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SVHC Weekly Health Update: Jan. 6| 08:23AM / Monday, January 09, 2023 | |
 January 6, 2023 #7 in SVHC's 8-Week Healthy Holiday Challenge ExpressCare Nurse Lita Taylor shares the seventh challenge in SVHC's 8-Week Healthy Holiday Challenge. Get a fresh goal every Friday through January 13, and share your progress on social media with
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Clark Art Art Making Activity for Preschoolers| 08:18AM / Monday, January 09, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, Jan. 14 at 10 am, the Clark Art Institute's Start with Art series returns. January's free event is themed to storytelling. Designed for preschoolers, Start with Art offers themed talks, gallery guides, and art-making activities. This program is best suited for three- to six-year-olds and their caregivers. Admission to the Clark is free from January through March 2023. No registration is required. Art-making can be messy, dress appropriately. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events. The next Start with Art program focused on movement, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 12 pm. 8 Comments
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BCC and BRPC Offer Free 'Choke Saver' Training Certification| 08:12AM / Monday, January 09, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. —Berkshire Community College (BCC) and Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) will offer a free Choke Saver Training class offered on various dates in several locations throughout Berkshire County. The 75-minute class provides participants with a two-year certification. Local businesses, such as restaurants, that are required to have Choke Safe certified individuals on site are particularly encouraged to participate. Space is limited; each class can accept up to 30 students. Classes will be held on Mondays from 10:15–11:30 am on the following dates: Jan. 9 at the Great Barrington Fire Station, 67 State Road, 0 Comments
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Williams Women's Hockey Tops Wesleyan| 08:13PM / Saturday, January 07, 2023 | |
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- Delaney Szlezyngier scored a pair of goals Saturday to lead the Williams College women's hockey team to a 5-1 win over Wesleyan. Erin Pye stopped 25 shots for Williams (7-5, 2-4 NESCAC), which goes to Hamilton on Friday. Men's Hockey WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Nicholas Rashkovsky scored in the last minute of the third period to give Williams a 3-3 tie against Wesleyan. Evan Ruschil stopped 22 shots for Williams (3-8-1, 2-5-1), which hosts Albertus Magnus on Friday. Women's Basketball WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Arianna Gerig scored 21 points to lead Williams to a 68-57 win over Hamilton. Mia Holtze scored 12 points and grabbed nine 0 Comments
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M&T Bank Contributes to SVHC's Vision 2020 Campaign| 04:19PM / Saturday, January 07, 2023 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — The Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) Foundation accepted a $25,000 donation from the M&T Bank Charitable Foundation last week. The contribution will help fund Vision 2020, A Decade of Transformation Capital Campaign, the hospital's largest project in more than 30 years. The funds will help enhance the emergency and cancer care services available to residents regionwide. "Southwestern Vermont Health Care is more than a medical and health resource in southwestern Vermont," said M & T Senior Vice President John A. Conlon, CFA, CFP. "It is part of the heart and soul of the community." The Vision 2020 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock School Committee Considers Pause By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:01PM / Saturday, January 07, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday discussed hitting the pause button on a project to build an eight-lane running track and multi-sport grass athletic field. The idea was floated as a way to give the district time to secure financing for the project, which has an estimated price tag north of $4 million, well above the balance remaining from a $5 million capital gift the two-town district received from Williams College nearly seven years ago. The School Committee was on track to vote to put the project to bid at its Jan. 12, meeting a timetable designed to entice prospective bidders in a period when the district hopes to receive 0 Comments
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Clark Art Offers Free Admission From Jan. to March| 11:35AM / Saturday, January 07, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will offer free admission for all visitors from January through March 2023. The "Free for Three" program is part of the Institute's effort to expand awareness of its programming and to welcome new visitors, said a press release. "There's no better way to start the new year off than by making sure that our doors are wide open for our community and for all visitors to the area," said Olivier Meslay, Hardymon Director of the Clark. "We believe that the chance to engage with art is a truly fulfilling and enriching part of life and we want to make sure that everyone has plenty of 0 Comments
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Vermont Watershed Grant Program Accepting Applications| 08:09AM / Saturday, January 07, 2023 | |
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The 2023 Vermont Watershed Grants Program is now accepting applications for projects that protect, restore and enhance the state's lakes, streams, rivers, and ponds, including Vermonters' ability to understand and enjoy these treasures. Applications are due no later than Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Program grants are available to municipalities, local and regional government agencies, sporting clubs, non-profit organizations, and water-related citizen groups. Projects that seek to directly protect or restore fish and aquatic wildlife habitat are strongly encouraged. Examples of past funded projects include 0 Comments
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Williamstown Charter Review Committee Looking at Wide Range of IssuesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:20AM / Friday, January 06, 2023 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Members of the Charter Review Committee on Thursday reiterated that some of the issues it is examining may best be addressed outside the town's charter. "The big choice is: Does it need to be in the charter or the bylaws?" Chair Andy Hogeland said. "It can also go into policies and procedures." Not for the first time since it first convened in September, the ad hoc committee talked about other mechanisms for changing the operation of town government or codifying existing operations without amendments to the 1956 charter. Which is not to say that the committee is not leaning toward making specific recommendations to 1 Comment
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Moving Pictures: Video Highlights of 2022iBerkshires.com Sports,
10:08AM / Thursday, January 05, 2023 | |
 It was a busy year for athletes throughout Berkshire County, and iBerkshires.com was lucky enough to capture some of their many accomplishments on video. Here is a look back at just some of the high points: January Drury’s Owen Taylor scores in the last second to give his team a 3-2 win at Wahconah. February Taconic’s Noah Poirier gets a pin to win an individual Western Mass title and help the Thunder earn a team sectional crown. The first wave of boys heads out at the state Nordic Ski Championships, where Mount Greylock defended its team title. Maya Duhamel rolls a strike to help Taconic win the Berkshire County 0 Comments
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Williams College Graduate Students Tours Through the Clark| 08:28AM / Thursday, January 05, 2023 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, Jan. 13, students in the Williams College/Clark Graduate Program in the History of Art will share their thoughts on an object in the Clark's permanent collection through the perspective of new scholarship. Tours begin in the Museum Pavilion at noon. Admission to the Clark is free from January through March 2023. No registration is required. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events. 0 Comments
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Fundamentals for Safe Ice Fishing| 08:07AM / Wednesday, January 04, 2023 | |
 MONTPELIER, Vt. — With the start of the new year, many Vermonters are preparing for ice fishing. "If you're looking for a fun, easy way to get outdoors with friends and family this winter, ice fishing is hard to top," said Fisheries Biologist Shawn Good. "It's quick to learn, affordable and generally more accessible and social than open water fishing." In light of Vermont's recent warm weather, the department stresses that anglers take ice safety seriously and recommends a few basic tips and precautions. "A minimum of three to four inches of clear black ice is safe to walk on," advised Good. "If 0 Comments
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