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South County Road Construction Operations | 08:26AM / Friday, October 13, 2023 | |
LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that crews will be conducting overnight hour paving, bridge repair, and traffic marking operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound in Lee, Becket, and Otis. The work will be conducted at various times and locations from Monday, Oct. 16 through Friday, Oct. 20. Lane closures will be in place during the construction operations and traffic will be able to travel through the work zones. The schedule for the work and lane closures will be as follows: Lee Paving operations will be conducted nightly on I-90 eastbound between mile marker 12.2 and mile marker 0 Comments
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Makers, Martha and Music: A Fall Afternoon at the Bidwell House| 04:00PM / Thursday, October 12, 2023 | |
 MONTEREY, Mass. — From 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14 visitors can experience early Berkshire history through craft, music and performance; while also enjoying local cider and donuts at the Bidwell House's Makers Martha and Music. Activities that day will include: Historian Dennis Picard demonstrating traditional broom making, a craft he has been exploring for over 40 years. Blacksmith Chris Templin will demonstrate and explain the process he uses for working and shaping iron. Artisan Lynne White will share her skills in bobbin lacemaking while her husband Harold White will share his skills in molding and painting redware. Both will have hands-on examples 0 Comments
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South County School Merger Advocates Make Their CaseBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:32AM / Thursday, October 12, 2023 | |
School district planning Chair Lucy Prashker and consultant Jake Eberwein lead the presentation on Tuesday in West Stockbridge. WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — School officials in the Southern Berkshire and Berkshire Hills Regional School Districts are hoping voters in their member towns will make history later this month. It is the best way those officials can see to ensure the future of the region's students. Later this month, voters in eight South County towns will be asked whether they want to merge the area's two regional school districts, creating one preK-12 district to educate youngsters in the eight communities and, ultimately, one new high school 0 Comments
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Great Barrington Invites CPA Funding Applications| 10:35AM / Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Applications for Great Barrington Community Preservation Act (CPA) grants are now open for the FY 2025 funding round. The application can be downloaded here. The CPA provides grant funding for affordable housing, historic preservation, open space, and recreation projects within Great Barrington. Applications are open to anyone with a qualifying, eligible, project. The town's Committee Preservation Committee will review and recommend funding awards, which will then be subject to a vote at the 2024 Annual Town Meeting next May. The CPA application is a two-step process: Step 1 is an eligibility review, and Step 2 is a full 0 Comments
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19 New Americans Sworn in at NaumkeagBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:33AM / Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | |
U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Robertson stresses the importance of civic engagement before the new Americans take their oath. STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Nineteen new Americans were sworn in on the grounds of Naumkeag on Tuesday morning.
The annual naturalization ceremony and presentation of certificates honors all of the work that goes into becoming a citizen.
"It's really important that we tell you how much we need you here, how much we want you here, how very welcomed you are in this country," U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Robertson said to the group.
"We need you as new citizens. You belong here. This country would not be what it is
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South County Construction Operations | 08:21AM / Tuesday, October 10, 2023 | |
LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that crews will be conducting daytime and overnight hour pavement milling, slope stabilization, bridge and drainage repair operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound in Lee, Becket, and Otis. The work will be conducted at various times and locations from Tuesday, Oct. 10 through Friday, Oct 13. Lane closures will be in place during the construction operations and traffic will be able to travel through the work zones. The schedule for the work and lane closures will be as follows: Lee/Becket/Otis Guardrail repairs and pavement marking installation will be conducted 0 Comments
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Berkshire Agricultural Ventures Holds Inaugural Climate Smart Agriculture Event| 04:03PM / Saturday, October 07, 2023 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire Agricultural Ventures (BAV) announced its inaugural climate smart agriculture event, "Harvesting Hope: Building Climate Resilient Farms in the Berkshire-Taconic Region." The event took place Thursday, Sept. 21, at Berkshire Botanical Garden's historic Center House. A panel of local farmers, climate experts, BAV's knowledgeable staff, and concerned community members, gathered and engaged in a dialogue about climate change and its impact on local agriculture. "Harvesting Hope" was scheduled during Climate Week NYC, which coincided with the United Nations' Climate Ambition Summit. Though 0 Comments
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CHP Prepares for Surge in Open Enrollment as More Residents Eligible for Subsidized Health Plans| 08:46AM / Friday, October 06, 2023 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — With Open Enrollment for MA Health Connector insurance beginning Nov. 1, the CHP insurance enrollment team is preparing to assist many more area residents who will now qualify for subsidized insurance plans. The income limit for Health Connector plans has risen to $69,400 for an individual and $155,000 for a family of four, or 500 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). Previously, subsidized health plans were available only to people within 300 percent of the FPL. "Many people who have been paying for costly private health plans may now qualify for more affordable insurance, and we are ready to help," said William Cruz, lead 0 Comments
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Simon's Rock Ranked by U.S. News and World Report | 08:18AM / Friday, October 06, 2023 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The U.S. News & World Report 2023 Best Colleges rankings have awarded Bard College at Simon's Rock top-tier rankings in a number of categories. Within the Regional Colleges North ranking, Simon's Rock was tied #1 for Best Undergraduate Teaching and tied #2 in Most Innovative Schools. Simon's Rock was also tied #32 in Regional Colleges North and #41 in Top Performers on Social Mobility. The colleges for Best Undergraduate Teaching were based on nominations by college presidents, provosts, and admissions deans who participated in a peer assessment survey focusing on their view of schools with strength in undergraduate 0 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Indigenous Peoples Day / Columbus Day| 03:00PM / Thursday, October 05, 2023 | |
Dióscoro Teófilo Puebla Tolín's 'First landing of Columbus on the Shores of the New World,' at San Salvador, W.I., Oct. 12, 1492, from 1862. Indigenous Peoples Day and Columbus Day is being observed Monday, Oct. 9. As Columbus Day, it commemorates Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas on Oct. 12, 1492. As Indigenous Peoples Day, it commemorates the harm to their cultures and communities that followed Columbus' arrival. Columbus' voyage had been celebrated on significant anniversaries but did not become an official holiday until being recognized by Colorado in 1905. It was declared a federal holiday in 1937.
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Mount Everett Regional School Continues Early College and Innovation Pathways Programs | 02:31PM / Thursday, October 05, 2023 | |
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Mount Everett Regional School has been awarded three grants this year totaling $155,000 to continue the implementation of the school's Early College and Innovation Pathways programs. The programs have been part of Southern Berkshire Regional School District's goal to provide their students with free college credit and career development exposure and training through internship opportunities by the time they graduate. "We have witnessed tremendous success with our Early College and Innovation Pathways programs, which were implemented at Mount Everett just last year,” said Superintendent Beth Regulbuto. "Securing state 5 Comments
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Eight Town Regional School District Planning Board Merger Informational Meeting| 12:23PM / Thursday, October 05, 2023 | |
 WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — There will be an informational meeting about the Regional School District Merger at the West Stockbridge Town Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, at 6 PM. The eight Town Regional School District Planning Board Chair Lucy Prashker as well as Jake Eberwein, Consultant, will make a presentation and answer questions about the possible merger of the Berkshire Hills Regional School District and the Southern Berkshire Regional School District. All eight towns will hold a Special Town Meeting to vote on this in late October. 5 Comments
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