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Toasting and Tasting Fundraiser| 03:03PM / Thursday, October 17, 2024 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Berkshire South Community Center's beer, wine, and spirit tasting event raises funds for the Center's operations. On Saturday Oct. 19, a Specialty Pairing event begins at 4pm and features fine wines and spirits paired with bites prepared by chef Kevin Kelly of After Hours Catering and presented by sommelier Dan Thomas of the Egremont Spirit Shoppe. A second event begins at 6pm at which ticket buyers will sip a selection of local libations including beer from Progression Brewing Company, cocktails from Higher Bar, spirits from Cooper's Daughter, and a variety of wines from Dare Bottleshop & Provisions and Domaney's 0 Comments
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MA Health Connector Open Enrollment Starts Nov. 1 | 11:04AM / Thursday, October 17, 2024 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Open Enrollment season begins Nov. 1 for customers of the Massachusetts Health Connector, which administers subsidized ACA health plans. CHP Berkshires is now scheduling appointments to assist area residents with finding new coverage or updating their current plan. The income limits for Health Connector subsidized plans are now $69,400 for an individual and $155,000 for a family of four. As a result, many more individuals and families now qualify for these subsidized Health Connector plans. Current customers of MA Health Connector, or people seeking to enroll for the first time, can visit https://www.mahix.org to 0 Comments
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West Stockbridge to Host All-Mozart Harvest Concert| 04:12PM / Wednesday, October 16, 2024 | |
 WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The West Stockbridge Chamber Players will present an all-Mozart Harvest Concert on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, at 4 p.m. at the Old Town Hall, located at 9 Main Street. The concert will feature artistic director Catherine Hudgins alongside fellow musicians William Hudgins, Andrew Sandwick, Sheila Fiekowsky, Daniel Getz, and Adam Esbensen. The program includes Mozart's Divertimento No. 1 in B-flat major for three basset horns, Divertimento “Don Giovanni (arranged by Schottstädt), and Divertimento in E-flat major for string trio, K. 563. Tickets are priced at $35 for members and $40 for nonmembers, available for reservation at 0 Comments
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Triplex Election Season Film Series| 09:01AM / Wednesday, October 16, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema announced a special election season screening series, Dying in Darkness: Journalism, Politics & Truth in Film featuring the acclaimed films "The Parallax View," "All the President's Men," "A Face in the Crowd, Medium Cool," and "Wag the Dog." The series is curated by Triplex Creative Director Ben Elliott, and a special speaker will introduce each film and discuss the continued relevance of its themes. This series explores the intersection of politics, journalism and democracy as represented in these critically acclaimed, provocative and award winning films. Tickets 0 Comments
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Berkshire Communities Awarded Dam Infrastucture Grants| 07:46AM / Wednesday, October 16, 2024 | |
BOSTON?—The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced over $13.9 million in grants to support the repair of dams and coastal infrastructure across Massachusetts. The funding, provided through the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs' (EEA) Dam and Seawall program, will help 23 municipalities and nonprofit organizations to address critical repairs and safely remove outdated structures in their communities. Egremont was awarded $900,000 for the Prospect Lake Dam Repair Adams was awarded $94,125 for a Fisk Brook Dam Removal Feasibility Study Hinsdale was awarded $115,500 for a Belmont Dam Gatehouse Replacement Plan The Dam and Seawall program 0 Comments
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MassDOT: South County Road Work| 08:02AM / Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | |
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that crews will be performing nighttime traffic marking, guardrail, and bridge repair operations along I-90 eastbound and westbound from Tuesday night, Oct. 15, through Thursday night, Oct. 17. Lane closures will be in effect, and traffic will be allowed through the work zones. The schedule for the work and lane closures is as follows: Otis/Blandford Traffic marking operations will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 21.0 to 27.0, Tuesday night, Oct. 15, through Thursday night, Oct. 17, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. each 0 Comments
