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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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MCLA Announces 2024 Commencement Speaker and Honorees| 12:22PM / Saturday, February 24, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The keynote speaker at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' 125th commencement exercises will be Shannon Holsey, president of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians. This year's commencement will be held Saturday, May 11, at 11 a.m., in the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts sits on the ancestral land of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians. In addition, MCLA will confer honorary doctorates to four individuals: President Holsey, state Sen. Paul Mark, Mass Humanities Executive Director Brian Boyles and former president and CEO of Child Care of the Berkshires Anne 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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