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Youth Hockey League Holds Concert Fund-RaiserCommunity submission,
10:08AM / Wednesday, April 20, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The Northern Berkshire Youth Hockey League plans a fund-raiser concert on Saturday, May 14, at the Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink. The inaugural "Ice Jam" will feature local singer/songwriter C.J. Field and Nashville recording artist Timmy Brown. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door for the show that begins at 6 p.m. There will be food trucks on site and a bar provided by Bounti Fare. For ticket information, visit nbyhl.com. 0 Comments
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North Adams Bar Ordered to Get Staff Trained After Underage IncidentBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
07:28PM / Tuesday, April 19, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — State Street T avoided fines and penalties for serving an underage customer, but was told to get its bartenders certified. The Licensing Board held a public hearing Thursday on the February incident with co-owner Robert Cellana and bartender Chad Cellana, voting unanimously to order the bar to train its staff. "This hearing will serve as a warning to your establishment, to the bartender to yourself to get TIPs certified, and to really card everything," said Licensing Board member Rosemari Dickinson, adding "this could have been a lot more serious." Board member Peter Breen said the fines could be up to $2,000 0 Comments
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Restaurant Planned Next to Porches Hotel in North AdamsStaff Reports,
06:15PM / Tuesday, April 19, 2022 | |
The new eatery would take up the block from Crossey Place to Veazie Street. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Porches inn owners are planning to tear down the former Harvest Christian Ministries building on River Street to build a new restaurant that will take up the block between Crossey Place and Veazie Street. The new dining establishment has been rumored for some time as a complementary addition to the 20-year-old hotel across from Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. "The project constitutes a significant improvement over the vacant lots and existing building, while making efficient use of the site and is an overall improvement on the 0 Comments
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Seasonal Safety Reminder: Be Aware of Mulch Fire Hazards| 03:59PM / Tuesday, April 19, 2022 | |
STOW, Mass. —State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey offered a fire safety reminder to homeowners and others who plan on using mulch in upcoming landscaping projects. "Every spring, firefighters across Massachusetts respond to mulch fires on commercial and residential properties," State Fire Marshal Ostroskey said. "These include fires that start with cigarettes and other smoking materials. Remember that mulch is combustible and can easily catch fire." The hazard is especially significant around residential structures because fires that start on the exterior of buildings are usually not detected early. By the time smoke and heat enter the building to 0 Comments
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Financial issues facing women business owners| 08:30AM / Tuesday, April 19, 2022 | |
 As a business owner, you're always busy, so it's understandable if you've put off thinking about events that won't occur until far in the future – such as your retirement, the sale or transfer of your business and the settling of your estate. Nonetheless, it's a good idea to start planning now, while also recognizing the special challenges that women business owners face in these areas. Essentially, you'll have four key issues to consider: Building assets – While you're working, you'll want to build as many financial assets as possible. This is especially important in case your career is interrupted by the need to provide care for 0 Comments
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Williamstown's Boyd 20th in Age Group at Boston Marathon| 08:36PM / Monday, April 18, 2022 | |
 BOSTON, Mass. -- Williamstown's Stephanie Boyd placed 20th in her age group on Monday in the 126th running of the Boston Marathon. Boyd covered the 26.2-mile course in 3 hours, 37 minutes, 40 seconds, maintaining a pace of 8:18 per mile to finished 20th in the women's 60-64 division. The women's 60-64 age group had 450 finishers. A pair of runners from Kenya won the event, which celebrated its return to the Patriots Day holiday for the first time since 2019. Evans Chebet took the men's title in a time of 2:06:51. He was followed by countryman Lawrence Cherono (2:07:21) as Kenyan athletes took five of the top six places on the men's 0 Comments
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Earth Day Celebration in Merchants Park| 04:13PM / Monday, April 18, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — The Earth Day celebration this spring will take place at Merchants Parks at 3:30 the afternoon of April 22, 2022. This will be the fifty-second commemoration of Earth Day which began in 1970. This Earth Day is sponsored by Climate Advocates Bennington, the MAUHS group Climate Change Initiative and Better Bennington Corporation. The celebration is open to the public and will have speakers, music, and skits with audience participation. According to a press release, Earth Day in the US, began after several major ecological disasters. In January of 1969 An oil rig leaked millions of gallons of oil on the coast of Santa 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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