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State Treasurer's Office Launches Small Business Toolkit and Resource Map| 04:10PM / Friday, December 30, 2022 | |
BOSTON — Massachusetts State Treasurer, Deborah B. Goldberg, recently announced the launch of the Treasurer's Office's newly designed Small Business Resource Toolkit website. The toolkit provides access to comprehensive resources and materials for small business owners and future entrepreneurs in Massachusetts. Under the direction of Treasurer Goldberg, the toolkit was designed to provide a range of relevant, important information, often needed, when facing the challenge of starting a small business for the first time. "By collecting relevant resources in one place online, we are providing an understandable road map for people as they 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Hikes, Music, and DancesBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:00PM / Thursday, December 29, 2022 | |
 The year is coming to an end so it is time to celebrate new beginnings with these Berkshire County events this weekend including hikes, music, and dances. Magician George Saterial Award-winning, Boston Based magician George Saterial will be performing at the Berkshire Museum this Saturday, Dec. 31, at 11 a.m. Watch as he demonstrates magic and illusions for audiences of all ages. Tickets range from $5 to $17 and include museum admission. Children 3 and under are free. More information here. Earlier New Year's Eve Party If you can't stay up till midnight, that's okay. The Italian American Club is having an early party this Saturday, Dec. 31. Doors open at 4:30 and
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BArT Announces Final Current-Year Transfer, First Enrollment Deadlines| 08:00AM / Thursday, December 29, 2022 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Arts and Technology (BArT) Charter Public School is currently accepting applications for students in grades 6 through 9 for the 2022-2023 school year and applications for grades 6-10 for the 2023-2024 school year. The last enrollment deadline for the 2022-2023 school year for grades 6 through 9 is Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. The easiest way to apply is to visit https://www.bartcharter.org/apps/form/Enrollment-Form. Applications for the 2023-2024 school year are open, the first enrollment deadline for the 2023-2024 school year is Thursday, Feb. 23 at noon. The easiest way to apply is to visit 0 Comments
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North Adams Approves Short-Term Rental OrdinanceBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:03AM / Thursday, December 29, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city has a short-term rental ordinance nearly three years after officials first embarked on the process. The ordinance was passed to a second reading on a vote of 7-2 during the City Council's last meeting of the year on Tuesday. It contains many of the restrictions first raised more than two years ago, but the language was streamlined and clarified over the past year. "We've been doing this for a year and a half ... The bottom line is what you see or what you read in the paper the next day is just kind of superficial," said Councilor Wayne Wilkinson. "It doesn't tell you the background, doesn't tell you all hard
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Desperados in North Adams to CloseBy Brian Rhodes, iBerkshires Staff
05:57PM / Wednesday, December 28, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — After opening under new management in September, Desperados will soon be closed. A post on the restaurant's Facebook page cited financial difficulties for the closure. Chris Bonnivier of Adams and his partners Sandra Lopez Nieves and Joseph Bevilacqua took over the Eagle Street restaurant from Pete Oleskewicz, who owned it for the previous five years. The restaurant was originally opened by David Atwell who sold it to Oleskewicz. "Unfortunately due to the lack of business even through the 'busiest months' of the year we are having to quickly close," the post said. "After also receiving several notices that all
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Berkshires to Thaw This WeekStaff Reports ,
12:21PM / Wednesday, December 28, 2022 | |
After a very cold Christmas weekend, expect a warmer start to 2023 in the Berkshires with temperatures in the 40s and 50s. According to Accuweather, expect a high of 40 today Wednesday, Dec. 28, With mostly cloudy skies. On Thursday, temperatures should warm up even more with a high of 49. Friday, Dec. 30, should peak in the low 50s with mostly cloudy skies and Accuweather predicts more of the same Saturday. On Sunday, Jan. 1, expect temperatures in the low 50s with the possibility of a light morning rain. The Next 48 Hours
For the Most Part-Quiet-Will a slow moderating trend for temperatures. pic.twitter.com/YaHzLOofFa — Steve Caporizzo 0 Comments
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SVHC Honors Employees with Putnam Awards| 11:25AM / Tuesday, December 27, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt—Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) leaders and staff gathered last month to honor employees for their service to the organization's mission. One award every year is presented for each of the organization's five core values: quality, empathy, safety, teamwork, and stewardship. The employees who received the awards are noted standard bearers and role models within the organization. The 2022 Putnam Award Honorees are: Quality: Rebecca Hewson-Steller, RN, CN-BN, nurse navigator, Cancer Center Empathy: Misty Arnold, RN, nurse, Med/Surg Stewardship: Dennis Vosburgh, engineering technician Teamwork: Gabrielle Loomis, MSOT, OTR/L, occupational 0 Comments
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SVHC President of Administration Recognized with Statewide Award| 09:53AM / Tuesday, December 27, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Health Care's (SVHC) Vice President of Administration and Chief Human Resources Officer Kevin Dailey was honored with the 2022 Dolly Shaw Vermont Human Resources Professional of the Year Award from the Vermont State Council, an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management. "Vermont is home to many exceptionally qualified human resources professionals, so I am humbled to have received this recognition," Dailey said. "I share the honor with the talented and dedicated members of the HR teams I have worked with at Southwestern Vermont Health Care and Mack Molding Company. Their hard work has driven so much of what 0 Comments
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SVHC Weekly Health Update: Dec. 23| 08:44AM / Tuesday, December 27, 2022 | |
 December 23, 2022 #5 in SVHC's 8-Week Healthy Holiday Challenge Radiation Oncologist Matthew Vernon, MD, shares the fifth challenge in SVHC's 8-Week Healthy Holiday Challenge. Get a fresh goal every Friday through January 13, and share your progress on social media
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Protect financial accounts from "cyberthieves"Submitted by Edward Jones,
08:17AM / Tuesday, December 27, 2022 | |
 Cybercrime is booming. In 2021, the FBI reported that cybercriminals scammed nearly $7 billion from Americans — a figure slightly higher than the gross domestic product (GDP) of Switzerland for that year, according to research organization World Economics. How can you protect yourself from cyberthieves? Here are some suggestions that can help: Watch out for "phishing" attempts. You may receive emails that appear to be from a legitimate firm, requesting information your financial institution would never request online — confirmation of an account number, password, Social Security number, credit card number and so on. These notes can look official, often 0 Comments
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School Break Outlook By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
01:41PM / Monday, December 26, 2022 | |
 Hancock Shaker Village's Round Stone Barn will be aglow during Hancock Holiday Nights, running through Dec. 31. As soon as those final school bells rang last week, the students were anticipating the coming holidays and school break. Here is our selection of events happening this week to keep you or your kids entertained. Tuesday, Dec. 27, LEGO Club Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield The Berkshire Athenaeum is welcoming kids between the ages of 6 and 10 to build with Legos from 3 until 4:30 p.m. Each week there is a new LEGO challenge. More information here. Wednesday, Dec. 28 Winter Wildlife Tracking Hike Mount Greylock Visitor Center, 0 Comments
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Wahconah Boys Lacrosse Made History in 2022By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
05:39AM / Monday, December 26, 2022 | |
 It was a year filled with the usual complement of team and individual glory, but one Berkshire County squad went where none of its peers have gone before: to the top of the heap in high school lacrosse. That was enough of a milestone to give the Wahconah boys lax team the nod as the story of the year in Berkshire County athletics. It was an accomplishment several years in the making as Wahconah worked its way through the post-season — a one-goal loss in the Central/Western Mass quarterfinals in 2019, a Central/Western Mass title in 2021, the next year the tournament was held. But in the 10th year of the program's existence – just a decade after the 15 Comments
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