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Berkshire Healthcare Communities Earn 11 National Awards| 11:59AM / Monday, December 24, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Of the few long-term care and senior living providers in Massachusetts recognized this year by National Research Corporation for exceptional customer and employee satisfaction, Berkshire Healthcare communities captured almost half – 11 out of 23 - of the Massachusetts awards.
In the Berkshire region, Berkshire Healthcare’s Excellence in Action award winners are:
For customer satisfaction: Kimball Farms Life Care, Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center, and Williamstown Commons.
For workforce satisfaction: HospiceCare in The Berkshires and North Adams Commons.
For both customer and employee satisfaction: Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility (Pittsfield)
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May All Your Christmases Be White| 11:10PM / Sunday, December 23, 2018 | |
 If you are in need of a little injection of Christmas spirit amid all of the chaos of the season, you are in luck: It looks like we might have a white Christmas here in northern Berkshire County. That will make us pretty special, according to Accuweather.com: The standard for a white Christmas is an inch of snow on the ground during the morning. The regions most likely to have a blanket of snow on the ground this Christmas include, the Northeast, the Upper Midwest and the mountains of the West. Most of the forecasts agree that snow showers will start in North County overnight Sunday night into Monday morning, Christmas Eve, then becoming more scattered later, with showers more likely
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Former Adrien's Diner Transformed Into New Vegan RestaurantBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
07:48AM / Sunday, December 23, 2018 | |
Despite being unable to accommodate wheelchairs inside the building, Peltier doesn't want anybody to miss out. She installed an intercom for those in wheelchairs to place orders to go and staff will bring the food to them. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Shari Peltier's daughter is a vegetarian and it is difficult when they go out to eat in local establishments. "Whenever we would go out to dinner the only thing the kid could order was pasta. There was never any options for her," Peltier said. That will change in a couple weeks. Peltier is opening Thrive, a vegan diner, in the former Adrien's location on Wahconah Street. She 7 Comments
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@theMarket: The Trump DumpBy Bill Schmick,
09:52AM / Saturday, December 22, 2018 | |
 The sell-off in stocks has now exceeded the 2016 decline. Investor sentiment is as low as it has been since May of that year. The Fed refuses to save us, and Donald Trump insists on his wall or he will lay off thousands of federal workers. Did I say Merry Christmas? The reasons for this rout are well-known by now. The latest disappointment was on Wednesday when, contrary to investor's expectations, the Fed stood firm in their quantitative tightening agenda. For a more in-depth view of the reasons for their stance, please read my Thursday column "The Fed Stands Tall." The markets expressed their unhappiness by declining 1.5 percent in the last four days. But it 0 Comments
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Letter: Congressman Neal & Medicare for AllLetter to the Editor,
07:00PM / Friday, December 21, 2018 | |
 To the Editor:
It was recently reported that Congressman Neal is at last open to exploring the feasibility of a Medicare for All approach to health care. As a longtime nurse and one of the millions of people in this country with family members of my own who are now deceased because of a lack of timely access to basic health care, I greeted this news with relief and hope. This week, given the latest effort to kill the Affordable Care Act which, while flawed, is still the best (and sometimes the only) option for millions, I am even more concerned that Congressman Neal approach the health care crisis with a real sense of urgency as he assumes chairmanship of the House Ways and Means
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Holiday Hours: Christmas & New Year's| 04:02PM / Friday, December 21, 2018 | |
 Businesses, schools and government offices will be taking breaks over the next week as the nation celebrates Christmas and New Year's. Christmas falls on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018, and New Year's on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019.
Christmas is now a state holiday but it wasn't always. The General Court under the control of the Puritans outlawed the holiday in 1659.
There was too much eating, drinking, wassailing and other festiveness for the colony's righteous rulers. Even after the ban was lifted, Christmas was treated as a regular day until its popularization during the Victorian era. Thank goodness. Can you imagine Norman Rockwell not painting Stockbridge at Christmas?
