| @theMarket: New Year Markets Begin With Profit-Taking
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 |
 | ‘As Schools Match Wits' Returns to NEPM for 63rd season
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 |
| Governor Makes Nominations To Juvenile Court
BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey nominated Tiffanie Ellis-Niles and Karin Wilinski to the Juvenile Court.
The nominees will now be considered by the Governor's Council for confirmation.
"I'm excited to nominate these two incredibly smart, qualified and fair attorneys to the Juvenile |
 | BCC Accepting Applications to Community Health Worker Program
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 |
 | Lanesborough 2023 Year in Review: Public Safety Building, Yes or No?
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 |
| The Retired Investor: Video Streaming Services Hit Brick Wall
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 |
| CBRSD Takes No Action on Hiring School Resource Officer
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 |
| BArT Theatre Presents 'She Kills Monsters'
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. |
| Berkshire Athenaeum's 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
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 |
 | Carpenter Breaks School Assist Record at Framingham State
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 |
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