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North Adams Councilors Get Narcan PresentationBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:35AM / Thursday, January 25, 2024 | |
Krystle Kincaid of Berkshire Harm Reduction tells the City Council about finding fentanyl and xlyazine in drug samples. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire County had 47 fatal overdoses in 2022, a dozen of them in North County. Of those, eight occurred in North Adams. One way to stop the deaths is Narcan, said Krystle Kincaid, prevention services supervisor at Berkshire Harm Reduction. "We're literally trying to give it to everybody." Narcan is the brand name of naloxone, an over-the-counter drug that can reverse an opioid overdose by blocking the drug's effects within three minutes. "It's the easiest thing to use. It has no 0 Comments
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North Adams License Commission Reduces Tavern HoursBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:29PM / Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Mohawk Tavern will have reduced hours after a string of incidents dating back a year was reviewed by the License Commission on Tuesday. The commissioners voted to impose a last call at 11:30 p.m. and "lights out" at midnight from February through the end of April, at which time the order will be evaluated. Their decision was based on a report submitted by interim Police Chief Mark Bailey detailing 15 incidents at or near the bar since an underage serving incident in January 2023. Owner Alexander "Sandy" Smith told the commission he'd already instituted an 11:30 last call and added a bouncer because 0 Comments
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Treasury bonds: Still safe for investorsSubmitted by Edward Jones,
12:24PM / Tuesday, January 23, 2024 | |
 You may have read reports about an impending "debt crisis" in the U.S. Should you be worried about investing in Treasury securities? Part of the concern over debt has been driven by the cost of government borrowing, which has risen because of higher interest rates. But it's worth noting that while interest expenses have risen to nearly 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), this measure had exceeded 3 percent in the early 1990s. So, while the upward trend of federal debt could prove problematic down the road, the claims of a current crisis may be overblown. And Treasury securities are still considered among the safest investments in the world, as they are secured by 0 Comments
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BHS Hiring Event for North Adams Regional Hospital| 04:00PM / Monday, January 22, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — As it expands access to inpatient care in North Berkshire, Berkshire Health Systems is holding a special hiring event to fill open positions at the new North Adams Regional Hospital, expected to open in late winter. The hiring event is Thursday, Feb. 1 from 11 am to 7 pm and will be held in the Clark House Ground Floor Conference Room. BHS recruitment specialists and managers will be on hand for the event, which will include immediate interviews and possible on-the-spot hiring for positions. The positions include nursing, unit assistants, dietary aides, admitting personnel, physical therapists, case managers, social workers, support 0 Comments
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North Berkshire Waste District Interested In Hydrogen Facility Project By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
02:50PM / Monday, January 22, 2024 | |
ADAMS, Mass.— Members of the Northern Berkshire Solid Waste Management District (NBSWMD) were intrigued by a plan by Local Power to work towards community-wide decarbonization through a waste hydrogen facility in Western Massachusetts. In a presentation on Jan. 11, Local Power President Paul Fenn told the district members that Local Power helps local governments set up community-wide decarbonization with a focus on localization "as a core strategy in an industry defined by centralized energy and capital sources." He said the community choice aggregation firm helped usher in community choice power supply programs to many towns and cities in Berkshire
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SVMC Wellness Connection: Jan. 19| 08:17AM / Monday, January 22, 2024 | |
 January 19, 2024 January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month ? Often referred to as “the silent thief of sight,” glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. In fact, more than 3
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BFAIR Promotes Two to Assistant Director| 04:22PM / Sunday, January 21, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — BFAIR promotes Deb Harpin to Assistant Director of Employment Services, and Savannah Lysko to Assistant Director of DDS (Department of Developmental Services) Residential Services. Deb Harpin is now taking on an advanced role and has been promoted to Assistant Director of Employment Services. As part of her new role, Deb will oversee the Employment Services department and manage all programs, including DDS and MRC Employment Services programs. She will also support the department’s Direct Support Professionals and the agency’s social enterprise, the BFAIR Bottle & Can Redemption Center located on Mass Ave. in North 0 Comments
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Mass Humanities Announces 2024 Funding Opportunities| 11:34AM / Sunday, January 21, 2024 | |
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — Humanities, the Commonwealth's leading funder of humanities programs, announced upcoming opportunities for its 2024 grant season. Application materials for Expand Massachusetts Stories (EMS) grants are available now on the website, with the application window opening on February 5. EMS grants support projects that collect, interpret, and share stories about the Commonwealth. Special consideration is given to humanities programming, events, and creative works that emphasize the voices and experiences of residents that too often go unrecognized, or have been excluded from public conversation and public history. This year, Mass 0 Comments
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MassWildlife: Why you shouldn't feed wildlife| 06:30PM / Saturday, January 20, 2024 | |
Each winter, MassWildlife receives inquiries from the public regarding whether or not to feed wildlife. While people have good intentions, supplemental feeding of wildlife typically does more harm than good. Most wildlife seasonally change their behavior to adapt to cold temperatures and scarce food supplies. Supplemental feeding can alter that behavior and have detrimental, and sometimes fatal, effects. Wildlife in Massachusetts have adapted over thousands of years to cope with harsh winter weather, including deep snow, cold temperatures, and high winds. Supplemental feed sites congregate wildlife into unnaturally high densities, which can: Attract predators and increase risk of 0 Comments
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Gittens' Late Free Throw Lifts MCLA Men| 05:58PM / Saturday, January 20, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Quentin Gittens made a free throw with 2 seconds left Saturday to give the MCLA men's basketball team an 87-86 win over Pratt Institute. The Taconic High graduate went 8-for-10 at the line to score 10 points in the win. JoJo Garcia scored 19 to lead MCLA (9-8), which travels to MASCAC foe Worcester State on Wednesday. 0 Comments
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Driscoll Announces $2.8M for Berkshire Communities Hit 2023 FloodingBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
01:34PM / Saturday, January 20, 2024 | |
 BOSTON — Relief is coming to communities hit by flooding last summer, including more than $1 million for North Adams. Ten communities will get a total of $2,785,000 out of the first $10 million of disaster relief funding that had been part of the supplemental budget passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Maura Healey in December. Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll announced the first $10 million tranche to 37 communities at the business meeting of the Massachusetts Municipal Association on Saturday. "We know that this is happening more often," she said. "We know that oftentimes when you're hit with flooding, there's these immediate 0 Comments
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Artic Blast to Hit Berkshires| 12:28PM / Saturday, January 20, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshires will be in the Chill Zone on Saturday night as temperatures are expected to dip as low as 15 degrees below zero. The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has issued a wind chill advisory beginning at 10 p.m. Saturday through 10 a.m. Sunday. The areas affected include all of Berkshire County, parts of the eastern New York Catskills in western Greene and Ulster counties. Temperatures Saturday will be in the teens; the breezy frigid conditions will be dangerously cold. Cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken, according to NWS, plushe the combination of cold temperatures and 0 Comments
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