St. Stanislaus School benefit, 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, Adams. Bake sale, snack bar, games, Chinese auctions, money raffle, crafts, and pierogi.
Blackinton Union Church, 1373 Massachusetts Ave., North Adams; 10 to 2. Crafts table, bake sale, Chinese auction, the Christmas table, and kid's grab bag. Lunch $4, $2 kids.
First Congregational Church, North Adams, 9-2.
Nov. 28 Becket Federated Church, Route 8, holiday bazaar from 9-3. Lunch, crafts, baked goods, holiday and other items. Information: Mary Peltier, Parish House, 413-623-5217.
Dec. 5
Holiday Fair at First Congregational Church, 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV. Information, 413-243-1033 or www.ucc-lee.org.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Information: Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
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Mammography Dispute The government's issued controversial new guidelines stating that women shouldn't get annual mammograms until age 50, rather than age 40.
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State funds available for towns to receive municipal energy audits
03:43PM / Thursday, February 26, 2009
The Center for Ecological Technology (CET) and Precision Decisions, LLC announced today that they were awarded a contract by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) to provide municipal energy audits in Western Massachusetts.
Schools, town halls, libraries, police and fire stations, water treatment plants, regional school districts, district waste water departments and other facilities owned and operated by cities or towns are eligible for energy audits. The audit will help towns reduce energy costs by identifying capital improvements and assessing renewable energy options.
DOER is accepting applications through April 15, 2009 for the municipal energy audits. DOER will assign municipal energy audits to one of the selected auditing companies on a first-come first-serve basis.
Berkshire communities and school districts that applied during the first round include: Lenox, Otis, Lee, North Adams, Mt. Greylock Regional High School, Berkshire Hills School District, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Farmington River Regional School District, Tyringham and Pittsfield’s Wastewater Treatment Plant. In the current round DOER has already received applications from Egremont, Great Barrington, Hancock, Hoosac Water Quality District, Peru, Richmond, Southern Berkshire Regional School District, Washington, and Windsor.
Otis and Lenox are among the first communities to receive funding to make energy efficient improvements totaling $226,745 and $94,111, respectively, through DOER’s Green Communities program. Cost-effective measures that reduce energy consumption for heating, cooling and electricity may be eligible, including: heating and cooling system upgrades, energy efficient lighting, energy management controls, pumps and motors. A qualifying Energy Audit is the first step in the process.
“Towns in Western Massachusetts are being hit hard by energy costs. Many haven’t had energy audits in more than a decade and technology has significantly advanced. Energy efficiency is the best way to reduce costs and our impacts on the environment,” said CET Director Laura Dubester.
For more information, contact Scott Durkee, Energy Audit Program Manager at DOER (617) 727-4732 ext. 40156 or Laura Dubester at CET (413) 445-4556 ext. 13.
