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DiGennaro Leads MCLA Women to Season-Opening Win
10:08PM / Tuesday, November 08, 2022
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Brooke DiGennaro and Zaylee Ramos each scored 24 points Tuesday to lead the MCLA women's basketball team to a 73-60 win over Lesley.   Drury graduate DiGennaro converted 10 of 15 field goal attempts and three of five tries from behind the 3-point line.   The Trailblazers outscored their hosts by a margin of 24-14 in the fourth quarter to pull away for the victory.   MCLA (1-0) hosts Elms College on Saturday.   Men's Basketball NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Noah Yearsley and Dylan Morris-Gray each scored 23 points but MCLA dropped a 77-76 decision to Norwich in its opener.   MCLA (0-1) hosts Plattsburgh on Friday.

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BRTA Services Free From Nov. 25 to Dec. 31
02:11PM / Tuesday, November 08, 2022
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) announced that beginning Nov. 25 through Dec. 31, 2022, all BRTA bus and paratransit services will be free through the state's "Try Transit" initiative.   This Try Transit initiative is supported through the state budget and awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The state grant was awarded to all 15 Commonwealth regional transit authorities who worked together to submit a joint application and implementation plan.   In a press release, the Advisory Board of the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority noted that they are enthusiastic about this opportunity to offer free transit

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Motorama Taking Grant Applications
01:36PM / Tuesday, November 08, 2022
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The annual Motorama event has drawn thousands of people and hundreds of participants to downtown North Adams in a celebration of all things motorized.    The Motorama Committee is also committed to giving back to the community by donating the proceeds of each year to local charities.   Nonprofit organizations can apply for funds to support ongoing work or new programs. The deadline for the request for proposals is 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22.    An application can be downloaded here. Hard copies can be requested from the Office of Tourism and Community Events by calling 413-664-6180, or emailing tourism@northadams-ma.gov.   An

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Is a Roth IRA conversion right for you?
Submitted by Edward Jones,
08:15AM / Tuesday, November 08, 2022
Depending on your situation, it might be appropriate to make some year-end financial moves. But there's one in particular that may allow you to take advantage of the current investment climate while providing potential benefits far into the future.   This move is called a Roth IRA conversion — the process of converting all or a portion of a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. Traditional IRAs are often funded with pre-tax dollars, so contributions can lower your taxable income, and earnings can grow tax deferred. A Roth IRA, however, is funded with after-tax dollars, so you get no immediate tax deduction, but earnings and contributions can be withdrawn federally tax free, as long

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Berkshire Organizations Partner to Launch New Website to Help Grant Seekers
08:12AM / Tuesday, November 08, 2022
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Funding Focus (BFF), a new initiative established to support Berkshire County entities seeking federal and state funds for pandemic-related recovery and rebuilding, launched its website in November.   Berkshire Regional Planning Commission and several partner agencies joined to form BFF in response to a need for a clearinghouse focused on the investment of COVID-19 recovery dollars into the region, to improve the well-being of community members. The initiative provides support for four core groups of potential grant seekers: non-profits, municipalities, school districts, and entrepreneurs.   According to a press release, Berkshire County needs

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McCann Celebrates 20 Nursing Grads in Pinning Ceremony
By Brian Rhodes, iBerkshires Staff
04:52AM / Tuesday, November 08, 2022

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical School honored the achievements of 20 new Practical Nursing graduates at its annual pinning ceremony on Monday. 

 

The group received congratulations and well wishes from faculty, administrators and several other guests.

 

Superintendent James Brosnan said the new graduates share a comradery together through the shared experience in the nursing program. 

 

"I doubt anybody knew each other before they got here, but now they're best friends for the rest of their lives," he said. "... Notwithstanding everything that the faculty did for you, you did this yourselves. You really made it

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MCLA Alumni to Present at Creative Writing Event
04:34PM / Monday, November 07, 2022
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The MCLA English & Communications Department will host 15 alumni for a creative writing reading and showcase event to learn more about their post-graduate paths on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. in Murdock Hall 218.     Alumni will read poetry and prose, and present visual art and graphic design projects. The event will also showcase possible career paths after graduating with a liberal arts degree.    For participating alumni, their work ranges from small business operations to social justice work, from the publishing industry to graduate work at various universities. Some still reside in Berkshire County, but others will travel from the

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North Adams Woman Pleads Not Guilty in Death of Grandmother
By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:48PM / Monday, November 07, 2022
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A city woman Monday pleaded not guilty in Northern Berkshire District Court in the death of her grandmother.   Kelsie C. Cote, 26, of 22 Rich St., is charged with murder, assault to murder and evidence tampering in the death of Doris A. Cote, 74, of 300 Church St.   Through her attorney, Brockton's Kevin Reddington, Kelsie Cote entered her pleas before Judge Paul M. Vrabel in an arraignment that lasted a few minutes.   Reddington said his client agreed to voluntary detention in the case with her next court appearance scheduled for Jan. 9.   Also during the arraignment, the Berkshire District Attorney's Office amended the complaint

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North Adams Christmas Trees Delivered
Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
12:04PM / Monday, November 07, 2022
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — City workers installed the two Christmas Trees on Main Street Monday morning preparing the downtown for the holidays.   "Everyone is beeping at us; we have the Christmas music going," Wire and Alarm Inspector Mitchell Meranti said. "This just gets everyone in the holiday spirit. It is a lot of work but at the end of the day when we do the tree lighting the kids love it."   The first tree was transported from Clarksburg to the City Hall end of Main Street. It was donated by the estate of Therese and Bert "Frenchie" Lavoie.    Meranti said the tree is about 25 feet tall and is a Blue Spruce. He said it is a little

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BArT Students Receive John and Abigail Adams Scholarship
08:24AM / Monday, November 07, 2022

ADAMS, Mass. —The John and Abigail Adams Scholarship is a merit-based program that provides credit towards tuition for up to eight semesters of undergraduate education at a Massachusetts state college or university.

For this scholarship, merit is based on student scores on the 10th-grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test.

This year's recipients at Berkshire Arts & Technology (BArT) Charter Public School are Sheldon Alexander, Jacob Brown, Ivan Chen, Felee Davis, Isaac Huberdeau, Riley Jowett, Matthew Lizzo, Ranger McGinnis, Sawyer Moser, Ruby Pullaro-Clark, Ndey Touray, Matthew Weiskotten, and Giordan Zavatter.

To be eligible for the scholarship,

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Rollerskiers Tackle Mount Greylock
iBerkshires.com Sports,
10:08PM / Sunday, November 06, 2022
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. – Fin Bailey and Alexandra Lawson were the top finishers on Sunday at the Mount Greylock Hill Climb.   The rollerski race was conducted at Mount Greylock Reservation under the auspices of the New England Nordic Ski Association.   More than 100 athletes took on the challenge of racing to the top of the commonwealth’s highest peak.   Bailey and Lawson were the first finishers in the long course division for men and women respectively.   The long course ran for 8 miles from the visitor’s center to the top of the 3,500 foot mountain.   Bailey of Vermont’s Stratton Mountain School won the men’s race in 48 minutes, 59.4

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SVHC Weekly Health Update: Nov. 4
09:24AM / Sunday, November 06, 2022

November 4, 2022

Medical Matters Weekly: Sports Medicine & Olympic

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