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Adams Community Bank Receives an Outstanding CRA Rating | 03:00PM / Saturday, December 03, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Adams Community Bank (ACB) announced they received a rating of "Outstanding" from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) in their recently completed evaluation. The bank was among four of 66 financial institutions evaluated to be rated the highest outstanding rating. The CRA is a law established to encourage insured depository institutions to help meet the local credit needs of the communities in which they are chartered, including low- and moderate-income (LMI) neighborhoods, consistent with safe and sound operations. Bank President, Charles O'Brien, noted the Bank did well 0 Comments
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Williams Women's Basketball Stymies Keene State| 09:30PM / Friday, December 02, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Ryann Taylor scored 18 points Friday to lead the Williams College women's basketball team to a 48-35 win over Keene State. Williams held the Owls to 23 percent shooting from the field and outrebounded Keene State by a margin of 45-31. Maddy Mandyck pulled down 17 rebounds to go with eight points. Williams (5-2) hosts either Babson or Bridgewater on Saturday afternoon Women's Hockey WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Conn College's Abby Wieczorek stopped 33 shots to earn a 3-0 shutout against Williams. Williams (2-3) hosts the Camels again on Saturday afternoon. Men's Hockey MEDFORD, Mass. -- Williams scored three times in 0 Comments
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Bump in COVID-19 Cases Seen at Two County Nursing HomesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:30AM / Friday, December 02, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The operator of six nursing homes in Berkshire County said a recent spike in COVID-19 cases associated with two of those facilities is tied to incidents in the community at large. And all but four people found positive at a South County facility are fully recovered, according to a spokesperson for Integritus Healthcare. Integritus, formerly known as Berkshire Healthcare, operates nursing homes in Great Barrington, Lenox, North Adams, Pittsfield and Williamstown. Two of those sites, Fairview Commons in Great Barrington and Williamstown Commons, saw significant jumps in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among residents in the month of 0 Comments
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Williams Men's Soccer Reaches National Title Game| 08:28PM / Thursday, December 01, 2022 | |
SALEM, Va. -- Nick Boardman scored on a header in the 80th minute to give the Williams College men's soccer team a 1-0 win over Mary Washington on Thursday at the NCAA Division III Final Four. Boardman converted a cross from Eamon Gara Grady for the game-winner. Ben Diffley made three saves in Williams' goal. Mount Greylock graduate and Williams senior defender Brady Foehl played 15 minutes off the bench in the shutout. Williams (10-1-11) plays the University of Chicago on Saturday at noon for the national championship. 0 Comments
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Penny Social, Non-Profit Fair Returns at Williamstown's Holiday WalkBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
11:37AM / Thursday, December 01, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — After a two-year absence, one of Holiday Walk's signature attractions returns on Saturday. The Penny Social and Non-Profit Fair once again will fill Williams College's Lasell Gymnasium with holiday cheer, merriment and a chance to try your luck. "We are so happy we can resume having the Penny Social and Non-Profit Fair and all the things that go along with Holiday Walk," Williamstown Community Chest Executive Director Anna Singleton said this week. The Community Chest, a charitable agency that supports non-profit organizations throughout North County, is the organizer of the Penny Social, which was canceled the last two 0 Comments
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Berkshire County Officials to Work Friday Game at Gillette StadiumCommunity submission,
11:15AM / Thursday, December 01, 2022 | |
 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- A crew of eight Berkshire County high school football officials will take the field on Friday afternoon at Gillette Stadium to officiate the Division 7 State Championship Game. Referee John Wellspeak will lead a crew that includes umpire Michael Lyon, line judge Marc Field, head linesman Mark Pompi, field judge Matt Conant, side judge John Ciliberti and back judge Gary Pemble. Peter Ochs will serve as the game's clock operator. The Berkshire County officials will be in charge when West Boylston, which eliminated Wahconah in the state quarter-finals, takes on St. Bernard's for the D7 crown, one of eight state title games to be contested over the 0 Comments
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SVHC Physician Aims for the Olympics| 08:46AM / Thursday, December 01, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Ivette Guttmann, MD, a sports medicine physician with SVMC Orthopedics, part of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) and Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) in Bennington, has something in common with the best athletes in the world; she has a dream to make it to the Olympic Games. Her hope is to serve the athletes as a volunteer physician. "I am an athlete at heart, and the Olympics is something I have always aspired to," Guttmann said. "While I didn't make it to the Olympics as an athlete, I hope to be able to use my skills as a physician to serve Team U.S.A." As a first step, Dr. Guttmann will serve as a 0 Comments
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Clark: Lecture On Ruskin's Watercolor Practice| 08:34AM / Thursday, December 01, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 5:30 pm, the Clark Art Institute's Research and Academic Program hosts a talk by historian Jeremy Melius (University of Oxford / Michael Ann Holly Fellow) that explores the aesthetic and ethical parameters of Victorian critic John Ruskin's watercolor practice. Free; no registration is required. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events. According to a press release: Ranging over the sheer variety of Ruskin's visual work—from nature studies to architectural fancies to copies after pictures of the past—Melius focuses on Ruskin's special engagement with his medium, and its 0 Comments
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Williamstown Select Board Finalizes Charge for Town's Diversity CommitteeBy Stephen Dravis,
02:34PM / Wednesday, November 30, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board Monday concluded an effort that dates back to early summer when it unanimously approved a revised charge for the town's diversity committee. Chairman Hugh Daley drove the effort to revise the document that outlines the purpose of the Diversity, Inclusion, Race and Equity Advisory Committee. Although the Select Board had the authority to unilaterally change the charter for a body it created in the summer of 2020, the board engaged in a dialogue with its colleagues currently serving on the DIRE Committee to find language that made sense to all parties. Right up until the final moments before Monday's vote, the board 0 Comments
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Images Cinema Fundraiser: Music in Movies| 12:15PM / Wednesday, November 30, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema presents a fundraising event, Music in Movies: Roomful of Teeth, Carter Burwell, and "Catherine Called Birdy," on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 7:30pm. Oscar nominated composer Carter Burwell and Roomful of Teeth founder Brad Wells will discuss their collaboration on the "Catherine Called Birdy" score following a screening of the film. The film is directed by Lena Dunham and stars Bella Ramsey, Billie Piper, Andrew Scott, and Joe Alwyn. The runtime is 108 minutes. Tickets are suggested donation, $5 - $25; free for members. According to a press release: Roomful of Teeth is a Grammy-winning vocal 0 Comments
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Samantha Kaftan Joins SVMC ExpressCare| 08:33AM / Wednesday, November 30, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) welcomes Physician Assistant Samantha Kaftan, PA-C, to SVMC ExpressCare and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians. Kaftan earned her master's degree in physician assistant studies from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She received a bachelor's in biology from the University of Dallas in Texas. She is certified by the National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants. Most recently, Kaftan has worked as a physician assistant in the Emergency Department at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. She also worked as a physician assistant in Hospital Medicine at CHI 0 Comments
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Williamstown Rural Lands Gets Rights on Oblong Road PropertyBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:43AM / Wednesday, November 30, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday decided to assign the town's right of first refusal on a 10-acre parcel in South Williamstown. The vote, which is contingent on ironing out an 11th-hour "wrinkle," closed a conversation that began in July over a parcel currently farmed by Sweet Brook Farm. The board decided, 4-1, to assign the town's right to Williamstown Rural Lands Foundation, which hopes to purchase the Oblong Road property for the same $745,000 price that owner Beth Phelps is offered by a developer who wants to acquire the site for residential development. The land has been conserved under the commonwealth's Chapter 1 Comment
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