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McCann Tech Students Plan Charity Run for Maui Fire Relief
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12:24PM / Thursday, August 31, 2023
CHESHIRE, Mass. — The McCann Tech cross country team on Sept. 16 will host a 5-kilometer trail run and 1 mile walk to benefit victims of August's fire in Hawaii.   The Walk/Run for Maui fund-raiser will take place at Whitney's Farm on Ingalls Road (follow the dirt road past the U-Pick blueberries).   Check in on Saturday, Sept. 16, will be at 7:30 a.m. The 5K trail run begins at 8:30, and the stroller-friendly 1 mile walk begins at 9:30.   The cost to register is $20 in advance or $25 the day of registration. Kids 10 and under can walk or run for free. A $3 credit card processing fee will be applied to all online registrations at

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Warmer Temperatures This Labor Day Weekend
Staff Reports ,
12:10PM / Thursday, August 31, 2023
It will actually feel like summer this weekend with temperatures in the 80s.   Today Thursday, Aug. 31 there will be sunshine with temperatures in the low 70s.   The same can be expected Friday but with warmer temperatures in the high 70s, reports AccuWeather.   Saturday, Sept. 2 will be partly sunny with temperatures in the low 80s.   Sunday will be mostly sunny and more humid with temperatures again in the low 80s.   Monday will be in the mid-80s with mostly sunny skies, and Tuesday is set to be even warmer with temperatures possibly breaking into the 90s.  

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Registration Open for Monument Cup 3-on-3 Soccer Tourney
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09:43PM / Wednesday, August 30, 2023
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. -- The 24th annual Monument Cup 3-on-3 soccer tournament returns on Sunday, Sept. 24, at Monument Mountain Regional High School.   The event features boys and girls divisions in the under-10, under-12 and under-14 age groups.   Teams of three to four players are guaranteed at least three matches. The top four teams in each division advance to the semifinals, with the championship matches played on the varsity field.   Teams are encouraged to wear their own handmade, creative uniforms.   Each division is limited to 16 teams. The entry fee $100 per team.   The registration form, waiver and tournament information can be found here.   For

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Guest Column: Aug. 31 Overdose Awareness Day
By Wendy Penner, Guest Column
05:48PM / Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Thursday, International Overdose Awareness Day, is the world's largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died from overdose and acknowledge the grief of the family and friends left behind.

In Berkshire County, programs are planned in North Adams and Pittsfield.

In North Adams, the community will gather at City Hall at 5 p.m. Flags will mark each death, and people are welcome to bring (or make on site) signs to raise awareness and speak to their own loss. At 6 p.m., we will gather for a vigil to remember those lost. Bereavement resources will be available from Support After a Death by Overdose (SADOD). Narcan will be available. We will also have

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Williamstown Artist's Major Arcana Paintings and Tarot Deck at Wild Soul River
03:56PM / Monday, August 28, 2023
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Original artwork from Jane Hudson's Major Arcana series will be displayed at Wild Soul River, located at 248 Cole Avenue, from Sept. 1 to Dec. 24.   Timed with the autumnal equinox, Wild Soul River will host an experiential opening on Sept. 22, 2023, 4-7 p.m.    These paintings, inspired by the Major Arcana cards in the traditional Rider-Waite tarot deck, are also the inspiration for a Major Arcana-specific 22-card tarot deck released by Hudson this summer with Wild Soul River.   According to a press release, Hudson has been a practitioner of the Tarot since her 20's. Introduced to the Tarot and other practices in the early 1960's

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No Unplanned Interruption in Williamstown Bridge Project
By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:29PM / Monday, August 28, 2023
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Despite appearances, work on a Main Street bridge replacement has not been suspended or fallen behind schedule, a town official confirmed on Monday.   The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is replacing the span that carries Main Street (Route 2) traffic over the Green River on the east side of town.   At the outset, MassDOT said the replacement project would go into 2026.   With active construction at the site slowed in recent weeks, some have speculated that the project has been paused.   On Monday, Town Manager Robert Menicocci explained why there is no road work at the moment.   "Right now the project is in the phase

