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Williamstown's Art Runs Boston to Benefit Disabled Runners GroupBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:57AM / Sunday, April 15, 2018 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Qualified to run his 80th marathon at age 73, Hank Art shows no signs of slowing down. Unless he wants to. Art will toe the line in Hopkinton this Monday morning for his 16th Boston Marathon. But one of his most memorable experiences in a 26.2-mile event came a couple of hours to south, at the 2013 New York City Marathon. "It was my personal record for my slowest marathon," Art recalled last week. "We started at 10 a.m. and ended up after 6 at night in Central Park." That is because Art was running not for a time but as a guide with Achilles International, a New York-based nonprofit that helps mobility-impaired 3 Comments
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Youth Conference Inspires Teens To Become 'Tools of Change'By Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
06:30AM / Saturday, April 14, 2018 | |
The arts was one of the four tracks students could choose for the workshops. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Zoe Hypolite watched as Hurricane Maria devastated her home country of Dominica. She knew something had to be done to help. She started fundraising. "I decided that I am going to do something about it. This is why I am the head of Miss Hall's natural disaster relief group where we have raised thousands of dollars for schools of areas affected by natural disasters," Hypolite. Hypolite is a student at Miss Hall's and comes from a background checkered in trauma. From nearly being blind as a child to bullied in high school to feeling suicidal, 1 Comment
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Rep. Farley-Bouvier named 2018 Provider's Council Legislator of the Year| 12:30PM / Friday, April 13, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass.— State Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier was named 2018 Provider's Council Legislator of the Year and awarded the Caring Bear presented by The Caring Force at their seventh annual State House Rally and Lobby Day on Tuesday, April 10. The award is annually given to legislative champions for their commitment to the human services sector.
"I was thrilled and honored to be recognized by these terrific community partners and receive the prestigious, and adorable, Caring Force Care Bear. It was that staff from Berkshire County ARC came to help celebrate that really made this award special," said Farley-Bouvier, who represents the 3rd Berkshire
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The Independent Investor: The Facebook FallacyBy Bill Schmick,
04:47PM / Thursday, April 12, 2018 | |
 After a grueling two-day inquisition before both houses of Congress, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, has left the building. The question is how much did anyone really learn about the privacy issues of this social media behemoth? As most readers are aware, the present controversy erupted when it was revealed that a Trump-campaign related firm, Cambridge Analytica, harvested personal data from millions of Facebook users. It spawned a huge controversy over privacy, cybersecurity and Big Data companies in general. I watched as much of the hearings as I could stomach. What was clear to me was most of our so-called legislators had no idea how Facebook works. While some 0 Comments
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Strategies for Your Investment 'Garden'| 12:17PM / Wednesday, April 11, 2018 | |
 If you're a gardener, your busy season is at hand, as April has been designated National Garden Month. But could the skills you deploy at gardening be transferred to other areas of your life – such as investing?
Here are a few ideas for doing just that:
* Establish a timeline. As a gardener, you typically follow a well-defined timeline. You need to get the soil ready a few months before you want to plant, and you need to plant at different times, depending on what plants you choose. You even need to set up a schedule for watering, feeding, weeding and other garden care.
