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FootCare By Nurses Emphasizes Preventive Wellness

Before her recent conversation with BusinessWest, Kate Clayton-Jones observed a training session going on at the Greenfield headquarters of FootCare by Nurses, a practice she launched 10 years ago. “They’re learning how to touch a human being because, quite honestly, we don’t actually learn this in nursing school,” she said....

Greenfield, MA · 1d
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That Which Rips Your Heart With Joy

In “Solo Native,” the opening poem of his third collection, Sunday (1979), Thomas Lux imagines the very first human—“the one thing upright / on hind legs, an imaginer, / an interested transient”—emerging from a primeval idyll. It’s a place where “the crabs walk sideways / as they were taught by the waves.” Solo Native settles “in a hut on the green and gray belly / of the veldt” and dances his dance “in the dirt-colored dirt.” Then, one day, everything everywhere changes at once:

Easthampton, MA · 1d
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Altamira Ciderworks, Mystic Cat pinball lounge, music with Jake Klar

We’ve got three tales of veterans returning to the scene, including a whole festival, because this weekend is Franklin County Cider Days, a great time even at a smaller scale than its previous largess. We head to one of the newest cideries in the area, Altamira Ciderworks, where two cidermakers alike in virtue are combining their powers in different styles of cider. We’ll get a tour of their burgeoning orchard and cidery in Gill.

Franklin County, MA · 22h
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Lane closures on I-90 eastbound and westbound in Stockbridge, Russell

Bridge painting and tree trimming will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound in Stockbridge and Russell starting on Monday, resulting in lane closures.

Stockbridge, MA · 23h

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Westfield Gas + Electric raises supply charges for winter season

WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Westfield Gas + Electric implemented its annual winter gas rate change on November 1, with supply charges running higher than last winter due to impacts on the energy market. In a news release sent to 22News, Westfield Gas + Electric stated that despite the increased...

Westfield, MA · 17h

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Chicopee City Council argues over school redistricting plan

CHICOPEE — The City Council meeting on Nov. 5 was tense as city councilors argued over an order to review redistricting the Chicopee Public Schools before eventually voting to hold a joint meeting with the School Committee to discuss the matter. A motion made by City Councilor Sam Shumsky...

Chicopee, MA · 18h

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Stockbridge Select Board asks to expand search of prospective sites for new fire department, EMS building

Stockbridge — The Fire/EMS Building Committee presented four potential site locations for the new fire department and EMS building at the Select Board’s meeting on Thursday, November 5. These initial sites included the Department of Public Works (DPW) and Sewer Treatment site, 5 Glendale Road, Lot 44.1 on West Stockbridge Road, and Lot 44 on Glendale Road. Though the Select Board was prepared for a potential vote, it did not come to a preliminary decision on which site to pursue as each location presented unique and unavoidable challenges to development.

Stockbridge, MA · 14h

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Lawn of Valor in Northampton honors veterans and service members

NORTHAMPTON, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- A Veterans Day ceremony in Northampton brought the community together for the fourth annual Lawn of Valor. The Betty Allen Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution read the names of veterans and service members. Members also placed flags on the lawn of the historic Clapp House in their honor.

Northampton, MA · 20h

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Mount Greylock School Race Will Not Be Called Until Nov. 16

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Before Election Day, we knew that it would take a while to get results from the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee races. We just did not know how long. On Monday morning, Lanesborough officials said that it will be at least until Monday, Nov. 16, before...

Williamstown, MA · 14h

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Holyoke Medical Center Names New Chief Of Hospital Medicine

Dr. Krishna Kafle has joined Holyoke Medical Center as chief of hospital medicine after a decade of practice at Baystate Medical Center. Kafle is board-certified in internal medicine and held a unit medical director position at Baystate for more than six years. He earned his medical degree at Nepal’…

Holyoke, MA · 18h

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Men's Soccer Draws Amherst In NCAA Championships First Round

Hoboken, N.J. – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's soccer team ships up to Massachusetts for an NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship First Round match with Amherst. The Ducks, who earned the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom's automatic NCAA bid will take on the Mammoths, with MAC Commonwealth member...

