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Helping Hands Founder Gathers Group to Tackle HomelessnessBy Rebecca Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:21AM / Tuesday, October 15, 2019 | |
Flood House in North Adams has been the temporary home the Louison House transitional living facility, but Louison officials are looking forward to returning to their original location in Adams within the next few months. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — When Marilyn Honig was a child, her family suffered a devastating house fire that left four members of her family dead and the rest of them homeless. That's why when a spate of house fires tore across North Adams at the beginning of the year, Honig immediately knew she wanted to do something to help. "My heart really went out to the fire victims. I remember that feeling of being really scared," said Honig, a Stamford, Vt., 0 Comments
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Dalton CRA Holds 23rd Annual Just for Kicks Tournament| 09:36AM / Monday, October 14, 2019 | |
 DALTON, Mass. -- The hosts from Dalton won two divisions and placed two more teams in the finals of six divisions at the 23rd annual youth soccer CRA Just for Kicks Tournament over the weekend. Fifty-nine teams competed in the event, which uses the fields at Wahconah Regional High School and Nessacus Middle School. Dalton teams won the fifth- and sixth-grade Division 1 girls competition and the seventh- and eighth-grade girls division. Dalton's girls also were finalists in the fifth- and sixth-grade Division 2 girls, and Dalton boys were finalists in the seventh- and eighth-grade boys. Williamstown won the fifth- and sixth-grade boys Division 1 division, 0 Comments
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|  Williamstown Community Preschool Installs New Signage
by Billsville 02:46PM / Tuesday, February 26, 2013
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Community Preschool began sprucing up its new home by hiring local sign maker Lindsay Neathawk,
| Williamstown Youth Center Thanks Bedard Bros.
by Billsville 02:13PM / Friday, June 22, 2012
Bedard Brothers Chevrolet, through the Chevrolet Youth Soccer Program, has helped sponsor the Williamstown Youth Center's Soccer Program for the 2012 season. In addition to soccer equipment, this
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Mount Greylock Parents Split on Merging Winter & Spring VacationsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:14AM / Monday, October 14, 2019 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — With a Monday holiday this week and a Friday off for students to make time for professional development, the prospect of more four-day weekends was contemplated by a districtwide survey recently conducted at Mount Greylock Regional's three schools. Mount Greylock's director of academic technology reported on results of a survey to gauge support for revising the school calendar to consolidate the February and April vacation weeks into a single week off in March. Eileen Belastock said 457 parents and 95 teachers and staff responded to the survey, which was conducted online and in hard copies that were available at all three schools' start-of-year 0 Comments
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Innovation Center on Schedule For January Opening By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
01:58AM / Monday, October 14, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Innovation Center is still on schedule to open sometime in January. The center's Executive Director Ben Sosne gave a brief update to the Pittsfield Economic Development Authority last week and said board should expect a grand opening in the first half of January. "I was just through the building and it looks fantastic," he said on Tuesday. "I am really excited to get this thing open and welcome everybody in." He said in the next few months they will be moving in tenants and figuring out final specs. "Like painting and lighting and everything that is going in," he 1 Comment
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Williamstown Playground Project Nearing CompletionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:11AM / Monday, October 14, 2019 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — After more than a year of planning, fund-raising and advocacy, efforts to rebuild a town playground are in the homestretch. Last week, the poured rubber surfacing was scheduled to be laid at the new playground at Linear Park, off Water Street, and one of the volunteers helping lead the project said the hope is that the site will be ready for youngsters before the end of the fall. "It's starting to look like a playground," Amy Jeschawitz said as she surveyed the partially installed equipment that will be finished off once the rubber padding and wood fiber infill are installed. The brightly-colored, modern play pieces are a far 1 Comment
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Northern Berkshire Solid Waste Mulls Possible ExpansionBy Jeff Snoonian, iBerkshires Correspondent
06:50AM / Sunday, October 13, 2019 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — The solid waste district is hoping for a decision from North Adams, and possibly Dalton, before considering service contracts. The Northern Berkshire Solid Waste Management Commission on Thursday discussed the bid process for servicing the district and, with the possibility of North Adams coming on board, Program Coordinator Linda Cernik wants to ensure they use every resource available. "This is a very, very important bid coming up. There can't be any mistakes, any hiccups, nothing. With the possibility of North Adams joining the district, and maybe Dalton, we have to get this right," Cernik said. "We met with Williams College and the 2 Comments
