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MCLA-IAH Closes out Symposium and Launches Regional Campaign | 08:02AM / Monday, June 07, 2021 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — From Tuesday, June 1 to Thursday, June 17, 2021, the MCLA Institute for the Arts and Humanities (MCLA-IAH) will host its annual Summer Symposium, a series of four events on the theme of accountability. The series will close on June 17 from 2-4 p.m. EST with an experiential poetry workshop offered by The Mastheads, led by architect Tessa Kelly and poet Sarah Trudgeon. The workshop will launch INSCAPES, a yearlong regional campaign designed to highlight the creativity of all residents across the Berkshires through public poetry prompts and text-based art installations. Following the workshop, any Berkshire resident can engage 0 Comments
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Vermont Rallies Past SteepleCats in EighthiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:23PM / Sunday, June 06, 2021 | |
 MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Matt Oldham drove in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth to give the Vermont Mountaineers a 3-1 win over the North Adams SteepleCats on Sunday night. Jeremy Lea went 1-for-4 with an RBI in a five-hit attack for North Adams. Justin Baeyens took the loss on the mound, working 1-2/3 innings of relief and not allowing an earned run. North Adams (0-2-1) goes to Keene on Tuesday. 0 Comments
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SteepleCats Tie in Home OpeneriBerkshires.com Sports,
10:40PM / Saturday, June 05, 2021 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Matt Shilling drove in a run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth to complete a comeback for the North Adams SteepleCats, who tied North Shore, 4-4, in the Cats' home opener on Saturday. It marked the first home game since the 2019 season for the SteepleCats, who saw their entire 2020 season wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic. North Shore jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the top of the third at Joe Wolfe Field. Aidan Wilde hit a two run double in the bottom of the fourth to get North Adams within a run. In the eighth, Jon Kozarian reached on a walk and moved up on a wild pitch ahead of Shilling's single. Jeremy Lea went 0 Comments
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@theMarket: A Churn at the TopBy Bill Schmick,
04:39PM / Friday, June 04, 2021 | |
 It was a sleepy week in the markets for the major averages. Stocks flirted with the old highs, only to fall back by the end of the week. Energy and a few meme stocks occupied most of the attention. Crude oil spiked higher, nearing almost $70 a barrel (bbl.), pulling energy stocks along with it. Energy traders were heartened by the latest OPEC meeting. The cartel expects demand to outstrip supply by more than a million barrels a day for the foreseeable future. As a result, the members intend to gradually increase production as the global economy gathers steam. Most analysts expect oil to breach $70/bbl. before taking a break. Certain stocks such as AMC and GameStop, which have 0 Comments
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Lever to Hold 2021 Innovation Summit| 03:44PM / Friday, June 04, 2021 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lever will again highlight regional economic development at its 2021 Innovation Summit at the Berkshire Innovation Center in Pittsfield on Thursday, Sept. 23 and Friday, Sept. 24. "We're so excited to present another Innovation Summit event after our 2019 event in Williamstown, which drew more than 250 people," said Lever Executive Director Jeffrey Thomas. "We're honored to have distinguished guests from across the state joining us this year, including CEOs of state agencies and incredibly successful Massachusetts companies, Lever alumni who have gone on to create jobs and win major contracts, and other incredible people who help 0 Comments
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BFAIR Partners with Boston College; Expands Redemption Center| 08:09AM / Friday, June 04, 2021 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — BFAIR has partnered with the Boston College School of Social Work on a project with graduate students for spring 2021 as part of its Creating and Sustaining Social Enterprises course. This course focuses on important concepts and stages in considering revenue-producing programs in a nonprofit setting to add financial stability. Students are involved in basic data gathering and analysis and organize their conclusions in a business plan for the enterprise effort. As such, we conducted a brief survey to provide BFAIR with information to support our community with a valuable service that provides employment for people with disabilities and is beneficial 0 Comments
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Adaptable Drury Class of 2021 Ready for 'Real Life'By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
01:37AM / Friday, June 04, 2021 | |
Superintendent Barbara Malkas shakes hands with students. Last year's graduation had everyone 6 feet apart. Look for more photos Friday. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Drury High School class of 2021 made a dramatic appearance when the curtains swept back from the auditorium stage on Thursday night. The graduation had been set for Joe Wolfe Field but a last-minute change because of weather had them front and center at their alma mater to receive their diplomas. The 78 graduates were told several times that they were about to step into the "real world" but that their experiences at Drury would help them navigate wherever their paths may 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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