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Biking for a cause
The Safe Haven Project, based in Northampton, is working to prevent the future spread of HIV with educational outreach programs.
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Farming Is Celebrated In Art
Third in a series of large farm murals is unveiled.
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Food Shelves Struggling To Provide Resources
Food shelves struggling with increasing demand and lesser resources.
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Faculty Seeks Meeting With UMass Head
Faculty extends olive branch to Wilson as Amherst Chancellor exits
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Invasive Algae Confirmed in Connecticut River
An invasive algae commonly referred to as rock snot has been confirmed in the northern reaches of the Connecticut River.
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Judge Rejects Shelter's Appeal
Judge praises city's efforts on behalf of homeless.
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Global Warming Events Across Region this Weekend
Global Warming events this weekend include a town meeting and Party for the Planet.
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Towns Get Temporary Influx of Tax Monies
Vermont municipalities receive tax funds to hold for school districts and invest in interim.
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Lombardi Seeks LSU Presidency
Embattled UMass Amherst Chancellor Applies for Louisiana Job.
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Three from Western Mass appointed to Patrick's Vets...
Governor Deval Patrick's 25 member advisory council on Veterans services reflects a cross section of veterans as well as those who work for veterans service organizations throughout Massachusetts.
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Publics Help Sought To Save Church
Oldest church in Western MA. in dire financial shape.
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Property Tax Appeals Manual Available
Vermont Secretary of State issues property tax appeals handbooks for assessors and for taxpayers.
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Capital campaign, new construction planned
Reaching its $7.5 million goal by August will allow Shakespeare Company to begin construction on a $5 million performance complex in the fall.
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Homeless Shelter Dispute Lands In Court
Hearing set for Friday on fate of shelter in former jail building.
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Cops Funding Falls Short Of Campaign Promise
Mayor says Springfield alone needs more police than state budget funds.
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Vermont Community Vies To Host Movie Premiere
Springfield, Vermont is the smallest of the communities competing to host The Simpson's Movie premiere.
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First to have wind power on its peaks
A wind turbine at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort is set to be online in August.
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Contest Begins For Movie Premiere
Video screened for media prior to internet voting.
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Garlic mustard amidst the greenery
The Massachusetts Nature Conservancy says the northern forests of New England are at risk as human activities and changing weather patterns carry invasive species further into the forested landscape.
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Control Board Term Extended Two Years
Three Patrick appointees on revamped board attend first meeting
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Pittsfield Biz Park Lands First Tenant
Short of the 52 acre lot and a master plan, the William Stanley Business Park has existed in name only since the late 1990s.
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Fuel Retailer Selling Biodiesel
Regional chain claims a first for all renewable fuels mixture.
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Activists Protest Terror Detainees Treatment
Protests held on Coolidge Bridge during rush hours
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$50,000 to match federal funds for historic home
The legislature is in the process of finalizing the fiscal 2008 state budget. State Rep. Christopher Speranzo said he's hopeful the funding will be adopted in the final version.
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Berkshire Vistor's Bureau CEO to retire
Bill Wilson was one of three employees at the bureau in 1984. It has grown to 16 employees at two locations.
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Patrick/Murray inaugural donates more than $500,000
More than 1,500 organizations applied for grant funding from the inaugural committee, 215 organizations were selected.
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Patrick Energy Plan Pushes Efficiency
Goal is to level off rise in electricity use in three years
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Public Transportation Links Explored
Speakers at summit support integrated approach for the region.
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Pittsfield to host montly downtown gatherings
Pittsfield hopes to build on the success that downtown events similar to Third Thursday have had in other communities in the state and the region.
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UMass Leaders Endorse Governor's Review
Fallout from management changes continues as trustees meet at flagship campus.
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Municipal airport project gets a lift
The proposed project received Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission funding three times this month.
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'Let's Dance!' Pillow marks 75th season in Becket
To help assure the Pillow's mission of advancing the world of dance the festival, through an anonymous donor, has instituted the Jacob's Pillow Award for Creativity.
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Five Mothers Enlisted to Fight Cough Syrup Abuse
Nurse from Amherst is part of national campaign by consumer products group
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Turnpike Authority Eyes Rush Hour Toll Hikes
Congestion pricing and new automatic toll collection system under review.
