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Jewish Federation of the Berkshires' Dignity Drive| 04:02PM / Tuesday, May 03, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Jewish Federation of the Berkshires will accept new, Packaged menstrual and incontinence products from May 5 through May 31. Volunteers from the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires will be collecting the donations on a weekly basis and organizing them to be distributed through local food banks and social services organizations across the region. Products will be given to neighbors in need and can be donated here: The Berkshire Food Co-op (34 Bridge Street, Great Barrington) Concepts of Art (65 Church Street, Lenox) Jewish Federation of the Berkshires (196 South Street, Pittsfield) Williams College Bookstore (81 Spring Street, 0 Comments
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Women's Run, Community 5K Returns on Mother's DayCommunity submission,
01:55PM / Tuesday, May 03, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Berkshire Running Center and MountainOne are sponsoring the 45th running of the Women’s Running Race and Community 5K on Sunday at BCC. Historically held on Mother’s Day, this event makes the claim of being the longest held all female running event in the country. The event will be returning in person after a long hiatus with three races, all of which will raise funds for the Elizabeth Freeman Center. “MountainOne is pleased to support the amazing work of both the Berkshire Running Center and the Elizabeth Freeman Center, not to mention honoring all of the wonderful women in our community,” MountainOne Vice President of 0 Comments
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Fresh Fest: A Farm and Food Film Festival At Images Cinema| 12:29PM / Tuesday, May 03, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema presents Fresh Fest: A Farm and Food Film Festival, Friday, May 6 through Thursday, May 12. Produced by Images Cinema, in collaboration with Storey Publishing and the Williams College Center or Environmental Studies, this annual film festival explores the ways farming and food culture impacts lives, and makes links to local farmers and food producers. All events are at Images Cinema, 50 Spring Street, Williamstown, MA. Find more details at imagescinema.org. Events Friday, May 6 at 6:30pm: Opening Reception featuring refreshments from Cabot Creamery, Cricket Creek Farm, and Wild Oats Market. Entrance 0 Comments
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Clark Art Airs Met Production of 'Turandot'| 08:32AM / Tuesday, May 03, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Saturday, May 7 at 12:55 pm, the Clark Art Institute screens The Met: Live in HD's broadcast of Giacomo Puccini's "Turandot." The Met: Live in HD is an award-winning series of live high-definition cinema simulcasts that feature the full live performance along with backstage interviews and commentary. Soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska stars in the title role of the cold-hearted princess. Tenor Yonghoon Lee is the prince determined to win Turandot's love, alongside soprano Michelle Bradley as the devoted servant Liù and bass Ferruccio Furlanetto as the blind king Timur. Marco Armiliato conducts Puccini's stirring 0 Comments
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Seline Skoug Takes on Role as SVMC Breast Health Nurse Navigator| 12:44PM / Monday, May 02, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Seline Skoug, RN, has taken on the role of full-time breast health nurse navigator at the Breast Health and Imaging Center at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care. "My goal is to be an educator and an advocate for those needing breast cancer screening. However, from the moment a patient needs imaging beyond their initial mammogram, I am there to support them, explain the clinical reasons for further imaging or treatment, and remove barriers to care," Skoug said. "I am the nurse who navigates the healthcare pathway for patients and helps them through a potentially stressful time, with the goal of 0 Comments
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Williamstown's WilliNet Adds App to Streaming ServicesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:16PM / Sunday, May 01, 2022 | |
The WilliNet app's home page as viewed on the Amazon FireTV service. Executive Director Deb Dane gives the OK to begin a candidates forum at Town Hall this week. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — In March 2020, most Americans did not know about social distancing or PCR testing ... or a four-letter word that has become a staple of everyday life. "My son was in law school," Deb Dane recently recalled. "And they closed down like that Tuesday. He said, 'We're going to do this thing where we're going to meet remotely.' And I was like, 'How are you going to do that? What does that even mean?' "He said, 'I 1 Comment
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Williams College Receives STARS Gold Rating for Sustainability| 08:00AM / Saturday, April 30, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College has earned a STARS Gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education. Williams' STARS report is publicly available on the STARS website: https://reports.aashe.org/institutions/williams-college-ma/report "This is an exciting accomplishment," said Tanja Srebotnjak, director of the college's Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives that prepared the report. 0 Comments
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Williams College's Softball Coach Earns 800th Career Win| 10:22PM / Friday, April 29, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Bailey Burger-Moore hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh Friday to give the Williams College softball team a 6-5 win over Hamilton and coach Kris Herman the 800th win of her career. Burger-Moore went 2-for-4 with a home run, and Ronni Ramos and Mara Kipnis also homered for Williams. Elyse Chan earned the win in the circle, striking out a pair. Herman won 339 games in 16 seasons her alma mater, Tufts University, before coming to Williams in 2004. In addition to her personal milestone, Friday's win clinched a NESCAC playoff berth for Williams. Williams (21-13, 5-5) hosts Hamilton for a double-header on Saturday 0 Comments
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WCMA 'Remixing the Hall' Debuts New Acquisitions| 04:00PM / Friday, April 29, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) presents the next iteration of "Remixing the Hall: WCMA's Collection in Perpetual Transition." This ongoing exhibition reinterprets the museum's encyclopedic collection through thematic groupings, highlighting new research, new acquisitions, and new curatorial voices. Drawing from the more than 15,000 objects in WCMA's collection, a group of five curators, including three Mellon Curatorial Fellows, have selected objects for display that span millennia and the globe, according to WCMA. According to a press release: Themes explored in this installation include domesticity, growth, 0 Comments
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SVMC Celebrates National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 30| 09:47AM / Thursday, April 28, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), is proud to participate with local organizations to share National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 30. The observation provides a reminder for community members to look through their medicine cabinets and safely dispose of medications that could cause harm to others. SVMC hosts a MedSafe collection box, which is available 24 hours every day for the anonymous disposal of unneeded medications. During a major renovation of the Emergency Department and Main Entrance, the box, which had been in the lobby, is located in the Emergency Department 0 Comments
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Clark Art Announces Final Free Sunday of the Season | 08:01AM / Thursday, April 28, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute holds its final First Sunday Free program of the season on Sunday, May 1. Offering free admission to the galleries and special exhibitions from 10 am–5 pm, the day also features a series of activities from 1–4 pm, centered around this month's theme, "May Day at the Clark." Visitors are invited to weave a spring wall hanging, make a kit to plant your own flower garden, and enjoy live music. At 2 pm, join a docent to browse springtime highlights in the Clark's collection. This event is free. To reserve tickets, visit clarkart.edu/events. Visitors can see the Clark's current special 0 Comments
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April 29, 2022 Medical Matters Weekly: Vermont 
