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'Star Trek Into Darkness': What an EnterpriseBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
08:41PM / Friday, May 24, 2013 | |
 Popcorn Column
by Michael S. Goldberger
Paramount Pictures The crew of the Enterprise is back to saving the world in the 'Star Trek Into Darkness.' Intent on having the first word and setting the tone of the post film musings when exiting J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek Into Darkness," a 132-minute, colorfully amusing assault on the senses, I remarked to my wife Joanne, "Boy, they sure give you your money's worth." Translation: It's huge and decadently excessive, but there'll be no Pulitzer for writing.
Then, I ventured a zany analogy only an indulgent spouse would let pass. Maybe because
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Are We There Yet?: Activities for the Whole FamilyBy Rebecca Dravis,
04:33PM / Friday, May 24, 2013 | |
The weather forecast for the weekend isn't great, but what's a little rain if you're in the river anyway? The annual Riverfest runs from 11 to 4 on Saturday. Memorial Day kicks off summer, so what better way to kick off a new family events column here on iBerkshires.com than with holiday happenings?
Sure, there are parades ... lots of parades, and you can find a list of them here. But the region is teeming with other family-friendly activities this long weekend if you want to do something besides relax and grill some burgers.
Staying in North County, Saturday, May 25, brings one of my all-time favorite family events: Riverfest in Williamstown. I have been bringing my
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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, owner of Neathawk Signs and Design, to create a 3D sign for the business.
Neathawk installed the sign late Monday |
| 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
| MGRHS graduation
by villager 11:10PM / Saturday, June 09, 2012
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iBerkshire Tag Sales: May 25-27| 12:30PM / Friday, May 24, 2013 | |
 iBerkshires.com's FREE tag sale listing are back for the summer. Send your tag sale information — address, date, time and a brief description — info@iberkshires.com by 5 p.m. on Thursday. We'll post by Friday afternoon for the weekend listings. You can download the map and the listings, or use it on your smart phone. Have suggestions for our tag sale listings? Let us know at info@iberkshires.com. With the three-day weekend, some people are taking advantage of Monday for some extra tag sale time so double-check which days the sales are on. View Berkshire County Tag Sales, May 25-27 in a full screen map 0 Comments
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STEM Growing in Berkshire CountyBy Rebecca Dravis, Special to iBerkshires
11:53PM / Thursday, May 23, 2013 | |
 Mayor Daniel Bianchi, left, Ella King of Lee Middle School, Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray, Allie Wolfe of Herberg Middle School of Herberg Middle School, and BCC President Ellen Kennedy at Thursday's Governor's STEM Advisory Council. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A day after Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray announced he was stepping down from his elected position, he came to the Berkshires on Thursday to urge the Governor's STEM Advisory Council to continue its work after his departure as the council's chairman. The council rotates around the state, making Murray's last meeting at Berkshire Community College in front of an audience of about 50 people from interested 0 Comments
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The Independent Investor: What Happens If You Can't Afford Obamacare?By Bill Schmick,
05:13PM / Thursday, May 23, 2013 | |
 We have all been inundated with the pros and cons of Obamacare. It has become so ubiquitous in our daily lives that most of us have simply tuned it out. We can't afford to do that much longer.
As most readers know, Obamacare, formally named the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, will become the law of the land on Jan. 1, 2014. However, as early as October of this year, a new way of buying health insurance will be available to consumers through an online insurance marketplace. So decision time approaches.
But what about all those who have no health care and believe they can't afford to buy it? What do they do? There have been times earlier in my life when I was
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Ephs Defeat Emory for Sixth Straight NCAA Title| 11:36AM / Thursday, May 23, 2013 | |
 Rebecca Curran celebrates during the Division III 2013 NCAA title match. KALAMAZOO, Mich. — It was, as Ephs head coach Alison Swain predicted, a clash of Division III women's tennis titans on the indoor courts in the Markin Center on the campus of Kalamazoo College (Mich.) for the 2013 NCAA title. Despite trailing 2-1 after doubles Williams College (23-4) defeated Emory University (18-5), 5-2, to win a record sixth consecutive NCAA title. Many in the women's Division III tennis world thought that maybe this would not be Williams' year when the Ephs lost twice in five days on the west coast spring break trip. What the hopeful ones overlooked was that 0 Comments
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Yamamoto, Vareschi Honored at Williamstown Town MeetingBy Stephen Dravis, Williamstown Correspondent
09:25PM / Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | |
 Catherine Yamamoto is introduced by Moderator Mark Gold as recipient of this year's Faith R. Scarborough Award. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Catherine Yamamoto is never shy when it comes to speaking before a group or in front of a television camera about an issue she passionately supports. Put the focus on her, and it's a different matter. At Tuesday evening's annual town meeting, Yamamoto stood before the crowd at Mount Greylock Regional High School and kept her head down, shifted her weight from one foot to the other and looked like a person who would rather have been anywhere else in the world as Town Moderator Mark Gold read the citation honoring her as the 2013 recipient
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Clark Art Offers Free Admission to Military Personnel| 12:14PM / Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute will offer free admission to active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The service is offered through a collaboration between the museum, National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and the Department of Defense. "Through this distinctive collaboration, service members and their families can connect with our national treasures with this unparalleled opportunity to visit some of the country's finest museums for free," said Blue Star Families CEO Kathy Roth-Douquet. More than 1,800 museums participate in the Blue Star program, including 0 Comments
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Ocean State Job Lot, Tractor Supply to Open in North AdamsBy Tammy Daniels,
12:08PM / Wednesday, May 22, 2013 | |
 An Ocean State Job Lot is expected to move into the former Walmart store along with two other tenants. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Closeout retailer Ocean State Job Lot has signed a purchase and sales agreement for the old Walmart building on Curran Highway.
The chain expects to hire for 30 to 40 jobs and will sublet a section of the building to Tractor Supply Inc., with both operations opening in the fall, pending permitting.
The location will be the 46th in Massachusetts for the North Kingstown, R.I.-based chain, which has several stores in the Springfield area. It has 109 stores total with 4,000 employees in New England and New York, and annual sales of more than $540
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Williamstown Declines Civil Fingerprinting, Spruces PlanBy Stephen Dravis, Williamstown Correspondent
10:36PM / Tuesday, May 21, 2013 | |
 Barely 6 percent of the town's voters attended Tuesday's annual town meeting, passing most of the articles with little or no discussion. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Town meeting on Tuesday night tabled a proposal to institute a civil fingerprinting program and rejected a plan that would have appropriated $365,000 in town funds to help a residents cooperative buy the Spruces Mobile Home Park. Most of the 38 articles on the annual town meeting warrant passed with little to no comment in a meeting that took just about 1 hour, 45 minutes under the direction of Town Moderator Mark Gold, serving his last town meeting in that capacity. The voters decided once again to take no action on
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