 | CHP, Rural Recovery Co-Host: Sober Curious?
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — For people considering quitting or cutting back their alcohol use in the New Year, Rural Recovery and CHP Berkshires are hosting a Jan. 3 hybrid event, "Sober Curious: A Conversation for the New Year."
The talk takes place at 7 p.m., at the South County Recovery Center, 67 State |
 | Theory Wellness Becomes an Employee-Owned Company
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Massachusetts-based cannabis company Theory Wellness is transitioning its ownership entirely over to its employees, in what is known as an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
By doing so, Theory has become the first employee-owned cannabis company in the Commonwealth and the largest of its |
| Great Barrington Applications for Deferred-Payment Home Improvement Loans
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The town has opened applications for income-eligible homeowners seeking a deferred payment home repair loan of up to $50,000.
The loan is forgiven if the homeowner remains in the residence for at least 15 years.
Information and application materials are on the town Planning |
 | CHP Mobile Health to Reach More Residents with Vaccines
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — As the CDC raises the alert about low vaccination rates and increased hospital emergencies and admissions for Covid, flu and other respiratory illness, CHP Mobile Health is ramping up holiday season vaccine clinics throughout the Berkshires.
CHP Berkshires is especially concerned with the |
 | North Adams Regional Opening Moves Forward With State Approval
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The state's Public Health Council approved the determination of need for North Adams Regional Hospital, and the hospital is now preparing to move forward with renovations.
The request by Berkshire Health Systems for a determination of need license was approved by the council last Wednesday; BHS |
| Becket Overnight Road Work
BECKET, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing previously scheduled guardrail repair operations on I-90 westbound in Blandford and Becket will now take place tonight from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the next morning.
Work will take place on I-90 westbound at mile marker 30.0 in |
| Berkshires Awarded Fair Share Amendment Grants
Berkshires Awarded Fair Share Amendment Grants
BOSTON - The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that it is delivering a total of $100 million to the state's 351 cities and towns to support local infrastructure.
The awards come from revenue generated by the Fair Share |
 | Bach at New Year's
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Berkshire Bach Society (BBS) returns with Bach at New Year's—A Very Baroque Celebration and nine-time Grammy Award winner Eugene Drucker leading the Berkshire Bach Ensemble in three holiday concerts of Baroque masterworks: Saturday, Dec. 30 at 7pm at the Academy of Music (Northampton, MA), |
| Grant Supports Berkshires Ecological Restoration, Climate Resilience
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) recently received a grant to support healthy aquatic systems and address climate change in the Berkshires.?
Funds were awarded by the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game's Division of Ecological Restoration (DER) through its Regional Restoration |
| Becket Guardrail Repair Operations
BECKET, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will be conducting guardrail repair operations on I-90 westbound in Blandford and Becket, on Sunday, Dec. 17.
Work will take place on I-90 westbound at mile marker 30.0 in Blandford, with a right lane closure in place, and at mile marker 17.0 in |
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