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Letter: Moran Much More Experienced for Register of DeedsLetter to the Editor,
07:00PM / Friday, November 02, 2018 | |
 To the Editor:
I am writing this letter to support Debbie Moran in her candidacy for the Northern Berkshire Register of Deeds. In looking at both candidates, one might say that they both have significant experience in the office, with both having over 20 years, and Debbie having the most with 26-plus years in the office, but to examine deeper and look at what positions have been held during that time that really tell the whole story. While her opponent is a simply a clerk within the office, Debbie holds the position of first assistant register of deeds. This in and of itself is a significant variation between the two and one that should be looked at very closely. While a clerk does have
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Letter: Caccaviello Offers Leadership, ContinuityLetter to the Editor,
01:12PM / Friday, November 02, 2018 | |
 To the Editor:
As a respite care foster parent for nine years for children who have been traumatized by violence and/or sexual assault; as a crime victim myself; as an elected School Committee member (winning as a write-in) and a former Fair Housing commissioner; I know the work that Paul Caccaviello and the staff of the Berkshire district attorney's office have done and are doing. I know this because I have had first-hand experience with their programs, and I believe they are not to be taken lightly or denigrated.
As Berkshire district attorney, Paul Caccaviello has already made exceptional decisions to sustain and enhance these programs; and, at the same time, create new programs
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Letter: Harrington Right Person for DALetter to the Editor,
01:00PM / Friday, November 02, 2018 | |
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It was supposed to be easy.
The position of district attorney in Berkshire County was his to be had. It was set up so well. A shady backroom deal between the 14-year veteran DA and the Republican governor ... an early retirement of the 14-year veteran to allow him to run as the incumbent ... and a last minute switch to the Democratic Party to ensure the vote in the heavy Democrat/Democrat-leaning county. All the "right" political moves were made. He thought he was a shoo-in ... but then, something happened:
Andrea Harrington announced her campaign to run for Berkshire County district attorney. She embraced the extremely popular Criminal Justice Reform
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Cultural Pittsfield This Week: Nov. 2-8| 12:07PM / Friday, November 02, 2018 | |
 NOVEMBER 2 is First Friday Artswalk and More! Enjoy more than a dozen different art shows featuring work by more than two dozen accomplished regional and student artists in Pittsfield's bustling Upstreet Cultural District during the First Friday Artswalk and all month long!
In most venues, artists will be present from 5-8 p.m. A free guided tour begins at 5 p.m. at the Intermodal Center @ BRTA, 1 Columbus Ave. MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE FRI An Evening of a Curious Nature at Shire City Sanctuary Sound & Vision 0 Comments
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MassPIRG Pushing to Increase Voter Turnout at MCLABy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
02:27AM / Friday, November 02, 2018 | |
MCLA student Ari Battaini, MassPIRG coordinator, speaks with Mayor Thomas Bernard and college President Jamie Birge after the presentation. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — It's a given that young people don't vote. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is hoping to buck the trend. In one good sign, the nearly two dozen students and others attending a voter information session on Wednesday, at least those of voting age, raised their hands to indicate they were registered and would be voting on Tuesday. While turnout was low in the last mid-terms in 2014, only 16 percent, MCLA students turned out in numbers of 47 percent and 55 percent for the presidential 0 Comments
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Pittsfield to Contract With Berkshire Humane For Animal ShelteringBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
01:09AM / Friday, November 02, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Humane Society will take over the city's animal sheltering operations for the next three years. The city has accepted a proposal to have the Humane Society take over responsibilities for stray animals picked up by animal control. The plan is to have animals transported the society's Barker Road facilty for care during the required seven-day holding period. With more accessible hours, the hope is it will be easier for residents to retrieve their pets. If unclaimed, the Humane Society would then attempt to find someone to adopt the animal. The contract is expected to be signed in the next few weeks and operations could 0 Comments
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The Independent Investor: Time to Check Your Risk ToleranceBy Bill Schmick,
