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Sheffield resident Wanda Houston brings Elizabeth ‘Mumbet’ Freeman to life at Sheffield ceremony and community conversation
Sheffield — On this day 243 years ago, enslaved Elizabeth Freeman, also known as Mumbet, stood in a courthouse in Great Barrington, beside a male slave (women were not allowed to stand alone in court), trying not to think about what their owners Colonel John Ashley and his wife would do to them if their case failed. But the ruling was unanimous. The Massachusetts State Constitution, ratified the previous year, which said, “Mankind in a state of nature are equal, free, and independent of each other and have the right to the undisturbed enjoyment of their lives, their liberty, and property,” applied to her as well.
Ye Olde Farmhouse Gift Shoppe at Lakeside Farm Celebrates 10 Years
Sabina, gift shop manager, and Capital Region Chamber’s Pete Bardunias held the 2014 and 2024 ribbons for the Capital Region Chamber/Chamber of Southern Saratoga County as Ye Olde Farmhouse Gift Shoppe at Lakeside Farm (336 Schauber Rd, Ballston Lake) celebrates its 10th anniversary this year! The Gift Shoppe is just a few steps away from the entrance to the popular country store, featuring different rooms full of merchandise with different themes to browse through leisurely in a relaxed environment. The farmhouse itself maintains the beauty of the architecture that makes the building so special. A three-day anniversary celebration took place in mid-July with prizes and special gifts for guests. With harvest season upon us, the store will be a busy place!
‘Really bad’: Severe storms are new normal, New York leaders say
STONY BROOK, Long Island (PIX11) — As Long Island residents and work crews spent Tuesday cleaning up after last weekend’s flood damage, officials said they now have to assume that major storm events like it will be more frequent. Suffolk County leaders laid out basic guidelines on Tuesday for making local infrastructure more resilient to […]
Highway that divided city in New York set to be demolished
When Interstate 81 was built in the 1960s, it sliced right through Syracuse's Pioneer Homes — one of the nation's oldest public housing communities, which had been built some three decades earlier. But in a few years, the government is set to level a mile and a half of the highway and reconnect a neighborhood.Bishop Bernard Alex's church is just a few miles from Syracuse, where he grew up. He says the highway stretch of I-81 sits over where people from his hometown used to plant gardens. "You took away a thriving, vibrant community," he said "You took away the hope...
Professor Chad Topaz is awarded for social justice work in the mathematical community.
Chad M. Topaz, professor of complex systems, has been named the recipient of the Association for Women in Mathematics’ (AWM) Mary and Alfie Gray Award for Social Justice. Topaz, who is also co-founder of the Institute for the Quantitative Study of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity, is scheduled to receive the award at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Seattle, Wash., in January 2025.
Pittsfield Events to Raise Awareness of Overdose Danger
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city will remember those lost to overdose with events in August and September. Last week, Mayor Peter Marchetti delivered a proclamation for International Overdose Awareness Month to local mental health leaders in council chambers. All are members of the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Advisory Committee.
Berkshire Humane Society's adopt-a-thon waving adoption fees for some dogs
PITTSFIELD, Mass. - This week, the Berkshire Humane Society is waving adoption fees for dogs at their shelter who are 1 year and older. Ellie is a recent addition to the humane society at about 12 years old. Waving the fees for Ellie and some other adoptable pets is meant...
A celebration of a new generation of agriculture: Former Gov. Deval Patrick speaks at Greenagers gala
Great Barrington — Since 2007, the nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization Greenagers has created programs for teenagers and young adults to learn about the environment and agriculture. The successes of the organization and its participants were all celebrated at the organization’s annual gala “Dinner, Democracy, and Dancing” at April Hill Farm on Thursday, August 15.
MA Residents: Expect A Cooler Than Usual 2024 Fall Season
What will fall weather look like in New England? Statistics show there will be a crisp and unsettled atmosphere as I can safely say I'll take this type of weather forecast at any time, being this past summer made our Commonwealth feel like a facsimile of days in Florida. To paraphrase: "NO THANK YOU!"
Farmer’s Almanac Predicts “Wet and White Winter” For Massachusetts
It's hard to believe the summer season is already coming to and end. Massachusetts residents are preparing for back to school and the upcoming fall season. While many argue autumn in the best time of the year in New England, some folks start the winter dread the second September hits.
Massachusetts ranks 2nd in nation for life expectancy. But massive gaps remain, experts say.
Life expectancy in Massachusetts is still higher than nearly every other state, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds. Residents live to be nearly 80 years old in Massachusetts, second only to Hawaii. That consistently high ranking is one local experts pin to the...
Well Known Serial Killer Rumored To Return To This Massachusetts Town
Halloween will be here before you know it! A time not just for candy and pumpkins. But a time for horror flicks too. Particularly Michael Myers, whom made his debut along with film actress Jamie Lee Curtis on October 25, 1978 in an American independent slasher film well known as 'Halloween" directed by John Carpenter. It's a blockbuster that we all know and love considering the fact that the beloved Michael Myers character spans in a total of eleven installments! This brings us to the question:
Mass. doctor on why another Mass. school district is banning cellphones
BOSTON — A Massachusetts school district, Methuen, has decided to ban cell phone use in classrooms and at school events, following a growing trend across the state. Dr. Scott Hadland, chief of adolescent medicine at Mass General for Children, discussed the implications of this move. Phones, according to Hadland,...
Nashoba Valley Medical Center provides 'essential services,' state finds
Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center, which are set to close in less than two weeks, each provide an "essential service necessary for preserving access and health status," in their areas, public health regulators concluded this week. The Department of Public Health found after an abbreviated review that the Steward Health Care-owned...
Holtec to DEP: State has no authority to ban radioactive water discharge into Cape Cod Bay
The company that owns the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Holtec International, has filed an appeal seeking to discharge radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay. Last month, the state denied Holtec a permit to release nearly 1 million gallons of water from the nuclear reactor system at Pilgrim as part of the plant decommissioning.
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