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Williamstown Panel Looking at How the Town Uses Debt
By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:39AM / Monday, August 28, 2023
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The panel charged with looking at the town's future capital needs and finding "opportunities to be thoughtful and creative about future borrowings" met recently to review its work plan and talk about its objectives.   The Finance Committee created the Debt Study Ad Hoc Committee tp to get a better picture of current and coming capital needs both for the town and three other "capital entities," supported by Williamstown residents: the Mount Greylock Regional School District, Hoosic Water Quality District and Williamstown Fire District.   The town and fire district are funded entirely by town residents. Through separate agreements,

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Williamstown Prudential Committee Increases Fees, Rejects Residential Tax Exemption
By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:33AM / Friday, August 25, 2023
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Prudential Committee on Wednesday approved new fees for the Fire District's inspection services and followed a familiar path when deciding how to distribute the property tax burden to support the district's operation.   Following up on a request he made at the committee's July meeting, Chief Craig Pedercini asked the panel's permission to increase the fee for inspecting a residential property at the time of sale and institute fees for the business inspections the department conducts on an annual basis.   On a vote of 4-0 with Chair David Moresi not attending, the committee voted to raise the smoke alarm and carbon monoxide inspection

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Williamstown Group Seeking to Install 'Ancestors' at Field Park
By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:45AM / Thursday, August 24, 2023
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A group of residents wants to find a home for a public art installation honoring the first people to call the region home.   And they think one of the highest profile parts of town is just the place.   Bette Craig and Polly Macpherson met with the Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Equity Committee this week to talk about their goal of installing sculptures from Rose B. Simpson's "Counterculture" at Field Park.   "We just think that since Field Park is kind of our public square, it's where we show up when we want to protest or raise an issue, it would be a wonderful place to have this sort of public art," Craig told the

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Mount Greylock Access Roads closed for Maintenance
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12:53PM / Wednesday, August 23, 2023
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. Sperry Road and the parking area on Rockwell Road in Mount Greylock State Reservation in the Towns of New Ashford and Williamstown will be partially closed for maintenance .    The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will restrict access to Sperry Road and close the parking area on Rockwell Road at Mount Greylock State Reservation in the Towns of New Ashford and Williamstown from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to accommodate road improvement work.    Sperry Road is expected to reopen for weekend hikers.     The closures will continue through Sept. 22 excluding weekends. 

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Title Match-Ups Set in Giorgi Summer League
By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
09:35AM / Tuesday, August 22, 2023

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Keiland Cross scored 38 points on Monday to lead Giardina and Bresett PC to a 91-80 win over Cold Hearts in the A Division semi-finals of the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League.

  Giardina and Bresett pulled away in the second half in the final of the league’s four semi-final matchups.   The stage is set for the league finals this week, where Team DB will take on Giardina Bresett fo the A Division crown and Field and Field General Contracting will meet Central Radio for the B Division title.   In Monday’s finale, Cold Hearts trailed by as many as 16 before rallying to get within seven when Tank Roberson (team-high 25 points) drove to

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Ghent Playhouse Announces 2023-2024 Season
02:32PM / Monday, August 21, 2023
GHENT, N.Y.  — The Ghent Playhouse has announced the lineup for the 2023-2024 season.    Kicking off its 49th year is "Outside Mullingar," followed by the annual panto with "Beauty and the Beast: Ugly is as Ugly Does," Arthur Miller's tragic drama "All My Sons," "The Bridges of Madison County" and, closing out the season,  Annie Baker's "Circle Mirror Transformation."   'Outside Mullingar'   In rural Ireland, next-door neighbors Anthony and Rosemary are straddling 40. Rosemary is determined to have Anthony, but his father threatens to disinherit him and a land feud is simmering between the

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