1Berkshire Starts Entrepreneurial Material Translation Project

10:00AM / Sunday, April 10, 2022Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire announced that it has begun a several month long project to collect materials and resources in the region focused on entrepreneurial resources and guidance, to then have them translated into Spanish.

This effort, in partnership with the Berkshire Immigrant Center and Berkshire Language Management, aims to help increase the accessibility of key information, resources, and marketing materials for Spanish speaking businesses and entrepreneurs in the region. 1Berkshire has been actively working with the Berkshire Immigrant Center for over 2 years to navigate opportunities and resources to support the needs of this critical group in our region.

"It is exciting for us to be able to directly invest resources into supporting our immigrant entrepreneurs, and immigrant owned and operated business community in this very tangible way, and we are so glad to be working with two incredible partner organizations right here in the region to do so," Ben Lamb, Director of Economic Development at 1Berkshire said.

Over the next few months, 1Berkshire will work with its collaborative partners and fellow entrepreneurial support programs in the Berkshires to pull together the most critical resources to be translated. From there, translation experts from the Berkshire Immigrant Center and Berkshire Language Management will help to get the documents and audio translated into at least Spanish, and potentially additional languages as capacity allows.

"We were humbled to be asked along with Berkshire Language Management to be a part of this transformative and necessary program to increase access for immigrant-owned businesses and entrepreneurs whose native language isn't English. 1Berkshire is helping to pave the way for change in how the Berkshires welcomes and supports all types of businesses," Michelle Lopez, Director of the Berkshire Immigrant Center said.

This work is mad possible through Berkshire Language Management.

"We are honored to partner and collaborate in this project with 1Berkshire and Berkshire Immigrant Center," Silvana Kirby, Managing Director of Berkshire Language Management said. "Both organizations are always supporting our community, local growth and assisting immigrant entrepreneurs. Language is key to communication, for meaning and understanding. We are excited about being part of this project and community development process."

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Possible Measles Exposure at Boston, Logan

12:05PM / Wednesday, December 24, 2025

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesday that an out-of-state adult visitor who spent time in Boston and Westborough earlier this month was diagnosed with measles and was present in a number of locations.

This could have resulted in other people being exposed to measles virus.

The visitor arrived at Logan International Airport on American Airlines flight 2384 from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, on Dec. 11 at 2:39 p.m. They stayed at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston-Westborough in Westborough and departed the state on Dec. 12 via Logan at 9:19 p.m. on JetBlue flight 117 to Las Vegas.

DPH is working with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local partners to identify and notify those who may have been exposed to measles from this individual.

"Measles is a highly contagious, airborne disease, which has increased significantly in the United States because of the unfortunate decrease in vaccination rates. It is also a preventable disease," said Public Health Commissioner Dr. Robbie Goldstein. "This current situation serves as an important reminder of the critical role vaccination plays in protecting our communities. While Massachusetts has not had a measles case this year, 2025 saw the highest number of nationwide cases in more than a decade — nearly 2,000 in 44 jurisdictions, and sadly, three deaths.

"Fifteen years ago, measles had been considered eliminated in the United States, but that tremendous progress is at risk. Vaccines are one of the most important public health interventions ever — they are safe, effective, and lifesaving."

Measles is very contagious. However, the risk to most people in Massachusetts is low because the vaccination rate in the state is high. People who are not immune and visited any of the locations on the following dates and times may be at risk for developing measles.

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