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Springfield City Budget In Place
Fiscal '08 budget includes boosts for public safety and education
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Friendly Ice Cream To Be Sold
Iconic brand sold to Sun Capital Partners in cash deal.
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Housatonic River plan released
The city of Pittsfield and five other communities were awarded a consultant lead visioning session in order to develop its plan river revitalization.
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Health Insurance Deadline Nears
Push is on to enroll uninsured by July 1st in first state to mandate coverage.
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Gay Marriage Ban Defeated
Nine votes switched to produce dramatic turn in state legislature.
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Clark receives $50 million cash, $40 million in art
The late Sir Edwin Manton is the most generous benefactor of England's Tate Museum outside of Henry Tate. And now Manton, through his foundation, has given the Clark its largest gift.
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BMC receives national recognition for cancer program
The commission looks at 36 criteria including, access to comprehensive care; a multi-disciplinary approach to coordinating treatment options; and on-going monitoring and improvement of care.
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Lt. Gov. Murray headlines annual meeting
The coalition meets monthly to discuss the issues facing members of the community and brainstorm ways to address them. The coalition can count the creation of at least four other human service organizations among its achievements of the past 20 years.
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CET, Berkshire Bank partner on education program
Three schools will take part in the program during the 2007/2008 school year.
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Berkshire County health trails rest of state
Although a number of the health indicators in the Berkshires show its residents are in poorer health than many others statewide - some indicators were better than the rest of the state.
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Former Chicopee Mayor Admits Extortion
Goyette pleads guilty despite lawyers claim of a set up.
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Legislators Told Services Lacking For Troubled Teens
Panel hears support for early intervention in juvenile cases.
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Husband charged with murdering his wife, a local Reverend
Monday, many members of the community gathered outside of the Rev. Dozier's Great Barrington home to mourn. A rememberance is being planned.
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Another Try To Revive Union Station
State puts up money for new plan for downtown transportation hub
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Change in Cable TV Licensing Debated
Verizon claims rules delay competition.Defenders say process protects public.
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Sex Offender Residency Rules Proposed
Ordinance would set up 500 foot buffer zone around schools
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Union Rallies Against Proposed Telecommunications Sale
Union members rally to express concerns over potential sale of Verizon's land line services to FairPoint Communications.
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Storefront Artists' marks five years in Pittsfield
A month-long restrospective of work by artists affiliated with Storefront Artist Project is on display at Gallery 51 in North Adams.
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30 years of the Bard in the Berkshires
Shakespeare and Company has launched its 30th season with the Tom Stoppard comedy, Rough Crossing. A Midsummer Night's Dream and Antony and Cleopatra are also on the bill.
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Mayors Seek Regional Help For Homeless
Summertime meetings to involve many in drafting ten year plan.
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Vermont Utilities Study Future Power Generation
Utilities commission study to evaluate options for Vermont's future electric supply.
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Students help Pittsfield create affordable housing
Taconic High School's carpentry program first collaborated with Pittsfield's Department of Community Development in 2004.
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Bicyclists Hired To Empty Downtown Trash Barrels
City official excited about environmental benefits.
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U-Mass Amherst Changes Worry Other Colleges
Heads of private colleges fear consortium will be weakened.
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Impeachment debated in three Western Mass. Counties
Of the 17 communities in the state's three western most counties that have voted on their impeachment resolutions 14 have passed them.
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Conference Held On Preventing Kidnapping
Child Safety Advocate Ed Smart and others stress prevention.
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Same Day Voter Registration Endorsed
Election Law Committee Co-Chair Backs Bill To End Advance Registration.
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Mayors: Governor's proposal shows courage
Mayors John Barrett and Jim Ruberto said they're on board with Governor Deval Patrick's proposed Municipal Partnership Act.
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Affordable Housing Advocates Hope for Legislative...
Vermont housing advocates encouraged by legislators' attention to housing crisis.
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Younger interns ... younger employees?
Berkshire County officials are trying to garner the attention of would-be employees at a younger age; have a plan in place to desgined to strenghthen employer would-be-employee relations.
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Second Life For Old Hall of Fame
Work begins to redevelop first basketball museum on city's riverfront
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Lyme Disease Increasing in Northeast
Lyme disease reports increasing dramatically in Vermont and New Hampshire.
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Initiatives to Clean Up Lake Champlain Strengthened
A new bill signed into law and a new office in state government aimed at strengthening Vermont's efforts to reduce pollution in Lake Champlain.
