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Berkshires Beat: National Night Out to be Celebrated in North Adams, Williamstown| 11:43AM / Friday, July 26, 2019 | |
 National Night Out On Tuesday, August 6, North Adams and Williamstown residents are invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for National Night Out (NNO), an annual community-building event that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.
The North Adams NNO event will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Noel Field Athletic Complex on State Street. The event is sponsored by North Adams Emergency Services, the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition (nbCC), United Neighborhood Organization (UNO), and Mohawk Forest.
The Williamstown Police Department is celebrating NNO by opening the doors
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BMC Achieves Awards for Stroke Care| 10:52AM / Friday, July 26, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Medical Center has received the Defect-free Care Award and three additional Stroke Care honors from the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Program at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Defect-free care is achieved when a patient receives the appropriate care based on clinical guidelines.
The Coverdell Defect-free Care Award recognizes hospitals that, from the period of January 2018 to December 2018, provided defect-free care to 90 percent or more of their stroke patients by utilizing all of the interventions for which each patient was eligible. The number of Coverdell hospitals providing defect-free care to the majority of their patients
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United Way, MSBDC Featured On Newest iBerkshiresTVStaff Reports,
03:58AM / Friday, July 26, 2019 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — This week on iBerkshiresTV we bring you the latest headlines and we highlight a couple of resources available to the community. First, we talked with Christa Collier, executive director of the Northern Berkshire United Way, who talked about the organization's goal of being a mile wide and an inch deep. The organization isn't just a funding arm for some 20 important organizations in the county but has also taken on a number of different initiatives including a housing and homelessness collaborative which has been bringing the various organizations looking to address homelessness together to better deliver services Then we spoke with Keith 0 Comments
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Foehl, Delmolino Lead Teams to Giorgi League Wins| 10:42PM / Thursday, July 25, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Joe Delmolino and Toby Foehl posted big nights Thursday to lead their teams to victory in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League. Delmolino scored 30 and blocked a pair of shots to lead the Hoosac Valley High School boys to a 73-66 win over Monument Mountain. Foehl scored 25 and had two blocks as Mount Greylock defeated Monument Mountain, 54-45. Malcolm Waynick scored 12 and grabbed seven rebounds for the Mounties. McCann Tech got 15 points from Keeghan Vidal and 13 from Bruce Davis. Sean Sumner had a double double for the Hornets with 11 points and 15 rebounds. Hoosac Valley's Delmolino was backed up by Izaha Stubbs with 28 0 Comments
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SteepleCats Pound Winnipesaukee on Road| 10:35PM / Thursday, July 25, 2019 | |
 LACONIA, N.H. -- Scout Knotts homered, and Matt Koperniak doubled and drove in a pair of runs Thursday as the North Adams SteepleCats defeated Winnipesaukee, 10-2, in New England Collegiate Baseball League action. Joseph Porricelli went 3-for-5 in a 13-hit North Adams attack. The SteepleCats used four different pitchers in the win. James Flahive earned the win with two innings of one-hit relief. The SteepleCats (23-14) come home Friday to face Upper Valley at Joe Wolfe Field. 0 Comments
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'The Lion King': Reigns OnBy Michael S. Goldberger, iBerkshires Film Critic
05:19PM / Thursday, July 25, 2019 | |
 Watching director Jon Favreau's spectacularly buoyant homage to the circle of life, I bemoaned not having had a little niece or nephew on loan to give me the moppet point of view. As Art Linkletter noted, kids say the darnedest things, and a quote from Taylor or Max would have at least facilitated an opening paragraph. Hey, I'd of credited them. But then, as "The Lion King's" joyous, action-filled and altruistic wisdom unreeled before my consistently amazed eyes, it came to me. It was a Ponce de León of the mind. Blown away by the seamlessly elegant, completely infatuating majesty of the special effects, the eight-year-old in me was, for 118 engaged 0 Comments
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The Independent Investor: Make Vietnam Great Again?By Bill Schmick,
05:10PM / Thursday, July 25, 2019 | |
