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Local Democrats Rally Against Latest Federal Health Care BillBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
09:30PM / Monday, September 25, 2017 | |
Park Square was lined with people opposing the new federal health care proposal. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Republicans are attempting to once again repeal and replace the ACA with a new health care program. The so-called Graham-Cassidy bill, sponsored by Republicans Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham, is the latest attempt at a new federal health care program. Republicans spent much of the weekend attempting to round up the votes needed to pass, but the bill is looking to fall short -- with three Republicans already indicating they will leave the bill short on votes. But that didn't stop a few dozen local Democrats from taking to Park Square in protest 0 Comments
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Letter: Stephanie Bosley Best Person for RepresentativeLetters to the Editor,
07:00PM / Monday, September 25, 2017 | |
 To the Editor:
The election for state representative for the 1st Berkshire District hasn't received much press, but it is an important election to replace Gail Cariddi. The Berkshires have many needs and we need someone who will go to Boston and work with the other members to make sure we get our fair share. I think the best person for this job is Stephanie Bosley. She has been talking about her political and work experience and how that has shaped her ideas as well as her commitment to this area in a way that is refreshing and different. At one of the forums that the candidates have attended, I heard a couple of supporters of another candidate talk about Stephanie's age and lack
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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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Letter: Bullett Endorses Blackmer for State RepresentativeLetters to the Editor,
07:00PM / Monday, September 25, 2017 | |
 To the Editor:
I served with Lisa Blackmer for almost six years on the North Adams City Council. In that capacity I had the opportunity to witness first hand her commitment to municipal government and the hard work that goes on behind the scenes to make government work. She was an active member of the Finance Committee, the Community Development Committee, and others. She currently she serves as a board member of the Massachusetts Municipal Association. Lisa always showed up for community events and fundraisers, and she was a good colleague.
I believe Lisa will be a zealous advocate for the needs of the communities that comprise the 1st Berkshire District. She will be able to work
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Letter: Stephanie Bosley Will Provide Fresh Ideas in BostonLetters to the Editor,
07:00PM / Monday, September 25, 2017 | |
 To the Editor:
I am writing to voice my support for Stephanie Bosley in the race for state representative from the 1 st Berkshire District. Stephanie recently spent an hour with me discussing her impressive educational background and experience, as well as her reasons for running for this position. I believe she will be a tremendous advocate for our region, particularly on environmental and agricultural issues. She understands keenly the need to balance economic development with environmental protection and supports further expansion of renewable energy. Stephanie also understands that the farm sector is important to the local economy and supports increasing tax credits and other
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Berkshires Beat: Fall Foliage Children's Races Winners Announced| 01:08PM / Monday, September 25, 2017 | |
Youths participate in the Fall Foliage Children's Races on Sept. 23. The winners are: Local families took to Noel Field to enjoy a morning of fun on Saturday, Sept. 23, with about a dozen local nonprofits offering games, art projects and giveaways for the annual Fall Foliage Children's Races and Family Fair. The winners of the children's race were presented with medals by Mayor Richard Alcombright at the end of the event. All participants received participation ribbons.