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Elms returning to the city?
The city is working with MassHighway on a design to transform the few mile stretch from Memorial Park on South Street to Berkshire Medical Center on upper North Street.
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WAMC Leaving 91.9 FM
As of June 1st at 12 Noon, WAMC will no longer be available on 91.9 southeast of Hartford.
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Nurses, Hospital at impasse in negotiations
The Massachusetts Nurses Association and North Adams Regional Hospital officials began negotiating a new contract in January. The MNA is bringing in a federal mediator.
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Regional Representatives Want MILC Restored
Congressional representatives from New York and Vermont leading effort to restore Milk Subsidy to Farm Bill.
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Westfield Mayor To Take State Post
Appointment of Sullivan is part of purge of GOP hold overs in key agencies
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Health care friends
Since launching its site on Friday, EcuHealth Care has had nearly 500 visitors and more than 80 have signed-on as so-called friends.
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Arts Economy In Focus At Seminar
Cultural economy is often hidden and hard to develop planners are told.
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Homeless To Move To Subsidized Housing
Program targets long time homeless to become tenants.
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Kennedy Proposal Concerns Vermont
Mental health advocates in Vermont are concerned about Massachusetts' Senator Edward Kennedy's federal legislation for health care coverage parity.
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Green Co-op Market Being Built
After years of delays project is reality for patient co-op backers
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GE Plastics confirms sale to Sabic
GE's Brian Gladden said it's too soon to tell whether jobs will be lost as a result of this impending sale. GE Plastics employs 450 people at its Pittsfield world headquarters and 530 in Selkirk, New York.
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Student films to debut at BIFF
Thirty student short films were submitted and eight are being screened Saturday and Sunday in Great Barrington.
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Bicycling Commuters See Many Benefits
Riders say they're helping the environment, saving money and having fun.
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US Rep Takes Food Stamp Challenge
McGovern (D) of Worcester is living on $3 a day food budget for a week
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EPA Brownfields funding announced
Berkshire County, as well as the communities of Holyoke, Springfield, and Greenfield were awareded funds.
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Colleges Compare Notes on Safety
Regional conference held on emergency planning post-Virginia Tech.
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Action network seeks participants
The Cross-Cultural Action Network wants the community to work to continue to assimilate Latino, and other immigrant populations, in the Berkshires.
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House Lottery Lucky For Some
First time home buyers enter lottery for chance to purchase Hilltown condo.
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Students Protest Degree Honor For Andrew Card
Demonstrators demand UMass rescind degree offer to former White House official
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Forty-six communities tapped by DEP
When the majority of us turn on the faucet there is an expectation of clean, potable water. But assuring that is the case isn't as simple as the turn of a nob.
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Funds Earmarked For Springfield Development
Finance Control Board sees economic development as next step to recovery.
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Broadband pilot communities online this fall
Small scale wireless networks will be created in parts of, Berkshire, Franklin, and Hampshire counties.
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Panel Examines Impact of Wind Turbines on Wildlife
A Massachusetts panel held a forum Thursday night to determine the impact of wind turbines on wildlife.
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Medication management at Berkshire Health Systems
Automated medical dispensing systems came onto the medical scene in the 1990s, they are designed, in part, to afford medical care providers tighter control over prescription drug inventory.
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School Head Offered One Year Contract
Finance Control Board overturns school committee offer to superintendent.
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Coffee Roaster Pioneers Fair Trade Deals
Dean's Beans' president signs what he says are breakthrough agreements.
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Berkshires lawmaker talks BioTech
State Rep. Daniel Bosley said the conference helped the state to forge bonds for economic development.
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Towns to debate genetically modified crops
The warrant articles in Great Barrington, Savoy, and Becket also have resolutions calling for the labeling of genetically modified seeds and foods.
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Dalai Lama Brings Message of Peace
Buddhist leader talks about his life work during visit to Smith College.
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Lawmakers support murderabilia prohibition
Berkshire County District Attorney David Capeless wants the state to pass a law prohibiting the sale of so-called quot;murderabilia.quot;
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Panel Seeks Solution To Funding Gap
Hearing is held to get suggestions for raising money for transportation projects.
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Pittsfield to focus on Housatonic River
The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs awarded vision sessions to six communities, including Shelburne Falls, Greenfield, and Pittsfield.
