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BEAT Green Drinks Goes Countywide| 04:54AM / Sunday, January 01, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — After nearly 15 years of hosting their monthly Pittsfield Green Drinks gathering, Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) is expanding their Green Drinks from Pittsfield to county-wide, making it 'Berkshire Green Drinks'. Before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pittsfield Green Drinks took place exclusively at a restaurant or pub in Pittsfield. Starting in 2023, BEAT will begin changing the location of their in-person gatherings to different towns throughout Berkshire County every month. They're also changing the monthly events to the second Wednesday of every month instead of the third Tuesday. BEAT hopes to offer 0 Comments
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Avian Influenza Circulating in Vermont | 02:07PM / Saturday, December 31, 2022 | |
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is reminding the public to take precautions around wild birds, as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to circulate in the state. Backyard flocks of domestic birds in Caledonia and Lamoille Counties have had to be destroyed after exposure to the virus, commonly known as avian flu. "Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in more than 70 wild birds since March, with cases reported most months and in every region of the state," said Wildlife Program Manager David Sausville. "Many exposures come from migrating birds, so we expect case numbers to drop as winter 0 Comments
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SVMC Staff Share the Holiday Spirit with Foster Families| 11:22AM / Saturday, December 31, 2022 | |
BENNINGTON, Vt. — Hemodialysis Techs Crystal Hover, Alanza Quinones, Emma Wrubleski, and Whitney Bull, all of Renal Services, and Renal Services Director Ruth Rudnick connected with Wendy Nolan, resources coordinator with the Department for Children and Families, and SVHC's Vice President for Human Resources Kevin Dailey to deliver festive holiday meal ingredients to share with foster families in Bennington. Southwestern Vermont Medical Center staff from departments organization wide gathered nine boxes packed with hams, turkeys, stuffing mix, canned vegetables, breakfast items, pie-making ingredients, cookie mixes, and more. "Some of the families we work with 0 Comments
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Williamstown's Mehlin Connects to Community Through VolunteerismBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:09PM / Friday, December 30, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Volunteering allowed Peter Mehlin to find his place in his hometown. Finding a permanent place on the walls of its elementary school was an unexpected bonus. Mehlin is a product of Williamstown's public schools, graduating from the old town high school on School Street a few doors down from his family's home. After earning his bachelor's degree from Middlebury College and a master's in library science from Columbia, he built a career in the Brooklyn public library system for 35 years before retiring and returning to that School Street home in 2002 … right about the time the then-new elementary school was opening its 5 Comments
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State Treasurer's Office Launches Small Business Toolkit and Resource Map| 04:10PM / Friday, December 30, 2022 | |
BOSTON — Massachusetts State Treasurer, Deborah B. Goldberg, recently announced the launch of the Treasurer's Office's newly designed Small Business Resource Toolkit website. The toolkit provides access to comprehensive resources and materials for small business owners and future entrepreneurs in Massachusetts. Under the direction of Treasurer Goldberg, the toolkit was designed to provide a range of relevant, important information, often needed, when facing the challenge of starting a small business for the first time. "By collecting relevant resources in one place online, we are providing an understandable road map for people as they 0 Comments
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Williams College Men's Basketball Downs Clark| 08:41PM / Thursday, December 29, 2022 | |
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Spencer Sivy and Cole Prowitt-Smith each scored 19 points Thursday to lead the Williams College men's basketball team to an 86-69 win over Clark. Brandon Roughley scored nine points and passed out four assists in the win. Williams (10-0) plays Anna Maria on Friday in the Clark Holiday Tournament. 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Hikes, Music, and DancesBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:00PM / Thursday, December 29, 2022 | |
 The year is coming to an end so it is time to celebrate new beginnings with these Berkshire County events this weekend including hikes, music, and dances. Magician George Saterial Award-winning, Boston Based magician George Saterial will be performing at the Berkshire Museum this Saturday, Dec. 31, at 11 a.m. Watch as he demonstrates magic and illusions for audiences of all ages. Tickets range from $5 to $17 and include museum admission. Children 3 and under are free. More information here. Earlier New Year's Eve Party If you can't stay up till midnight, that's okay. The Italian American Club is having an early party this Saturday, Dec. 31. Doors open at 4:30 and
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Williamstown Year in Review 2022: Progress and ProcessBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:55AM / Thursday, December 29, 2022 | |
 It was a year of big change at town hall and hesitancy to make major changes at town meeting. For the third straight year, the Village Beautiful dealt with an ugly national legacy of racism as ongoing work to increase diversity, equity and inclusion drove much of the public discourse. And while some long-term projects reached some resolution in 2022, other issues ring in 2023 with questions still to be answered. Under new management The top story of last year took more than a full year to resolve but finally concluded in April when the Select Board selected Robert Menicocci to serve as the new town manager. In keeping with the job requirements the board stressed 1 Comment
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SVHC Honors Employees with Putnam Awards| 11:25AM / Tuesday, December 27, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt—Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) leaders and staff gathered last month to honor employees for their service to the organization's mission. One award every year is presented for each of the organization's five core values: quality, empathy, safety, teamwork, and stewardship. The employees who received the awards are noted standard bearers and role models within the organization. The 2022 Putnam Award Honorees are: Quality: Rebecca Hewson-Steller, RN, CN-BN, nurse navigator, Cancer Center Empathy: Misty Arnold, RN, nurse, Med/Surg Stewardship: Dennis Vosburgh, engineering technician Teamwork: Gabrielle Loomis, MSOT, OTR/L, occupational 0 Comments
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SVHC President of Administration Recognized with Statewide Award| 09:53AM / Tuesday, December 27, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Health Care's (SVHC) Vice President of Administration and Chief Human Resources Officer Kevin Dailey was honored with the 2022 Dolly Shaw Vermont Human Resources Professional of the Year Award from the Vermont State Council, an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management. "Vermont is home to many exceptionally qualified human resources professionals, so I am humbled to have received this recognition," Dailey said. "I share the honor with the talented and dedicated members of the HR teams I have worked with at Southwestern Vermont Health Care and Mack Molding Company. Their hard work has driven so much of what 0 Comments
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SVHC Weekly Health Update: Dec. 23| 08:44AM / Tuesday, December 27, 2022 | |
 December 23, 2022 #5 in SVHC's 8-Week Healthy Holiday Challenge Radiation Oncologist Matthew Vernon, MD, shares the fifth challenge in SVHC's 8-Week Healthy Holiday Challenge. Get a fresh goal every Friday through January 13, and share your progress on social media
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Wahconah Boys Lacrosse Made History in 2022By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
05:39AM / Monday, December 26, 2022 | |
 It was a year filled with the usual complement of team and individual glory, but one Berkshire County squad went where none of its peers have gone before: to the top of the heap in high school lacrosse. That was enough of a milestone to give the Wahconah boys lax team the nod as the story of the year in Berkshire County athletics. It was an accomplishment several years in the making as Wahconah worked its way through the post-season — a one-goal loss in the Central/Western Mass quarterfinals in 2019, a Central/Western Mass title in 2021, the next year the tournament was held. But in the 10th year of the program's existence – just a decade after the 15 Comments
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