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Elle Day Spa Reopens in LanesboroughBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:33PM / Friday, June 09, 2023 | |
Spa owner Michelle McGuire says Lanesborough's business-friendly atmosphere played a part in her decision to move her spa there. LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Elle Day Spa, now located at 87 S Main St., celebrated its reopening on last Saturday with a ribbon cutting that generated more than a hundred attendees. The event marked the end of 18 months of renovations and five-year hunt for a bigger location. Ella Day Spa owner Michelle McGuire hopes that her business from the scent, ambiance, and customer service gives the clients a safe place where they can feel comfortable, loved, and nurtured. The spa offers massages, facials, 0 Comments
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Berkshire Economic Recovery Program Announces Technical Assistance Offerings| 04:01PM / Friday, June 09, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire, in partnership with Berkshire Regional Planning Commission and with support from the United States Economic Development Administration, announced the final slate of technical assistance offerings of the Berkshire Economic Recovery Program (BERP). The Berkshire Economic Recovery Program Technical Assistance series has been able to support more than 80 businesses through targeted training offerings, resulting in notable business improvements, and quantified by the over $800,000 in funding collectively accessed by businesses through their participation. Going into the Summer of 2023, the series continues with two final cohorts: "Jumpstarting 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Art Walk, Musical Performances, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:38PM / Friday, June 09, 2023 | |
 Berkshire County is having a variety of events this weekend including Art Walks, musical performances, and more. *Do you want your market or event included in the outlook? Email info@iberkshires.com. Editor's Pick
The Lenox Spring Art Walk returns this weekend. Lenox Spring Art Walk Main Street sidewalk and Lilac Park, Lenox Time: Saturday 10 to 5 and Sunday 11 to 4. There will be a Spring Art Walk event that features a curated show of artists and artisans representing various mediums including paintings, drawings, photographs, ceramics, fiber arts, jewelry, clothing, and more. More information here. Friday Summer 0 Comments
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BCC Presents Physical Therapist Assistant Clinical Faculty Award| 08:27AM / Friday, June 09, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Community College (BCC) presented the New England Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Consortium Clinical Faculty Award to Cheryl Reynolds of Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, on Wednesday, April 26. Presenting the award were BCC PTA Program Coordinators Michele Darroch and Nicole Tucker, and Clinical Education Coordinator Judy Gawron. Victoria Guy, Director of Rehabilitation Services at Fairview Hospital, joined other rehabilitation staff in attendance for the recognition. Reynolds has been a physical therapist assistant clinician for 39 years and a clinical instructor for 30 years at Fairview Hospital. As such, she has 0 Comments
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Lanesborough Public Safety Committee to Query Residents on Rejected ProposalBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:29AM / Friday, June 09, 2023 | |
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The Public Safety Building Committee wants to know specifics of why residents voted down the nearly $6 million dollar police and EMS complex in March.
About a month into its work, the reconstituted committee is mapping out a survey for this purpose.
"This committee was criticized for not being transparent and not having the public involved," Chair Mark Siegars said about the now-dissolved Police Station Committee. "And we're going to just go the opposite direction."
On Tuesday, the panel approved a drafted survey that queries residents on their attendance or lack of attendance at the special town meeting in March where the vote
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Pittsfield's Homeless Campers Met with Compassionate EnforcementBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:16AM / Friday, June 09, 2023 | |
Parks manager James McGrath displays a photo of an encampment to the Homeless Advisory Committee on Wednesday. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Homeless campers are still prevalent in Pittsfield parks and the city continues to respond with compassionate enforcement.
Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resource Program Manager James McGrath updated the Homelessness Advisory Committee on Wednesday about the situation that was exacerbated at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"What we are seeing across the city, especially now that the weather is getting warmer, we're finding that there are a lot more unhoused folks popping up in our parks," he said.
The city has more than 40
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The Retired Investor: Government Bond Borrowing Could Cause DisruptionBy Bill Schmick,
04:41PM / Thursday, June 08, 2023 | |
The debt ceiling crisis has come and gone but the financial markets did not get away scot-free. The bond market is facing an avalanche of new bond sales that could pressure interest rates higher. The government's bank account, called the Treasury General Account, is practically empty in sovereign terms. Today, there is less than $50 billion in the account as of June 2, 2023. The U.S. Treasury has been draining this account since January 2023, when the government debt ceiling controversy started to heat up. The government cut back on the number and amount of bond auctions, which were almost a weekly feature of sovereign debt financing in normal times. The dearth of 0 Comments
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Lenox Memorial Names Top Students for Class of 2023| 01:29PM / Thursday, June 08, 2023 | |
 LENOX, Mass. — Lenox Memorial High School has named Maxwell Adam and Jack O'Brien as the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of the class of 2023. Both students will speak at graduation exercises at 1 p.m. Sunday at Tanglewood. Adam is the son of Dr. Wendy Adam and Sharon Alpert of Lenox. He is a member of the National Honor Society and "As Schools Match Wits" competition Quiz Team, president of the Math Club and Investment Club, a volunteer tutor, Peer Mentor, captain of the cross country and track teams and also volunteers at Berkshire Thunder, a local youth running group, during the summer. National Merit Commended students, 0 Comments
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BCC to Hold Series of Three Culinary Classes for Alumni | 11:06AM / Thursday, June 08, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC), as part of its Workforce Development and Community Education program, is offering a series of three culinary classes to BCC alumni: handmade pasta making, basic poultry butchery skills and basic bread-making skills. All classes will be taught in BCC's Berkshire Culinary Institute, located in the Susan B. Anthony Building Annex on the main campus. Classes are free for BCC alumni with a donation to the Alumni Board Student Scholarship. To register for classes, or for more information, contact Caterina Penna, Director of Alumni Relations & Events, at (413) 236-3071 or 0 Comments
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Pittsfield to Host Public meeting on the Wahconah Park Project| 08:21AM / Thursday, June 08, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield’s Wahconah Park Restoration Committee will be hosting a public meeting on Thursday, June 15 at 7:00p.m. This meeting will take place at the Berkshire Athenaeum located at 1 Wendell Avenue in the auditorium. At this meeting, the Wahconah Park Restoration Committee and the design team that is working with the city will share an overview of the project. Attendees will also have an opportunity to share their thoughts on the future vision for an improved facility. This meeting is the first in a series of workshops that will be offered to the public. Light refreshments will be provided. 0 Comments
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Pittsfield CPA Committee Supports Out of Cycle Arrowhead ApplicationBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:52PM / Wednesday, June 07, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Community Preservation Committee has voted to fund an out-of-cycle application for Arrowhead chimney repairs.
On Monday, the panel approved a $10,000 allocation of Community Preservation Act monies for Berkshire Historical Society to repair a chimney that is compromising the former home of author Herman Melville. This is in addition to the nearly $649,000 in projects that the commission voted to fund in March. It will go to the City Council for final approval.
"We are seeking to restore the chimney in the rear ell of Arrowhead. This is the more modern part of Arrowhead so the chimney itself does not date back to the earliest areas of the house,"
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Central Berkshire School Committee Accepts DonationsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
01:40PM / Wednesday, June 07, 2023 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School Committee approved various money, time, and material donations during its meeting on Thursday night. A car wash fundraising event to fund the Wahconah Student Activity Fund was approved for June 2. The committee voted to accept donations of time and supplies from LeBeau Landscaping and Excavations for a clean up and revitalization for the football field. It also approved the donation of a pallet of water equating to more than 2,000 bottles to be donated to Nessacus Regional Middle School from Premium Waters Inc. The company is donating the water because the label was misprinted and so 0 Comments
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