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BCC to Offer Water Quality Monitoring Certificate | 08:25AM / Tuesday, July 11, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced the creation of a Water Quality Monitoring Certificate Program, a new offering for the fall 2023 semester. The program, designed to train drinking water and wastewater professionals, requires the completion of three courses totaling 11 credits: ENV-205 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (4 credits) ENV-182 Environmental Advocacy (3 credits) CHEM 150A Essentials of Chemistry (4 credits) The certificate can be completed in as little as two semesters and is "stackable," meaning credits earned can be applied toward an associate degree in Environmental 0 Comments
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NAHA Improves Security Measures| 04:55AM / Tuesday, July 11, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Housing Authority (NAHA) Executive Director Jennifer Hohn said various improvements have been made to enhance building security. To address security concerns, Hohn said they have added more hours to security detail as well as added an entry monitoring desk at the front of Ashland Park. "[They] monitor who's coming in and out of the building when they are on duty along with constantly walking the halls etc.," Hohn said. "It has helped reduce many of the complaints of unwanted individuals in the buildings." Over the past few years, tenets have been vocal about trespassing and crime in NAHA 0 Comments
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Updated: Flooding Causes Road Closures, State of Emergency Declarations in North County Staff Reports ,
06:40PM / Monday, July 10, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Although the entire county is experiencing flooding, North County seems to have been hit the hardest. In North Adams a sinkhole on State Street at the bottom of Morgan Ave has closed down a portion of the driving lane. A police officer is on-site directing traffic. Brooklyn Street is completely closed off with the roadway caving in along the side of the road. Church street, Houghton Street, and West Shaft Road, among others have also had significant flooding and damage. DPW trucks are driving throughout the city marking smaller sinkholes with traffic cones. Firetrucks have also been dispatched to help with flooding in 0 Comments
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Vermont Braces for Damaging Floods| 11:41PM / Sunday, July 09, 2023 | |
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Powerful storms are expected to cause dangerous flash flooding overnight Sunday and into Monday. While Central Vermont in particular could experience catastrophic flooding, the entire state and the Western Massachusetts are in danger of flooding and washouts. Gov. Phil Scott declared a state of emergency Sunday afternoon and the state's emergency operations system has been activated because of the "likelihood of widespread damage and posing a threat to property and public safety in Vermont." Scott also authorized activation of the National Guard and the utilization of other state agencies. Three to 5 inches of rain is expected 0 Comments
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Veteran Spotlight: Lt. Col. Maria Adame-EmeryBy Wayne Soares, Special to iBerkshires
05:29PM / Sunday, July 09, 2023 | |
Lt. Col. Emery served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. MESQUITE, Texas — Maria Emery served her country with honor and distinction for 28 years in the Army, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. She grew up in Santa Ana, Calif., did her basic training in ROTC and was commissioned at the New Mexico Military Institute. "It was different. I learned about NMMI through a friend that went to my high school," she remembered. "It was a very structured, disciplined atmosphere ... being away from home was difficult also." Her first assignment would take her to the G-2 40th Infantry Division in the California National Guard. Lt. Col. Emery 0 Comments
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Composting with Bears in Mind| 08:06AM / Sunday, July 09, 2023 | |
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says many people are having problems with bears looking for food near their homes, and with the food scrap ban in effect the department is providing tips for people who are composting at home so they can avoid attracting hungry bears. "We have been receiving lots of reports of bears on decks, tearing down bird feeders, wrecking beehives, killing chickens, and getting into trash, compost and garbage containers," said bear biologist Jaclyn Comeau. "We are offering some guidance on how to compost at home without attracting bears." "First though, to deter bears, bird feeders need to be taken
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Vermont Comes Back to Beat SteepleCats| 09:55PM / Saturday, July 08, 2023 | |
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The Vermont Mountaineers scored on a balk in the bottom of the fifth to earn a 4-3 win over the North Adams SteepleCats in New England Collegiate Baseball League on Saturday night. The SteepleCats took a 3-1 lead in the top of the fourth, when Sam Tackett hit a two-run home run. Dominick Marcoccio started and went 4 and two-thirds innings on mound for North Adams, giving up two earned runs and taking the loss. The SteepleCats (9-18) which hosts Martha's Vineyard on Monday. 0 Comments
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North Adams Schools Offer Summer Programs From K to Early College| 03:56PM / Saturday, July 08, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Hundreds of schoolchildren in North Adams are being kept busy through the public school system's summer camps and activities this month. About 200 children are attending the district's 21st Century Program through July, and new activities include internships for high school students. The programs are funded largely through grant funding, including 21st Century and special education grants. The offerings were presented to the School Committee before the end of the school year. Assistant Superintendent Timothy Callahan said more than 130 students had signed up with site director Noella Carlow for the popular 21st 0 Comments
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Tackett Powers SteepleCats Past Blue Sox| 10:06PM / Friday, July 07, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Samuel Tackett went 4-for-5 with a double and three runs batted in on Friday to lead the North Adams SteepleCats to a 9-1 win over the Valley Blue Sox in New England Collegiate Baseball League action at Joe Wolfe Field. Cedric Rose finished 2-for-4 with an RBI in a seven-hit attack for North Adams, which scored seven runs in the second inning to take control of the game. Jonathan Peterson earned the win in relief, striking out five hitters in two innings of work. Starter Julien Hernandez did not allow a run in four innings of work. North Adams (8-17) travels to play the Vermont Mountaineers on Saturday. 0 Comments
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NA Fire Chief on Leave Following AccidentStaff Reports,
11:21AM / Friday, July 07, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The fire chief is on paid administrative leave following his involvement in a pedestrian accident on Thursday morning. The pedestrian, a woman, was taken to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield; a relative posted on Facebook that she was hospitalized with "a skull fracture and had bleeding in her brain." Mayor Jennifer Macksey said on Friday that Brent Lefebvre is on paid leave "pending investigation." The accident occurred at approximately 8:23 a.m. on Thursday on River Street near the Veazie Street intersection. Lefebvre was in a city vehicle and the pedestrian was apparently crossing River 0 Comments
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North Adams Seeks Input on School Project| 03:23PM / Thursday, July 06, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The community is being asked to weigh in on grade options for the Brayton/Greylock school project. A survey available at www.napsk12.org via SurveyMonkey offers two options to choose from —two elementary schools with Grades prekindergarten through 6 or one school with preK-2 and another with Grades 3-6. The city has been engaged in a feasibility study for a new or renovated elementary school with the Massachusetts School Building Authority since 2022. As a result of this work so far, MSBA has given the city permission to consider the two different options for pursuing either a renovated or new elementary school on the west side of the 0 Comments
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Roberson Scores 34 in Giorgi League Win| 10:13AM / Thursday, July 06, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Tank Roberson scored 34 points Wednesday to lead Cold Hearts to an 86-84 win over Battle of the Future in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League. Sean Harrigan added 22 points, and Shaq Ardrey had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Battle of the Future’s Daemond Carter tied for game-high honors with 34 points. Deshawn Hamlet and Bryce Webb each had a double-double in the loss. Hamlet scored 16 points and pulled down 12 rebounds. Webb finished with 13 and 17. In Wednesday’s A Division opener, Team DB dominated in a 77-37 win over OPI. Tay Sandifer scored 24 points, and Quentin Gittens and Deonte Sandifer 0 Comments
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