As an investor, you may also need to observe a timeline. During the early and middle stages of your career,
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Pittsfield's Carnevale To Lead Governor's W. Mass OfficeStaff Reports,
02:20PM / Tuesday, April 10, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — MEMA's Regional Manager Patrick Carnevale will lead the governor's Western Massachusetts office. Gov. Charlie Baker appointed Carnevale to run the Springfield office and be a liaison between the communities in Western Massachusetts and the executive branch. "Our Springfield office serves as an important connector to support our constituents, local leaders and municipalities in western Massachusetts," Baker said in a statement. "With almost two decades of public service and his role in overseeing emergency management for western Massachusetts, Patrick is uniquely qualified to lead the office and we are proud to welcome him 2 Comments
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Challenger Amatul-Wadud Dismisses Neal's Seniority ArgumentBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
02:37AM / Tuesday, April 10, 2018 | |
A crowd of about 50 or so attended the Indivisible Pittsfield meeting at the Berkshire Athenaeum on Monday evening. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Tahirah Amatul-Wadud doesn't put too much stock in U.S. Rep. Richard Neal's seniority. The talk around the sitting congressman is that if the House of Representatives turns in favor of the Democrats, then he'd be elected the chairman the Ways and Means Committee. The Springfield Democrat is currently the ranking member on that committee. Amatul-Wadud is challenging Neal for the 1st Massachusetts District seat in the Democratic primary. She says the district wouldn't be seeing anything special happen if he was 0 Comments
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Lee Community Tennis Hosts Spring Break Youth Tournament| 05:37PM / Monday, April 09, 2018 | |
 LEE, Mass. -- The Lee Community Tennis Association will host a youth tennis tournament April 19 and 20 at the Lee Middle and High School courts. Open to all players ages 10-18, the Spring Break Tournament will use a “team tennis” format which has co-ed teams compete in singles and doubles contests. Players can form their own teams of at least two boys and two girls or join individually and be placed on a team. Register online at leecta.com. The cost of the tournament is $20 for both days. Scholarships are available if needed. 0 Comments
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Support iBerkshires, Support Local News| 03:15PM / Monday, April 09, 2018 | |
 Dear Readers, iBerkshires.com is ready to grow again but we need some help from our readers. If you like us, you can help support the work we're doing for as a little as the cost of a cup of coffee a week. What began 18 years ago as a community billboard has now become the go-to news source for the Berkshires. How did this happen? In three words: We show up. We show up at hurricanes, budget meetings, high school games, accidents, fires, community events, parades. We show up at celebrations and tragedies and everything in between. We show up so our readers can learn about the pivotal events that can affect their communities and their lives. We do it because we feel it is our
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Biz Briefs: Berkshire Bank Pays Veteran's Mortgage for One Year| 01:45PM / Monday, April 09, 2018 | |
 How exciting Keith Cosimini of West Springfield, Mass., was the winner of the Berkshire Bank Exciting Rewind Mortgage Giveaway for veterans. Cosimini spent much of his career as an Army specialist. As the winner, he will be awarded $12,000 to pay his mortgage for the year. The giveaway was extended to active military members and eligible veterans, serving as an extension of the dedication of Berkshire Bank to the servicemen and servicewomen of our country.
When asked of how he felt about winning the Exciting Rewind giveaway, Cosimini said, "I couldn't believe that I won when I got the call. I had recently opened an account with Berkshire Bank and saw the contest on
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Berkshires Beat: Berkshire OLLI Set to Kick Off Spring Semester| 01:16PM / Monday, April 09, 2018 | |
 Lifelong learning OLLI, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College, offers almost two dozen varied courses this spring throughout the Berkshires. With no tests, no grades, and no prerequisites, OLLI classes are designed for those who enjoy learning, meeting interesting new people and exploring the Berkshire and beyond. To register for classes, call 413-236-2190 or go online. OLLI courses are designed especially by and for people 50 years and older, but everyone is invited to join and attend.
Weekly classes are held in Pittsfield, Lenox, Great Barrington and Williamstown this semester. Highlights include:
* The Fight to Vote: Kit Dobelle, former White House Chief
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Court Ruling Paves Way For Berkshire Museum Art SaleBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
05:37PM / Friday, April 06, 2018 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Museum can proceed with its planned sale of some 40 pieces of art after a Supreme Judicial Court ruling Thursday. The ruling affirms the agreement the museum had reached with Attorney General Maura Healey in February which includes allowing the museum to sell Norman Rockwell's Shuffleton's Barbershop, provided it remains on display at the Norman Rockwell Museum for 18 months. That agreement allows the art sale to proceed but only until the museum hits $55 million. The museum is seeking to sell the artwork at auction through Sotheby's and raise some $55 million to reinvest. The museum had been financially struggling and looks 0 Comments
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