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Unified Sports' Growth Evidenced at Western Mass JamboreeBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
02:32AM / Tuesday, November 20, 2018 | |
 CHICOPEE, Mass. — Eight years ago, Special Olympics Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association teamed up to offer Unified sports. Seven high schools statewide started track and field teams. On Monday afternoon at Chicopee Comp, eight schools in Western Massachusetts alone fielded teams in the state's second Unified sport, basketball. "We knew that it would come," Special Olympics' Kathleen Lutz said as the season-ending Western Mass Unified Basketball Jamboree went on around her. "Once school districts see it, it's just an amazing offering for their whole student body. "To bring this experience, 0 Comments
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Holiday Events and Tree Lightings 2018| 03:15PM / Monday, November 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 Sunday, Nov. 24 Great Barrington: The Berkshire Bach Society will hold its annual Messiah Sing at 4 p.m. to kick off the holiday season at
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 |  | Feeding the hungry
by buddy 04:12PM / Friday, February 21, 2014
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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,
| 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
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Berkshires Beat: CATA's North Adams Exhibit Features A.R.T. Technique| 02:28PM / Monday, November 19, 2018 | |
 Works of A.R.T. Community Access to the Arts presents an exhibit of artwork by visual artists with disabilities at the MCLA Window Gallery at 49 Main St. through Dec. 2 that features a series of large-scale paintings created by artists from BFAIR (Berkshire Family and Individual Resources) using the innovative Artistic Realization Technologies (A.R.T.) technique. The paintings will be accompanied by an installation of three-dimensional, hanging "CATApillars," which were constructed by Berkshire county students with disabilities.
The paintings in this exhibit were created by North County artists with disabilities using Artistic Realization Technologies (A.R.T.). This adaptive
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Storm Could Dump a Few Inches of Snow on Berkshires| 01:19PM / Monday, November 19, 2018 | |
 So apparently we are just in full-blown winter now.
After Friday's measurable-but-not-menacing snow, and Monday's nuisance inch or so, comes a winter weather advisory for 1 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. Snow will start by midnight.
Accuweather and the National Weather Service are predicting total snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches, with the higher totals over the southern Green Mountains of Vermont and northern Berkshires. The hazardous conditions will likely impact the Tuesday morning commute with snow-covered roads and reduced visibilities. Snowfall rates could approach a half an inch to an inch per hour during the morning commute, according to the advisory.
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Neighborlies Honor Community Members' Dedication| 12:26PM / Monday, November 19, 2018 | |
More than two dozen youths were recognized with Neighborlies on Nov. 14. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Northern Berkshire Neighbors program of the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition held its annual Neighborlies Community Recognition Award Ceremony at Congregation Beth Israel on Wednesday, Nov 14.
Friends, family and many supporters gathered to honor and congratulate individuals and groups in the Northern Berkshire communities whose acts of kindness and volunteer efforts have made a significant difference in the lives of their neighbors and the community.
"There are many wonderful attributes to living in Northern Berkshire County. At the forefront are the people and our sense
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Get Covered, Stay Covered: It's Open Enrollment Time| 11:43AM / Monday, November 19, 2018 | |
 Community Health Programs is offering in-person assistance during the Massachusetts Health Connector's open enrollment period, which began Nov. 1 and runs through Jan. 23, 2019.
"Health insurance renewal is not automatic for people covered through the MAHealthConnector, and you still need to review if your current medical plan is adequate or your circumstances have changed," said Octavio Hernandez, senior enrollment specialist at CHP Great Barrington Health Center. "And anyone seeking help to purchase medical insurance for the first time should get the process started in November."
