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Steve Decker cleans up in front of BankNorth on Wednesday.
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More Snow
The Berkshires received several inches of snow this morning, but not enough to close schools, unlike yesterday's sleety mess. Temperatures will drop into the 20s this afternoon. A few more snow showers are expected through the weekend. |
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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 Spirit and Opportunity have been trekking the red planet for half a decade. Spirit hit the 5-year mark on Sunday; Opportunity will on Jan. 24. |
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Williams Sophomore Qualifies for World Junior Biathlon Championship - January 04, 2008
WILLIAMSTOWN - Williams College sophomore Mark Johnson of Grand Rapids, Minn., finished second and first in the two U.S. Junior Biathlon qualifying races Dec. 28 and 29 in Coleraine, Minn., to lock up a spot on the U.S. Junior Biathlon team.
The team is headed to the World Junior Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany, from Jan. 26 to Feb. 2. The Chiemgau Arena will host the world event.
On Dec. 28, Johnson finished second to Wynn Roberts in the 10-kilometer Nordic ski sprint. Johnson's time of 30:33.1 was recorded with just one prone penalty point. Roberts was clocked in 29:29.9.
The next day in the 12.5 km pursuit competition, Johnson topped the field with a winning time of 39:04.9, ahead of Roberts, who claimed second in 39:14.4.
Johnson earned his fifth consecutive trip to the World Championships.
Solid shooting fueled Johnson's victory, as he had only four penalties to Roberts' seven.
"Yesterday was Mark's first biathlon competition of the year," said coach Vladimir Cervenka. "He is in college full-time back east now. But he raced very smart today and was cautious on the shooting range."
Three extra penalties pushed Roberts into second place, despite having a faster ski time than Johnson. Third went to Newt Rogers, Fort Kent, Maine, with eight penalties, 2:06 back, while Travis Mann-Gow of Burlington, Vt., with five penalties was an additional 20 seconds behind Rogers.
Information supplied by USBiathlon.org |
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