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Daily DigestDuff'em If You've Got'em
 North Adams Regional Hospital went smoke-free Monday — so did all its sister sites, from Sweet Brook to Northern Berkshire Family Practice to the Women's Exchange. No ashtrays, no smoking: No butts about it. |
Yuck!
 Today's blue skies will give way to clouds and snow tonight. But be prepared for tomorrow morning, when the white stuff will get messy as freezing rain and sleet move through the region. The morning commute will be slippery — drive careful! |
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Wanted: Eagle Eyes
MassWildlife's annual eagle count runs Dec. 31 to Jan. 14. Anyone sighting one of the regal birds in Massachusetts is asked to participate.
Send date, time, location and town of eagle sightings, number of birds, whether juvenile or adult and observer's contact information to Mass.wildlife@state.ma.us. |
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Other StuffMars Rovers Mark 5 Years
 Spirit and Opportunity have been trekking the red planet for half a decade. Spirit hit the 5-year mark on Sunday; Opportunity will on Jan. 24. |
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Teachers Workshop Planned at Williams Observatory - November 25, 2007
WILLIAMSTOWN - The Williams College astronomy department will offer a two-day teachers' workshop, Feb. 11-12, at the college's Hopkins Observatory.
The workshop can accommodate about 20 schoolteachers of all age groups. The full cost of attendance, as well as for substitutes for teachers' classrooms, will be covered.
The programming for the workshop includes a general overview of the
study of the solar system as well as grade-appropriate activities,
discussions and demonstrations linked to the Massachusetts Frameworks
for Science and Technology.
Teachers will receive a tour of the observatory and an introduction to the Zeiss planetarium projector at the Milham Planetarium.
The workshop will be led by professor Jay Pasachoff and Shawn Burdick of Mount Greylock Regional High School, with planning assistance from Linda Wagner.
Teachers interested in more information or in attending the workshop
should call Barbara Swanson at Williams College, 413-597-2188.
Burdick has arranged for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts to provide either graduate credit or professional development points for participating teachers.
The workshop has been made available through a grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Additional funding for the workshop is provided through a grant from
the Howard Hughes Foundation.
Funds also are available to support individual classes coming to the
planetarium, including bus expenses. For mo |
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