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Daily Digest
This is Jake
He's been lost in Pittsfield for weeks but frequently sited. He was last seen heading toward the fire station on Peck's Road. He's tired, dirty and needs seizure medication. He's chipped. If you see him, call Julie at 413-537-5616, the vet 24/7 at 413-499-2820 or animal control at 413-448-9700. |
ObituariesSales FliersWhat's Playing
The popular anime character "Astro Boy" searches for acceptance on the big screen.
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BazaarsNov. 7:
VNA & Hospice, Community Room, North Adams
North Adams Elks
10-4; Nov. 8, 9-2
Crafters, Chinese auction, bake sale
For vendor information, Melanie at 413-743-5562.
Nov. 14
Berkshire Community Church, Richmond
10-4; Crafters, bake sale. Contact Evelyn Goggia at 413-445-5747
Lanesborough Elementary School annual Fall Craft Fair from 10 to 4. Free admission, huge variety of arts and crafts, raffles, food and more. Proceeds go to sixth-grade trip to Cape Cod.
Vendors can contact Deb at 413-738-5349 or debhutton@aol.com or Lori at 413-499-0065 or lorittod@yahoo.com to secure a spot.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Contact Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
Planning a bazaar this season? Submit information to info@iberkshires.com to have it listed here. |
Sports | Thursday, Nov. 06
Boys' Soccer: State Vocational Championship Game
McCann Tech 3, Keefe Tech 2
Girls' Soccer: State Vocational Championship Game
Blackstone Valley 8, McCann Tech 0 |
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Broadband Bill Unanimously Passes The House09:39AM / Friday, July 25, 2008
BOSTON - The House of Representatives and Senate created the Broadband Institute and dedicated $40 million for the purposes of increasing high speed internet access to communities across the state. The Broadband Institute is charged with investing in un-served and under-served communities.
Currently there are 63 towns in Massachusetts where there is only partial broadband service, and 32 have no access at all. In those 95 communities, over 220,000 households and over 25,000 businesses lack adequate broadband access. This digital divide slows and deters economic development, threatens public safety and health, hinders municipal business and restricts creativity in the classroom.
Representative Daniel Bosley (D-North Adams) said, “This is the culmination of years of work to bring up the telecommunication infrastructure up to speed in my district. Now merchants will have faster access for their electronic transactions and business owners will no longer be at a competitive disadvantage.”
The passage of this legislation is intended to demonstrate to business leaders and tech-savvy workers throughout the world that Massachusetts expects to exceed all other states with regard to high-speed Internet access. Now, we can attract businesses to the Commonwealth by assuring them that they and their employees will have competitively priced and premium broadband access regardless of where they locate.
“Broadband providers simply do not have the financial incentive to build out their systems in these parts of our state. Without the public investment provided by this legislation, these communities would have been forced to wait indefinitely, and would fall further behind. Today, we put a stop to that inertia,” according to Representative Guyer (D-Dalton)
Representative Smitty Pignatelli (D-Lenox) said, “Today we are one step closer to closing the digital divide that persists in parts of our state, particularly in Western Massachusetts.”
Representative Christopher Speranzo (D-Pittsfield) said, “This is crucial for our economic health not only in my district, but the rest of the commonwealth.”
The bill awaits the enactment in the Senate and then the signature of the Governor. |
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