The final 3rd Thursday of 2019 is3rd Thursday: Walk a Mile, a fun annual fundraiser which raises money for the Elizabeth Freeman Center. Plus enjoy a live performance from Whiskey Treaty Roadshow,Barkha Dance Company in the Jacob's Pillow Dance Zone, food, vendors and other entertainment for the entire family. 5-8 p.m.
A Night in New Orleans features Rev Tor & Friends celebrating the life, music and spirit of three New Orleans legends: Dr. John, Charles Neville and Art Neville. The concert will feature two sets of Big Easy-flavored jams. Berkshire County's own piano legend Benny "Fingers" Kohn will be at the grand piano for a set of Dr. John classics; and Rev Tor will lead a set full of The Meters and Neville Brothers NOLA Funk, featuring Max Creek's Mark Mercier and a special appearance by Khalif Neville.There will be an appearance by the Berkshire Theatre Group Youth Choir, and a few other surprises, too! Pre-show entertainment by Tom Corrigan at 6:30 p.m. Show begins at 8 p.m. $25 and up.
Explore local educational opportunities at Miss Hall's School during theBerkshire County School Fairfrom 5:30-7:30 p.m. Meet with representatives from PreK-12 schools, learn about their programs, and collect some giveaways. View a list of participating schools on the website. No reservations necessary.
Join Diane Firtell, Nia Black Belt, for a FREE introductory class from 9-10 a.m. atBerkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness.Nia workouts are a joyful, playful and enjoyable fitness experience. Charged by the sensation of pleasure and healing arts into a dynamic, motivating and sustainable practice, Nia is effective for all levels of health, fitness, and experience.
Visit Carr Hardwareto purchase a yellow bucket for a donation of $4.99, then get 25% off any regularly priced items you can fit in the bucket! (Excludes power tools, gift cards, town trash stickers, sale/clearance items.) Best of all, the $4.99 from each bucket sale will benefit the Berkshire Humane Society!
Berkshire Athenaeum will host a forum discussing some of the big climate change issues facing the Berkshires: big storms and water runoff. Learn what's being done and what you can do to prepare. This event will include presentations and a Q&A session. 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins tells the story of the media firebrand who took on "good old boy" corruption wherever she found it. Intimidatingly brilliant and quintessentially Texan, Ivins was politically blue in a scarlet red state and unabashedly brash in her famously lauded political assessments. She dedicated four decades of her life to tackling corruption, defending free speech, and making all the right frenemies. Her razor sharp wit left both sides of the aisle laughing. She knew the Bill of Rights was in peril, and said that "polarizing people is a good way to win an election and a good way to wreck a country." Molly's words have proved prescient.
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North Adams Regional Reopens With Ribbon-Cutting Celebration
By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
BHS President and CEO Darlene Rodowicz welcomes the gathering to the celebration of the hospital's reopening 10 years to the day it closed.
Hospital officials, local leaders, medical staff, residents and elected officials gathered under a tent on the campus to mark the efforts over the past decade to restore NARH and cut the ribbon officially reopening the 136-year-old medical center.
"This hospital under previous ownership closed its doors. It was a day that was full of tears, anger and fear in the Northern Berkshire community about where and how residents would be able to receive what should be a fundamental right for everyone — access to health care," said Darlene Rodowicz, president and CEO of Berkshire Health Systems.
"Today the historic opportunity to enhance the health and wellness of Northern Berkshire community is here. And we've been waiting for this moment for 10 years. It is the key to keeping in line with our strategic plan which is to increase access and support coordinated county wide system of care."
Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, under the BHS umbrella, purchased the campus and affiliated systems when Northern Berkshire Healthcare declared bankruptcy and closed on March 28, 2014. NBH had been beset by falling admissions, reductions in Medicare and Medicaid payments, and investments that had gone sour leaving it more than $30 million in debt.
BMC was able to reopen the ER as an emergency satellite facility and slowly restored and enhanced medical services including outpatient surgery, imaging, dialysis, pharmacy and physician services.
But it would take a slight tweak in the U.S. Health and Human Services' regulations — thank to U.S. Rep. Richie Neal — to bring back inpatient beds and resurrect North Adams Regional Hospital
The joyful celebration on Thursday at North Adams Regional Hospital was a far cry from the scene 10 years ago when protests and tears marked the facility's closing. click for more
The City Council on Tuesday unanimously gave Superintendent Joseph Curtis the green light for the SOI to the Massachusetts School Building Authority by April 12.
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The projects not making the cut were in the historic preservation and open space and recreation categories and though they were seen as interesting and valuable projects, the urgency was not prevalent enough for this cycle.
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The Licensing Board on Monday gave Pancho's Mexican Restaurant the OK to close one hour later — extending last call to 12:30 p.m. and closing at 1 a.m. There have been no reported incidents since a weeklong license suspension.
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