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The Drury High School Council meets Tuesday, Jan 13, at 6:30 in the conference room. Agenda items include AYP, school grant, laptop initiative and PowerSchool updates. |
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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.
We have reports that the roads are very slippery to take care in the evening commute. |
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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News & Notes: BMC Eyes Major ExpansionBy Larry Kratka - September 12, 2008
Berkshire News Network
BMC Planning Major Expansion Project
PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center is planning a major expansion for a surgical unit and to nearly triple its parking availability.
The Pittsfield Gazette reports that plans are in the works for a five-level garage that would precede the eventual development of a new 54,000-square-foot outpatient surgery facility. The new medical facility would replace the Crane Day Surgery facility.
A formal request has been submitted to the Pittsfield Community Development Board, which will review the proposal on Oct. 7. The new parking garage would be build on a 2.24-acre parcel that borders Wahconah, Park and Seymour streets and will contain 618 parking spaces. The current parking garage has 224 spaces.
If all goes according to plan, the new parking garage could open next year. Berkshire Medical Center is operated by Berkshire Health Systems.
Hurricane Speculation Drives Up Prices
PITTSFIELD — The arrival of Hurricane Ike on the Texas coast may have something to do with local gas stations hiking the cost of gasoline up by as much as 15 cents a gallon today.
 Reports from drivers in Pittsfield say the Sunoco gas station on Merrill Road had regular gasoline posted at $3.53 yesterday but, by 11 this morning, it has been raised to $3.68 a gallon. One truck driver called the Berkshire News Network newsroom complaining that something should be done about this.
You can bet if one gas station has raised their prices, others will follow suit but that hasn't happened yet throughout the city of Pittsfield. Many gas stations continue to sell regular gas for as low as $3.55 a gallon — for now.
Gas prices have actually dropped every week for the last nine weeks, according to AAA of Southern New England. On Monday, it had dropped another 5 cents to 3.559. That's still nearly a dollar more than last year at this time.
The Berkshire News Network urges you to report gasoline prices in your community to www.gasbuddy.com.
Provided by the Berkshire News Network, Radio Stations WNAW/WUPE, news partners of iBerkshires. |
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