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Williams Volleyball Earns Five-Set Win at Home| 07:31PM / Saturday, October 12, 2019 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Erin Denham had 22 kills Saturday to lead the Williams College volleyball team to a five-set win over Colby. Lydia Kurtz had 16 kills, and Alexandra Newton had 38 assists in the 25-11, 26-28, 23-25, 25-16, 15-9 win. Williams (11-5, 4-2 NESCAC) goes to the New England Challenge at MIT on Friday. Football WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Bobby Maimaron threw for 191 yards and five touchdowns to lead Williams to a 35-10 win over Hamilton. Frank Stola caught eight passes for 168 yards and four TDs. Williams (4-1) hosts Bates next Saturday. Women's Soccer WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Emma Lynch scored a goal, and Leyla Kamshad made one save to 0 Comments
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Edge, MCLA Men Earn MASCAC Shutout| 05:34PM / Saturday, October 12, 2019 | |
 WORCESTER, Mass. -- Mount Greylock Regional School graduate Sam Edge made four saves Saturday to earn a shutout as the MCLA men's soccer team earned its first MASCAC win of the season, 1-0, at Worcester State. Junior Andrew Nygard scored the contest's only goal in the 31st minute, as he headed home a Ryan Wanek throw-in to put his team ahead 1-0. In the second half, Worcester State (4-8, 1-3) poured on constant pressure, but just couldn't put the ball in the back of the net. In the 52nd minute, Worcester State had three consecutive brilliant scoring opportunities, but MCLA keeper Edge was up to the task with phenomenal diving saves on attempts from Laszlo Dorogi, 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Considering Universal Pre-KindergartenBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:35AM / Saturday, October 12, 2019 | |
Mount Greylock Regional School Committee Chairwoman Regina DiLego, left, and Superintendent Kimberley Grady follow public comment at the start of Tuesday's meeting. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School District may take a look at transitioning to universal pre-kindergarten as soon as the current academic year. At last Tuesday's School Committee meeting, Superintendent Kimberley Grady broached the subject of removing the fees the district currently charges for programs at Williamstown Elementary School and Lanesborough Elementary School. The topic is trending across the commonwealth, and the need is growing in the district, Grady 2 Comments
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@theMarket: Stocks Soar on 'Skinny' DealBy Bill Schmick,
04:43PM / Friday, October 11, 2019 | |
 Global markets regained their footing this week, as expected good news on the trade front produced a "relief" rally in equities. Who cared that there was little substance to the deal? Investors decided that even a tiny deal was worth more than no deal at all. As I wrote last week if "Trump believes he needs a 'win' to counter the slowing economy and the impeachment inquiry, then even a half-hearted deal might be in the cards. In which case, we could see a 10-15 percent move higher in the averages." But before we pop the champagne, I want to see exactly what the trade deal agreement actually says. So far, we know that both sides have agreed to some 0 Comments
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State Briefs: Last Mile Funding, Grant Awards| 02:23PM / Friday, October 11, 2019 | |
State Sen. Adam Hinds takes a photo of Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito at the core bore site. BLANDFORD, Mass. — Gov. Charlie Baker, Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, state Sen. Adam Hinds, state Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli, Blandford Select Board member Eric McVey and other local leaders observed a core bore drilling on Thursday afternoon to replace outdated utility poles and install broadband internet. Blandford was awarded a Last Mile Infrastructure Grant worth $1.04 million in 2018 to deliver broadband access to residents. Following the demonstration, Baker announced $5 million supplemental funding for the Last Mile Program, which will cover roughly half the cost of connecting
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Northern Berkshire United Way Kicks off 2019-20 CampaignBy Rebecca Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:26AM / Friday, October 11, 2019 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Northern Berkshire United Way touted its successes from the last year as it looked ahead to the next year at its annual meeting and campaign kickoff breakfast on Thursday.
Speaking to a sold-out crowd of 210 people gathered in the new Williams Inn, Christa Collier, executive director of the Northern Berkshire United Way, said the 2018-19 campaign goal of $480,000 was not only met but exceeded by $8,765. Much of that will be directed back to NBUW's 20 member agencies, but Collier on Thursday also wanted to highlight some of the other work the agency has been doing above and beyond those allocations.
To that end, two speakers shared news of programs last
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