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Strong Growth Seen In Massachusetts Economy
Donahue Institute report says technology is again driving the state's economy
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Baseball billboards in the Berkshires
Monday morning, scaled down versions of the 16 winning designs were being hung at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts in Pittsfield.
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Three grants for renewable energy
Two of the grants awarded by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative focus on biodiesel and a third looks at hydroelectric power generation.
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Pyschiatric Hospital Seeks State Help To Stay Open
Mental Health Commissioner visits Providence Hospital during anxious times.
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Toxins reduction grants available
The grants are available to most non-profits, schools, and students.
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Wal-Mart Project Draws Protests
Company holds open house to promote expansion of store in Hampshire Mall.
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Wind power 101
The first of two informational events is being held Thursday evening at Berkshire Community College.
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Holyoke Gets Grant to Fight Obesity
Kellogg Foundation grant to be used to promote healthy eating and exercise.
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Biodiesel in the Berkshires
The facility, the county's first, will be located within a renewable energy business park being developed by Crane Co.
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State taps familiar firm for Glen
Dodson Associates was awarded a $400,000 contract from the state last week to design its portion of the first phase of the Greylock Glen development.
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Rally For Immigration Reforms
Hundreds on Amherst Town Common protest government raids on immigrant workers
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Mass. Dairy Farmers Seek Financial Help
Emergency funds awaited for spring planting while legislators mull long term help.
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Fiber Optic Network Links Five Colleges
Colleges build own network to bring broadband to Pioneer Valley
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Public hearing to gauge perceived extended learning needs
Statewide commission is scheduled to host the second of nine hearings Tuesday night in Pittsfield.
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NOAH Health Fair
There will be lectures and 40 health practitioners on hand to answer questions.
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Green in the Village Beautiful
Guster began its Campus Consciousness tour last year, hitting the road with its bio-diesel powered buses and an 18-wheeler. This year's tour dates included a show at Williams College.
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Boston considers bagging bags
San Francisco recently banned plastic bags and other cities across the U.S. are considering doing the same.
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Gun Surrender Program Saturday In Springfield
Sponsors of quot;gifts for gunsquot; want to prevent harm to children.
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Gov. Patrick forgos funding
Deval Patrick wants comprehensive sex education programs in public schools, the federal funds require abstinence-only classes.
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Hospitals Push Insurance Enrollment
Statewide effort made to enroll Massachusetts adults prior to July deadline
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Nader: Too soon to talk about '08
But the three-time presidential candidate did say he is gathering signatures in some states.
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Proposal to Tax Vermont Yankee Nuclear Waste
Leader of Vermont Senate proposes taxing spent nuclear fuel to pay for state's global warming initiatives
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Five Berkshire County communities to debate impeachement
Meanwhile, online sites such as a28.0rg and impeach07.org are spearheading national discussions about bringing impeachment proceedings against President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.
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Few NWS Stormready Communities In MA
Emergency preparedness said not to be lacking despite little recognition
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Vermont Joins National Climate Registry
Vermont joins national registry to help track and manage greenhouse gas emissions
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College, police, respond to threats
Two bomb threats were directed at Berkshire Community College late last week.
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Colleges Rejecting More Applicants
UMass and Westfield State among schools with surge in applications
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Springfield Neighborhood Revitalization Work Detailed
New streets, sidewalks, trees and housing lead to Old Hill turn-a-round.
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DTC Commissioner Wants Broadband Growth
New telecommunications and cable regulator to begin work next month.
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Murray to visit Berkshires
The Lieutenant Governor has a full day of events planned at several locations in the county.
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Area Colleges React To Virginia Tragedy
Security is reviewed in wake of shooting spree on Virginia Tech campus.
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Stepping it up solo
A Great Barrington resident showed her support for the environment Saturday, as did thousands of others across the country.
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Bush Impeachment Supporters to Lobby in Montpelier
Bush impeachment supporters plan to lobby Vermont legislators Tuesday to place resolution on agenda before end of session.
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River clean-up funds awarded
Four million dollars in funding has been proposed for clean-up in and around portions of the Housatonic River.
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Pioneer Valley Joins Call For Action On Climate
Step It Up Day 2007 Event Held in Downtown Northampton
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National Day of Climate Action Organized in Vermont
Saturday's Step It Up climate action rallies organized from, and based on previous rally, in Vermont.
