0 Comments
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MassDOT Funds Additional Projects at North Adams Airport Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:05AM / Monday, February 26, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MassDOT agreed to fund a few additional Airport Safety and Maintenance Projects (ASMP) at the North Adams Airport within the current fiscal year. Stantec Engineer Peter Enzien told the airport commission Tuesday, Feb 20 that the city will profit from some large MassDOT projects that have been delayed until fiscal year 2025. "I thought this was all good news," said Commissioner Marc Morandi. "...If they are jingling around money why not make some recommendations." With this extra cash, Enzien said MassDOT called airports throughout the state asking if they had any eligible projects that could be completed before the end of 0 Comments
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Veteran Spotlight: Naval Reserve Cmdr. Ronald NasifBy Wayne Soares, Special to iBerkshires
05:11PM / Sunday, February 25, 2024 | |
 FALMOUTH, Mass. — Ronald Nasif served his country in the Naval Reserve for 30 years, retiring as a commander. Growing up in Boston, he majored in biology at Boston College, where he also lettered in football for the Eagles. He would go on to Tufts Medical School but took a year off graduate school and taught during the busing crisis of the 1970s. "[Grad school] was always a challenge. It really changes your perspective on life, you give up a lot," he said. "It's a pretty straight and quiet life, affects your character and personality." Nasif accepted his commission in 1981. "It was a learn-on-the-job experience and I 0 Comments
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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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