The
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The Independent Investor: The Fed Stands TallBy Bill Schmick,
06:25PM / Thursday, December 20, 2018 | |
 Sometimes it takes a while, but financial markets almost always test a new incoming Federal Reserve Bank chairman. On Wednesday, Jerome Powell faced his test and passed with flying colors. Of course, a glance at the stock market averages at the end of the day on Wednesday would have the casual observers scratching their heads. As most readers know, the stock market has been declining since October. One of the reasons for the sell-off is the fear that the Federal Reserve Bank's gradual tightening policies have gone too far. Their continuous interest rate hikes coupled with the selling of $50 billion of U.S. Treasury bonds every month had started to reduce the excess liquidity from 0 Comments
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Weather Whipping Up a Rainy Christmas Weekend| 05:42PM / Thursday, December 20, 2018 | |
 FUTURECAST Winds...
Winds will increase rapidly later tonight into Friday-Especially the higher elevations where winds may gust to 50+mph from the SSE.
Wind Advisory is in effect for the Berkshires/S Vermont/Taconics...Catskills and Adirondacks. Especially East Facing slopes. pic.twitter.com/lGPz3q2sBE — Steve Caporizzo (@SteveCaporizzo) December 20, 2018 The coming Christmas weekend may be more wet than white this year.
After a mild sunny day Thursday, there's rain in the forecast for much of the region with a flood advisory into the early hours of Friday.
Some areas could get up to 3 inches of rain, particularly in the higher terrain across the Berkshires. The National
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Berkshire United Way CEO Kristine Hazzard Stepping Down| 12:40PM / Thursday, December 20, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire United Way will begin the new year searching for a new leader. Kristine Hazzard will step down as president and chief executive officer by June 30, 2019. Hazzard has led the charitable organization for the past decade. "While it will clearly be a challenge to replace Kris, we fully expect to find a very strong and driven professional who will take on the role of CEO and continue the great work being done by Berkshire United Way, as well as help map out and drive strategies and execution to meet the changing needs of our community," said Richard E. Rowe, chairman of the United Way board, on announcing her 0 Comments
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Kimball Farms Awarded Five-Year CARF accreditation| 02:42PM / Wednesday, December 19, 2018 | |
 LENOX, Mass. — Kimball Farms Life Care has earned a Five-Year Term of Accreditation from CARF International.
"Only about 10 percent of the continuing care retirement communities in the country have achieved five-year accreditation status," said Bill Jones, president of Berkshire Healthcare, which operates Loomis. "This is a tremendous source of pride for all of us and it speaks volumes about the terrific work the team here does."
In Massachusetts, only seven CCRCs hold five-year CARF accreditation. Two of those, including Kimball Farms and Day Brook Village Senior Living (formerly Loomis House) in Holyoke, are Berkshire Healthcare Systems affiliates.
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Consider Some New Year's Financial ResolutionsSubmitted by Edward Jones,
11:29AM / Wednesday, December 19, 2018 | |
 As the year winds down, you may want to look ahead to see which areas of your life you can improve in 2019. Perhaps you will decide to exercise more, eat healthier foods, reconnect with old friends or volunteer at a school or charitable organization. All these goals are certainly worthwhile – but you also may want to add some New Year's financial resolutions to your list.
Here are a few ideas to consider:
* Boost contributions to your employer-sponsored retirement plan. Good news! Contribution limits will be increasing for many employer-sponsored retirement plans. For 2019, you can contribute up to $19,000 (up from $18,500 in 2018), or $25,000 (up from $24,500 in 2018) if
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Holiday Events and Tree Lightings 2018| 11:15AM / Wednesday, December 19, 2018 | |
 'Tis the season to be merry and bright. Planning a holiday event? Let us know at iBerkshires.com. (Visit our Holiday Bazaars and Craft Fairs list for holiday craft fairs.( And see below for a guide to Christmas tree lightings in towns across the Berkshires. The city of Pittsfield is offering free downtown parking for Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas on Fridays Dec. 7, 14, 21, and 28. There will also be a week of free parking starting Dec. 17 through Dec. 21. Parking is always free in the evenings and weekends. Holiday Events Wednesday, December 19 Pittsfield: The sixth annual Beer & Carols will be held in the Common Room at Zion Lutheran Church, 74
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