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Williamstown Seeking Volunteers, Property, Greenhouse Gas Lowering IdeasBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:43PM / Wednesday, May 25, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town is looking for your time, your ideas and, if you can spare it, your land. Monday's Select Board meeting featured appeals to community members on several different fronts. The board asked residents to consider service on town boards and committees. A representative from the grassroots Carbon Dioxide Lowering (COOL) Committee invited community members to share thoughts on Wednesday about how the town can meet its net zero greenhouse gas emission goal. And the Select Board's representative on the Affordable Housing Trust publicized that body' effort to acquire a home or buildable lot in town. "The request for proposals 1 Comment
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2022 State of the County Report Released| 12:30PM / Tuesday, May 24, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, in conjunction with the Berkshire Leadership Impact Council, has released the Berkshire Benchmarks 2022 State of the County Report. This report summarizes data and trends that help identify the region's successes and challenges. Throughout the last two years, more than 100 individuals and community organizations from throughout Berkshire County have worked to identify indicators to track how the region is performing across eight sectors: Economy, Education, Environment, Government, Health, Housing, Social Environment, and Transportation. A revamped BerkshireBenchmarks.org website 0 Comments
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Coping with the Formula Shortageby Meghan Gunn, chair of the Department of Pediatr,
08:35AM / Tuesday, May 24, 2022 | |
 We always try to make the best decisions for our children. So, for parents of infants, a shortage of their main food source is especially anxiety provoking. Please see the steps below for making safe choices while supplies for formula are short. First, make sure that the formula you have is safe and not subject to the recall causing the shortage. If you are using Similac, use the directions at the Abbot website to check if your package of formula is among those affected. The recalled formula may contain harmful bacteria that can cause serious illness. The best solution for most families is to switch brands to an equivalent-type formula. Most babies do well with most brands and 0 Comments
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Bird Walk at Sheep Hill| 08:18AM / Tuesday, May 24, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williamstown Rural Lands is hosting an early morning bird walk on Sunday, May 29. Join birder Tommy Richey at 7:30 am to identify different birds. Former Audubon chapter president and local Tommy Richey will guide attendees by sound and sight to meet migratory birds taking up spring residency on the hill such as Indigo Buntings, Eastern Kingbirds, Yellow Warblers, Baltimore Orioles, and Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. Bring water, snacks, and wear sturdy shoes. Bring binoculars if you have them. Loaner pairs will be available. Heavy rain cancels the event so check the website the evening before. The guided bird walk 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Talk by War Photographer | 08:16AM / Monday, May 23, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Sunday, May 29 at 2 pm, the Clark Art Institute will host a conversation with award-winning war photographer James Nachtwey on his experiences photographing war. Presented in conjunction with the Clark's exhibition As They Saw It: Artists Witnessing War, the lecture is presented live in the Clark's auditorium and broadcast simultaneously on Zoom and Facebook Live (@clarkartinstitute). Nachtwey addresses the ever-changing field of photojournalism and its digital relationship with the world. In addition to discussing the government, the press, and the role social media plays, Nachtwey shares insights on his assignments in Afghanistan 0 Comments
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Williamstown Fire District Election, Annual Meeting TuesdayBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:54AM / Monday, May 23, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town's fire district Tuesday will face decisions on adding two new members to the Prudential Committee and a fiscal year 2023 budget that foresees a 2.5 percent increase in operating expenses. The day will begin with the annual district election from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Williamstown Elementary School gymnasium. Alex Steele and Joe Beverly are the lone candidates on the ballot for two three-year seats on the five-person Prudential Committee that runs the fire district, a separate municipal entity apart from town government with its own taxing authority. At 7:30, the annual district meeting will be held, and attendees will have up or 0 Comments
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Kinney, Grout Win Steel Rail Races Marathon| 06:34PM / Sunday, May 22, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Lenox's Sarah Kinney and New York's Derek Grout Sunday were the winners of the Steel Rail Races marathon. Kinney finished in a time of 3 hours, 42.11 seconds to place fifth overall. Grout of Lebanon Springs, N.Y., was the first marathoner across the finish line, clocking a time of 3:08:51, 11 minutes ahead of runner-up Teddy Millot of Oradell, N.J. The marathon was one of three races conducted by the Berkshire Running Center on the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail through Pittsfield, Lanesborough, Cheshire and Adams. Williamstown's Dusty Lopez won the half marathon in a time of 1:18:28, five minutes ahead of Pittsfield's Mark Rabasco 0 Comments
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1Berkshire Receives REDO Funds for AreaProjects | 03:39PM / Thursday, May 19, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire received over $605,000 in Regional Economic Development Organization grant funding as part of the recently-announced $2.1 million in funding through the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development and the Massachusetts Office of Business Development. As the Regional Economic Development Organization (REDO) for the Berkshires, 1Berkshire was part of the application process for a variety of collaborative endeavors to help secure capital for a number of endeavors to collectively support the regional economy. On top of the previously announced and launched business resource translation project and the 0 Comments
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SVHC Announces DAISY Award Winner| 12:46PM / Thursday, May 19, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Brittany Felton, RN, a Medical/Surgical nurse, was the May recipient of the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC). "Patients appreciate Brittany's motivational spirit and her extraordinary attention to their unique needs," said Pamela Duchene, PhD, APRN, SVHC's chief nursing officer and vice president for Patient Care Services. "As one family member put it, she helps patients feel more like themselves." Duchene gave the award during a surprise presentation on 2 West at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Felton received three 0 Comments
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Clark Art Presents Soundings: This Land With Theo Bleckmann & The Westerlies | 12:15PM / Thursday, May 19, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Soundings: New Music at the Clark, a concert series presented by the Clark Art Institute in collaboration with the Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, continues on Sunday, May 22 at 3 pm. The second concert of the series, Soundings: This Land with Theo Bleckmann & The Westerlies, takes place near the Clark's outdoor reflecting pools (rain location: Clark auditorium). Theo Bleckmann & The Westerlies draw inspiration from protest music in a performance delivered on the grounds of the Clark from a truck called the Yellow Barn Music Haul. A rousing brass band, Theo Bleckmann and The Westerlies has arranged songs by Joni Mitchell, Woody 0 Comments
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North Adams Man Injured in Williamstown Motorcycle AccidentBy Stephen Dravis,
11:35AM / Thursday, May 19, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A North Adams resident Saturday night was found bleeding and unconscious after a motorcycle accident on North Hoosac Road near the North Adams line, according to a Police Department report. Edward Laurin Lacosse Jr. of West Shaft Road was traveling west at a high rate of speed in a group of three riders when he lost control of his vehicle, according to a report filed by Police Officer Shuan William. Lacosse, who was operating a motorcycle belonging to a friend at the time, started to lay the vehicle down and applied the brakes hard, the report reads. The motorcycle crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed into a guard rail. The report says 0 Comments
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