06:47PM / Thursday, November 01, 2018 | |
 It is a good time to take a reality check on how aggressively you are invested. The 6.9 percent decline in the S&P 500 Index over October was gut-wrenching. But entirely within the realm of probability given the historical data. Here are some questions to ask. Did you find yourself checking your investment portfolios every day? How about every hour? Did you have trouble focusing on other, possibly more important, things like your job, or your family and friends? Was it more difficult to sleep at night, or did you lay awake worrying about the markets? How much time did you spend checking the averages and listening to the talking heads on television or in the print media? 0 Comments
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'The Old Man & the Gun': The Antihero & the Movie StarBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
01:31PM / Thursday, November 01, 2018 | |
 If movies were cherished trinkets, director David Lowery's "The Old Man & the Gun," based on a true story and starring Robert Redford as the gentlemanly, senior citizen bank robber, Forrest Tucker, would deserve a place of honor in your cigar box. It is at once a sympathetically laced portrait of the legendary stickup man/jail escapist extraordinaire and a nostalgia-evoking paean to one of the last great movie stars. We are warmly invited to again marvel at how Redford's handsomeness and signature humanitarianism have always seemed so magically inseparable. We hook up with Forrest just shortly after his astonishing, much heralded escape from 0 Comments
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Ladley Remembered for Fight, Family, Fealty to Berkshire County Sports CommunityBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
10:08AM / Thursday, November 01, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ed Ladley was remembered Wednesday evening as a giant of the Berkshire County sporting community. The New England Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, legendary Wahconah boys basketball coach and educator died on Wednesday. And as word of his passing got around the county coaching fraternity, one word was on everyone's lips: competitor. "Even when his son, Timmy, played for me my first year at Pittsfield, I remember him yelling at his players because Timmy had five 3s against Wahconah," said Ron Wojcik, now the girls basketball coach at Hoosac Valley. "Timmy, at the time, was one of our best if not our best player, and [Ed 4 Comments
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Berkshire Ambulance, Emergency Room Officials Oppose Question 1Staff Reports, iBerkshires Staff
02:28AM / Thursday, November 01, 2018 | |
Heads of local ambulance services and emergency department officials gathered at County Ambulance on Wednesday to express the reasons for the opposition to Question 1. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The phrase "holding the wall" hasn't really been used much in describing emergency medical services in Berkshire County. But, local EMS providers say that could be a real possibility if Question 1 is passed. The term is used to describe the amount of time a patient is in an ambulance waiting to be ushered into the emergency department than is absolutely necessary. Ambulance companies don't want to be "holding the wall" but instead getting the rig back 0 Comments
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Harrington Rallies Base to Start Final Week Of DA's RaceBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
05:02PM / Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | |
Harrington's husband Timothy Walsh reflected on the campaign and thanked the crowd for the support of Harrington and their entire family. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — It is the final week in the district attorney's race and those in Andrea Harrington's camp are as energetic as ever. The campaign held a rally Tuesday exactly one week before the general election for a final push to get out the vote. The event was part fundraiser -- goodwill donations were accepted -- and part organizing as campaigner staffers sorted out volunteers for sign holding on election day, and a part rally to energize those supporters. "I did not run 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock Regional High School Teacher Wins $10,000 Kapteyn Prize| 01:38PM / Wednesday, October 31, 2018 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation announced today that
Jeffrey Welch, a social studies teacher at Mount Greylock Regional High School, has been awarded the 10th annual James C. Kapteyn Prize for excellence in teaching. He will receive a $10,000 award for study or travel to enrich his teaching, and the school will receive a $2,000 grant in his name.
In his 21 years at Mount Greylock, Welch's teaching assignments have ranged from core world and U.S. history classes to topics in a wide variety of disciplines, including conversational Italian, psychology and introduction to the law. He has directed the spring musical since 2000 and has served as the
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