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Seven events planned
The Berkshires are among the nearly 1,400 communities nationwide that have plans for Saturday's Step It Up day.
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Late Season Snow May Extend Ski Season
Some ski areas in the region may benefit from late season snowfall.
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The 411 in the 413
The Berkshire Youth Development Conference brought together high school students to discuss challenges they face and to brainstorm solutions.
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Drill Tests Response to Disease Outbreak
Large scale outbreak of meningitis at UMass staged to test readiness
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Coalition Seeks Additional Smoking Cessation Funds
The Coalition for a Tobacco Free Vermont wants the legislature to add an additional three point one million dollars to cessation programs.
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Former Bush Chief of Staff Talks Politics At UMass
Andrew Card defends Iraq war and urges students to get involved in politics
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Mass MoCA seeks 'permanence'
The museum has announced a Permanence Campaign with a $37 million goal.
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Gov. Patrick Holds Town Meeting in Pittsfield, MA
MA Gov. Deval Patrick and Lt Gov. Timothy Murray made the case for the administration's somewhat controversial proposal to alter the state's corporate tax code.
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Atlantic Salmon Released In Conn. River
Annual Spring effort to restore spawning runs for the quot;king of fishquot;
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One State Forest Closed to Off-Road Vehicles
Review leaves ATV rules unchanged in four Berkshire forests
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Students inquire of Burns' history
Despite at least two of Ken Burns' documentaries delving into some of America's most violent times, he said he recently came to a realization about his work.
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Summit to Assess Lake Champlain Lamprey Controls
Summit scheduled Wednesday will assess and seek public input on sea lamprey control efforts.
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PVTA To Change Dial-A-Ride Provider
Man's death brought issues with service to a head.
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Vermont House Fails to Override First Veto of Session
Vermont House Democrats, who believed they held a veto-proof majority, fail to override the Governor's first veto of the session.
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State Grants Boost Creative Economy
Funds go to museums, festivals and other tourist draws
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Crane looks to foster renewable energy park
Crane and Company has a total of 80 acres in Dalton and the adjacent city of Pittsfield that Crane is interested in leasing to alternative energy companies.
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Massachusetts Congressman Praises N.Ireland Peace Deal
US Rep. Richard Neal on trip to UK in support of peace process.
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Legislators debate local aid resolution
The legislature's proposal means more than $5 billion of the state's fiscal 2008 budget would be set aside for local aid, a 4.9 percent increase.
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Massachusetts Considered For Wind Energy Test Site
Giant wind turbine blades would be tested in warehouse setting.
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Wind not the the only force
There are a number of factors in determining whether a wind turbine might be appropriate for your home or business.
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What to do with woodlands
Selling land for development isn't the only way land owners can turn a buck on their woodlands.
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26 Gay Marriages Added To State Records
Governor Patrick's order reverses action by Mitt Romney
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Pittsfield dancer recovered in Saratoga Springs
A six-foot steel sculpture on loan to the city of Pittsfield, Massachusetts outdoor art program was taken from the downtown last week. It was recovered Tuesday morning in Saratoga Springs, New York near Fish Creek.
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Study:Mass Gamblers Spend $1.1Billion Out of State
UMass report released as indian tribe looks for casino site in state
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E-records pilot moves into second phase
The Northern Berkshire e-health collaborative, which includes nearly 90 percent of healthcare practitioners in North County, spent the last six to eight months digitizing the medical records of patients. It is now moving into the second phase of the pilot project know as the community record.
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SJC rules EPA can cap carbon emissions
Monday, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the EPA should consider ordering cuts in carbon emissions in accordance with the Clean Air Act.
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Education chair hears superintendents concerns
Among their concerns the increasing cost of doing business; decling student enrollment; and inadequately funded regional transportation.
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Finance Board Has First Public Speak Out.
State board in charge of city operations opens monthly meeting by listening to public
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Report: Mass. facing $19 billion transporation...
North Adams Mayor John Barrett said he doesn't anticipate the Hadley Overpass project being adversely affected.
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Panel Recommends Changes in Child Welfare System
Case of 11 year old abuse victim led to calls for changes
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Four Schools Try New Plans to Improve
State Education Board oks local plans to try to reverse poor test scores
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Where the grass, and life, is greener
Country Home magazine has named its 379 best places for green living in the country. Burlington, Vermont; Ithaca, New York; and Springfield, and Pittsfield Massachusetts all made the top 25.
