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'Red Tails': ... And Stout of HeartBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
05:15PM / Friday, January 27, 2012 | |
 Popcorn Column
by Michael S. Goldberger
Twentieth Century Fox
The saga of the Tuskegee Airmen benefits from air support in the George Lucas' film 'Red Tails.'
When first the Tuskegee Airmen take to the sky in "Red Tails," director Anthony Hemingway's action-filled chronicle inspired by the African-American 332nd Squadron's service during WWII, you want to be a pilot, too. At least I did. And the six 15-year-old boys to my right, who quieted down once the pageantry began, apparently agreed.
Cut it any way you wish, this is a war movie, proving that all-black casts are subject to the same bromides that have been a mainstay of the genre ever since the earliest 0 Comments
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Superior Court Briefs: January 23 - January 27Staff Reports,
02:44PM / Friday, January 27, 2012 | |
 , 51, of Pittsfield had not a guilty plea entered on his behalf on one count of rape.
Jones was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $5,000 cash or $50,000 surety bail. Jones allegedly sexually assaulted a 39-year-old woman in Pittsfield on December 31, 2011.
, 24, of Pittsfield was found not guilty on one count of rape.
A jury deliberated for about three hours and returned the not guilty verdict. Labounty was accused of sexually assaulting a 40-year-old woman in Pittsfield on August 6, 2010.
, 34, of Pittsfield - also known as Sleepy - pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution of cocaine, three counts of drug violation in a school zone and a single count of 0 Comments
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 |  |  Author J. Carol Goodman Reads at Sweetwood Feb. 1
by Sweetwood 04:31PM / Tuesday, January 17, 2012
January 17, 2012
For Immediate Release:
Contact 413-458-8371
Sweetwood of Williamstown welcomes J. Carol Goodman, author of “Never Lie Down” for a book reading and signing on Wednesday February 1, at 4:00pm.
J. Carol Goodman, whose work is included in the best American Short Stories, grew up in Rahway, NJ, went to |
|  Sweetwood Lecture Series January 18: Lori Reamer, RD
by Sweetwood 04:48PM / Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Sweetwood Lecture Series Continues Jan. 18th: Lori Reamer, RD, Finding The Food That Fits
WILLIAMSTOWN – Lori Reamer, RD, author of The Food That Fits: A Guide To Mastering Your Food
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Rollover Halts Traffic On Route 7 In WilliamstownBy Andy McKeever,
12:16PM / Friday, January 27, 2012 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A Bennington, Vt., man was arrested on multiple motor vehicle charges Thursday afternoon after he crashed near the Chef's Hat diner on Route 7 (Simonds Road).
Police said Jeffrey L. Dartt, 50, of Benmont Ave., was attempting to flee police near the Vermont border when he flipped his white Chrysler sedan.
Dartt was charged with single counts of operating under the influence of alcohol, third offense, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for police, operating without a license, marked lanes violation, following a vehicle too closely, and speeding.
According to police, a motorist called 911 to report a northbound motor vehicle operating erratically 0 Comments
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Mt. Greylock High School's Certification ThreatenedBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
10:55PM / Thursday, January 26, 2012 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional High School's certification is in jeopardy until school officialshave a plan B for if they are unable to build a new school.
In November, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges sent a letter to Principal Tim Payne threatening to decertify the school if they do not have a plan to bring the building up to building codes. The school has been at the warning level for six years.
The Building Subcommittee recently submitted a statement of interest to the state School Building Authority to build a new school. While the subcommittee waits for an answer, they are under the gun to submit a backup plan to NEASC by March.
Particularly, 10 Comments
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Winter Weather Advisory In Place Thursday into FridayBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
02:32PM / Thursday, January 26, 2012 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The roads are expected to be slick for the commute home Thursday.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter advisory notice from 4p.m. until Friday morning at 7 a.m. with freezing rain, sleet and snowmoving into the region.
The service is not expecting much accumulation of snow but about a tenthof an inch of freezing rain is expected to fall. The storm is expectedto start as snow and sleet but when the temperatures drop in the eveningit, it will switch to freezing rain. The rain is expected to continuethrough much of Friday.
The service warns of power outages, fallen tree limbs and slippery roads.
The Adams Free Library will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday 0 Comments
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Sen. Scott Brown Asserts His Independence At Pittsfield StumpBy Andy McKeever,
06:27PM / Wednesday, January 25, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is using his election campaign to assert his independence as one of the nation's most bipartisan politicians.
Brown kicked off campaigning last week and stopped in at the Ralph J. Froio Senior Center to meet with voters on Wednesday. There the Wrentham Republican assured voters in the heavily Democratic region that he is not a "rock thrower" and can work with Democrats.
"I am doing exactly what I said I would do, which is to read the bills and see how they affect Massachusetts, our country, our debt and our deficit, and vote. I am the most bipartisan person in the delegations by at least 20, 25 points and probably one of the most 8 Comments
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State Auditor Wants More Effective GovernmentBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
02:48PM / Wednesday, January 25, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Suzanne Bump has been shaking up the state auditor's office, refocusing its mission from just ensuring compliance to making government more efficient and effective.
A year into her post, Bump said she's using her experience as former state secretary of labor and legislator to bring a broader perspective to the office's objectives and find ways to collaborate.
"The role of the state auditor is to follow the money," the Great Barrington resident told members of the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce at an "Eggs & Issues" breakfast on Wednesday at the Country Club of Pittsfield.
The traditional questions, she said, "have been what did you 1 Comment
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Williamstown Asked To Buy Store At Five CornersBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
12:00AM / Wednesday, January 25, 2012 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The South Williamstown Community Association wants the town's help in purchasing the Store at Five Corners to operate it as a non-profit organization.
On Tuesday, Barbara McLucas and David Richardson of the association is asking the Community Preservation Act Committee for $400,000 to purchase the store that has sat vacant for nearly a year.
However, the group does not know if the owner, Frank Lewis, is willing to sell only the store nor do they have a business plan in place for its continued operation. The store and the Green River Farm together is currently on the market for $5 million.
"The community wants that building to be alive," McLucas said. 36 Comments
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Could Clooney's 'Monuments Men' film Include Lane Faison?| 06:11PM / Tuesday, January 24, 2012 | |
When we heard that George Clooney was making a film about the Monuments Men of World War II we immediately envisioned a scene on the Williams campus.
Why not? After all, the college's famed S. Lane Faison Jr. was dispatched to Europe by the OSS to help track down treasures looted by the Nazis. He rifled through Goering's art collection looking for pilfered pieces and sniffed out stolen works from the museum Hitler established in Linz.
The Monuments Men were part of a unique effort to find the cultural history of a continent that had been stolen and stashed away. Their job was to protect and return where possible priceless works of art.
According to his bio at the Monuments Men Foundation, 1 Comment
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Annual UCP Telethon Features Albert Cummings| 11:29PM / Monday, January 23, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — United Cerebral Palsy of Berkshire County's 49th annual telethon will be broadcast live on Sunday, Jan. 29, from 1 to 5 at the Crowne Plaza and feature well-known blues musician Albert Cummings.
This year's honorary Chairman is Daniel E. Bosley, former state representative and principal of Dan Bosley Consulting Services.
Set to the theme of "Kids Are the Bridge to the Future," the telethon's fundraising goal is $35,000. One hundred percent of the funds raised will go to support assistive technology, children's programming and basic needs and emergency support to individuals and families.
"The telethon is a wonderful event that showcases the good about 0 Comments
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