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10 hrs ago | North Adams Transcript

Today in local history

The committee for the Human Relations Awards, presented annually to three residents by the Northern Berkshire Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews during the Brotherhood Dinner, was announced.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012

North Adams Transcript

a Human Librarya digs dialogue

Giving people at Williams College and in the Williamstown community the opportunity to learn about one another is the focus of a two-day event at Williams.

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North Adams Transcript

BART seniors host blood drive

Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School seniors hosted a Red Cross blood drive Friday, providing many with the opportunity to donate for the first time.

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North Adams Transcript

Series on Genesis to begin Sunday

On three consecutive Sunday mornings in February, beginning Feb. 12 at 11:30 a.m., Dr.

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North Adams Transcript

with Budget Surplus, Spending Caution Urged

Even though the Mount Greylock Regional School District is projected to have a budget surplus at the end of fiscal 2012, school officials caution that the district will still need its member towns to at least level fund their assessments in fiscal 2013.

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IBerkshires

Williamstown Elementary Signs...

After nearly two years of work, the Elementary School Committee and the Youth Center put inked a lease agreement for the new center.

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

Berkshire Eagle

MCLA events mark Black History Month

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will hold a series of events as part of the campus's celebration of Black History Month, including an award-winning theatrical production about the life of Harriet Tubman in the MCLA Church Street Center.

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

North Adams Transcript

Mystery Photo solved

Abby Hatton called the Mystery Photo line to say she was on the receiving end of the vaccination in this photo.

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Berkshire Eagle

early Valentine's Day plans for this weekend

Valentine's Day: Whether you love it, or love it not, there are plenty of happenings in Berkshire County themed around this heart-filled holiday, beyond the dinner-candy-flowers routine.

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The Bennington Banner

E-Week

The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts will open it's doors Saturday, Feb.

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

North Adams Transcript

School committee, Youth Center officials sign lease to build new facility

Officials from the Williamstown School Committee and the Williamstown Youth Center have signed a 50-year lease -- the last item needed to allow the Youth Center to build a new facility on the grounds of the elementary school.

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WTEN-TV Albany

Queensbury man, 74, pleads guilty to possessing child porn

A 74-year-old Queensbury man pleaded guilty to downloading and possessing child pornography in Federal District Court in Albany on Wednesday.

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WTEN-TV Albany

Search for missing Petersburg woman leads to Williamstown, MA

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - Family members and friends, along with state and local police are searching the Massachusetts college town of Williamstown for a missing Rensselaer County woman after a home was found broken into.

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Tue Feb 07, 2012

IBerkshires

Williamstown Housing Group Asks For Long-Term...

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - The Affordable Housing Committee is asking for a long-term commitment from the Community Preservation Act to expand low-income housing.

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Your News Now

As Spruces residents return, uncertainty remains

It's been a bittersweet journey home for a small handful of residents at The Spruces.

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IBerkshires

Spruces Update: 63 Homes Re-occupied; 4 Inching Closer

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - The Spruces Mobile Home Park is up to 63 occupied trailers with four prospective more to go.

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IBerkshires

Mount Greylock Regional Application for School Project

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. - School officials are waiting for the state to review their statement of interest for a new school after updating and rewriting the application.

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Mon Feb 06, 2012

North Adams Transcript

2011 mayoral race expenditures notably less than those in 2009

Campaign spending in last fall's mayoral race, totaling $23,585, paled in comparison to the record-setting $133,468 spent in 2009, according to recently released finance reports.

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Sun Feb 05, 2012

North Adams Transcript

Williamstown hair salon extends its reach

U ... A Fine Hair Studio, which opened in December 2010, has expanded its space at 173 Water St., Suite 3, over the past year and is now offering a variety of beauty and spa services.

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Berkshire Eagle

Local farmers market group gets piece of pie

A wintertime farmers market may sound contradictory here in the limited growing season of the Berkshires, but four days of sales last November and December proved fruitful for local farmers.

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