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Settling a Loved One's Financial AffairsWells Farg Advisors, Submitted Content
04:18PM / Monday, March 10, 2014 | |
Dealing with your grief when a loved one dies is hard enough. But often you may find yourself in a situation where you have to deal with financial and investment matters as well. The feelings of uncertainty about what to do next and who to consult can be overwhelming.
The following suggestions may help guide you through the process.
Gathering the Pieces
The first time you're involved in settling a loved one's financial affairs, the many details you must address may seem bewildering and time-consuming. As a first step, you may wish to consult your attorney regarding important deadlines and procedures; in some cases, an attorney's assistance is required. Regardless, there are
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Motor Vehicle Crash Closes Route 7 For Two HoursStaff Reports,
10:45AM / Monday, March 10, 2014 | |
 Lanesborough Police closed the road at the intersection of Brodie Mountain Road. NEW ASHFORD, Mass. — A two-car motor vehicle accident led Police to close a section of Route 7 for nearly two hours Monday morning. The accident occurred 4 miles south of the Five Corners at about 7 a.m. State police said both drivers of the vehicles were transported to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield with "nonlifethreatening injuries."
Names were not available, but the crash involved a 22-year-old man from Agawam driving a 1997 Saturn coupe and a 59-year-old Williamstown driving a BMW sedan. Both drivers were entrapped in their vehicles and had to be removed using the Jaws of Life,
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Pittsfield City Council Agenda: March 11, 2014Staff Reports,
10:19AM / Monday, March 10, 2014 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Traffic concerns dominate the City Council agenda for Tuesday. The city, which meets at 7 at City Hall, will be fielding traffic concerns at the intersection of East Street and Silver Lake Boulevard, pedestrian safety on Columbus Avenue, loading zones on North Street and parking on Madison Avenue, among the listed items. Will Singleton will be giving a presentation on behalf of the local NAACP branch urging the adoption of a new affirmative action policy. The agenda is available below. Pittsfield City Council agenda for March 11, 2014 0 Comments
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Planning Commission Debuts New Regional Sustainability PlanBy Joe Durwin, Pittsfield Correspondent
06:12AM / Sunday, March 09, 2014 | |
 BRPC Executive Director Nathaniel Karns said the Sustainable Berkshires regional plan is nearing completion. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A three-year, half-million dollar countywide effort to develop an updated plan for promoting a stable and sustainable regional economy in the Berkshires has been completed. Now, public input is being sought as the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission prepares to make its final decisions on the plan. At a public hearing at the Berkshire Athenaeum on Thursday, BRPC representatives took comments and questions on the "Sustainable Berkshires" plan, which outlines goals and strategies to inform the region's developmental planning in 0 Comments
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Williamstown Receives 2 Bids for Affordable Housing projectsBy Stephen Dravis, Williamstown Correspondent
03:11PM / Saturday, March 08, 2014 | |
 Williamstown Town Manager Peter Fohlin opens the packages containing proposals to develop affordable housing on a pair of town-owned sites. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town has received two responses to its request for proposals to develop a pair of brown field sites for the purposes of affordable housing. Berkshire Housing Development Corp. in Pittsfield and Boston-based Arch Street Development submitted proposals that were opened on Friday afternoon at Town Hall. The RFPs were developed over several months by the town's Affordable Housing Committee and issued under the auspices of the Board of Selectmen, which has the authority to dispose of the two sites in question: the
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$15 Million Eyed For Berkshires In State Senate Bond BillStaff Reports,
10:39AM / Saturday, March 08, 2014 | |
 The crumbling Brown Street Bridge in North Adams is set to get $1.5 million should the transportation bond make it through the House and governor intact. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The state Senate passed a transportation bill Thursday which sends $15 million to the Berkshires to improve roads, bridges and a parking garage.
The bill includes $6 million for the replacement of the parking garage between Columbus Avenue and Summer Street; $5 million for reconstruction of the Hubbard Avenue railroad overpass; $1.75 million for Thiel Road in Adams; $1.5 million for the Brown Street Bridge in North Adams and $750,000 for repairs to the bridge over the Housatonic River on Route 7 in Great
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Arts Experts Weigh Impact of Local Creative EconomyBy Joe Durwin, Pittsfield Correspondent
02:35PM / Friday, March 07, 2014 | |
 Helena Fruscio, left, Dee Schneidman and Stephen Sheppard discussed the the economic impact of creative industry in the state, including in the Berkshires, at the Lichtenstein Center on Wednesday. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Cultural economics specialists from around the region examined both the benefits and challenges of cultivating creative industry in Berkshire County at a panel discussion on Wednesday at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts. The forum was one of three being held in the region this week. Creatively moderated by Berkshire Museum Director Van Shields, panelists Williams College economist Stephen Sheppard, state Creative Economy Director Helena Fruscio and Dee 1 Comment
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Course Aims To Teach Film Set Skills| 11:31AM / Friday, March 07, 2014 | |
LENOX, Mass. - The Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative is holding its first workforce development course, “Get a Grip: An Introduction to Being a Grip on a Film Set,” a program that is designed to give participants practical experience in order to potentially work on a film set.
The first day will teach participants basic knowledge of grip gear and how to properly use it. Other topics will include proper attire, set etiquette and basic knot knowledge.
The second day will focus on learning “practical” setups and how to light and grip three different sets: tabletop, interview and dolly setup.
“We’re excited about offering this course as it is the first
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Berkshire County ARC Seeks Volunteer Mentors| 11:21AM / Friday, March 07, 2014 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Berkshire County Arc is seeking volunteers over the age of 18 for its new Youth Mentoring Program.
Volunteer mentors provide guidance and support either one-on-one or in small groups to youth ages 14 to 25. Examples of activities in which mentors may participate include recreational activities, such as going to the movies and out to eat, and social and creative activities, including dances, arts-and-crafts and field trips to local places of interest.
Berkshire County Arc is a nonprofit human services organization offering community-based services to individuals with developmental disabilities, autism and brain injuries throughout Berkshire and Hampden Counties.
For more
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Superior Court Briefs: March 6 - March 7Staff Reports,
10:21AM / Friday, March 07, 2014 | |
 Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Thursday, March 6.
James Mullen, 23, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to five counts of larceny over $250 from a person 60 years of age or older, five counts of receiving stolen property over $250, three counts of forgery, three counts of uttering, two counts of breaking and entering a building in the daytime and single counts of larceny from a person over 65, attempt to commit a crime, misleading an officer and furnishing a false name to a police officer.
He was sentenced to two years at the Berkshire County House of Correction on a single count of receiving stolen property over $250. He was placed on four years probation on the other charges.
The
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