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North Adams Home Shop Offers Unique, Vintage Home DecorBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:29AM / Wednesday, May 18, 2022 | |
Renee Tessier's new shop offers a mix of new, vintage and repurposed home decor items. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Renee Tessier is hoping to turn what started as a hobby into a second successful business venture. "This is my passion. I love to recreate and repurpose and reuse and I love to make things look beautiful," Tessier said last week as she styled her new space in the Berkshire Emporium. "A lot of people don't see the beauty in something like a dresser or a buffet, or to take a large hutch and make it into two pieces and change things. I love home decorating and decor." Tessier's new store LifeStyler is a mix of 1 Comment
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North Adams School Committee OKs $19M Budget for Fiscal 2023By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:43PM / Tuesday, May 17, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The School Committee on Tuesday approved a fiscal 2023 budget of $18,757,788, an increase of 5.56 percent over this year. The budget is up $988,713 but Chapter 70 education aid is also up by an anticipated $1,070,575, or 7.73 percent, for fiscal 2023. The main drivers of the increase are salaries, contracted obligations, one restored position, and a new bus contract. "The big change here is that I wanted to emphasize that we're restoring a performing arts position as opposed to adding it," said Superintendent Barbara Malkas. "We are adding a special education teacher at Drury High School that is for compliance 0 Comments
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Harness the power of budgetingSubmitted by Edward Jones,
12:00PM / Tuesday, May 17, 2022 | |
 When you hear the word "budgeting," your first thought might be that it's mostly for young people starting out in their careers and adult lives. Yet, budgeting can be important for everyone, no matter their age. And even if you feel that you're in pretty good financial shape, with a reasonable amount of savings and investments, you can still benefit by establishing a budget or improving your current one. Here's what budgeting can do for you: Give you feelings of control – Not knowing where your money is going can be bewildering. But when you follow a budget, you'll get a clear picture of your money movements. Consequently, you'll feel more in 0 Comments
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MCLA to Hold Annual Educator Recognition Awards Event| 04:00PM / Monday, May 16, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA), in collaboration with the Berkshire County Superintendents' Roundtable, will hold its annual Educator Recognition Awards event on Thursday, May 26, 2022, from 4:30-6 p.m. in Murdock Hall Room 218 on MCLA's campus. This award was created to honor the region's exceptional educators. This year's awardees are being recognized for their outstanding contributions to education throughout the pandemic. The event is free and open to the public, and a virtual attendance option is available. Those who would like to attend can register at 0 Comments
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Medical Matters Weekly Welcomes Dartmouth Health's Diversity Officer| 09:04AM / Monday, May 16, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Dartmouth Health's new Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Teresa Malcolm, MD, FACOG, MBA, will be the next guest on Medical Matters Weekly at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18. The show is produced by Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) with cooperation from Catamount Access Television (CAT-TV). Viewers can see Medical Matters Weekly on facebook.com/svmedicalcenter and facebook.com/CATTVBennington. The show is also available to view or download as a podcast on svhealthcare.org/medicalmatters. Malcolm served most recently as chief executive officer at the coaching firm Master Physician Leaders. She also currently 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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May 13, 2022 Medical Matters Weekly: Lifestyle 
