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Adams Aggie Commission Recommends Town Adopt Farmland ProgramBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:20AM / Friday, February 24, 2023 | |
Williamstown Agricultural Commissioner Sarah Gardner, via Zoom, speaks with the Adams Agricultural Commission about the upcoming 'Planning for the Future of Your Farmland' workshop to be held at the Bounti-Fare. ADAMS, Mass. — The Agricultural Commission is recommending the town adopt the federal Farmlands of Local Importance program to help conserve farmland and provide some revenue to farmers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture initiative partners with state preservation programs and builds on the century-old National Cooperative Soil Survey that identified farmlands as prime, unique or of state importance. These lands may not be on the soil survey 0 Comments
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Clarksburg Officials Trying to Get Meetings Back in Town HallBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:09PM / Thursday, February 23, 2023 | |
 CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Officials are trying to figure out how to fit all its essential offices on the first level of Town Hall. The last Select Board had shifted meetings to the handicapped-accessible Community Center, in part because of the pandemic, and the administrative assistant was moved into the Ketchum Meeting Room. Select Board Chair Jeffrey Levanos said he would like to see all meetings returned to Town Hall noting that the Ketchum Meeting Room had been designated years ago for that purpose. "We designated this as the meeting room, and to me, this is where all the meetings should be," he said at Wednesday's 1 Comment
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McCann Moves Forward With Designer for New HVAC BuildingBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:01PM / Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The McCann School Committee has hired Bradley Architects of Pittsfield to draw up the plans for a 5,600 square foot building that will house the new heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration program. The committee last week approved the bid of $241,880. The vocational school is the recipient of a $3.1 million state Skills Capital Grant to provide training HVAC. This will cover the construction of the building and the development of the program. The recommendation was made by the facilities subcommittee, which reviewed three bid submissions. Subcommittee Chair Richard "Bucky" Bernardi said one bid was 0 Comments
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North Adams Pride Hosts First Northern Lights Ball | 03:14PM / Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Pride announced that their first annual Northern Lights Ball will be held on Saturday, March 11 for members of the regional LGBTQ-plus community and allies "to shake off the winter blues." The Ball's theme encourages attendees to "dress to impress" by drawing inspiration from "glitter, glam, and sparkles" or their favorite LGBTQ-plus icon. Prizes will be awarded for Best Dressed, Brightest, and Best Icon Impersonation. Doors will open at 8 p.m. at the North Adams Elks Lodge at 100 Eagle St., and festivities will conclude at 12:30 a.m. Tickets for the Northern Lights Ball can be 0 Comments
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Some Midweek Flurries, Ice in Store | 12:16PM / Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | |
The National Weather Service has declared a Winter Weather Advisory in the Berkshires from Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 4 p.m. until Thursday, Feb. 23, at 1 pm. Snow will begin Wednesday afternoon and will transition into sleet and freezing rain at night. Precipitation should taper off Thursday morning. Expect mixed precipitation with total snow accumulations of a light glaze of up to two-tenths of an inch. Plan for slippery road conditions. Accuweather predicts 2 to 4 inches of snow with a high of 39 degrees. Accuweather predicts a high of 31 Thursday On Friday, Feb. 24, expect temperatures in the low 30s with mostly sunny 0 Comments
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MassWildlife Biologist to Speak at Berkshire Green Drinks| 11:44AM / Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | |
 DALTON, Mass. — Wildlife biologist Nathan Buckhout will present at the March Berkshire Green Drinks gathering on Wednesday, March 8, at 6:00 PM in person at Shire Breu-Hous inside The Stationery Factory, 63 Flansburg Ave. and online via Zoom. Buckhout will talk about Mustelids, otherwise known as the weasel family, and go over some common characteristics of the diverse group. Mustelids are a family of carnivorous mammals, which include weasels, minks, otters, fishers, martens, and wolverines, among others. Buckhout will briefly discuss each species presently in Massachusetts, as well as species that have disappeared from the region. He will also discuss some 0 Comments
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Two Sentenced On Drug Charges| 08:17AM / Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass.– Oasis Hason and Ahmed Shabazz were found guilty of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute and sentenced to one to two years in state prison. On Thursday, Feb. 16 Hasan, age 25 of Yonkers, N.Y., and Shabazz, age 27 also of Yonkers, were both found guilty of Possession of Cocaine with the Intent to Distribute. Both men were acquitted of charges relating to items found in a locked safe found inside the residence (Trafficking in Heroin (18-36 grams), Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm, Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm during the Commission of a Felony, and 2 counts of Possession of Ammunition). The defendants had been arrested
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MCLA to Hold Annual Sam Gomez Race| 04:06PM / Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, MASS.— The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Student Government Association's (SGA) 45th annual Sam Gomez Road Race will again be a hybrid event this year, with an interactive virtual race that will be run from March 24 th through March 31 and the in-person event will be held on April 1. This year's race will benefit Tapestry of North Adams. Through the event, the SGA has raised over $30,000 for Berkshire-based organizations for almost 20 years. Runners can register at mcla.edu/samgomez. Community members can also donate to beneficiaries as well. The April 1 race kicks off at 11 a.m. Check-in time will 0 Comments
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SVHC, CCV Welcome Early Childhood Education Program Residents| 09:03AM / Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) and the Community College of Vermont (CCV) launched their Early Childhood Education (ECE) Residency Program with a ceremony attended by the 18 matriculating students, each organization's staff, and representatives from Vermont's Federal Legislative Delegation. The ECE Residency program incentivizes early childhood education students in either CCV's early childhood education associate degree or childcare certificate program by paying them to increase their course load and graduate sooner. Funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration congressionally directed funds through 0 Comments
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SVHC Weekly Health Update: Feb. 17| 08:50AM / Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | |
 February 17, 2023 Broken Heart Syndrome SVMC Cardiologist Dr. Scott Rogge discusses the real toll of heartache on the body, and answers the age-old question: can you really die from a broken 0 Comments
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Can you count on Social Security?Submitted by Edward Jones,
08:36AM / Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | |
 If you're getting closer to retirement, you might be thinking more about Social Security. Specifically, can you count on it to contribute part of the income you'll need as a retiree? There's been an increase in alarming language surrounding the solvency of Social Security, but in reality, its prospects are not nearly as gloomy as you might have heard. Here's the story: Under current law, Social Security is estimated to exhaust its trust funds by 2035, after which benefits could be cut by 20 percent, according to the 2022 Social Security Trustees report. However, the large cost of living adjustment (COLA) (8.7 percent) for 2023 could cause the trust funds to use 0 Comments
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Williams Professor to Discuss Economics of Climate Change at MCLA| 08:24AM / Tuesday, February 21, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Matthew Gibson, Associate Professor of Economics at Williams College, will give a talk titled "Economics of Climate Change" at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1 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 Dr. Matthew Gibson Gibson is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at Williams College and a research affiliate at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA). He works in environmental and labor economics, particularly time use, wage determination, air pollution, and flood risk. 0 Comments
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