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Teacher of the Month: Colleen TragerBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:16PM / Saturday, October 19, 2024 | |
Colleen Trager had dreams of being an opera singer and working in the music world but family needs brought her back to the Berkshires. After years in accounting, she found her place in teaching. BECKET, Mass. — Becket Washington Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Colleen Trager has been selected as the October Teacher of the Month. The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, will run for the next seven months and will feature distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here. Being a teacher is not what Trager first set out to do, originally striving to be an opera singer 0 Comments
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South County Construction Operations| 04:00PM / Saturday, October 19, 2024 | |
LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that milling, paving, traffic marking, guardrail, and bridge repair operations will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound between Monday, October 21, and Friday, October 25. The work will require lane closures in various locations along I-90. Blandford: Milling and paving operations will be conducted on I-90 westbound from mile marker 33.6 to 35.6, Monday night, October 21, through Thursday night, October 24, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with work concluding by 7:00 a.m. on Friday morning, October 25. Otis/Blandford: Traffic marking operations will be conducted on 0 Comments
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Mild Drought In Parts of Berkshire County | 12:08PM / Saturday, October 19, 2024 | |
BOSTON – Following two months of below normal rainfall, Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper declared a Level 1-Mild Drought in the Central and Northeast Regions of Massachusetts. Additionally, a localized Level 1-Mild Drought has been declared in the Boston Harbor Basin (partially in the Northeast and Southeast Regions) and the Hudson Basin (in the northern part of the Western Region). Due to critically low flow conditions, a localized Level 1-Mild Drought declaration remains in the Parker River Basin. A Level 1-Mild Drought, as outlined in the Massachusetts Drought Management Plan, requires detailed monitoring of drought 0 Comments
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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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