Tag: Massachusetts

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    Climate-saving efforts go local

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    States, cities and activists push to meet goals of Paris agreement By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer   With President Trump’s announcement June 1 that he would pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord, area states, cities and citizen groups are redoubling their efforts to curb carbon dioxide emissions and shift to renewable energy read more

    Climate-saving efforts go local
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    Juice bar puts healthy, sinful under one roof

    SoCo Creamery partners with juice enthusiasts in retail showcase By STACEY MORRISContributing writer GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. Leigh Duffin pours a concoction of freshly squeezed juice at the SoCo Oasis juice bar in Great Barrington. The year-old operation is a collaboration between local ice cream maker SoCo Creamery and juice makers Noah and Ari Meyerowitz, also read more

    Juice bar puts healthy, sinful under one roof
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    Vivid images, colliding cultures — Meleko Mokgosi explores love and democracy

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    In scenes from Africa, artist explores lessons of love and democracy By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.   A detail from one of Meleko Mokgosi’s large-scale paintings, now on view at the Williams College Museum of Art, shows two boys playing with a dog. The paintings depict scenes of daily life in southern Africa while read more

    Vivid images, colliding cultures — Meleko Mokgosi explores love and democracy
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    Disrespecting voters on Mass. pot policy

    Disrespecting voters on Mass. pot policy When Massachusetts voters debated last fall’s ballot question on whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use, virtually all of the state’s elected officials urged a No vote. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey, House Speaker Robert DeLeo, eight of the state’s nine U.S. House members and read more

    Disrespecting voters on Mass. pot policy
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    Hoosac tunnel, local history inspire artist at Mass MoCA

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    Railroad tunnel, local history inspire Mass MoCA installation for children By JOHN SEVENContributing writer NORTH ADAMS, Mass.   Colorado artist Wes Sam-Bruce works on his new installation, “Cavernous: The Inner Life of Courage,” at Mass MoCA. The exhibit, opens June 17 at the museum’s KidSpace gallery, draws inspiration from the Hoosac Tunnel and other threads read more

    Hoosac tunnel, local history inspire artist at Mass MoCA
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    Exploring the ukulele’s deeper side

    Former journalist turns to song, recording and touring By JOHN SEVENContributing writer NORTH ADAMS, Mass.   North Adams singer-songwriter Francesca Shanks will hit the road this month for performances across the Northeast and Midwest with Joe Aidonidis, her one-man backup band.George Bouret photo As the ukulele has become a popular performance instrument, it’s also contended read more

    Exploring the ukulele’s deeper side
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    Phasing out the plastic shopping bag?

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    Pittsfield pursues ban, following lead of five Berkshires towns By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer PITTSFIELD, Mass.   Anna Masiero, left, and Micayla Levesque bag groceries at Guido’s Fresh Marketplace, whose Pittsfield store has already stopped offering single-use plastic shopping bags to customers.  Susan Sabino photo The days of supermarkets packing groceries into single-use plastic shopping bags read more

    Phasing out the plastic shopping bag?
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    Free clinics try to fill region’s gaps in medical care

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    Free clinics try to fill the gaps in region’s medical system By TRACY FRISCHContributing writer   Dr. Richard Dundas, right, started the Bennington Free Clinic eight years ago after retiring from a 40-year medical career. Sue Andrews became the clinic’s executive director. The clinic is one of several in the region at which doctors volunteer read more

    Free clinics try to fill region’s gaps in medical care
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    In blue Berkshires, election spurs new activism

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    Groups rally, petition, and look beyond state line By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer   Almost from the moment Donald Trump upended the predictions of pollsters and pundits by winning the November election, progressive activists in the Berkshires have been organizing to counter the new president’s agenda. In the past few months, a series of new citizens read more

    In blue Berkshires, election spurs new activism
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    Sculptures that won’t sit still

    Artist’s wooden figures mix puppetry, animation at Mass MoCA show By JOHN SEVENContributing writer NORTH ADAMS, Mass.   Works by the artist Elizabeth King, whose half-scale wooden figures are known for their uncannily human movements, are featured in a new show, “Radical Small,” that opens March 4 at Mass MoCA. Courtesy photos/Elizabeth King With a read more

    Sculptures that won’t sit still