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Adams Theater Owner Buys Topia Inn By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:09AM / Monday, February 27, 2023 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — History is repeating itself at the Topia Inn under its new owners and operators Yina Moore, Kate Chen and Dimitrios Kolaxis. Moore, owner of the Adams Theater, and the previous owners Nana Simopoulos and Caryn Heilman have taken similar paths in opening the Adams Theater and the inn. Simopoulos and Heilman purchased the theater and opened it in 2005 as the Topia Arts Center, doing some of the initial restoration work. Two years later, they opened Topia Inn on Pleasant Street as an organic and environmentally conscious operation. The new owners, as Pleasant St Holdings LLC, purchased the property on Jan. 18 for $600,000. They are working 30 Comments
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MCLA Baseball Opens Year with Double-Header Sweep| 08:48PM / Sunday, February 26, 2023 | |
NEW YORK -- Noel Medina went 4-for-5 with a double Saturday to lead the MCLA baseball team to an 11-10 win over Yeshiva in a season-opening double-header win for the Trailblazers. Taconic grad Austin Rachiele went 2-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBIs in the win, which saw four MCLA pitchers combine to strike out 12. In an 10-0 win, four Trailblazers struck out eight and allowed four hits. Clarence Givhans went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles. MCLA (2-0) is off until it goes to Florida for eight games starting March 10. 0 Comments
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North Adams Day-Care Helping Families for Three DecadesBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
11:15AM / Sunday, February 26, 2023 | |
Connie Tatro, seen with some of the children she cares for, says a day care can have a profound impact on children's lives. She's worked closely with families to have a long-lasting impact on the children who've attended her day care. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Constance "Connie" Tatro has been influencing children and their families at her home day care for three decades. "She is involved with our children during the most formative years. She helps set that foundation for the future of our children. For their thirst for knowledge, their curiosity, their problem solving," parent Chelsey Ciolkowski said. "All of these 16 Comments
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Hoosac, Wahconah Girls, Drury Boys Claim Western Mass CrownsIBerkshires.com Sports,
04:55PM / Saturday, February 25, 2023 | |
 The Hoosac Valley and Wahconah girls basketball teams each came away with victories in all-Berkshire Couty finals on Western Mass tournament Championship Saturday The day ended with the Drury boys giving Berkshire County a third championship on the day. Hanna Shea scored 20 points Saturday to lead the Hurricanes to a 71-56 win over Lenox in the Class D final at Holyoke High School. Down the road at Westfield High, Grace Wigington scored 23 to lead Wahconah past Pittsfield High, 61-49 in Class B. The Taconic boys dropped their Class B final to Springfield International Charter, 57-51, despite 18 points from Tayvon Sandifer. In the Class C hockey final, 0 Comments
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2Guys Auto Restores Classic Cars Back to LifeBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
06:30AM / Saturday, February 25, 2023 | |
Joe Dean and Mike Libardi are longtime friends with years of experience repairing and restoring automobiles. They're now focusing their attention on classic cars and hot rods. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — For longtime friends Joe Dean and Mike Libardi, the opening of 2Guys Auto Restoration and Repair is a return to their roots restoring the cars they love from the past. Dean and Libardi share a passion bordering on obsession with classic cars. Before opening the shop, the duo always had a "project" and 2Guys is really a formalization of what the two have been doing in garages and driveways for years before. For more than 40 years, Dean ran 0 Comments
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John Olver, Champion for Rural Mass and Passenger Rail, Dies at 86Staff Reports,
05:30PM / Friday, February 24, 2023 | |
John Olver as grand marshal of the Fall Foliage Parade in 2011. He was a regular marcher in the annual event. AMHERST, Mass. — Former Congressman John Olver died Thursday at age 86 at his Amherst home. Gov. Maura T. Healey has ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings. Olver represented the 1st Massachusetts District for 22 years until his retirement in 2012. Prior to that, he spent 22 years in the Legislature. His successor and one-time colleague U.S. Rep. Richard Neal said the Amherst Democrat had dedicated his life to public service. "Over the course of his 22 years in the U.S. House of 9 Comments
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Town Hall Forum With State Senator and Representative| 03:22PM / Friday, February 24, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Sen. Paul Mark and Rep. John Barrett III will take questions and invite comments at a "ReMarks and Refreshments" town hall forum in Williamstown from 10 to 11:30 AM on Tuesday, March 14. The event is open to the public and will be held at the Williams College Faculty House at 968 Main Street. The forum will also be accessible through Zoom. To get the link, email casey.pease@masenate.gov. The legislators will start the forum by sharing legislative updates from the State House before taking questions and comments from attendees and engaging in a conversation about opportunities and challenges facing Western 0 Comments
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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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