 Funny things happen when our government starts tinkering with the economy in a big way. Unpredictable results, unintended consequences, and confusion often result. U.S. tariffs on China is a case in point. Now to hear it from the White House, slapping tariffs on imports from China is going to change the entire equation of how companies do business. As it becomes more expensive to import from China, Donald Trump promised that other foreign countries were going to flock to the U.S. creating more jobs, more tax revenues, and generally become a big part of "making the U.S. great again." So far, the president is half right. Over 50 multinational companies have announced 0 Comments
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Imagineers Welcome at Brayton Summer Science Camp By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
02:31AM / Thursday, July 25, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Summer Science Camp at Brayton Elementary School is in full swing with the theme "Imagineering." Just because school is out doesn't mean learning has to stop so 150 city pupils spent the month of July strengthening their science muscles. "The theme this year has really lent itself to all sorts of fun and different ways to learn," teacher Susan Oliveri said. "It is not just topic specific ... we have gone in all sorts of directions structurally and with the foundations of science." The goal of this year's camp, which is run through the 21st Century After-School Program, is to inspire campers to discover 0 Comments
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iBerkshires.com, Lifting Standards Earn Giorgi League Wins| 09:57PM / Wednesday, July 24, 2019 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Justin Girard had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds Wednesday to help iBerkshires.com defeat Waterman's Excavating, 52-42, in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League. Branon Hurst scored a game-high 18 to lead iBerkshires to victory. Lukas Zelazo led Waterman's with 13 points. Sam Larabee and Nick Waterman added 12 and 11, respectively. In Wednesday's other game, Lifting Standards beat Yard Work by Dan, 86-36. Dionte Sandifer scored 20, and Keiland Cross had 14 points and nine rebounds for Lifting Standards. Javi Osorio and Quentin Gittens scored 14 and 11, respectively, in the win. Taverick 0 Comments
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The Classical 'High Season' Approaches Its SummitBy Stephen Dankner, Guest Column
01:18PM / Wednesday, July 24, 2019 | |
 During late July, the classical music festival "high season," anchored by concerts and special events at Tanglewood, approaches its summit, with sure-fire programming.
Offerings this week include great chamber music featuring the renowned Emerson String Quartet joined by Metropolitan Opera soprano Renée Fleming performing a world premiere, "Penelope," by pianist/composer/conductor André Previn; a highly engaging violin/piano recital focusing on the four uniquely captivating violin sonatas of Charles Ives performed by Jeremy Denk and Stefan Jackiw; Maurice Ravel's sonic masterpiece, the "Daphnis et Chloé" ballet with Boston Symphony
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Pretenders, Paul Taylor Dancers, Ragtime Among Top Events This WeekBy Grace Lichtenstein, Guest Column
12:48PM / Wednesday, July 24, 2019 | |
The Pretenders are coming to Mass MoCA on July 26. If you love classic rock, Christie Hyde and the Pretenders are making a stop at Mass MoCA. If you're into dance, the Paul Taylor troupe visits the Pillow. And musical comedy aficionados can flock to the Mac-Haydn across the state line for "Ragtime." Mass MoCA This Friday, July 26, The Pretenders make what's being billed as the band's only North American appearance of the summer at Mass MoCA. It's a benefit, with proceeds from the concert supporting the Hans and Kate Morris Fund for New Music, which underwrites new work by emerging and established musicians. Brooklyn-based C. Gibbs is the opening act with guests
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Don't Chase Last Year's Mutual Fund Category WinnersSubmitted by Edward Jones,
12:17PM / Wednesday, July 24, 2019 | |
 The world of mutual funds can be confusing. With more than 9,000 funds on the market, how can you choose the ones that are right for you?
One way to start is by considering the various categories of mutual funds – and there are quite a few of them: Small Cap Growth, Large Cap Growth, Large Cap Value, Diversified Emerging Markets, Foreign Large Cap Blend and more – the list is extensive, and for many people, confusing.
However, with a little study, you can understand why these funds have their names – for example, a Small Cap Growth fund will contain stocks of smaller companies thought to offer growth potential. Once you know the goals of different categories of mutual
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