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State Unemployment and Job Estimates for November 2023| 08:06AM / Monday, December 25, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The state's November total unemployment rate was 2.9 percent, up 0.1 percentage point from the revised October estimate of 2.8 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) preliminary job estimates indicate Massachusetts gained 3,200 jobs in November. This follows October's revised loss of 500 jobs. The largest over-the-month private sector job gains were in Leisure and Hospitality, Financial Activities, and Government. Employment now stands at 3,786,200. Massachusetts gained 724,600 jobs since the employment low in April 2020. From November 2022 to November 2023, BLS
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MassDOT Announces the Winners of the Name A Snowplow Contest| 04:17PM / Sunday, December 24, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced the winners of the second annual, "Name A Snowplow" contest for statewide elementary and middle school students in Massachusetts. The winning plow names are Flower Plower, Edward Blizzardhands, Glacier Gobbler, Polar Pathmaker, Snow B Wan Kenobi, The Snolar Express, Sleetwood Mac, Snow Place Like Home, Snow-hemian Rhapsody, The Mayplower, Snow Monstah, Fast and Flurryous. This contest received entries from public school classrooms from across Massachusetts. The contest chose names for 12 MassDOT snowplows that will be in service during this 2023/2024 winter season. The 4 Comments
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MEMA Receives Federal Funds For Regional Training Center | 11:59AM / Sunday, December 24, 2023 | |
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has been awarded $1.5 million in federal grant funding to facilitate collaboration among and provide training to emergency management professionals through the Northeast Emergency Management Training and Education Center (NEMTEC). The funding comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP). NEMTEC waslaunched in April 2023, offering accessible, no-cost, comprehensive training and education in emergency management across the six New England states to strengthen the regional response to natural and manmade disasters. Grant funding 4 Comments
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Local DARE Program Recognizes Deanna Strout By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:02PM / Saturday, December 23, 2023 | |
Police Chief Deanna Strout addresses the DARE assembly at Craneville Elementary School. See more photos from the event here. DALTON, Mass. — Police Chief Deanna Strout was recognized last week during the Craneville Elementary School's fifth grade Drug Abuse Resistance Education program graduation. Over the last 24 years, Strout has been dedicated to helping maintain the DARE program in Dalton schools, aiding in fundraising efforts and working as an instructor for the program until last year when Sgt. Tyler Miller took over. The DARE plaque reads "Presented to Chief Deanna Strout in recognition of your selfless dedication to the 4 Comments
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EPA New England Tips for a Healthier Heating Season| 03:14PM / Saturday, December 23, 2023 | |
BOSTON — During the winter, many people seek to avoid high heating costs by turning to wood as a fuel. Unfortunately, many wood heaters are inefficient and emit more pollutants into the air than heating with oil, natural gas or electricity. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England regional office is sharing tips to help people enjoy a healthier heating season. "Now that winter is upon us, if your family is purchasing a new wood-burning heater, be sure to choose an efficient EPA-certified unit," said EPA New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash. "Modern EPA-certified wood-burning appliances burn cleaner and produce less smoke inside
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MassDOT Plans to Establish Network of Electric Vehicles Fast Chargers| 11:31AM / Saturday, December 23, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is reaching out to vendors to establish a network of reliable fast charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) on state roadways. A Request for Responses (RFR) has been issued which will result in a list of pre-qualified vendors from which MassDOT may select one or more vendors to enter into a pre-development agreement, obligating the vendor(s) to evaluate sites that are identified for National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI). Following the completion of the evaluation and confirmation by MassDOT as to particular sites, MassDOT will then issue a Task Order to vendors which are under 4 Comments
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State Grant Program to Promote Inclusive Outdoor Recreation | 08:00AM / Saturday, December 23, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration launched a new grant program to make outdoor recreational activities more accessible to low-income residents, communities of color, and people living with disabilities. The Massachusetts Inclusive and Accessible Outdoor Recreation Events Grant Program is the first funding initiative by the Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation (MOOR). The office will award $100,000 to support organizations in creating or expanding events across the state, helping to promote Massachusetts as a welcoming, inclusive, diverse, and accessible place to play outside. "I am proud to launch the Massachusetts Inclusive and 4 Comments
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Richmond Consolidated Students Collect Socks, Food for PantryBy Kim McMann, iBerkshires correspondent
07:27AM / Saturday, December 23, 2023 | |
The school collected more than 1,000 items of food for the food pantry in Pittsfield. RICHMOND, Mass. — Students at Richmond Consolidated School recently concluded their annual food drive and sock drive, having collected 578 pairs of socks and more than 1,000 items of food. According to Student Leadership Team coordinator Zachary Houle, a special education teacher, students in Grades 5 through 8 take on the leadership roles of a project that they choose based on the positive impact they believe it will have. "They look for a service project that will impact people right here, around our community," Houle said. For the past 4 Comments
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Teacher of the Month: Krista HarringtonBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:52PM / Friday, December 22, 2023 | |
Krista Harrington has been working at Stearns for eight years. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Stearns Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Krista Harrington has been selected as the December Teacher of the Month. The Teacher of the Month series runs for the next five months in partnership with Berkshire Community College. Harrington has been working in the education field for 10 years, starting out as a reading paraprofessional before turning to teaching two years later. "Krista has a very vast knowledge of literacy. Prior to her teaching career she was a reading paraprofessional so her depth of knowledge in terms of reading skills and how to 4 Comments
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@theMarket: Santa's Stocking Full of Year-End Gains| 02:48PM / Friday, December 22, 2023 | |
It has been a heck of a year for equities. Most investors should see double-digit gains when they open their January reports. Is the best yet to come? Officially, the Santa Claus rally comprises the last five trading days in December, plus the first two trading days in January. If that tradition holds, we should see further gains from here. However, many worry that Santa came early and all we face into the new year is a downside. They have reason to worry. We are already quite extended. Bullish sentiment is over the top. Bond yields have dropped so low in such a short period that many traders are looking for a rebound in yields. In addition, there seems to be an attempt by Fed 0 Comments
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Hillcrest Commons Resident Marks 104 Years This MonthCommunity Submission,
01:42PM / Friday, December 22, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Arline Newton celebrated her 104th birthday on Dec. 14 at Hillcrest Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation. Staff and residents joined together to wish her a very happy birthday. Newton was born in 1919, the year that the Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth's contract to the New York Yankees. She has been a resident of Hillcrest Commons for the last five years. Newton is still very active and can be seen in the photos helping to decorate one of Hillcrest Commons' Christmas trees. 0 Comments
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