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Church Leaders Discuss Catholic Schools
Cardinal O'Malley and bishops hold conference on the future of catholic education.
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Officials investigating Berkshire County mill options
Among the option are a potential employee stock ownership program; manufacturing something other than paper at the Rising Mill; or if the mill were to close, as planned, re-using it for housing
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More Massachusetts Towns Seek Tax Hikes
Ten percent of towns said to have Prop 2 and half override votes planned
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Trauma response team formed
One hundred and twenty five professionals from schools through out Berkshire County were trained in post traumatic stress management. The team is designed to responsd in the event of a natural or man-made disaster.
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State funds Planned Biodiesel Plant
Plant would turn used vegetable oil to product for home heating.
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Regulatory and legislative changes needed
A Tufts University professor said there are plenty of educational institutions thinking greener. But some have hit a brick wall.
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Wounded Vets Would Get Help at Massachusetts School
Veterans Rehabilitation Center proposed for Mount Wachusett Community College
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National meets local
Last month Vermonters nearly 40 communities passed resolutions seeking the impeachment of President George W. Bush, and now at least one community in the Berkshires has taken up a similar resolution.
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Pay Gap Said to Hurt Faculty Recruiting
Report claims Massachusetts State College professors paid less than peers.
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Murray Becomes Massachusetts Senate President
First woman to lead one of the chambers of the state legislature
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Truancy and teen pregnancy high in city
District superintendent said it is working to address both issues.
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New Health Insurance Requirements Delayed
Prescription drug coverage and cap on deductibles put off until 2009.
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Researcher: You control climate change
Individuals could work together to reduce carbon emissions by 80 percent over the next 50 years, according to a Tufts University researcher.
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Investors Call for Congressional Climate Action
Group of investors say carbon emissions regulations necessary to protect U.S. economic viability.
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Deal with IRS Spares Springfield Retirees
City pays IRS to settle case that resulted from accounting errors.
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Four years and counting in Iraq
This week in Washington, the House is set to debate a $124 billion military spending bill, which includes $95.5 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Engaging Youth in Anti-war Efforts
Central Vermont Peace and Justice working with youth to protest Iraq war.
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New Master Plan for Springfield Mass.
Urban planners look to economic development and neighborhood preservation
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High Percentage of Vermonters Not Claiming Tax Refund
Taxpayers missing filing for excise tax refund, especially in Vermont.
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Village looking at long-range plan
Hancock Shaker Village is one of three such historic shaker sites in the United States. It anticipates finishing its master plan process by December.
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Walk Across Massachusetts To Call for Action On Climate
Activists depart Northampton in snowstorm on trek to Boston
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Instant Runoff Voting Report Indicates Expensive...
Report indicates high expenses for instant run-off voting, but others say costs could be lessened.
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Committee Rewriting State Campaign Finance Law
Committee works to get campaign finance reform on floor for cross-over day.
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30-day comment period stands
EPA believes it has given the public enough time to review a PCB clean-up proposal.
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UMass Trustees Back Stem Cell Research Institute
$66 Million will be sought to set up labs in Amherst and Worcester
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Hospital Chain To Ban Smoking on Grounds
Total smoking ban by Bay State Health is growing national trend
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Regional Power Rankings in Congress
New York Senator Charles Schumer and Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy among the top ten power moguls in the Senate.
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Officials Monitor River and Weather
Officials in Montpelier, Vermont keep a close eye on weather reports and Winooski River ice jams.
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Academic Department Limits Use of Wikipedia
Middlebury College History Department limits student use of on-line encyclopedia, noting that while useful, it is not a primary research source and is prone to inaccuracies.
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State Official Pledges Progress on Broadband
New Massachusetts agency assistant to focus on getting broadband to Western Mass.
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UMass Fee Hike Given Final Approval
Officials say fee hike is lower than inflation and education still affordable
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Mayors differ on development plan
The Berkshire Blueprint evaluated the county's regional economy and and how leveraging arts and culture will result in more jobs here in the Berkshires.
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Farm Bill Field Hearing Held in Vermont
Senator Patrick Leahy chairs a hearing to receive input on what Vermonters feel should be included in renewed farm bill.
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