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@theMarket: New Year Markets Begin With Profit-TakingBy Bill Schmick,
03:36PM / Friday, January 05, 2024 | |
Investors were greeted with a brutal bout of selling as 2024 unfolded this week. The stocks that had gained the most last year were obvious targets. Is this the end of the rally or is this simply a minor bump in the road? The Santa Rally reversed, and the Grinch stomped on investors' hopes for further gains. The NASDAQ led stocks lower with the Magnificent Seven taking it on the chin. For those who believe in the idea that the first five trading days of January forecast the direction of the market for January and for the year overall, the market’s performance does not fill one with confidence. It is nail-biting time for the bulls. The first three trading days of the 0 Comments
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‘As Schools Match Wits' Returns to NEPM for 63rd season| 03:26PM / Friday, January 05, 2024 | |
 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The 63rd season of "As Schools Match Wits" will premiere on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m. Lee High School and Lenox Memorial High School will face off on Jan. 27. The program is a collaboration of New England Public Media and Westfield State University. It was nominated last season for a Boston/New England Regional Emmy Award, is produced at the university's studios and broadcast on NEPM TV. The joint production is one of the longest-running academic quiz show competitions of its kind in the country. "ASMW delivers all of the fun of the classic high school quiz show," said host Beth Ward, while it also 0 Comments
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BCC Accepting Applications to Community Health Worker Program | 08:00AM / Friday, January 05, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Community College (BCC) is accepting applications to its Community Health Worker program, part of the College's Workforce Development curriculum. The next cohort takes place February 15 through May 7, 2024. The Community Health Worker program provides rigorous training for public health workers to serve as liaisons between traditionally underserved populations and health/social service providers. The program benefits anyone interested in exploring educational and career pathways in community health, human services, healthcare or public health. Students enrolled in the Community Health Worker program learn 0 Comments
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Lanesborough 2023 Year in Review: Public Safety Building, Yes or No?By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:31AM / Friday, January 05, 2024 | |
Gina Dario took over as town administrator after the Berkshire native spent two decades in Australia. LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The town continued to grapple with its public safety facility needs, held an election, and saw promise for the shuttered Berkshire Mall in 2023. Early in the year, Town Administrator Gina Dario began work in her new position. The Adams native had been assistant commissioner at the Australian Electoral Commission in Canberra, where she had worked for nearly two decades. Dario's return to the area was fueled by a wish to be in closer proximity to family and one of the first things she noticed was that residents are very engaged and have roots in the
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The Retired Investor: Video Streaming Services Hit Brick WallBy Bill Schmick,
04:50PM / Thursday, January 04, 2024 | |
The proliferation of streaming services over the past few years appears to have reversed course. Price increases, the introduction of advertising, and fewer hit shows have consumers finally looking at the number of streaming services they are paying for. Wall Street has also lost its love affair with streaming companies, except for Netflix. That company continues to benefit from its competitors' woes. During COVID, when Americans were trapped at home, they spent hours watching television. Streaming services could do no wrong. However, times change, and the couch potato behavior is disappearing. As it does, the willingness to pay higher prices for something few are watching 0 Comments
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CBRSD Takes No Action on Hiring School Resource OfficerBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
03:01PM / Thursday, January 04, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — Central Berkshire Regional School District will not be hiring a school resource officer. The district was not approved for the grant that would have funded the implementation of an officer at Wahconah Regional High School, School Committee Vice Chair Bonny DiTomasso said at December's committee meeting. A school resource officer is not included in the budget. The lack of funding led the Finance Committee to decide to "take no action at this point" during a brief discussion during its December meeting as well, said DiTomasso, who also serves as chair of that committee. In May, the committee voted to send 0 Comments
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BArT Theatre Presents 'She Kills Monsters' | 11:00AM / Thursday, January 04, 2024 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — BArT Theatre presents, "She Kills Monsters," by Qui Nguyen. The dates of the performances are: Grades 10-12 performances Friday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Grade 9 performances Friday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets are available to purchase online at this link. According to a press release: "She Kills Monsters" tells the story of Agnes Evans, an average woman who loses her parents and little sister Tilly in a car accident. Having been very distant from 0 Comments
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Berkshire Athenaeum's 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten| 08:00AM / Thursday, January 04, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Families with young children are invited to join the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program at the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library. The Library will host a launch party on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, from 10:30 am to noon for families with children ages 0–5. 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a free nationwide initiative encouraging regular reading habits in families with children five and under. The program is based on research that reading is an early indicator of academic success and the more books children under six have read to them, the more prepared they are to learn to read upon reaching 0 Comments
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Carpenter Breaks School Assist Record at Framingham StateiBerkshires.com Sports,
06:16AM / Thursday, January 04, 2024 | |
 Framingham State senior point guard Gwendolyn Carpenter last month broke the all time assist record at the school. Her 466th career assist came in a win over Curry College on Dec. 9, breaking a 5-year-old school record. Carpenter was averaging more than seven assists per game going into Wednesday's home game against Westfield State. She also led the Rams (11-1) in minutes played, averaging 36.8 minutes per contest and had scored 9.4 points per game. Carpenter is no stranger to breaking records. As a senior at Mount Everett, she set Berkshire County's all-time scoring mark for high school basketball. Framingham State visits MCLA on Wednesday, Jan. 0 Comments
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Pittsfield 2023 Year In Review: TransformationBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:49AM / Thursday, January 04, 2024 | |
The Pittsfield Family YMCA reopened its gym and track in 2023 after a nearly $13 million renovation. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The year 2023 was one of transition for the city with a selection of new leaders and multiple transformative projects underway. The municipal election gave Pittsfield a new mayor, city councilors, and School Committee members. More than 31 percent of voters cast their ballots on Nov.7. Former City Council President Peter Marchetti was victorious over John Krol in the general election with 60 percent of the vote. Marchetti was sworn into office on Jan. 2, 2024, replacing former Mayor Linda Tyer after she did not seek a third term and leaving behind
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Lanesborough Police Investigating Armed RobberyStaff Reports,
03:35PM / Wednesday, January 03, 2024 | |
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — A Good Samaritan was robbed — possibly at gunpoint — when he stopped to help what he thought were stranded motorists on Route 7 on Wednesday morning. The victim was traveling south on Route 7 at about 6 a.m. when he stopped near the New Ashford town line to check what appeared to be a disabled motor vehicle on the right shoulder of the roadway. As he approached the vehicle, the driver exited and he was approached by another man and felt what he believed to be a gun pressed against his head, according to the police report. The two men then robbed him, got in their vehicle, and drove south on Route 7, police 0 Comments
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Public Comments Sought On Human Service Needs In Pittsfield| 08:00AM / Wednesday, January 03, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The City of Pittsfield, through its Human Services Advisory Council (HSAC), is asking the public to comment on the human service needs in Pittsfield. The Human Services Advisory Council is an 11-member advisory committee that provides funding recommendations to the mayor on how the city should allocate its human services funding. One of the considerations that the council uses to make those recommendations is the input of Pittsfield residents and others. Public comments will be accepted now through Jan. 31, 2024. Comments may be submitted several ways: by email to Nate Joyner at njoyner@cityofpittsfield.org; by phone at (413) 499-9358; by fax at 0 Comments
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