The winners are: Girls 3 & Under, first, Kendall (no last name given), second, Danika Bruno, third, Gianna Briggs; Boys 3 & Under, first, Andre Thomas, second, Wyatt Reynolds, and third, Alex Golin;
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Area High School Golf Products Compete at Williamstown InvitationaliBerkshires.com Sports,
05:15AM / Monday, September 25, 2017 | |
 It was Berkshire County golf weekend at Williams College’s Taconic Golf Club over the weekend. Five alumni of area high schools represented their teams in the two-round Williams Invitational. Jake Foehl (Mount Greylock) carded rounds of 76 on Saturday and Sunday to tie for 15th place as an individual and help the Williams men finish second, five strokes behind team champion Trinity. Hoosac Valley graduate Chad Alibozek and Salem State placed seventh out of 19 squads competing. Alibozek tied for 44th place after shaving seven strokes off his first round score and going 83-76. Also on the course were three players competing for Massachusetts College of 0 Comments
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Williams Field Hockey Edges Bates| 05:55PM / Sunday, September 24, 2017 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Libby Dolan scored twice, and Alex Bennett had two assists Sunday to lead the Williams College field hockey team earn a 3-2 win over Bates. Abby Lloyd and Emma Santucci split time in goal, combining for four saves. The Ephs (5-2, 3-2 NESCAC) go to Springfield College on Wednesday. Women’s Soccer WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Victoria Laino scored in the 53rd minute to help Williams salvage a 1-1 tie against Bates. Olivia Barnhill stopped three shots for Williams, which remained unbeaten at 6-0-1 (5-0-1 NESCAC). Williams hosts Connecticut College on Saturday. Men’s Soccer WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Andrew Matthew scored midway 0 Comments
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Williams' Football Team Opens 2-0| 05:29PM / Saturday, September 23, 2017 | |
 WATERVILLE, Maine. -- Bobby Maimaron threw for 166 yards, and Justin Nelson had 98 receiving yards Saturday to lead the Williams College football team to a 24-7 win over Colby. The Ephs (2-0) travel to Trinity next Saturday. Men's Soccer WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Amherst scored in the 51st minute to erase a one-goal deficit and earn a 1-1 tie with Williams on Saturday afternoon on Cole Filed. Malcolm Singleton scored for the Ephs (3-1-1, 2-1-1 NESCAC), who host Bates on Sunday at 1 p.m. Women's Soccer WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- The Williams women's soccer team built a 3-1 half-time lead and hung on for a 3-2 win over Amherst on Saturday. Natasha 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock School Committee Weighs Field Improvements, Parking LotBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:25AM / Saturday, September 23, 2017 | |
Architect Dorrie Brooks of Jones-Whitsett presents to the Mount Greylock School Committee. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee discussed two exterior improvements to the campus this week that it hopes to make in conjunction with the $64.7 million addition and renovation project under way at the junior-senior high school. The committee agreed with its School Building Committee that a renovated parking lot should be kept in the project if contingency fees are available, and Greenfield architectural firm Jones-Whitsett presented options to redo the athletic fields at the school. The parking lot question generated little 3 Comments
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Annual Vigil, Walk Making Substance Abuse Recovery VisibleBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:05PM / Friday, September 22, 2017 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Organizers of Saturday's Voices of Recovery are hoping to "flip the script on what addiction looks like." Begun as a vigil in 2013 mourning those lost to addiction, the event has grown over the years to focus more strongly on recovery by adding a gathering and walk. It runs from 1 to 3:30 on Saturday at Colegrove Park with the "You think of death, you think of arrests, you think of broken homes, and that's all part of it," Colin Woods, a former addict now working with Berkshire Transition Network in Great Barrington. "For a young person in recovery it's a scary step to take ... [we need] to show there is 0 Comments
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Registered Nurses Notify BMC of One-Day Strike Staff Reports,
01:54PM / Friday, September 22, 2017 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Massachusetts Nurses Association delivered a 10-day notice to hospital management on Friday notifying it of the local bargaining unit's intent to hold a one-day unfair labor practice strike beginning at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 3, and running until 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Berkshire Medical Center, however, is characterizing this as a five-day work stoppage because any substitute nurses brought in are contracted for that period of time and will fill the shifts normally worked by union members. The nurses' union and Berkshire Health Systems have been at an impasse in contract negotiations after nearly a year of talks, with the major 19 Comments
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Pine Cobble School Announces Assistant Head of School| 01:35PM / Friday, September 22, 2017 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.— Devin Wootton has been hired as the assistant head of school at Pine Cobble School after a competitive nationwide search. He began work in August.
Wootton joins Pine Cobble from University Prep School, an independent middle and high school in Seattle, where he has been a dean and a language training teacher since 2013.
"I loved the challenge at University Prep," Wootton said. "It's a terrific school, with a robust curriculum and a bustling enrollment of 530 students over seven grades. But I missed the heart and soul of a school like Pine Cobble, where intellectual growth goes hand-in-hand with lessons about integrity, empathy and
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