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Educators, Lawmakers Celebrate Launch of MCLA Nursing ProgramBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:34PM / Thursday, September 07, 2023 | |
Congressman Richie Neal obtained a $620,000 earmark for the nursing program, through Congressionally Direct Spending from the Department of Education. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts new bachelor of nursing program was given an official launch on Thursday afternoon with a crowd of education officials and lawmakers. The ribbon cutting on the third floor of the old Doctor's building — now the MCLA Health Sciences floor — was followed by a tour of the new offices, meeting and classrooms, and the mock 3 North Nurses Station where students will be put through their clinical paces. "The curriculum was 0 Comments
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MCLA Institutes Four-Year Nursing ProgramBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
04:30PM / Thursday, September 07, 2023 | |
Associated Dean of Nursing Elizabeth Fiscella explains how the simulated patients work during a tour of the Nurses Station last month. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The hospital ward is set up, the medical equipment prepared and the patients — they're ready to be activated. All that the 3 North Nurses Station needs now is a class full of students. It will have to wait a bit as the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts anticipates its first cohort of nursing students in fall 2024. But the MCLA Academic Wing in the old Doctor's Building — at what will soon again be North Adams Regional Hospital — has been prepared well in advance as the 0 Comments
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Heat Means Early Release for Clarksburg, Florida SchoolsStaff Reports,
09:41PM / Wednesday, September 06, 2023 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The forecast for unusually high temperatures and humidity on Thursday has prompted a planned early release for two local schools. Clarksburg School and Gabriel Abbott Memorial School in the town of Florida will both release students at 12:30 p.m. The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., is warning that the heat index could approach advisory criteria by Thursay afternoon. Superintendent John Franzoni said the lack of air conditioning in the two schools led to the decision to schedule a half day. Both schools were built in the 1960s and are lacking modern ventilation and air conditioning systems. They are part of the 0 Comments
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Behavioral Health Network Receives State Grant | 03:40PM / Wednesday, September 06, 2023 | |
BOSTON — Behavioral Health Network, Inc., which services communities in Berkshire County, received a $772,706 grant to support mental health among young children. The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that they are awarding $4.1 million in Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Grants to organizations that support the social-emotional development and behavioral health of children in early education and care programs across Massachusetts. This funding will go to six organizations that serve early education programs by training providers and improving program processes to promote the developmental, social-emotional, and behavioral well-being of infants and young 0 Comments
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Berkshire Green Drinks: Beyond Recycling| 12:05PM / Wednesday, September 06, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Andrew Ferrara, program manager of Berkshire Environmental Action Team's Zero Waste Initiative, will speak at the September Berkshire Green Drinks event at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, September 12, online via Zoom. According to a press release: Learn about current projects and groups working to reduce waste in Berkshire County that go beyond just recycling. Get an inside look into the many recycling programs BZWI offers to the community, including conventionally not-recyclable items like toothbrushes and bread tags. Learn why special recycling programs are not the answer to our waste crisis and how BZWI plans to move beyond recycling as a solution by 0 Comments
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Northern Berkshire Adult Education, McCann Tech To Continue Adult Culinary Arts Program| 08:00AM / Wednesday, September 06, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. The Northern Berkshire Adult Education Program of North Adams Public Schools will continue the partnership with McCann Technical High School to offer two MassSTEP Culinary Arts cohorts during the 2023-2024 year. The first cohort will begin the week of Sept. 25. A second cohort will be held in the winter. Through a grant from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, MassSTEP leverages collaborations among education, job training, and employers to build innovative concurrent education and workforce development opportunities for adult learners. This 16 week Culinary Arts program will allow participants, seeking their GED/HiSET 0 Comments
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Hoosic River Revival Begins Listening Sessions on River Feasibility StudyBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:21PM / Tuesday, September 05, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rather than the Hoosic River's concrete-contained waters that flow largely unseen through the city, some residents see places for fishing and swimming, bike and pedestrian paths, and spaces for gathering and belonging. Those were some of the ideas that came out of a listening session hosted by the Hoosic River Revival last week at the UNO Community Center. More than 50 people attended the open session Wednesday to hear a presentation, offer some feedback and take a survey of what they would like to see happen. Local historian Paul Marino recommended that the discussion refer to flood "protection" rather than 0 Comments
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What does it cost not to have life insurance?| 12:00PM / Tuesday, September 05, 2023 | |
 It's probably not on your calendar, but September is Life Insurance Awareness Month. And that means it's a good time to become more aware of the benefits of having life insurance — and the dangers of not having it. Unfortunately, confusion about some of the basic elements of owning life insurance may be keeping people from getting the protection they need. More than half of uninsured Americans say they have put off purchasing coverage because they don't know what to buy or how much they need, according to Life Happens and LIMRA, two nonprofit organizations that provide research and education about life insurance. Yet, while this confusion may be 0 Comments
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Annual Barn Sale Benefiting United Counseling Service | 08:00AM / Tuesday, September 05, 2023 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — The annual Barn Sale fundraiser benefiting United Counseling Service (UCS) takes place September 16-17, 2023, at the Northshire Civic Center at Riley Rink, located at 410 Hunter Park Road in Manchester. Shoppers can stop by the sale from 9am-4pm on Saturday and 9am-3pm on Sunday to find clothing, furniture, kitchen equipment, home décor, serve ware, antiques, and more. All proceeds support UCS' services in the Northshire, which include outpatient mental health and counseling, psychiatry, substance use disorder services, youth and family services, and Head Start/Early Head Start. Last year's Barn Sale raised over $75,000 for 0 Comments
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Dance School Opens in North AdamsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
04:47AM / Tuesday, September 05, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— Creative Soul invites dance students of all ages and experiences to explore themselves and their paths through a holistic approach to dance education. Creative Soul owner and artistic director Ashley Oladehin's entire life has been leading up to the opening of Creative Soul. From a very young age, she has loved everything creative from music, to dance, to art, and poetry. She quite literally felt like a creative soul. It is that feeling that inspired the name Creative Soul, she said. The word soul acts as a reminder that we are so much more than our physical bodies, Oladehin said. "Come as you 0 Comments
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MCLA Volleyball Splits Saturday Double-Header| 04:47PM / Saturday, September 02, 2023 | |
KEUKA PARK, N.Y. -- Julia Conturso reocrded 23 digs on Saturday as the MCLA volleyball team earned a 3-1 win over SUNY Canton. Chloe Garber had 10 kills, and Shannon O'Brien notched 14 assists for the Trailblazers, who improved to 2-1 with the win. Earlier in the day, Keuka College defeated MCLA, 3-0. Beth Harris had 15 assists in the loss. 0 Comments
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MCLA Welcomes Three New Faculty Members| 04:00PM / Saturday, September 02, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA announced that three new faculty members will be joining the Trailblazer community for the College's fall semester: Dr. Samuel Bruun, Dr. Yavuz Ceylan, and Dr. James Page. Read more about our new faculty members: Dr. Samuel Bruun joins MCLA's Psychology Department as an assistant professor. He graduated with a Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky in 2020, where he taught courses relating to developmental psychology, neuroscience, statistics, and gender development. Bruun's teaching style largely focuses on showing how course content can allow one to develop a greater appreciation for the world at large. "No 0 Comments
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