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Clarksburg Residents Killed in Fatal Pedestrian Accident | 11:03AM / Sunday, September 10, 2023 | |
 NEW LEBANON, N.Y. — Two Clarksburg, Mass., residents were struck and killed while crossing US Highway 20 on Saturday night. The victims were identified Sunday morning as Gary J. Sheldon, age 74, and Patricia Peck Platt, age 77, both of Clarksburg. A press release from New York State Police say the two were in the crosswalk near New Lebanon Valley Speedway when they were struck by a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek operated by Erica C. Florin, age 36, of Lee, Mass. Florin was eastbound on US Highway 20, according to troopers, who were called to the scene at about 8:21 p.m. Troopers and responding emergency medical service personnel attempted life-saving 0 Comments
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MCLA Volleyball Downs Norwich| 05:02PM / Saturday, September 09, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Anais Badio had 12 kills Saturday to lead the MCLA volleyball team to a three-set win over Norwich. Shannon O’Brien passed out 20 assists in a 25-12, 25-15, 26-24 win that leveled the Trailblazers’ record at 2-2 this fall. MCLA goes to Castleton State on Wednesday. 0 Comments
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Lever, MFN Launches 2023 Berkshire Sustainability Challenge| 10:26AM / Saturday, September 09, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lever and the Massachusetts Founders Network (MFN) are seeking clean energy startups to apply for the 2023 Berkshire Sustainability Challenge, supported by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC). The winning company will be awarded a $40,000 innovation grant. All participants will be eligible for an additional scholarship award sponsored by MassCEC. Participating startups will attend four workshops over a 15-week period, culminating with a final event on Friday, Feb. 9. Clean energy founders can expect "access to and conversations with mentors in the field, a community of investors and entrepreneurs in the clean 0 Comments
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James Kalmuk Joins Dartmouth Cancer Center| 03:01PM / Friday, September 08, 2023 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Dr. James Kalmuk, medical oncologist, has joined the Dartmouth Cancer Center at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC). Kalmuk holds a masters in interdisciplinary science from Roswell Park Cancer Institute and attended medical school at SUNY Update Medical University in Syracuse, NY. He then completed his residency in internal medicine and oncology fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. Kalmuk has been active in oncology research and has presented and published his work extensively. Dr. Matt Vernon, radiation oncologist and Medical Director of the Dartmouth Cancer Center at SVMC states: "I am 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: 'Little Amal,' Polish Picnic and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
11:30AM / Friday, September 08, 2023 | |
 There will be a variety of events in the Berkshires this weekend including the arrival of "Little Amal," a Polish picnic, a comedy night, and more. *Do you want your market or event included in the outlook? Email info@iberkshires.com. Editor's Picks Walk With Amal: Musical Mystical Tour Mass MoCA, North Adams Time: Sunday, Sept. 10, at 1 p.m. The contemporary art museum provides residents the opportunity to welcome the internationally celebrated 12-foot-tall puppet "Little Amal." Amal is a puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl. She is named after the Arabic word "Amal" meaning hope. She 0 Comments
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Educators, Lawmakers Celebrate Launch of MCLA Nursing ProgramBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:34PM / Thursday, September 07, 2023 | |
Congressman Richie Neal obtained a $620,000 earmark for the nursing program, through Congressionally Direct Spending from the Department of Education. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts new bachelor of nursing program was given an official launch on Thursday afternoon with a crowd of education officials and lawmakers. The ribbon cutting on the third floor of the old Doctor's building — now the MCLA Health Sciences floor — was followed by a tour of the new offices, meeting and classrooms, and the mock 3 North Nurses Station where students will be put through their clinical paces. "The curriculum was 0 Comments
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MCLA Institutes Four-Year Nursing ProgramBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
04:30PM / Thursday, September 07, 2023 | |
Associated Dean of Nursing Elizabeth Fiscella explains how the simulated patients work during a tour of the Nurses Station last month. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The hospital ward is set up, the medical equipment prepared and the patients — they're ready to be activated. All that the 3 North Nurses Station needs now is a class full of students. It will have to wait a bit as the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts anticipates its first cohort of nursing students in fall 2024. But the MCLA Academic Wing in the old Doctor's Building — at what will soon again be North Adams Regional Hospital — has been prepared well in advance as the 0 Comments
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Heat Means Early Release for Clarksburg, Florida SchoolsStaff Reports,
09:41PM / Wednesday, September 06, 2023 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The forecast for unusually high temperatures and humidity on Thursday has prompted a planned early release for two local schools. Clarksburg School and Gabriel Abbott Memorial School in the town of Florida will both release students at 12:30 p.m. The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., is warning that the heat index could approach advisory criteria by Thursay afternoon. Superintendent John Franzoni said the lack of air conditioning in the two schools led to the decision to schedule a half day. Both schools were built in the 1960s and are lacking modern ventilation and air conditioning systems. They are part of the 0 Comments
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Behavioral Health Network Receives State Grant | 03:40PM / Wednesday, September 06, 2023 | |
BOSTON — Behavioral Health Network, Inc., which services communities in Berkshire County, received a $772,706 grant to support mental health among young children. The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that they are awarding $4.1 million in Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Grants to organizations that support the social-emotional development and behavioral health of children in early education and care programs across Massachusetts. This funding will go to six organizations that serve early education programs by training providers and improving program processes to promote the developmental, social-emotional, and behavioral well-being of infants and young 0 Comments
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Berkshire Green Drinks: Beyond Recycling| 12:05PM / Wednesday, September 06, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Andrew Ferrara, program manager of Berkshire Environmental Action Team's Zero Waste Initiative, will speak at the September Berkshire Green Drinks event at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, September 12, online via Zoom. According to a press release: Learn about current projects and groups working to reduce waste in Berkshire County that go beyond just recycling. Get an inside look into the many recycling programs BZWI offers to the community, including conventionally not-recyclable items like toothbrushes and bread tags. Learn why special recycling programs are not the answer to our waste crisis and how BZWI plans to move beyond recycling as a solution by 0 Comments
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Northern Berkshire Adult Education, McCann Tech To Continue Adult Culinary Arts Program| 08:00AM / Wednesday, September 06, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. The Northern Berkshire Adult Education Program of North Adams Public Schools will continue the partnership with McCann Technical High School to offer two MassSTEP Culinary Arts cohorts during the 2023-2024 year. The first cohort will begin the week of Sept. 25. A second cohort will be held in the winter. Through a grant from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, MassSTEP leverages collaborations among education, job training, and employers to build innovative concurrent education and workforce development opportunities for adult learners. This 16 week Culinary Arts program will allow participants, seeking their GED/HiSET 0 Comments
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Hoosic River Revival Begins Listening Sessions on River Feasibility StudyBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:21PM / Tuesday, September 05, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rather than the Hoosic River's concrete-contained waters that flow largely unseen through the city, some residents see places for fishing and swimming, bike and pedestrian paths, and spaces for gathering and belonging. Those were some of the ideas that came out of a listening session hosted by the Hoosic River Revival last week at the UNO Community Center. More than 50 people attended the open session Wednesday to hear a presentation, offer some feedback and take a survey of what they would like to see happen. Local historian Paul Marino recommended that the discussion refer to flood "protection" rather than 0 Comments
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