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Know the Four Uses of CashSubmitted by Edward Jones,
08:16PM / Tuesday, March 24, 2020 | |
 It's important to have cash available for your everyday spending and the inevitable rainy day. However, you also need to develop a cash strategy that can contribute to your long-term financial success. But just how much cash do you need? And in what form? To answer these questions, it's useful to look at the four main uses of cash: • Everyday spending: Your everyday spending includes the cash you use for your mortgage, utilities, groceries and so on. As a general guideline, you should have one to two months of living expenses available during your working years, and perhaps a year’s worth of living expenses when you’re retired. (The latter can be adjusted higher or
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March 24 COVID-19 Briefs: Bus Social Distancing, NAPS Adds Meal Site| 03:45PM / Tuesday, March 24, 2020 | |
 BRTA Wants Riders to Sit Apart The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority has instituted social distancing while riding. Signs will be posted in all vehicles prohibiting seating directly behind the vehicle operator, unless a mobility device prevents sitting elsewhere. As of this moment, there have been no changes to any BRTA bus routes or schedules. All BRTA vehicles and both facilities receive daily cleaning using products that are effective against the spread of the novel coronavirus. Public use of the Intermodal Transportation Center has been limited to those utilizing BRTA's bus service, intercity bus, or Amtrak. Tables and seating at the ITC 1 Comment
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Baker Discusses Genesis of 'Essential' Business ListBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:32PM / Tuesday, March 24, 2020 | |
 BOSTON — As the state order to close "non-essential" businesses went into effect on Tuesday, Gov. Charlie Baker addressed criticism that the commonwealth's definition of "essential" is overly broad. "The essential operation portfolio we put out builds off a national standard that every other state that heads down this road has used as a baseline," Baker said in response to a question at a noon news conference. "I don't know what the crossover would be between states, but I would put it north of 90 percent." Baker said the list of essential operations published by his administration is "well defined and 1 Comment
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Administration Filing Measure to Extend, Suspend DeadlinesBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
01:03PM / Tuesday, March 24, 2020 | |
 BOSTON — The governor's office is filing a municipal relief package giving broad leeway to communities and school districts to extend deadlines and fees and bring back retired first-responders. "It's amazing the details of how government works but when in a crisis like this, these adjustments need to be made, so that it can continue to work," Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito said at Tuesday's COVID-19 briefing. The emergency legislation would allow municipalities to bring retired firefighters and police back on board by suspending the cap on hours and compensation for pensioners. "We've heard a lot about front-line workers -- your 1 Comment
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Faithful Turned to Technology to Connect During PandemicBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
03:48AM / Tuesday, March 24, 2020 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Diane Burdick is strong in her faith and rarely misses Mass at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church. But last week's emergency closures of gathering places — including houses of worship — to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus has left many of the faithful cut off from a source of comfort in difficult times. Technology is now allowing parishioners to participate — although at a remove. Burdick and her family were able to watch the Mass at St. Elizabeth's via Facebook on Sunday morning. "My family loved it! We attend Mass regularly and are pretty involved in our Catholic community so 0 Comments
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Tyer Asks Residents to Abide by 'Stay at Home' AdvisoryBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:33PM / Monday, March 23, 2020 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Mayor Linda Tyer gave a COVID-19 update on Pittsfield Community Television on Monday afternoon asking residents to adhere to the new restrictions imposed by the state. After Gov. Charlie Baker announced an emergency order on Monday morning for only essential services to continue operating, Tyer took to PCTV to explain what this means for the city. "Now more than ever our obligations to one another are vital in overcoming this public health crisis," she said. Tyer said she has also been in contact with the governor and the Berkshire delegation and has asked for three critical things: Expedited access to personal protective 0 Comments
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March 23 COVID-19 Briefs: BMC Not Seeking Homemade Masks| 05:06PM / Monday, March 23, 2020 | |
 BMC Not Accepting Homemade Masks Berkshire Medical Center is not accepting homemade masks at this time. Several groups on Facebook have been discussing a grassroots effort to make the masks and sharing patterns but Michael Leary, director of media relations for Berkshire Health Systems said, "we are not accepting any donations yet as our supplies are stable right now." Leary said the hospital was grateful for the community for offering to donate supplies or sew the masks but that it was waiting for guidance from the Department of Public Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. "This certainly may be an option for us in the near future. We are 0 Comments
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Governor Orders Nonessential Services to Close or Work RemoteBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
10:33AM / Monday, March 23, 2020 | |
 LIVE COVID-19 update: https://t.co/9eihELHGs1 — Charlie Baker (@MassGovernor) March 23, 2020 BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker issued an emergency order on Monday morning for only essential services to continue operating and reduced the 25-person gathering limit to 10. The move comes just days after Baker said there was no need to follow in the footsteps of neighboring states New York and Connecticut, who issued similar orders. On Monday morning, Baker said there were a number of factors that led him to take the step. "We're in constant contact with other governors, other states, federal and local officials, health care experts and a host of other 1 Comment
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Mount Greylock School Committee Holds First Remote MeetingBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:02AM / Monday, March 23, 2020 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The commissioner of education has no plans to extend the closure of schools in the commonwealth beyond April 7, but Friday promised to give superintendents a four- to five-day heads up if an extension is warranted, the Mount Greylock Regional Schools superintendent reported. Kimberley Grady appeared Friday with Town Manager Jason Hoch for one of his regular Town Hall updates in a short video produced by the town's community access television station, WilliNet. Earlier in the day, she participated in conference calls with Commissioner of Education Jeffrey Riley and the superintendents of Berkshire County. "[Riley] has asked us to 0 Comments
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Berkshire County Man Dies From COVID-19| 05:55PM / Sunday, March 22, 2020 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The novel coronavirus has claimed its first Berkshire County victim, according to the Department of Public Health. The number of those who have died in the state now stands at five, including the man from Berkshire County who was reportedly in his 70s. The first death reported as a result of COVID-19 was on Friday, a man in his 80s from Suffolk County, and on Saturday, a woman in her 50s from Middlesex County. DPH reported on Sunday that three more people died: the Berkshire County man, a man in his 70s from Hampden County and a man in his 90s from Suffolk County. All three had been hospitalized. "The 0 Comments
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March Going Out Like a Lion; Winter Storm Watch for Berkshires| 12:28PM / Sunday, March 22, 2020 | |
 It may be spring but Mother Nature is giving us one last blast of March winter. Parts of the Berkshires and Southern Vermont could get up to 10 inches of snow Monday and into Tuesday. The National Weather Service's office in Albany, N.Y., has issued a winter storm watch from Monday afternoon through late Monday night. NWS is forecasting 2 to 4 inches during the day Monday and another 3 to 5 later in the evening. A few more inches could arrive early on Tuesday and again on Wednesday through Thursday, when it may finally change over to rain as temperatures rise. Accuweather says the pair of storms moving thorugh the upper Midwest and into the 2 Comments
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Q&A: Wahconah High Teacher to Participate in NASA Program for EducatorsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
07:30AM / Sunday, March 22, 2020 | |
Wahconah science teacher David Dahari is participating in a NASA program this summer. DALTON, Mass. — Wahconah Regional High School science teacher David Dahari is looking out of this world to get some real world experience. This winter, Dahari was selected to participate in the 2020 NASA Airborne Astronomer Ambassador program. As one of 28 teachers selected from 13 states, Dahari will have the opportunity this summer to train at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, Calif., and study aboard the agency's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a modified Boeing 747 carrying a 100-inch diameter 0 Comments
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