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Governor Launches New Climate-Focused Forestry Initiative | 11:09AM / Saturday, June 10, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced a new initiative to ensure Massachusetts' forests are managed to optimize carbon sequestration and mitigate climate harms as part of meeting the state's aggressive climate goals. "Forests as Climate Solutions" will expand existing state programs, invest in forest conservation, enhance a network of forest reserves, and develop forest management guidelines based on the latest climate science. These guidelines will apply to state lands, and the administration will also provide incentives for private landowners to use them to maximize the climate benefits of their forests. "The 0 Comments
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William Stickney Pittsfield Adult Learning Center Graduation By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
04:48AM / Saturday, June 10, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The 43 graduates of the William Stickney Pittsfield Adult Learning Center (WSPALC) walked proudly in their decorated black caps to receive their diplomas on Thursday evening. Families, friends, faculty, and staff gathered in the Taconic High School auditorium to celebrate the graduates who earned their adult diplomas or passed the General Educational Development Test or High School Equivalency Test. Throughout the night speakers shared their stories on how their time at the center gave them the confidence and drive to achieve their dreams. The word "dropout" should not be stigmatized; it is just choosing to follow a different path, 0 Comments
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Elle Day Spa Reopens in LanesboroughBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:33PM / Friday, June 09, 2023 | |
Spa owner Michelle McGuire says Lanesborough's business-friendly atmosphere played a part in her decision to move her spa there. LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Elle Day Spa, now located at 87 S Main St., celebrated its reopening on last Saturday with a ribbon cutting that generated more than a hundred attendees. The event marked the end of 18 months of renovations and five-year hunt for a bigger location. Ella Day Spa owner Michelle McGuire hopes that her business from the scent, ambiance, and customer service gives the clients a safe place where they can feel comfortable, loved, and nurtured. The spa offers massages, facials, 0 Comments
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Berkshire Economic Recovery Program Announces Technical Assistance Offerings| 04:01PM / Friday, June 09, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire, in partnership with Berkshire Regional Planning Commission and with support from the United States Economic Development Administration, announced the final slate of technical assistance offerings of the Berkshire Economic Recovery Program (BERP). The Berkshire Economic Recovery Program Technical Assistance series has been able to support more than 80 businesses through targeted training offerings, resulting in notable business improvements, and quantified by the over $800,000 in funding collectively accessed by businesses through their participation. Going into the Summer of 2023, the series continues with two final cohorts: "Jumpstarting 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Art Walk, Musical Performances, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:38PM / Friday, June 09, 2023 | |
 Berkshire County is having a variety of events this weekend including Art Walks, musical performances, and more. *Do you want your market or event included in the outlook? Email info@iberkshires.com. Editor's Pick
The Lenox Spring Art Walk returns this weekend. Lenox Spring Art Walk Main Street sidewalk and Lilac Park, Lenox Time: Saturday 10 to 5 and Sunday 11 to 4. There will be a Spring Art Walk event that features a curated show of artists and artisans representing various mediums including paintings, drawings, photographs, ceramics, fiber arts, jewelry, clothing, and more. More information here. Friday Summer 0 Comments
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BCC Presents Physical Therapist Assistant Clinical Faculty Award| 08:27AM / Friday, June 09, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Community College (BCC) presented the New England Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Consortium Clinical Faculty Award to Cheryl Reynolds of Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, on Wednesday, April 26. Presenting the award were BCC PTA Program Coordinators Michele Darroch and Nicole Tucker, and Clinical Education Coordinator Judy Gawron. Victoria Guy, Director of Rehabilitation Services at Fairview Hospital, joined other rehabilitation staff in attendance for the recognition. Reynolds has been a physical therapist assistant clinician for 39 years and a clinical instructor for 30 years at Fairview Hospital. As such, she has 0 Comments
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Lanesborough Public Safety Committee to Query Residents on Rejected ProposalBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:29AM / Friday, June 09, 2023 | |
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The Public Safety Building Committee wants to know specifics of why residents voted down the nearly $6 million dollar police and EMS complex in March.
About a month into its work, the reconstituted committee is mapping out a survey for this purpose.
"This committee was criticized for not being transparent and not having the public involved," Chair Mark Siegars said about the now-dissolved Police Station Committee. "And we're going to just go the opposite direction."
On Tuesday, the panel approved a drafted survey that queries residents on their attendance or lack of attendance at the special town meeting in March where the vote
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Pittsfield's Homeless Campers Met with Compassionate EnforcementBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:16AM / Friday, June 09, 2023 | |
Parks manager James McGrath displays a photo of an encampment to the Homeless Advisory Committee on Wednesday. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Homeless campers are still prevalent in Pittsfield parks and the city continues to respond with compassionate enforcement.
Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resource Program Manager James McGrath updated the Homelessness Advisory Committee on Wednesday about the situation that was exacerbated at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"What we are seeing across the city, especially now that the weather is getting warmer, we're finding that there are a lot more unhoused folks popping up in our parks," he said.
The city has more than 40
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The Retired Investor: Government Bond Borrowing Could Cause DisruptionBy Bill Schmick,
04:41PM / Thursday, June 08, 2023 | |
The debt ceiling crisis has come and gone but the financial markets did not get away scot-free. The bond market is facing an avalanche of new bond sales that could pressure interest rates higher. The government's bank account, called the Treasury General Account, is practically empty in sovereign terms. Today, there is less than $50 billion in the account as of June 2, 2023. The U.S. Treasury has been draining this account since January 2023, when the government debt ceiling controversy started to heat up. The government cut back on the number and amount of bond auctions, which were almost a weekly feature of sovereign debt financing in normal times. The dearth of 0 Comments
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Lenox Memorial Names Top Students for Class of 2023| 01:29PM / Thursday, June 08, 2023 | |
 LENOX, Mass. — Lenox Memorial High School has named Maxwell Adam and Jack O'Brien as the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of the class of 2023. Both students will speak at graduation exercises at 1 p.m. Sunday at Tanglewood. Adam is the son of Dr. Wendy Adam and Sharon Alpert of Lenox. He is a member of the National Honor Society and "As Schools Match Wits" competition Quiz Team, president of the Math Club and Investment Club, a volunteer tutor, Peer Mentor, captain of the cross country and track teams and also volunteers at Berkshire Thunder, a local youth running group, during the summer. National Merit Commended students, 0 Comments
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BCC to Hold Series of Three Culinary Classes for Alumni | 11:06AM / Thursday, June 08, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC), as part of its Workforce Development and Community Education program, is offering a series of three culinary classes to BCC alumni: handmade pasta making, basic poultry butchery skills and basic bread-making skills. All classes will be taught in BCC's Berkshire Culinary Institute, located in the Susan B. Anthony Building Annex on the main campus. Classes are free for BCC alumni with a donation to the Alumni Board Student Scholarship. To register for classes, or for more information, contact Caterina Penna, Director of Alumni Relations & Events, at (413) 236-3071 or 0 Comments
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Pittsfield to Host Public meeting on the Wahconah Park Project| 08:21AM / Thursday, June 08, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield’s Wahconah Park Restoration Committee will be hosting a public meeting on Thursday, June 15 at 7:00p.m. This meeting will take place at the Berkshire Athenaeum located at 1 Wendell Avenue in the auditorium. At this meeting, the Wahconah Park Restoration Committee and the design team that is working with the city will share an overview of the project. Attendees will also have an opportunity to share their thoughts on the future vision for an improved facility. This meeting is the first in a series of workshops that will be offered to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. 0 Comments
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