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Simon's Rock Family Weekend to Begin Friday| 12:46PM / Monday, October 14, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Family Weekend at Simon's Rock will take place on Friday, Oct. 18 through Sunday, Oct. 20. Family Weekend serves as an opportunity for parents and family members of Simon's Rock students to meet professors, advisors, and community directors, and get a firsthand look at life on the Simon's Rock campus. Events include student performances and concerts, library events, a guided tour of the Simon's Rock trail system, a parent reception, and many other opportunities to meet other Simon's Rock families. Families will have the opportunity to support the Simon's Rock Farm Club at their Farm Stand, where they will be selling 0 Comments
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CHP Berkshires Completes Dental Expansion| 08:21AM / Monday, October 14, 2024 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — CHP Berkshires celebrated the reopening of Great Barrington Family Dental at its new brick-and-mortar location on Stockbridge Road, with staff, friends and supports, board, some patients and representatives from MassHealth's Boston office. The state-of-the-art dental practice is the final step in CHP's dental expansion throughout the Berkshires: since 2022, CHP has established practices in North Adams, Adams and Great Barrington, in order to expand dental care access to for thousands of Berkshire County residents. CHP's Neighborhood Dental Center in Pittsfield was, until 2022, CHP's only dental practice. Speaking at the event 0 Comments
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Candidates for Third Berkshire Meet in Wide-Ranging DebateBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:38AM / Friday, October 11, 2024 | |
Kevin Moran, executive editor of The Berkshire Eagle, was moderator for the debate hosted by the newspaper. Marybeth Mitts, left, is running as an independent for the Third Berkshire and Leigh Davis is the Democratic candidate. LENOX, Mass. — Work needs to be done in the Berkshires to address the community's growing needs surrounding infrastructure, housing, emergency services, and the Housatonic Water Works crisis. On Nov. 5, voters will decide who is most qualified to push the community forward as the next Third Berkshire District state representative. Leigh Davis is running as the Democratic while Marybeth Mitts is running as an independent to 0 Comments
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Triplex to Screen 'Made in Massachusetts'| 04:00PM / Thursday, October 10, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema and Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative announce a special one-time screening of "Made in Massachusetts," an epic chronological compilation of scenes from two hundred movies and television shows shot in Massachusetts between 1922 and 2022, including a number of films shot in the Berkshires. Directors Adam Roffman and Vatche Arabian have compiled memorable clips from one hundred years of filmed entertainment into a delightful and informative film highlighting the diversity of locations in Massachusetts. Tickets for the Oct. 13 screening are available at the Triplex Cinema website and are free; there is 0 Comments
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'Illuminated' Women in Photography Exhibit | 11:38AM / Thursday, October 10, 2024 | |
 SANDISFIELD, Mass. — The Sandisfield Arts Center will host the opening reception for the art exhibit, "Illuminated: Women in Photograph," on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 4:00 - 6:00 pm with a Slideshow and talk by Amy Arbus, world-renowned award-winning photographer. The exhibit will be on display in the gallery until Nov. 10. The event is free and open to the public. Work by Daisy Noyes, Tina Tyrell, Josie Miner, Kenzie Fields, Mariah Robertson, Maura Sullivan, Susanna Howe, and Barbara Woike will be included. According to a press release: This show is both a celebration and an inquiry into the feminine nature of memory. How does what we 0 Comments
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Bill Murray To Visit Triplex Cinema| 03:08PM / Tuesday, October 08, 2024 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema announced that actor Bill Murray will visit the Triplex for a special 20th anniversary screening of Wes Anderson's "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou," on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 pm. Murray, star of the film and longtime Anderson collaborator, will be on hand for the screening and a conversation about the film, and his career, with Triplex Creative Director Ben Elliott. "This is beyond exciting, the uniquely talented Bill Murray coming to the Triplex with 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'," Triplex Board of Directors President Nicki Wilson said. "We could not be more 0 Comments
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