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Great Barrington Awarded Second Grant for Lake Mansfield Area Improvements| 11:08AM / Friday, September 29, 2023 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The town has been awarded a second MVP climate resilience grant to implement improvements at the Lake Mansfield Recreation Area improvements. This year's award of $709,720 is also from the Commonwealth's Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) program, administered by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA). These competitive grants support communities implementing priority actions to adapt to climate change and build climate resilience. Great Barrington's Lake Mansfield project is one of 79 projects to have received action grant funding in the latest round of applications. Last year's award was nearly 0 Comments
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Egremont Awarded MVP Action Grant| 03:12PM / Thursday, September 28, 2023 | |
EGREMONT, Mass. — The Egremont Select Board announced that it has received a $81,500 climate resilience grant to "Bring Climate Action Home" by the Healey-Driscoll Administration's Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) program. The Action funding builds on the Egremont MVP climate resilience planning process completed in 2022, which identified the top climate change impacts being felt locally, that require further study or mitigation. The program is administered by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA). These competitive grants support communities in identifying climate hazards, developing strategies to improve 0 Comments
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CHP Readying for New Covid-19 Vaccine Supply| 03:35PM / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — With a second mobile medical van now on the road, CHP Berkshires' mobile health teams are preparing to reach more Berkshire residents in more locations this fall with vaccines for flu, Covid-19 and, for eligible patients, the respiratory virus (RSV) vaccine. CHP anticipates receiving its Covid-19 vaccines in the coming weeks, while flu clinics are well under way. "We are fielding many calls and inquiries about the new Covid-19 vaccine, and we are as eager as everyone to get this new vaccine on the road," said Melanie Wickwire, mobile health manager at CHP. Once available, Covid-19 vaccines will be 0 Comments
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Harrington Earns League Honor at Stonehill CollegeiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:35AM / Wednesday, September 27, 2023 | |
 Pittsfield High School graduate Kellie Harrington last week was named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week for her performance as a first-year harrier at Stonehill College. Harrington placed 21st and helped the Skyhawks finish second as a team at her first collegiate race, a 5-kilometer event at the 41-team UMass Dartmouth Invitational. Harrington and her Stonehill teammates compete this week at the Paul Short Run at Lehigh University. In Colchester, Vt., on Friday, Abby Kittler (Pittsfield) and the St. Michael's cross country team hosted what is believed to be the only same-distance men's and women's event in the country, second annual the Equality 0 Comments
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Lee Schools Seek Info on Water Bead ShootingStaff Reports, iBerkshires
12:38PM / Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | |
LEE, Mass. — School officials say members of the Lee High cross-country team were targeted by someone with an airsoft gun on Monday. And they're asking for help in identifying the culprit. "This afternoon a very upsetting incident occurred," Superintendent Gregg Brighenti wrote in an email to parents late Monday night. "As the members of our cross country team were running down East Street, a dark SUV drove past them and targeted the group with an airsoft gun (or something similar)." He said six students and a coach were hit. "Fortunately, none of the injuries were serious ... but it could have been much worse," he 0 Comments
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Berkshires Receive National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant| 02:00PM / Monday, September 25, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — To help address the crisis, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $1 million in funding for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development to address the impact of the opioid crisis on the local workforce in Berkshire County. Administered by the department's Employment and Training Administration, the National Health Emergency Dislocated Worker Grant will support Massachusetts in its efforts to employ people in positions as recovery coaches, harm reduction specialists, peer navigators and community health workers. The funding will also provide employment and training services to eligible individuals 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Figure Skating Club Holds Registration Night| 10:19AM / Monday, September 25, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Pittsfield Figure Skating Club will hold its first registration night on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the Boys and Girls Club from 5 to 7 p.m. Current figure skaters and interested new members are encouraged to attend. Founded in 1977, the PFSC provides skaters of all ages and abilities the opportunity to develop their figure skating skills in a safe and healthy environment. PFSC professional coaches are U.S. Figure Skating members and provide group and private instruction. The club provides lessons in basic skating skills for people aged 3 and up, including adults, and it offers a basic skating skills class for children interested in playing hockey, 0 Comments
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South County Construction Operations | 09:24AM / Monday, September 25, 2023 | |
LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced crews will conduct daytime and overnight hour pavement milling, slope stabilization, bridge and drainage repair operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound in Becket, Otis, Lee, and Blandford. The work will be conducted at various times and locations from Monday, Sept. 25, through Friday, Sept. 29. Lane closures will be in place during the construction operations and traffic will be able to travel through the work zones. The schedule for the work and lane closures will be as follows: Becket Bridge repair operations will be conducted daily on I-90 eastbound 0 Comments
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Red Lion Inn Celebrates 250 YearsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:56PM / Saturday, September 23, 2023 | |
The inn, not always called the Red Lion, has stood at the corner of Main and South streets in Stockbridge since 1773. Supposedly Ethan Allen stopped by along with a host of presidents, literary heavyweights, movie stars, singers and other celebrities. STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The community toasted 250 years of the Red Lion Inn and hoped for many more at a celebration last week. While the storied inn has a long history in Stockbridge, opening as a tavern just a few decades after the town was incorporated, it also has a long history in the Fitzpatrick family.
"My family is very, very proud for having stewarded the Red Lion Inn for over 55 years," Nancy Fitzpatrick
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Programming for Nonprofits| 08:00AM / Friday, September 22, 2023 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires (NPC) will present a webinar and two networking events to help nonprofits connect, learn and grow. On Sept. 27 from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m., NPC hosts Anne Hager for a "Lunch & Learn" webinar entitled "Promises & Pitfalls: Navigating AI (Artificial Intelligence) for Fundraising as an Executive Director." Hager's company, Fundraising Levers, helps Executive Directors without development staff learn how to diversify their revenue and boost their fundraising. Development staff are also welcome to attend. The fee is $25. NPC will host its first northern 0 Comments
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CHP Marks Completion of Lee Family Practice RenovationBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:17PM / Thursday, September 21, 2023 | |
The practice sacrificed office space to accommodate new patient rooms when costs for the renovation project grew. LEE,Mass. — Community Health Programs Inc. celebrated the completion of its long awaited expansion of Lee Family Practice. The nearly $1.1 million project was funded by CHP and by a federal Health Resources and Services Administration grant. The health center program was approved for the grant seven years ago but the project was delayed because of the costs, scope negotiations and the pandemic. When the project was first established, it cost more than the grant amount so the scope had to be adjusted, Chief Financial Officer Tom 0 Comments
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14th Annual Berkshire Biodiversity Day | 04:11PM / Thursday, September 21, 2023 | |
 EGREMONT, Mass.— Celebrating local biodiversity during a time of unprecedented global biodiversity loss, the 14th Annual Berkshire Biodiversity Day (also known as Berkshire BioBlitz) welcomes community members of all ages to join biologists, naturalists, and environmentalists to identify as many plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms as possible during a 24-hour period. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from noon on Saturday, Sept. 23, to noon on Sunday, Sept. 24, at Greenagers' April Hill Education and Conservation Center, 62 N Undermountain Rd, South Egremont. Participants may take part at any time during this period to record a 0 Comments
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