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Six Squads Win Titles at Monument Cup| 01:39PM / Monday, September 20, 2021 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. -- Hundreds of youth soccer players were at Monument Mountain Regional High School on Sunday for the annual Monument Cup 3-on-3 tournament. Championships were decided in six different age groups after a day of round-robin play followed by finals on the varsity field. In the 14-and-under girls division, the Williamstown Rush Hour defeated the Berkshire Hills Hot Shots in the title match. For the U14 boys, the New Marlborough Blue Lightning beat the Berkshire Hills Black Panthers for the crown. Dalton's U12 girls won a title by defeating the Williamstown Coyotes in the final. In the U12 boys, the Berkshire Hills All Starz beat the Great 0 Comments
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BCC Selected for Project Vision| 08:14AM / Monday, September 20, 2021 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) is one of just thirteen two-year community colleges nationwide selected for Project Vision, a program supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Advanced Technological Education program. The goal of Project Vision is to catalyze submissions of grant proposals seeking Department of Undergraduate Education (DUE) funding for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) projects. "Being chosen for Project Vision represents a significant opportunity for BCC. The expertise provided to us through this program will increase our chances of winning extensive funding for exciting projects in 0 Comments
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Veteran Spotlight: A Vietnam Diary, Part II| 04:01PM / Sunday, September 19, 2021 | |
 MARCH 23: Buddy's birthday today. Celebrated with scotch, bourbon and crabmeat. McCABE IS DEAD. There's no dignity in death in battle – it comes in the sorrow, helplessness and hopelessness that comes down to the family back home by telegram. MARCH 24: Went to church. Free-bread-peace. The rain sounds beautiful on our tin roof. Worked on our bomber. Tomorrow isn't the only thing to live for. And read. Everything is only for a day – both that which remembers and that which is remembered. Before a guy can know even his God, he must know himself. He must find inner peace in his heart. We must be content with what we have, yet constantly try to 0 Comments
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Freeman Center's 'Rise For Safety and Justice' Walks Aim to Represent AllBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
01:10PM / Saturday, September 18, 2021 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Elizabeth Freeman Center's annual fundraiser to support survivors of domestic and sexual violence has undergone a couple of changes to be more inclusive and fit the needs of the pandemic. The former "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" event is now "Rise Together For Safety and Justice," a series of smaller fundraising walks throughout Berkshire County to stand against gender-based violence.
The event's original symbol was a red shoe and featured men walking a mile in perceivably feminine footwear down North Street at the year's last Third Thursday event In 2019, the event drew hundreds of supporters and raised at least
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@theMarket: Markets Enter the Danger ZoneBy Bill Schmick,
04:33PM / Friday, September 17, 2021 | |
 It has been a bumpy week for stocks, and it could get worse if you believe the headlines of the financial press. The issue I see is that just about everyone is expecting a nasty period ahead for equities. That makes me somewhat bullish. Calling short-term market moves in this environment is akin to fortune-telling. It is short on analysis, and long on my gut feelings. Granted, I too, have been warning folks that the September-October 2021 time period has been a seasonally difficult time for equities. My column last week addressed the possibility of a 5-10 percent correction, and what investors should do about it. The media has now proclaimed that we are entering a "danger 0 Comments
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MCLA Presents Vadnais Environmental Issues Lecture with Vivek Shandas| 12:38PM / Friday, September 17, 2021 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will present the annual Vadnais Environmental Issues Lecture with Vivek Shandas at 6 p.m. on Sept. 23 in Murdock Hall Room 218. A remote viewing option is also available. To register to attend in-person or remotely, visit https://www.mcla.edu/mcla-in-the-community/events/notable-speakers/elizabeth-and-lawrence-vadnais.php. Vivek Shandas is a professor of climate adaptation and the founding director of the Sustaining Urban Places Research (SUPR) Lab at Portland State University. Professor Shandas specializes in developing strategies to reduce exposure of historically marginalized communities to 0 Comments
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The Retired Investor: Moderates Winning on Tax DebateBy Bill Schmick,
04:57PM / Thursday, September 16, 2021 | |
 For months, wealthy U.S. taxpayers and corporations have been living with the specter of higher taxes under the Biden administration. It is a pretty good bet that taxes will go up, but not as much as you might expect. Throughout the week, Democrats in the House and the Senate have been horse-trading over the amount of spending versus the amount of taxes necessary to pay for President Biden's $2.3 trillion budget plan. Republicans are already on record that they will oppose any new tax hikes at all. Since the Democrats hold such a slim majority in both the House and the Senate, any legislation will need to accommodate both moderates and progressives within the party in 0 Comments
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Op-Ed: The Facts About COVID-19 VaccinesBy Dr. James W. Lederer Jr. , Guest Column
01:36PM / Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | |
 Like many across the country, I was thrilled when the FDA approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the end of August. Full approval affirms that the Pfizer vaccine is safe, effective, and has met the rigorous standards required by the FDA. This represents a light in the long tunnel of the pandemic, and it fills me with a great sense of optimism for the future health and safety of our community. Despite this good news, the highly contagious Delta variant continues to spread around the country. We know it can infect individuals who are vaccinated, however vaccinated people are much less likely to experience serious illness or be hospitalized than unvaccinated people. Cases 19 Comments
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Plan ahead before joining the "Great Resignation"Submitted by Edward Jones,
11:31AM / Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | |
 It's been called the "Great Resignation" – the large number of Americans voluntarily leaving their jobs. If you plan to be part of it (ideally with another source of employment lined up), you'll need to make the financial moves necessary to keep making progress toward your long-term goals. Here's some background: After a year in which the pandemic caused so many people to lose their jobs, the economy is opening back up, but the "quit rate" – the number of jobs people have voluntarily left – has been breaking records. Some economists say this high quit rate is because people are confident of getting better jobs, with higher pay and 0 Comments
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Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts Supports Flying Cloud Institute| 08:08AM / Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Flying Cloud Institute (FCI) announced funding from the Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts to support its Young Women in Science program in Southern Berkshire County and Pittsfield. For over twenty years, FCI has offered Young Women in Science (YWIS) programs free of charge to underserved female-identified youth in Berkshire County in the form of after school Girls Science Clubs, youth mentorship programs, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Summer workshops, and conferences for Women in STEM. "Coming out of this pandemic year, there has never been a more important time to engage our youth in empowering, hands-on 0 Comments
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MassHire Workforce Uses $235K Grant to Address Health Care Worker ShortagesBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:02AM / Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | |
The MassHire board meets virtually. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A state grant of $235,000 is being used by the MassHire Berkshire Workforce Board for free health-care training programs to aid a sector that was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding supported certified nursing assistant refresher courses for Red Cross training, the continuation of a blended online CNA program, North County CNA courses, and a Berkshire Health Systems medical assistant training. The Berkshire Healthcare Hub grant of $235,000 will support the development and management of the new programs for the next two years. The hub is a partnership that aims to expand training 1 Comment
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Carr Hardware Expanding With the Purchase of Lee Hardware| 04:44PM / Monday, September 13, 2021 | |
Lee Hardware has been in business since the 1940s and will continue as True Value store. LEE, Mass. — Carr Hardware announced on Monday that it expects to close on its acquisition of Lee Hardware on Sept. 27. Carr Hardware will continue operating as Lee Hardware True Value with no interruption in service. In business since the 1940s, Joseph Scapin Jr. has owned and been running the Lee store since 1991 and will stay on to ensure a smooth transition. "In making this decision, it was important that the qualities I value for my employees, customers and community continue. I am confident that uniting our two family business legacy will do 1 Comment
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