Berkshire South Regional Community Center will host an All-Day Women’s Health Symposium on Sunday, April 3. This event, free to the public, will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The symposium will include lectures by internationally recognized speakers broadcast live via satellite from the 92nd Street Y in New York as well as seminars and exhibits by local health care specialists.
To underscore its commitment to wellness, Berkshire South will offer to all female symposium participants on April 3 free use of its aquatics center, fitness center and sauna. Berkshire South is located at 15 Crissey Road in Great Barrington, MA. Although the event is free, donations are encouraged. For more information, please call 413.528.2810.
“We are delighted to be able to bring so many people together for this women’s health symposium,†said Eliza Crescentini, executive director of Berkshire South. “These are very important issues, and we want to make this information accessible to everyone. Through the magic of technology, we can bring world famous experts to Berkshire County to join a lineup of local leaders in women’s health care. People are really excited about this event.â€
The All-Day Women’s Health Symposium will comprise a full day of lectures and workshops on key issues affecting women’s health. As part of its continuing “Live from NY’s 92nd Street Y†series, Berkshire South will broadcast real-time presentations by five speakers in New York who will address aging, nutrition, weight control, memory, sleep patterns, early disease detection and reproductive and hormonal clocks; priorities for emotional and physical health; effective skin care regimens and non-surgical treatments; boosting memory power; and coping with life’s emotional milestones. The speakers will be, respectively, Carolyn Runowicz, MD; Laura Berman Fortgang; Patricia Wexler, MD; Cynthia R. Green, PhD; and Gail Saltz, MD. Members of the Berkshire South audience will be able to submit questions to the presenters via email.
Additionally, more than a dozen local health care specialists will offer seminars on a wide range of topics, including parenting, hormonal therapy, cooking with whole foods, transitions affecting women, taking charge of your health care, and breast cancer. Many sessions will include a question-and-answer period. Educational exhibits and literature will also be available. Upon arrival, participants will be given a schedule listing concurrent seminars and will be able to customize the day’s agenda to suit their own interests. The Berkshire Co-op Market in Great Barrington will have food available on site for purchase.
Local participants include Linda Baxter, CNM; Annie Benson, PsyD; Patrice Colle, RN, BSN; Ellen Harris Braun; Susan Higa; Gale Jack, MS Ed; Jay Kain, PhD, PT, ATC, IMTC; Melissa Kushi; Tim Moore, MD; Deborah Phillips; Kaya Shrum, MSW; Spyros Triantos, MD; and Heidi Zorn, DC.
Space is limited for each lecture, so pre-registration is encouraged. For more information and to register for programs, contact Berkshire South at 413.528.2810, go to www.berkshiresouth.org, or visit Berkshire South at 15 Crissey Road in Great Barrington, just north of the Price Chopper Plaza.
Berkshire South Regional Community Center is a nonprofit organization open to all; community aid is available. Built in 2002, the facility includes an aquatics center, fitness room, gymnasium, saunas and hiking trails. Berkshire South offers a broad range of programs and classes for adults, children, youth, seniors, and families.
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Lanesborough Town Meeting to Vote Budget, Bylaws & Vehicle Purchases
By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Tuesday's annual town meeting includes a $14 million operating budget, new short-term rentals, accessory dwelling units and sign bylaws, and free cash article appropriations.
Voters will gather at Lanesborough Elementary School on June 9 at 6 p.m. to decide on 20 warrant articles.
The fiscal 2027 budget is up a little over 10 percent. Some of the main increases are the Mount Greylock Regional School District and McCann Technical School: the McCann assessment is up more than 30 percent based on factors including enrollment and the school renovation project, and Mount Greylock's is up 11 percent.
Article 11 is for the town to vote to approve from free cash the sum of $16,298.48 for the McCann Technical School roof and window replacement project so as not to impact the budget. Article 3 is appropriate $7,586,284 for Mount Greylock Regional School assessment.
Another notable increase was in life and health insurance, showing an increase of about 26 percent.
Ambulance Director Jen Weber is planning 24-hour coverage, which means more staff and a hike in her budget. One of the articles asks the town to appropriate $234,100 to operate the Ambulance Enterprise Fund for salaries and expenses.
Many town departments are looking for new vehicles. The Fire Department is looking to replace its outdated 1996 fire engine. There are two articles related to the truck at a total of $813,366. Article 12 would transfer $225,000 from free cash into the Fire Truck Stabilization Fund; Article 13 would transfer $605,000 from the fund and authorize the borrowing of $208,366.08.
The total includes a $100,000 contingency cost to cover any additional costs if a 2026 model-year chassis cannot be secured before new emissions standards go into effect in 2027.
The board at its last meeting moved the $225,000 transfer to come before the borrowing article, changing the stabilization number. If the $225,000 is not voted on, then they will amend the next article's number on the floor, subtracting the $225,000. This shows the borrowing number significantly lower.
Article 17 asks for the transfer of $80,000 from free cash to replace a police cruiser.
Police Chief Rob Derksen's aim is to replace one vehicle every other year, meaning the oldest vehicle gets replaced about every 10 years.
He stressed that if delayed this year, the town may have to double up in a future year to get back on schedule, and that paying later usually costs more. The article will ask for $80,000 from free cash, the vehicles used to be funded by the BHRD.
Lastly, the Highway Department is looking to replace a 2014 International dump truck that will be a total of $330,000 and will take two to three years to receive.
Money will be used from last year's approval of $250,000 from free cash for the replacement of a 2012 highway front-end loader that was underspent $49,261. Town meeting is being asked to approve a transfer of $53,274.85 from free cash and the use of $227,464 from funds from the Sale of Town Real Estate to fund the balance.
Other free cash proposals include $1,200 to purchase software to support tracking and ongoing maintenance schedules of town-owned vehicles; $42,000 for the replacement of the Highway Department's storage shed roof, $200,000 to reduce the tax levy.
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