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iBerkshire Tag Sales: July 25-26| 01:01PM / Friday, July 25, 2014 | |
 It's tag sale season again. Time to clear out attics, basements and garages and make some folding money. Time to hit the road and find some bargains! iBerkshires is the area's leading online news source and the best way to get exposure for your yard sale. And it's free! Send address, date, time and a brief description to ATTN: Tag Sale at info@iberkshires.com. Depending on the submissions, the list will be posted on Thursday or Friday afternoons. View Berkshire County Tag Sales, May 31-1 in a full screen map 2 Comments
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Governor Honorary Chair of Hancock Shaker Fundraiser| 12:43PM / Friday, July 25, 2014 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Gov. Deval L. Patrick and first lady Diane B. Patrick are honorary co-chairs for Hancock Shaker Village’s annual gala fundraising benefit dinner, to be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9.
The evening’s festivities will include locavore farm-fresh food prepared by Chef Michael Roller and songs from the American songbook performed live by the Gregory Caputo Big Band. A silent and live auction, as well as demonstrations of Shaker crafts by leading artisans, will round out the evening, which is sure to include some baby animals from the Round Stone Barn.
Funds raised by the gala will benefit the Village, which is engaged in a multi-pronged campaign
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Elder Services Moving to Another Pittsfield Location| 09:54AM / Friday, July 25, 2014 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. - As of Aug. 1, Elder Services of Berkshire County will be located at 877 South St., Suite 4E, in Pittsfield, two miles south of their former location in downtown Pittsfield.
Directions to the new location may be found at Elder Services’ website, www.esbci.org, or by calling 413-499-0524.
All phone numbers and email addresses will remain the same. To visit Elder Services at the new address, drive around to the back of the building, park in the visitors’ parking lot, and go to the visitors’ entrance. Press the intercom button and the security guard will buzz you in. Take the elevator to the fourth floor. Elder Services’ offices are
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Cultural Pittsfield This Week: July 25-31| 09:52AM / Friday, July 25, 2014 | |
Friday+: Hairspray Jr At Berkshire Museum Based on the film and Tony Award-winning stage musical of the same name, Hairspray JR. features the popular songs You Can't Stop the Beat and Good Morning Baltimore. Filled with energetic dance numbers and unique characters, Hairspray JR. follows spunky plus-sized teen, Tracy Turnblad as she pursues her dream of dancing on national television and navigates the racial tensions and stereotypes of the 1960s. Through August 10 | Performance Times Vary | Berkshire Museum | 39 South Street | 413-236-8888 | $12 youth, $16 0 Comments
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Welch Joins Berkshire Bank's Wealth Management Team| 09:46AM / Friday, July 25, 2014 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Thaddeus Welch III has been hired as Portfolio Research Analyst & Trader at Berkshire Bank's Wealth Management team.
In this position, Welch will be responsible for managing all trading activities and performing fundamental, economic, and sector research to assist in generating overall investment strategies.
In addition, Welch will work with clients to customize their portfolios for appropriate risk-reward allocations and to achieve their long-term goals. His areas of specialization are trading,equity research and portfolio management.
Welch will be working out of Berkshire Wealth Management’s Lenox office, located at 25 Main
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White Named Chair of Pulmonary Hypertension Association Board of Trustees| 09:42AM / Friday, July 25, 2014 | |
 SILVER SPRING, Md. — Dr. Stephen L. White of Hancock recently took the helm as Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA).
PHA is the world’s leading pulmonary hypertension association and works to find ways to prevent and cure pulmonary hypertension (PH) – a disease of the lungs that affects the functioning of the heart and can lead to right heart failure. Without treatment, mean survivability is only 2.8 years. White lost his daughter to PH in 2002.
White has been involved with helping PHA support groups deal with grieving and spirituality. He also serves as chair of PHA’s Executive Committee and sits on several PHA
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New Pittsfield School Bus Fleet ArrivingBy Joe Durwin, Pittsfield Correspondent
03:22AM / Friday, July 25, 2014 | |
 Superintendent Jason McCandless said the school district spends less per student on transporation than comparable municipalities. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The first of a newly purchased fleet of school buses arrived this week, Superintendent Jason "Jake" McCandless told the city's Public School Committee on Wednesday. The school bus purchase proved controversial this year, failing by one vote in the first of two votes and narrowly passing on the second, but McCandless defended the district's choice to maintain its own bus fleet amidst some level of public criticism. "I continue to hear that people are really troubled by the fact that we didn't 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Mosquito Control Program Sees OppositionBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
06:19PM / Thursday, July 24, 2014 | |
 The Board of Health continued to support the Berkshire Mosquito Control Project despite opposition from some residents. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Board of Health has its scientific studies; residents have theirs. Either way, the city will continue to drive a truck spraying adulticide in targeted areas to kill mosquitoes. The city joined the Berkshire County Mosquito Control Project in 2010 in an attempt to combat such disease as West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis. The control program calls for spraying "Duet" adulticide under certain circumstances. Many residents oppose the use of the chemicals and called for other options — such 1 Comment
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Lager, Latin on Tap for Local FaithfulBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
01:03PM / Thursday, July 24, 2014 | |
 Singing hymns in the back room at Baba Louie's in Pittsfield recently, as part of Zion Lutheran Church's 'Beer & Hymn' events. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Area Christians will have a couple of "outside the box" offerings from local churches over the next few days. On Thursday in Pittsfield, the Zion Lutheran Church will offer the latest in its series of "Beer & Hymns" events at 7 p.m. in the back room at Baba Louie's Pizza on Depot Street. On Sunday in North Adams, St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church will substitute its regular 10:45 a.m. service with a traditional Latin Mass, celebrated by a visiting priest from the Nebraska 1 Comment
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