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Berkshires Beat: Humane Society Hosts Annual Humane Race| 12:28PM / Wednesday, April 17, 2019 | |
 Animal action Berkshire Humane Society's 17th annual Humane Race – a timed 5K run and 1-mile fun walk benefitting homeless animals – will be hosted for the second year by the city of North Adams on Saturday, April 27. Participants are invited to run and walk with or without a leashed canine companion. Proceeds benefit Berkshire Humane Society and the homeless animals of the Berkshires. The race will be timed by Berkshire Running Center.
BHS Humane Heroes will volunteer at the event, hosting a canine snack station with homemade pupsicles and doggy ice cream. The Humane Hero program teaches children about animals and organizes group volunteer activities at the shelter and
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Williams College Geosciences Professor Wins NSF Grant| 11:18AM / Wednesday, April 17, 2019 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Phoebe Cohen, associate professor of geosciences at Williams College, has been awarded a prestigious grant from the National Science Foundation.
The two-year grant totaling $79,585 will support Cohen's research about the co-evolution of life and environments throughout earth's history.
Cohen's research project, titled "Using Organic Carbon Isotopes of Single Microfossils to Illuminate Proterozoic Eukaryotic Ecosystems," will explore the relationships between biology and the rise of oxygen in the earth’s atmosphere. Working in collaboration with faculty at Syracuse University and the University of California, Santa Barbara —
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 |  | Feeding the hungry
by buddy 04:12PM / Friday, February 21, 2014
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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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Earth Day Offers Valuable Lessons to InvestorsSubmitted by Edward Jones,
10:59AM / Wednesday, April 17, 2019 | |
 On April 22, millions of people will observe Earth Day by participating in events that support environmental protection. As a citizen, you may want to take part in a local celebration. And as an investor, you can learn a few lessons from the themes of Earth Day.
Here are a few of them:
Avoid a toxic investment environment. A recurring topic of Earth Day is the necessity of reducing toxins from our air, water and land. And, while you might not think of it in those terms, your portfolio can also contain some "toxic" elements in the form of investments that may be hindering your progress, or, at the very least, not contributing to it. For instance, you might own some investments
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BCC Suspends Nursing Program For One YearStaff Reports,
10:18AM / Wednesday, April 17, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College is suspending its nursing program for a year. The decision is another blow — hopefully a short-term one — to nursing education in the region following the impending closure of Southern Vermont College. The associate's degree program will go on hiatus for first-year students in 2019 to address lingering issues and begin re-enrollment of new students in fall 2020. "We have a 50-year history of graduating excellent practitioners and this brief pause allows us to address specific areas of focus that have been highlighted by our accrediting and licensing bodies," said college President Ellen Kennedy in 1 Comment
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Skidmore Edges Williams Baseball Team| 09:10PM / Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | |
 SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- The Skidmore College baseball team Tuesday scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to earn an 8-7 win over Williams. Doug Schaffer went 2-for-2 with a double and three runs scored for the Ephs, who got four innings of scoreless pitching from Nehemiah Wilson. Williams (16-6) hosts Southern Vermont on Wednesday. 0 Comments
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College Notes: April & May 2019| 01:10PM / Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | |
Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College Grace Ellrodt working on a window insert. Read the full story here. Grace Ellrodt of Lenox, a junior at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, recently presented the results of her environmental studies capstone project titled "Insulating Window Insert Interventions in Energy Injustice: Incentives, Barriers, & Strategies." Ellrodt, the daughter of Dr. and Ms. Anthony G. Ellrodt and a 2016 graduate of Lenox Memorial High School, worked with two other students, Newell Woodworth of Lambertville, N.J., and Griff Golden of Riverside, Conn., on the project in collaboration with Window Dressers, a nonprofit working to help 0 Comments
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Williamstown Planning Board to Look at Bylaws for Agriculture, LightingBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:29PM / Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board has begun the process of studying bylaw changes that potentially could make farms more financially viable in the town. At its April 9 meeting, the board began discussing a report on agricultural land use prepared for the town by the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission. Among its recommendations: that the town look at zoning changes that would allow farms to add "agriculturally-related accessory uses." "The agricultural economy ... is shrinking as costs of production rise and revenues from sales fall, often resulting in the loss of farms," the report reads. "Such trends pose a challenge to 0 Comments
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Biz Briefs: Couple Returns to Berkshires to Buy Catherine's Chocolates| 11:34AM / Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | |
 Change of chocolate hands The iconic Catherine’s Chocolate handcrafted chocolatier was sold on April 12 to Steven and Trent Kinney of Lenox, Mass. The couple recently returned to the Berkshires, one having completed his military service. Both men were captains in the 10th Mountain Division of the U.S. Army piloting Apache helicopters and led teams as large as 80 soldiers.
Catherine's Chocolate owner Kathy Sinico is retiring after more than 40 years of hand crafting chocolates from the same location on Route 7 in Great Barrington. The chocolatier has been a pillar of the South Berkshires, well known for its homey atmosphere and the scent of chocolate. Patrons return year after
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Longtime Nephrologist Honored with BMC Patient-Centered Award| 11:18AM / Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A highly respected and longtime Berkshire Medical Center nephrologist has been recognized with the 2019 Patient-Centered Physician Award, presented annually to a physician who exemplifies the philosophy of patient-centered care at BMC.
Dr. Henry Rose, who has served kidney disease and dialysis patients at BMC for more than 30 years, was awarded the honor during a special breakfast ceremony on March 29, National Doctors Day.
"Henry works in an environment and with patients facing a critical illness and life-altering treatments and care. When these patients first begin their dialysis, they are naturally concerned, nervous, and are often frightened about their
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North Berkshire Coalition Forum Urged to Think GreenBy Rebecca Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:31AM / Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | |
Mary Stucklen, a member of the Pittsfield Green Committee, had some green advice for the forum participants on Friday. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — We've all heard it before, but the "reduce, reuse, recycle" mantra is one we should still be heeding. That was the message a group of environmental advocates gave to the approximately 100 participants in the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition forum on Friday, titled "Moving Toward Sustainable Living in North Berkshire": Do what you can to help reduce your own footprint. Elena Traister, professor of environmental studies at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, got the ball rolling by reminding the audience of the
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Locals Compete at 123rd Boston MarathoniBerkshires.com Sports,
07:28PM / Monday, April 15, 2019 | |
 BOSTON, Mass. -- Lee’s Matt Kinnaman finished 71st in his division to post one of the strongest performances among Berkshire County residents competing at Monday’s 123rd Boston Marathon. Kinnaman, 58, covered the 26.2 mile route from Hopkinton to downtown Boston in 3 hours, 13 minutes, 15 seconds. The fastest county resident listed on the Boston Athletic Association’s list of official finishers on Monday evening was Great Barrington’s Nicholas Curelop, 30, who broke the three-hour mark, finishing in 2:58:18 to finish 1,603rd in his division. The fastest woman across the finish line from the county contingent was Housatonic’s Kristen 0 Comments
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Wahconah & Mount Greylock to Match Wits on WGBY| 02:48PM / Monday, April 15, 2019 | |
 WESTFIELD, MASS. — Two Berkshire high school teams will match wits next weekend in a quiz show competition broadcast on public television. The two teams, Wahconah Regional High School and Mount Greylock Regional School, will spar on "As Schools Match Wits," airing on WGBY public television Saturday, April 20, at 7 p.m., rebroadcast Sunday, April 21 at 10:30 a.m. and available for subsequent online streaming. The show pits teams of western New England high schoolers against each other in a fun, but competitive game of academic performance. The competition is open to both public and private high schools throughout western New England. Each season, up to 50 0 Comments
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