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Update: Williams Alum Named Head Coach of NBA's Jazz| 10:37AM / Wednesday, June 29, 2022 | |
 A month after helping lead the Boston Celtics to their first Eastern Conference Championship in a dozen years, Williams College alumnus Will Hardy is heading west. On Tuesday, the Utah Jazz named Hardy its new head coach. At age 34, he becomes the youngest active head coach in the National Basketball Association. "The Utah Jazz are one of the most respected and successful franchises in the NBA and the fan base here is legendary,” Hardy said in a news release. “This opportunity comes with tremendous responsibility. I’m grateful for the trust the Jazz have placed in me and I look forward to the work ahead.” He spent last year as the top 0 Comments
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Mount Greylock District Takes First-Year 'Hit' in New Bus ContractBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:38AM / Wednesday, June 29, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Monday OK'd a three-year contract with Dufour Tours to continue to provide transportation services for the three-school district. On a vote of 5-0 with Christina Conry and Jose Constantine unable to make the start of the special afternoon session, the committee ratified a deal with an 8 percent increase for fiscal 2023 over the rate paid in the 12-month period that ends on Thursday. "But it does stay flat in years two and three," Business Administrator Joe Bergeron told the committee. "We take our lump in year one. But most of the contracts we're seeing have things like 5-5-5 0 Comments
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SVMC Celebrates Accredited Nursing Residency Graduates| 07:54AM / Tuesday, June 28, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), graduated eight nurses from its Transition-to-Practice Nurse Residency Program. The program is the first program in the state and one of only 208 in the United States to have received accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Practice Transition Accreditation Program for nurses working in the medical-surgical, women's and children's, and emergency departments. Accreditation for the intensive care unit is expected to be obtained later this year. Current students in the program joined the graduates in celebrating their 0 Comments
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Clark Art Features 'Rodin in the United States'By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
06:02AM / Sunday, June 26, 2022 | |
'Monument to Balzac' is on display off the museum's lobby. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — One of the largest exhibits of the works of Auguste Rodin seen in the United States in the past 40 years is now on view at the Clark Art Institute. The exhibit consists of 50 sculptures and 25 drawings from American museums and private collections that collectively demonstrate the story of the collectors, agents, art historians, and critics who worked to make Rodin known in America. Although there have been many exhibits on Rodin, less attention has been directed to toward the French modernist's legacy in the United States. The Clark exhibit 0 Comments
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SVHC COVID Resource Center Will Discontinue Testing| 04:10PM / Friday, June 24, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to decrease and the supply of rapid antigen tests has stabilized, the need for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing has declined dramatically. Federal funding for centralized testing has ceased. In addition, most workplaces and travel destinations no longer require PCR testing. As a result, SVHC will discontinue offering PCR tests at the CRC at noon on Friday, July 1. Employees of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) collected more than 110,000 COVID specimens at the COVID Resource Center (CRC) since January 2021. "Our work to provide testing to the community was one of the greatest 0 Comments
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Medical Matters Weekly Welcomes Cleveland Clinic's Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus| 02:54PM / Friday, June 24, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — Michael Roizen, MD, chief wellness officer emeritus at the Cleveland Clinic and leading health and wellness communicator, is the next guest on Medical Matters Weekly. Viewers are invited to tune in at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29. The show will address the power of everyday choices in preventing disease and prolonging productive and enjoyable lives. The show is produced by Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) with cooperation from Catamount Access Television (CAT-TV). Viewers can see the show on facebook.com/svmedicalcenter and facebook.com/CATTVBennington. The show is also available to view or download as a podcast on 0 Comments
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SVHC Honors the SVMC ICU Team with DAISY Team Award| 01:32PM / Friday, June 24, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) team at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), was the recipient of the DAISY Team Award for Extraordinary Nurses in May. The department was nominated in a heartfelt message from a patient recovering from an overdose. The nominator wrote, "I would just like to sincerely thank all the staff on the floor for taking the best possible care of me. Each nurse and LNA showed me so much empathy and gratitude, love, and respect. Each nurse had so much to bring to the table and, in combination, gave me the best care I've ever had. [It was] a judgement-free zone, 0 Comments
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'Mary Ann Unger: To Shape a Moon from Bone' at WCMA| 08:23AM / Friday, June 24, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) announced "Mary Ann Unger: To Shape a Moon from Bone," a project consisting of a retrospective survey on view from July 15 through December 22, 2022, as well as a publication. Organized by Horace D. Ballard, former Curator of American Art at WCMA and currently the Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. Associate Curator of American Art at Harvard Art Museums, the exhibition and catalog offer the first curatorial assessment of the entirety of Unger's practice and highlight key works as culminating examples of her material experimentation. According to a press release, rising to prominence in the 0 Comments
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July 26 Deadline for Mount Greylock School Committee NominationsBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:10AM / Friday, June 24, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — With a little more than a month left to submit papers for the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee election, all five incumbents have taken out papers, and two have completed the process to get on the November ballot. Due to a mid-cycle resignation, the seven-person committee has an unusually high number of seats up for grabs in the biennial election. All three seats reserved for Lanesborough residents are expiring, and two of the four seats for Williamstown residents are on the ballot this fall. The two Williamstown incumbents, Carolyn Greene and Steven Miller, have returned papers with the required signatures to run for their four-year 0 Comments
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South Williamstown Roundabout Plans Unveiled on TuesdayBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
04:58PM / Wednesday, June 22, 2022 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A public hearing on a $3.1 million roundabout at the intersection of Routes 7 and 43 raised concerns over Route 7's steep grade leading into the intersection and the impact on the historic Store at Five Corners. The concept of a roundabout, however, seemed to be generally supported after state officials made clear its construction should not impinge upon the 239-year-old store, though there are lingering concerns about the steep hill. The state Department of Transportation on Tuesday night unveiled plans at 25 percent design phase for the roundabout to slow speeds and improve safety at the junction. Construction is projected for late 22 Comments
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SVHC Summer Gala Raises Record Funds| 12:35PM / Wednesday, June 22, 2022 | |
 BENNINGTON, Vt. — The Summer Gala—the Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) Foundation's signature fundraising event was held for the first time in two years on the evening of June 11 at the Hubbell Homestead in Bennington. The event hosted more than 400 people and raised more than $450,000. This is the highest amount ever raised at an SVHC event, according to SVHC. Funds raised will support the Vision 2020 project to renovate and expand the Emergency Department and Regional Cancer Center. "The outpouring of support for our hospital and the exceptional physicians, nurses, and staff was incredibly inspirational," said SVHC's Vice 0 Comments
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