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Legislators Take Student Debt Testimony in PittsfieldBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
03:30PM / Monday, December 09, 2013 | |
 State Reps. William 'Smitty' Pignatelli, Denise Provost and Paul Mark were among the legislators who were at Berkshire Community College on Monday to hear testimony about student debt. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — When Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts student Brendan Peltier was a senior in high school, he applied to only private colleges.
Then his grandmother asked him to take a look at state schools. After reviewing financial aid packages, MCLA stood out as affordable. Peltier comes from a family with a twin brother and a single father — so $50,000 or more per year for a private school was out of the question.
But he now raves about the education he is getting at MCLA
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Williamstown Meeting Will Decide Future of SprucesBy Stephen Dravis,
12:25PM / Monday, December 09, 2013 | |
 Williamstown decides on Tuesday night whether to acquire the damaged Spruces Mobile Home Park and the FEMA grant that goes along with it to be used toward affordable housing. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The year 2013 began with a special town meeting so contentious it threatened to paralyze town government. It is ending with a special town meeting so non-controversial that town officials' biggest concern seems to be making sure anyone shows up. On Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Williamstown Elementary School, the town will be asked to consider three warrant articles that — taken together — would allow the town to operate the Spruces Mobile Home Park for two years, 0 Comments
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 |  |  Williamstown Community Preschool Installs New Signage
by Billsville 02:46PM / Tuesday, February 26, 2013
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williamstown Community Preschool began sprucing up its new home by hiring local sign maker Lindsay Neathawk, owner of Neathawk Signs and Design, to create a 3D sign for the business.
Neathawk installed the sign late Monday |
| Williamstown Youth Center Thanks Bedard Bros.
by Billsville 02:13PM / Friday, June 22, 2012
Bedard Brothers Chevrolet, through the Chevrolet Youth Soccer Program, has helped sponsor the Williamstown Youth Center's Soccer Program for the 2012 season. In addition to soccer equipment, this
| MGRHS graduation
by villager 11:10PM / Saturday, June 09, 2012
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Letters: Williamstown Official Urges Yes Vote on SprucesLetters to the Editor,
12:17PM / Monday, December 09, 2013 | |
 To the Editor:
All Williamstown voters are encouraged to attend the special town meeting on Monday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. at Williamstown Elementary School. Voting "yes" on all three articles is important to both the town of Williamstown and the residents of the Spruces Mobile Home Park.
A yes vote means that the town will begin the demolition and cleanup work required by the FEMA grant prior to assuming ownership of the Spruces in early 2016. A yes vote means that residents of the Spruces will have access to a "Relocation Advisory Agent" to assist them with relocation funding and replacement housing.
To learn more about the three warrant articles, please watch Citizens
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Community Forum Set on NARH Pysch Unit ClosingStaff Reports,
09:54AM / Monday, December 09, 2013 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The discussion about North Adams Regional Hospital's Greylock Pavilion closure will continue on Tuesday at 6 p.m., again at the American Legion. The forum, moderated by the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Berkshire County President Deborah Sadowy and Executive Director Brenda Carpenter, will respond to the Department of Public Health's response to NARH regarding their plan to close the Greylock Pavilion. Last month, DPH sent a letter to the hospital asking for a detailed report on how services for mental health will continue to be made available. The questions from DPH arose after reviewing testimony from public hearings on Nov. 0 Comments
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Managing Too Much of a Good ThingBy Wells Fargo Advisors,
07:46AM / Monday, December 09, 2013 | |
Often investors find that a significant portion of their assets may have accumulated in one particular stock. Perhaps you have a long career working for the same company, or you may have acquired stock through inheritance. If this is the case, it is easy to reach the point where this single holding is sizable enough that you may want to evaluate your situation and consider a range of strategies around the stock.
There are several alternatives for managing concentrated stock positions. However, such recommendations really depend on your individual circumstances and the particulars of your financial and tax situations. Another variable is whether you are an employee or a corporate insider.
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Images Cinema Gets New MarqueeBy Stephen Dravis, Williamstown Correspondent
06:19PM / Sunday, December 08, 2013 | |
 Images Cinema's new marquee was installed on Friday. The movie theater has been without for at least 30 years. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Images Cinema is doing its part to eliminated rubber-necking on Spring Street. The nearly 100-year-old theater on Friday afternoon added a brand new marquee, which will allow passersby to know at a glance what is playing at the historic, independent, single-screen venue. "When the street changed from two-way to one-way, people had to turn around and look backwards to see our poster boxes," Images Executive Director Sandra Thomas said on Friday. Those poster boxes, on a wall in an alley next to Images, face south, which does 0 Comments
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MediTerra In North Adams Closed for WinterStaff Reports,
05:06PM / Friday, December 06, 2013 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The MediTerra restaurant closed abruptly in mid-November after revamping its menu for a third time.
A sign recently appeared in the window stating the restaurant was only closed for the winter and would re-open next April, and encouraging patrons to try its sister restaurant in Williamstown.
Owner Fahri Karakaya responded to queries from patrons on Facebook that it was difficult to run the North Adams location during the winter.
"We invested quite a bit there, we will be open in April," he wrote. "Unfortunately, winter business doesn't pay the expenses and keeping close[d] is less cost for us. Hope you understand the reason from the business
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@theMarket: Good News Is Bad NewsBy Bill Schmick,
04:14PM / Friday, December 06, 2013 | |
 U.S. economic growth in the third quarter surged higher by 3.6 percent, while jobless claims plunged by 23,000 to 298,000 as layoffs slowed. That's great news, right, so why is the stock market falling?
If you are scratching your head about now, who can blame you? Americans have been waiting for years to see the economy finally transition from a slow, bumpy recovery with stubbornly high unemployment to something akin to more traditional economic recoveries. It appears we are finally hitting our stride but growth like this could mean the end of the Fed's open-ended quantitative easing, thus the decline.
Investors are afraid that the Fed may begin to taper as early as this month,
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Are We There Yet?: It's the Most Wonderful Time of the YearBy Rebecca Dravis,
05:20AM / Friday, December 06, 2013 | |
 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! My favorite radio station, B95.5 out of Albany, N.Y., has been playing Christmas music since the beginning of November. Some people think that is crazy, but it's perfectly fine with me. "Jingle Bells" and all of the other classics just make my heart melt, even in November. Family holiday events are catching up with the music this coming weekend, the first full weekend of December, where there is no shortage of seasonal fun. First up on Friday night, Dec. 6, at 6 p.m. is the annual tree lighting ceremony in Park Square Pittsfield. I drove through Pittsfield one evening earlier this week and downtown was 0 Comments
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Letters: Williamstown Leaders Need to Work TogetherLetters to the Editor,
09:32PM / Thursday, December 05, 2013 | |
 To the Editor: Tuesday's special meeting of the Fire District revealed how divided the town is and, like the politics at the national level, how difficult it is to get things done.
Unlike the national level, however, it is possible to overcome the obstacles and to make progress. The chief concern for at least me in voting no wasn't the merits of the Fire Department proposal, it was the concern that there is no overall management of the town. Each department or project proposal seems to come forward with no sense of what the aggregate picture looks like or analysis of what the real possibilities are for alternative ways of doing things in this fiscally limited era. Simply put,
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