Hoboken, NJ · 19h

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Rockwell Museum Opens the First Touring Show of “Calvin and Hobbes” Original Drawings

Pictured: Bill Watterson, Illustration from, The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes, 1992. Courtesy of the Bill Watterson Deposit Collection, The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum © Bill Watterson. Opens Saturday, November 14; on view through May 31, 2027 | Stockbridge, MA. The Norman Rockwell Museum opens...

Stockbridge, MA · 18h

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Lee begins search for new fire chief

Lee — If all goes according to plan, the town will seat its new fire chief early next year. In a telephone interview with The Berkshire Edge, Town Administrator Christopher Brittain detailed the hiring process that will begin with a seven-member search committee to be approved by the Lee Select Board on November 17. That committee will include Brittain, Human Resources and Payroll Administrator Vanessa Horne and Building Commissioner Matt Kollmer, as well as representatives from the town’s Police Department, Career Firefighters Union, and volunteer call firefighters, in addition to a member of the public.

Lee, MA · 13h

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An Endless Bounty: 10 Indoor Winter Farmers' Markets and Year-Round Stands We Love

The popular zeitgeist casts the farmers market as a summer creature: bright sun, tomatoes at their peak, a line for the best eggs. A lot of folks might assume that once the leaves are down so are the farm stands. But we know better!. Around here farmers and food producers...

Pittsfield, MA · 19h

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Football Posts 45-14 Victory at Westfield State

WESTFIELD, Mass. – Powered by a solid offensive effort, the UMass Dartmouth football team defeated Westfield State, 45-14 in Massachusetts Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action on Saturday. The Corsairs improve to 4-4 overall and 4-3 in conference play, while the Owls are now 3-5 and 3-4 in the MASCAC.

Westfield, MA · 2d

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March for the Food Bank to fight food insecurity for 17th year

CHICOPEE — The 17th annual March for the Food Bank returns Monday, Nov. 23, and Tuesday, Nov. 24, to raise donations and awareness to fight food insecurity. The annual event, led by Monte Belmonte, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern and Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Executive Director Andrew Morehouse, is a 43-mile, two-day march across Western Mass. Belmonte will push an empty shopping cart from Springfield to Northampton on Monday, Nov. 23, and Northampton to Greenfield on Tuesday, Nov. 24, to raise money and collect donations.

Northampton, MA · 18h

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Ecologist Kyle Bradford Explains How Bees Hold Ecosystems Together in West Stockbridge

Friday, November 13, 7–8:30pm | West Stockbridge, MA. Kyle Bradford of the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program speaks about bees on Friday at the West Stockbridge Historical Society’s Old Town Hall. The talk covers how bees hold ecosystems and food systems together, and what puts that work at risk. It is part of the society’s Berkshire Nature Talk Series, which author Scott Edward Anderson hosts.

West Stockbridge, MA · 19h

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Katharine Millonzi joins Berkshire Agricultural Ventures board

Berkshire Agricultural Ventures is pleased to announce that regenerative systems strategist Katharine Millonzi has joined BAV’s Board of Directors, effective this fall. Based in New York’s Hudson Valley, Millonzi designs programs, facilitates gatherings, and coaches leaders committed to advancing ecological and social well-being. She currently serves on the Impact team at Community Food Works, an organization dedicated to strengthening regional food infrastructure and expanding access to local food throughout the Hudson Valley. Her work spans philanthropy, higher education, and environmental leadership, with experience supporting initiatives at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Environmental Grantmakers Association, Yale University, and the Volgenau Climate Initiative.

Berkshire County, MA · 22h

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Shop Local This Holiday Season: Give a Little More by Shopping Small in the Berkshires

Shopping local during the holiday season makes finding one-of-a-kind gifts, festive food, and unique items easy while supporting Berkshire small businesses, makers, and farms. Your local purchases support area jobs, independent owners, and the community. Explore these November specials and offerings from 1Berkshire members to kick off your holiday shopping!

The Berkshires, MA · 21h