CHP enrollment specialists can assist income-eligible residents who are renewing
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Williamstown Zoning Board OKs Habitat for Humanity ProjectBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
03:57AM / Monday, November 19, 2018 | |
Zoning Board of Appeals Chairman Andrew Hoar conducts Thursday's hearing. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday OK'd the construction of two homes on a pair of lots owned by the town's Affordable Housing Trust. Northern Berkshire Habitat for Humanity requested a comprehensive permit for the development of the adjacent lots at the corner of Cole Avenue and Maple Street. The non-profit intends to build two small single-family homes that will be owner-occupied and deed-restricted to remain affordable in perpetuity. The permits were sought under the commonwealth's Chapter 40B provision, which allows relief from certain 0 Comments
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Williams Women's Soccer Going Back to NCAA Final Four| 07:30PM / Sunday, November 18, 2018 | |
 GENEVA, N.Y. -- Senior goalkeeper Olivia Barnhill stopped four of five penalty kicks Sunday to push the Williams College women's soccer team past William Smith and back in the NCAA Div. III Final Four. Williams (17-1-4) will face Christopher Newport in the national semifinal contest Friday, November 30 at 7:45 p.m. on the campus on the University of North Carolina Greensboro. The defending national champion Ephs advanced to their third Final Four in four years and their fourth in five years. Eph head coach Michelyne Pinard talked about the significance of this year's team making it to the Final Four. "Honestly, I don't really have words right now. 0 Comments
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Williams Women's Soccer One Win from Final Four| 07:18PM / Saturday, November 17, 2018 | |
 GENEVA, N.Y. -- Rain Condie converted in the fifth round of a penalty kick shootout to give the Williams College women's soccer team a 4-3 shootout win that sent the Ephs past the College of New Jersey in the NCAA Division III tournament on Saturday. The Ephs (17-1-3) got three saves in 110 minutes of shutout play from Olivia Barnhill, but Williams could not put one into the TCNJ goal, sending the contest to the shootout. Williams plays host William Smith on Sunday in the national quarter-finals. Men's Cross Country OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Ryan Cox earned all-America honors and led Williams to an eighth-place finish at Saturday's NCAA Division III 0 Comments
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@theMarket: Markets Need to Hold HereBy Bill Schmick,
01:24PM / Saturday, November 17, 2018 | |
 This week saw a re-test of the October lows. That is to be expected in most stock market corrections. What is important to the future well-being of equities globally is that the averages do not decline much further from here. That does not mean that if the S&P 500 Index, for example, falls by another percent or so the ball game is over. Remember, folks, calling the levels of the stock market is an art, not a science. Sure, we could overshoot (most times we do), thrash around a bit more, and then recover. What I don't want to see is a solid and definitive drop lower over a week or more. On the S&P 500, if we were to break 2,685, the next level of technical support 0 Comments
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Williams Women's Basketball, Men's Hockey Win Openers| 09:47PM / Friday, November 16, 2018 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - The Williams College women’s basketball team began its season on Friday with a home opener, defeating the Skidmore Thoroughbreds (0-3), 65-35. Leading the Ephs in points were co-captain Lauren Vostal (11 points, 11 rebounds), Katie Brule (12 points, eight rebounds), and Emily Chang (11 points). Sophomore Gabby Martin, Junior Emily Peckam, and Vostal amassed three rebounds each. The Ephs will continue play in the Morin Memorial Classic Saturday against Oneonta State at 3 p.m. Men's Hockey BRUNSWICK, Maine -- Marcus Mollica had a hat trick, including a short-handed goal, to lead Williams to a 4-1 win over Bowdoin in both teams' season 0 Comments
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Letter: Thanks Someone For Quitting Smoking This ThanksgivingLetter to the Editor,
07:00PM / Friday, November 16, 2018 | |
 To the Editor:
This Thanksgiving season, I'd like to remind readers to thank a co-worker, friend or family member who has quit smoking, vaping, or using other nicotine delivery products. Many users say quitting is the hardest thing they have ever done and any amount of recognition can help someone stay quit. Tobacco is the number one cause of preventable death and disease in Massachusetts. Nicotine is the very addictive substance in tobacco products as well as in e-cigarettes and vapes. As a result, repeated tobacco and nicotine use is not a habit, it's an addiction that should be treated as a chronic relapsing condition. It takes most people with a nicotine addiction several
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