| FEMA Awards Over $50 M to State for COVID Monoclonal Antibody Therapy
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $50 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse it for the cost of providing monoclonal antibody treatments to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $50,532,919 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the Massachusetts Department of Public |
 | Pittsfield's Popcorn Wagon Hours Expanded
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Bank's popcorn wagon has become a city icon over the past century.
In its latest incarnation, it's become an integral part of Goodwill's spring and summer Retail Training Program.
The antique wagon was built in 1906 and brought to Pittsfield from South Dakota in |
| RMV Low Number Plate Lottery 2023
BOSTON —The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) applications for the 2023 Low Number Plate Lottery are available online at myRMV Online Service Center.
To be eligible, applicants must apply for this year's lottery by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2023. Winners will be notified by mail if selected for a low |
| @theMarket: Economy Still Growing Strong While Inflation Slowing
U.S. first quarter Gross Domestic Product for 2023 was revised upward this week indicating that consumers are spending like drunken sailors. That's good for America as was the latest inflation data for May.
Between January and March of this year, the economy grew at a 2 percent annual pace. That caused the Commerce Department |
 | Cheshire Junior Firefighters Asset to the Department
CHESHIRE, Mass. — Cheshire junior firefighters do more than just learn about firefighting — they're active, needed participants in emergency situations.
"We are in these emergency situations and it is real. In the real world when there is an emergency most people freak out," junior firefighter |
| Rose Homers as North Adams Wins Fourth Straight
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. -- Cedric Rose homered and drove in a pair of runs Friday as the North Adams SteepleCats beat the Upper Valley Nighthawks in the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
The Taconic High School graduate raised his batting average to .273 in three games this season for the SteepleCats as North Adams won |
| The Retired Investor: The Magnificent Seven
Last month, a new term for those stocks that have led the stock market higher this year surfaced on Wall Street. Investors have anointed Apply, Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia and Tesla as the new leaders in the equity market.
It isn't the first time a group of stocks have captured the imagination and money of the |
| Dalton Briefs: Bardin Property, Sidewalk & Town Hall Updates
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board was given updates on a variety of projects and bids during its meeting on Monday night including, the Bardin Property bid, sidewalk repairs, and Town Hall renovations.
Bardin Property Update
The town has received its first bid for the Bardin Property from Charlotte |
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