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Sunday 5K Kicks Off Busy Autumn for Berkshire Running FoundationCommunity submission,
09:37AM / Tuesday, September 19, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Berkshire Running Foundation has announced its next four events for 2023. A locally-based nonprofit organization, Berkshire Running foundation was established earlier this year to advance and support the positive impact running events have in the neighborhoods in which we live. Sponsored by Spectrum Health, The FIR 5K will be held on Sunday, Sept. 24, at 9 a.m. at the Crane Avenue entrance to the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail. Sunday’s 5K Walk/Run is to benefit the Berkshire Running Foundation's FIR (Fitness In Recovery) program. This 3.1-mile event encourages the community to come out and support the continuing efforts being made by the 0 Comments
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MCLA Ranked No. 7 Top Public Liberal Arts School in 2024 U.S. News and World Report | 08:34AM / Tuesday, September 19, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) has earned the No. 7 spot on the list of Top Public Liberal Arts Schools in the nation for a third year in a row. The College's continued commitment to affordable education and economic prosperity is reflected in the 2024 U.S. News and World Report with additional rankings: No. 1 for Top Performer on Social Mobility in the state, No. 2 in the country, and No. 22 for National Liberal Arts Colleges. MCLA has appeared on U.S. News' list of Top Ten Public Colleges for 9 consecutive years. The College has also been acknowledged in its list of National Liberal Arts Colleges for Social 0 Comments
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North Adams Recognizes Recovery, Child Cancer and Hello WeekStaff Reports,
01:42PM / Monday, September 18, 2023 | |
Joe and Kathy Arabia with the mayor for the reading of the Childhood Cancer Awareness Month proclamation last week. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city recognized September as National Recovery and Childhood Cancer Awareness months and this week as "Hello Week." Mayor Jennifer Macksey read the proclamations at last week's lengthy City Council meeting. All three awareness initiatives have been recognized by past administrations as well. The proclamation on National Recovery pointed to the epidemic of drug and substance abuse nationwide and in the North Berkshires. "Men and women in recovery showcase the power each of us holds to 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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