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| News and events in South Berkshire, Mass.
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CHP Mobile Health Offering Covid Vaccines| 02:51PM / Thursday, September 26, 2024 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — CHP Mobile Health is now offering the 2025 Covid-19 vaccine (Pfizer) during its mobile health clinics throughout the Berkshires. Patients are also invited to receive a flu shot at the same time, to ward off both Covid and flu this coming fall-winter. Patients with insurance are asked to bring their insurance card, though no one is denied access to vaccines due to lack of insurance or inability to pay. The MHU team suggests appointments (particularly for children seeking Covid-19 vaccines) but walk-ups are welcome at our locations. The MHU schedule can be found here: chpberkshires.org/mobile; information and appointments, 0 Comments
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CHP Accepting Applicants for Medical Assistant Work-Training Program| 11:22AM / Wednesday, September 25, 2024 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — CHP Berkshires is accepting applications for its next class of medical assistant trainees, a paid on-the-job vocational program for students interested in a career in health care. Program completion qualifies students for to sit for their certification as a clinical medical assistant, and the course includes a voucher for the cost of the certification exam. The first class of medical assistant trainees is nearing completion at the CHP training facility in Adams. Participants are well on their way to full-time roles at CHP practices around the Berkshires. Interested applicants are invited to apply here for the upcoming January 0 Comments
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Beartown State Forest Campground Extends Camping Season| 04:00PM / Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | |
MONTEREY, Mass. — The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) announced Beartown State Forest is extending the camping season two additional weeks until Oct. 27, 2024. In July, the campground reopened with more than $350,000 improvements, including modern bathroom facilities and enhanced amenities. While the campground was closed, DCR made significant upgrades to the site including the installation of two brand new bathrooms equipped with running water and flush toilets, several new water spigots, and updated tables and grills. DCR also added internet connectivity and a new year-round staff position to ensure improved visitor 0 Comments
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Berkshire South 5K Fundraiser Returns| 04:00PM / Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire South Regional Community Center's 5K Fall Fun Run returns this year on Sunday, Sept. 29. The walk/run starts and finishes on the runway of the Walter J. Koladza Airport in Great Barrington, with check-in beginning at 8:00 a.m. and a race start time of 9:00 a.m. The annual event is a critical fundraiser for Berkshire South's free Teen Outreach Nutrition and Exercise program (TONE). New this year is a Family Scavenger Hunt, which takes place at 9:30 a.m. and is appropriate for children ages 10 and under. "Students in the TONE program learn about what it takes to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Crucially, the 0 Comments
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W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture Project Awarded Grant | 08:00AM / Tuesday, September 24, 2024 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture Project has been awarded $50,000 from the Massachusetts Office of Economic Development for completion of a statue of W.E.B. Du Bois to be sited in front of the Mason Public Library on the main street of Great Barrington. The funding was requested by State Senator Paul Mark, Chair of the State's Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Cultural Development. "Few people know that Du Bois—a civil rights giant and founder of the NAACP—was born and raised in Great Barrington," said Sen. Mark. "These funds will help complete the monument and promote Black history and tourism in the 0 Comments
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South County Nighttime Construction Operations| 08:00AM / Monday, September 23, 2024 | |
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that crews will be performing nighttime paving, guardrail, and bridge repair operations along I-90 eastbound and westbound from Monday night, Sept. 23, through Thursday night, Sept. 26. 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 Paving operations will be conducted on I-90 eastbound from mile marker 24.0 to 27.0, Monday night, Sept. 23, through Thursday night, Sept. 26, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. each night, with work concluding by 6:00 a.m. on Friday morning, 0 Comments
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CHP Dental Assistant Wins State and National Awards| 04:00PM / Sunday, September 22, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Blake Smith topped the excellence bar in late June when he won first place at the National Leadership & Conference and Skills USA Championship, where his skills were tested with 40 other national competitors. The event, which took place in Atlanta, is tied to vocational and trade schools and programs around the U.S. and it draws thousands of competitors from different trades and vocations around the U.S. Prior to Atlanta, Blake won the Massachusetts competition, which also had 40 dental assistant competitors. "CHP now has the best dental assistant in the U.S., working right here at Neighborhood Dental Center alongside our 0 Comments
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Fairview Hospital Golf Classic Raises Funds for Equipment | 03:31PM / Saturday, September 21, 2024 | |
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Over 120 golfers from the area convened at Stockbridge Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 5 for Fairview Hospital's 28th?annual Golf Classic which raised $50,000 to support Fairview Hospital equipment needs. Golfers and volunteers enjoyed perfect fall weather for the mixed scramble format which was followed by a post-play reception.? The event provides valuable support for Fairview Hospital, Berkshire Health Systems' 25-bed critical access hospital in Great Barrington. Prizes were awarded to the top five gross and net teams. In the net division, 2023 Champion Berkshire Bank defended their title (Ed Harvey, Jeff Harvey, Wenny Moony and Bob 0 Comments
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Letter: Leigh Davis Is the Leader Our Future DeservesLetter to the Editor,
02:20PM / Thursday, September 19, 2024 | |
 To the Editor:
I first had the opportunity to meet Leigh Davis at a small gathering in April. I was immediately impressed with her intelligence, authenticity, and genuine interest in what others in the room had to say. I felt a deep sense of excitement that night, over the idea that this person could actually be my state representative.
As a millennial, I am part of a hollowed-out demographic in Berkshire County. It is not an unreasonable argument to make that population decline is responsible, directly or indirectly, for nearly all other issues we face.
In the race for Berkshire 3rd District House seat, Leigh Davis embodies the kind of leadership that I believe will be most conducive
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Becket Police K-9 Mourned| 12:08PM / Thursday, September 19, 2024 | |
 BECKET, Mass. — The police force's K-9 Kain died Sept. 14 after six years of service to the town. The Police Department, in a Facebook post, said Kain had "proudly and enthusiastically served as a member of the Becket Police Department since August of 2018." Born in Hungary on Aug. 28, 2017, Kain was a dual-purpose police canine. He was certified by the North American Police Work Dog Association, a nationally recognized certification that he successfully renewed annually at a weeklong training conference. He also was certified as a narcotics detection and patrol utility canine. This training and certification gave K-9 Kain the ability to 0 Comments
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Griffin Dunne to Visit Triplex Cinema for Double Screening, Talkback| 11:07AM / Thursday, September 19, 2024 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. The Triplex Cinema will host a special program of events with actor, writer, producer and director Griffin Dunne, on Saturday, Sept. 21. Dunne will visit the Triplex to screen "The Center Will Not Hold," his award-winning documentary about his aunt, Joan Didion; to sign copies of his critically acclaimed new memoir "The Friday Afternoon Club," and to present "An American Werewolf in London," directed by John Landis and starring Dunne and David Naughton." The Center Will Not Hold" will screen at 4:30 PM and "An American Werewolf in London" will screen at 8:00 PM. In between, Dunne and WKZE radio host Adam 0 Comments
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Balance and Mobility Class Offered by Fairview Rehabilitation Department| 10:20AM / Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Balance and Mobility, a four-part health education program designed to help older individuals stay strong, mobile, and independent, will be offered by the Fairview Hospital Rehabilitation Department at Berkshire South Regional Community Center on four consecutive Thursdays starting on Sept 26 at 12 noon. To advance the health and wellness of the community, the program is free of charge. Falls are one of the leading causes of hospitalization among older adults. Each program will focus on one aspect of mobility and provide strategies and exercises to educate the community on fall prevention. Fairview's Director of 0 Comments
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