CHP Accepting Applicants for Medical Assistant Work-Training Program

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ADAMS, Mass. — CHP Berkshires is accepting applications for its next class of medical assistant trainees, a paid on-the-job vocational program for students interested in a career in health care.  
 
Program completion qualifies students for to sit for their certification as a clinical medical assistant, and the course includes a voucher for the cost of the certification exam.
 
The first class of medical assistant trainees is nearing completion at the CHP training facility in Adams. Participants are well on their way to full-time roles at CHP practices around the Berkshires. 
 
Interested applicants are invited to apply here for the upcoming January program or visit chpberkshires.org/apply-for-a-job.
 
The paid work-study program is funded as part of the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s $16.3 million investment in workforce development across the Commonwealth. CHP received a portion of these funds to build a talent pipeline for its own workforce development initiative. 
 
"Medical assistants play essential roles in supporting our care for patients across all CHP practice locations, and yet there has been a shortage of such talent in our community," said Eva Sheridan, CHP senior vice president for human resources. "By initiating a paid 'learn and earn' program, we benefit CHP care providers, our patients and anyone aspiring to a great career in health care." 
 
This program is accredited by the National Healthcareer Association. 

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Friday Front Porch: A New Build in South County

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Are you looking for a new home with your own private lot? Then this is the home for you.

Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing 114 Brush Hill Road. 

The home has two bedrooms and two bathrooms and is 1,584 square feet with more than two acres.

The home was recently built in 2025 and has an attached garage. It also features wood flooring throughout as well as a fireplace.

The home is well lit with many windows and is surrounded by trees giving you a sense of privacy. You also have your own blueberry patch.

The house is listed for $910,000 by Patrice Melluzzo with William Pitt Sotheby's Realty.

You can find out more about this house on its listing here

*Front Porch Feature brings you an exclusive to some of the houses listed on our real estate page every week. Here we take a bit of a deeper dive into a certain house for sale and ask questions so you don't have to.

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