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Wednesday January 7, 2009
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Daily Digest

Yuck!
There's a winter storm warning in effect until 7 a.m. on Thursday with 2 to 4 inches of snow expected. Be prepared for a messy morning commute as freezing rain and sleet move through the region. The morning commute will be slippery — drive careful!

Some New York schools, including Hoosick Falls Central School and St. Mary's Academy in Hoosick Falls have already canceled classes.

All North County schools are closed; Pittsfield, Lanesborough, Berkshire Hills, Southern Berkshire and Central Berkshire school districts are closed.
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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How to get heating help
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Obituaries


India, Presidential Cat, Dies at 18
Marjorie E. McLain, 80
Barbara Mahon, 81
Kevin B. Finnerty, 71
Joseph L. Crowley, 82
More obituaries

Region

Pownal Gets Affordable Housing Grant
Brace of Storms Boost Ski Areas
Bennington Firm Lays Off 28
Tufts, Blue Cross to Split
Pittsfield Fire May Have Been Arson
Hairpin Turn Could Be One of a Thousand 'Great Places'
Houses of Faith in Need of Repair
Turkey Hits Bus
No Free Oil 4 Joe
Vt. Road Aid Frozen

Songs From St. James (Vt.)

What's Playing


Adam Sandler experiences "Bedtime Stories" that come true.
Movie schedules and times

Sales Fliers

 
 

Columnists

That's Life

O Christmas Tree

Independent Investor

Take Your Required Minimum Distribution

Pick of the Week

Amy Grant

Other Stuff

Digital TV Subsidy Program Running Out of Money

End of the World in HD
Couple Doubles B&W Twins
Mars Rovers Mark 5 Years
Spirit
and Opportunity have been trekking the red planet for half a decade. Spirit hit the 5-year mark on Sunday; Opportunity will on Jan. 24.

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Obama Transition

Your Seat at the Table
Track who's meeting with the Obama transition team and what they're proposing.
Federal government has 8,000 job openings
Are you going to the inauguration? We'd like to hear from you. E-mail to info@iberkshires.com.
The president-elect's new Web site
www.change.gov
Essay Winners Will Get Inaugural Tickets
 

Contact Us

Tammy Daniels, managing editor of iBerkshires.com, is a Drury High School and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts graduate. She's covered politics, education, community events and breaking news throughout Northern Berkshire and Southern Vermont. Compliments or complaints? Contact Tammy at tdaniels@iberkshires.com or 413-663-3384, Ext. 29. Read her blog, The Last Word.
   
Jen Thomas, has left iBerkshires to pursue a graduate's degree in journalism in Chicago. We wish her all the best and can't wait to read her byline from some exotic locale.
   
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