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 | Pension Buyout Offer: Annuity or Lump Sum?
If you participate in a pension plan at work, you might be offered a buyout at some point. This could happen if your employer wants to shrink its future pension obligations or if your company has been bought, and your new employer decides to terminate your existing pension plan. In either case, you will likely have two main options: You can
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 | Haunted Hike Set For Oct. 26 at Fountain Pond
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — They say that, once a year, you can hear the screams of those who have vanished in the mountains of the Department of Conservation and Recreation's Fountain Pond State Park. On Friday, Oct. 26, will you dare to venture into these woods?
For those courageous enough, the annual Haunting in the Hills
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 | Berkshire County Kids Place Marks 25 Years at Annual Gala
Gala co-chairmen Paul Fortini and Sheri Quinn welcome attendees to the annual gathering on Friday.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Kathy Singer had a heartfelt wish for Berkshire County Kids Place's 25th year.
That it no longer existed.
"My wish for the Kids Place -- that they are never
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 | BCC Honors Academic Achievement at Upcoming Convocation
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College will recognize the academic achievements of 120 students during an Honors Convocation Program on Thursday, Oct. 18.
Each honored student ranks in the top 5 percent of the college with a grade point average of 3.75 or better in courses totaling at least 12
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 | Lee Middle and High School Announces New National Honor Society Members
LEE, Mass. — Lee Middle and High School conducted its annual induction ceremony for new members to the school’s chapter of the National Honor Society on Oct. 18.
After a rigorous selection process, in which prospective members are vetted by a faculty council based on criteria of scholarship, leadership, service and character,
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 | The Independent Investor: The Student Loan Crisis
Student loans have now become the second-largest pile of consumer borrowing, after home mortgages. What's worse, it is the fastest growing slice of American household debt and shows no sign of slowing down.
Young Americans are going to college in droves. At the same time, the costs of higher education are at
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 | Town of Lee Awarded $4.9M to Support Eagle Mills Redevelopment
Great to start the day #InTheBerkshires with @repsmitty+ @adamghinds to announce a $4.9 million #MassWorks Infrastructure Program grant to the Town of Lee to upgrade water lines and support residential and commercial development. #WMass https://t.co/bAZHhpF7Lt pic.twitter.com/2ZLLF8iIyD
— Karyn Polito (@MassLtGov) October 18,
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 | Letter: Choose Harrington Over Opponent's Spin
To the Editor:
Paul Caccaviello is running a write-in campaign. I hope the following information illustrates the irony his campaign is spinning as "experience."
Paul is running a "write-in" campaign under the mostly false premise that "not everyone had the chance to vote in the primary." Some colleagues
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