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Daily DigestYuck!
 There's a winter storm warning in effect until 7 a.m. on Thursday with 2 to 4 inches of snow expected. Be prepared for a messy morning commute as freezing rain and sleet move through the region. The morning commute will be slippery — drive careful!
Some New York schools, including Hoosick Falls Central School and St. Mary's Academy in Hoosick Falls have already canceled classes.
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Duff'em If You've Got'em
 North Adams Regional Hospital went smoke-free Monday — so did all its sister sites, from Sweet Brook to Northern Berkshire Family Practice to the Women's Exchange. No ashtrays, no smoking: No butts about it. |
Wanted: Eagle Eyes
MassWildlife's annual eagle count runs Dec. 31 to Jan. 14. Anyone sighting one of the regal birds in Massachusetts is asked to participate.
Send date, time, location and town of eagle sightings, number of birds, whether juvenile or adult and observer's contact information to Mass.wildlife@state.ma.us. |
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Concert to feature Songs of Rural Life - November 20, 2007
WILLIAMSTOWN - The vocal quartet Singing School will present a free concert, "Bringing in the Sheaves: Songs of the Grange and the Rural Life 1800-1930," at the Williamstown House of Local History on Sunday, Nov. 25, at 2 p.m.
The concert will feature songs from the Grange songbook, as well as from the shape-note and Shaker traditions.
Singing School is made up of Karen Swann, Doug Paisley, Paul McFarland and Deb Burns. Accompanying the group will be the Shoes, an instrumental quartet consisting of high school students Isaiah Day, cello; Patrick Madden, clarinet; Sato Matsui, violin, and Rufus Paisley, bass.
The House of Local History is located in the rear of the David & Joyce Milne Public Library on Field Park, Routes 2 and 7, across from the Williams Inn. For more information, contact Deb Burns at 413-458-0925.
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