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SVMC Staff Share the Holiday Spirit with Foster Families| 04:06PM / Tuesday, December 20, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center connected with Wendy Nolan, resources coordinator with the state Department for Children and Families, to deliver festive holiday meal ingredients to share with foster families in Bennington. Staff from departments organization-wide gathered nine boxes packed with hams, turkeys, stuffing mix, canned vegetables, breakfast items, pie-making ingredients, cookie mixes, and much more. The boxes will be delivered to nine families through DCF "Some of the families we work with can't really afford to have holiday dinners," Nolan said. "I am so grateful to the staff of SVMC for making these donations. The 0 Comments
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1Berkshire Accepting Applications for 2023-2024 Youth Leadership Program| 11:59AM / Tuesday, December 20, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire's Youth Leadership Program (YLP) announced the launch of the application process for the YLP class of 2023-2024. The 1Berkshire Youth Leadership Program, open to all current sophomores in the Berkshires, selects a cohort of up to 30 motivated students from all backgrounds for this ten-month experience that will help them to explore the regional economy and develop their leadership skills. Once selected, students will begin the program with a 2.5-day, 2-night retreat in June 2023. At the retreat, students will meet for the first time, begin to build deep connections, and learn about and advance their individual leadership 0 Comments
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New Parents Invited to Bring Infants to Clark | 12:05PM / Monday, December 19, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Friday, Jan. 6 at 10:15 am, the Clark Art Institute resumes its winter programming, offering tours of the permanent collection galleries designed specifically for new parents to enjoy with their infants. The event is free. Participants meet at the Clark's Admissions Desk to begin the tour. New parents and caregivers tour the galleries along with their infants for an informal, guided visit. The tour includes a look at the Clark's permanent collection, featuring a rich array of works by artists including John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, Berthe Morisot, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Francisco de Goya, Giovanni Boldini, and Mary 0 Comments
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Williamstown Planners Work on Outreach Plan for Bylaw ProposalsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:02AM / Monday, December 19, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Planning Board last week discussed its strategy for educating voters about proposals it has been developing for months and adding a couple of new warrant articles for May's annual town meeting. The board at its December meeting held brief discussions on each of the three main proposals it has spent the last half year developing, bylaw amendments that would: remove barriers to manufactured homes, remove barriers to three- and four-family dwellings and reduce the minimum frontage in the General Residence district from 100 feet to 66 feet. Each proposal, in its own way, is meant to increase housing options and, in turn, add housing inventory 0 Comments
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Works From French National Library on Display at the ClarkBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
07:15AM / Sunday, December 18, 2022 | |
The sketches and drawings range from contemporary views of 18th century French life to portraits to architectural studies. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Bibliothèque nationale de France houses a collection of images so vast that it has been impossible to catalog it all. American audiences have a chance to see a curated exhibition drawn from the library's 18th-century works at the Clark Art Institute, and hopefully inspire scholars to research the trove. "Promenades on Paper: Eighteenth-Century French Drawings from the Bibliothèque nationale de France" is a collaboration the Clark and library have been working to bring to fruition 0 Comments
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National Grid Accepting Applications for Heating Assistance Programs| 04:13PM / Saturday, December 17, 2022 | |
WALTHAM, Mass. — As colder temperatures take hold, National Grid is reminding Massachusetts customers to take advantage of energy programs that can help them pay and manage their energy bills. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), commonly referred to as Fuel Assistance, provides eligible households with help in paying a portion of winter heating bills. Enrollment for LIHEAP is free and open through April 30, 2023, and covers energy usage from Nov. 1, 2022, to April 30, 2023. LIHEAP is open to both homeowners and renters, including households whose cost of heat is included in rent, and eligibility is based on household size and the gross annual income 0 Comments
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No Drought Conditions in Berkshire County | 11:58AM / Saturday, December 17, 2022 | |
BOSTON — The Drought Management Task Force announced that Berkshire County remains at level 0 or normal drought conditions. This is not the case for the rest of the state. "Even though the weather is getting colder and wetter, we can't lose sight of the fact that several regions within Massachusetts continue to be impacted by drought conditions," said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Beth Card. "It is important that everyone, especially those living and working in the Northeast, Cape Cod, and Islands Regions, continue to practice water conservation in order to ensure that our water resources fully rebound." While some parts of 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock's Art Receives Superintendent's Academic AwardBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:10PM / Friday, December 16, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A common lament on municipal committees the last couple of years has been members' frustration with virtual meeting formats. But "Zooming" had at least one advantage for Mount Greylock Superintendent Jake McCandless on last week. "I can assure you that the superintendent of your school district, academically, does not even deserve to be in the same room with you," McCandless told high school senior Annabelle Art. Art joined McCandless and the School Committee via Zoom to receive the district's Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Academic Excellence Award. McCandless, who has been involved in 3 Comments
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SVMC Primary Care Practices Recognized for Patient-Centered Care| 01:12PM / Thursday, December 15, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) and Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) announced that each of its five primary care practices in Vermont—SVMC Deerfield Valley Campus in Wilmington, SVMC Internal Medicine in Bennington, SVMC Northshire Campus in Manchester, SVMC Pediatrics in Bennington, and SVMC Pownal Campus in Pownal—have achieved recognition for providing personalized, effective, and efficient primary care. The medical practices have been re-designated as Patient Centered Medical Homes by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). "The Patient Centered Medical Home recognition is an outstanding 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Looking at Short-Term Rentals BylawBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:15AM / Thursday, December 15, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board has accepted a "handoff" from the Planning Board to work on a bylaw regulating short-term rentals. But several members on Monday indicated that they doubt the work can be completed in time for approval by May's annual town meeting. The issue of short-term rentals, commonly referred to as Airbnb rentals, was on the Planning Board's agenda at the start of its 2022-23 meeting cycle. After investigating the issue, taking testimony from residents who rent their property through services like Airbnb or Vrbo and writing a first draft of a proposed ordinance, the planners decided that since their regulations were 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock District Plan Looks to Serve Every StudentBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
12:13PM / Wednesday, December 14, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — While the numbers continue to show students in the Mount Greylock Regional School District beat the state average in most metrics, the administration is focused on making sure that all of the district's students are thriving. "Part of expanding opportunities is not as much about creating more opportunities but getting more people to see all of the opportunities that we offer are potentially for them and then supporting them as they step into attempting those opportunities and making it safe to do so," Superintendent Jason McCandless told the School Committee last week. McCandless provided the committee with a wide-ranging update on the 7 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Discusses Ideas to Alter Town MeetingBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:00PM / Tuesday, December 13, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday discussed some of the changes it might consider making to the annual town meeting and called on residents to provide their comments about any and all modifications being considered. After a 4 1/2-hour meeting in June at Mount Greylock Regional School, the board made it a priority to look at ideas that might make the meeting more efficient, assigning members Randy Fippinger and Jane Patton to work with Town Moderator Elisabeth Goodman to study the issue. On Monday, Fippinger went through a series of 12 suggestions designed to make the meeting more intended to either make the meeting more accessible to a wider range of 0 Comments
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