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         <title><![CDATA[Solar array developer hopes to break ground this spring]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Monday February 13, 2012    
By Phil Demers



North Adams Transcript



CHESHIRE -- A private developer who came before Selectmen to propose a seven-acre solar array on Tuesday said he&rsquo;s "cautiously optimistic" about the project and hopes to break ground in spring or early summer.



Dominick Villane, a Lanesboro resident and New Jersey native, bought the land between Fisher Hill and]]></description>
         <dc:creator>&lt;i&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:28:31 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[&rsquo;Not Your Average Dog Show&rsquo; sparks some &lsquo;ruff&rsquo; competition]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Monday February 13, 2012    New England Newspapers



PITTSFIELD -- If Lexie ever makes it to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show -- the Super Bowl of canine contests -- she will have Berkshire Community College to thank.



The 11-month-old black cocker won "Best Hair" on Sunday afternoon, one of eight award categories at the annual Not Your Average Dog Show sponsored by the BCC Foundation, the]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Dick Lindsay</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:28:21 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mass MoCA draws thousands to performances and art]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Monday February 13, 2012    
By Phil Demers



North Adams Transcript



NORTH ADAMS -- Well over 2,000 people packed Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art for the annual free day festivities Saturday to enjoy an afternoon of art, music, theater, dance, DJ tutorials, cake and sea creatures.



"The day is simply about getting people who might not normally come to Mass MoCA to come," said Mass]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Editorial</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:28:13 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Coalition focused on divide]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday February 11, 2012    


NORTH ADAMS -- A growing divide between the nation's wealthy and impoverished populations has the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition looking to address the challenges faced by North County's poorest families.



"We're becoming a nation of two people and that's not good," Executive Director Al Bashevkin said]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Jennifer Huberdeau, North Adams Transcript</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:22:36 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[WITH BUDGET SURPLUS, SPENDING CAUTION URGED]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday February 11, 2012    North Adams Transcript



WILLIAMSTOWN -- Even though the Mount Greylock Regional School District is projected to have a budget surplus at the end of fiscal 2012, school officials caution that the district will still need its member towns to at least level fund their assessments in fiscal 2013.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Meghan Foley</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:21:45 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[BART seniors host blood drive]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday February 11, 2012    North Adams Transcript



ADAMS -- Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School seniors hosted a Red Cross blood drive Friday, providing many with the opportunity to donate for the first time.



"We&rsquo;ve never done a blood drive here so a lot of planning went in," said Benn Griffin, BART Senior Seminar instructor.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Phil Demers</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:21:40 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[THE CLARK ENLISTS ONLINE PUBLIC IN CURATING VIRTUAL ART MUSEUM]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday February 11, 2012    North Adams Transcript



WILLIAMSTOWN -- Want to design a gallery using images of paintings, sculptures and decorative art pieces from the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute&rsquo;s permanent collection?



Beginning Sunday, it will be possible. Launching with the new "Clark ReMix" exhibition, a salon-style showing of some 400 pieces from the museum&rsquo;s]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Jennifer Huberdeau</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:21:34 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[City's Public Safety Committee deliberates future of commissioner's post]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday February 10, 2012    



NORTH ADAMS -- The city's Public Safety Committee plans to have a recommendation to the City Council by its Feb. 28 meeting on whether the public safety commissioner's position should be eliminated.



However, the possibility of a recommendation being made hinges upon whether the committee votes on the matter, as planned, at its]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Jennifer Huberdeau, North Adams Transcript</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:02:15 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Williamstown schools will not cut any positions]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday February 10, 2012   



WILLIAMSTOWN -- While the local school district is expecting a budget shortfall in the coming fiscal year, it's a manageable one that won't demand cutting any positions, according to school officials.



Rose Ellis, superintendent of Williamstown and Lanesborough Public Schools, said Wednesday night that a preliminary overview of]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Meghan Foley, North Adams Transcript</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:01:44 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Search committee chooses four to interview]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday February 10, 2012    


CLARKSBURG -- The search committee for a new town administrator is getting to business, having whittled down the candidate pool by more than half during its first meeting Wednesday night.



Finance Committee Chairwoman Mary Beverly, who was named chairwoman of the search committee, said Thursday that of the 11 applicants]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Meghan Foley, North Adams Transcript</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:53:49 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Obama lifts most NCLB measures]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday February 10, 2012    New England Newspapers



PITTSFIELD -- Since its inception 11 years ago, school leaders and lawmakers have criticized the federal No Child Left Behind law as a burden on education in Massachusetts.



On Thursday, the Obama administration lifted most of the law&rsquo;s accountability measures on schools here and in nine other states -- metrics educators here say had]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Jenn Smith</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:26:31 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Alleged Target thief gets year of probation]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday February 10, 2012    New England Newspapers



PITTSFIELD -- An Adams woman who police say walked out of Target with more than $1,000 worth of items on Christmas Eve had her case continued without a finding of guilt Thursday in Central Berkshire District Court and was given a year of probation.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Andrew Amelinckx</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:26:19 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[MassDOT leads study of Rail Trail arsenic contamination]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday February 9, 2012    

ADAMS -- The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), owners of the land for the proposed northern extension of the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail, have confirmed that MassDOT is currently leading a study into an arsenic contamination found at the site.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Phil Demers, North Adams Transcript</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:14:16 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[N.Y. woman found safe]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday February 9, 2012    




PETERSBURG, N.Y. -- A resident last seen Monday at 10 a.m. was found safe in town Wednesday.



Jessica Clyde, 28, had been last seen walking on Route 2 in Petersburg near the Weaver Dam, wearing red and white pajama pants, a black jacket and a blue shirt, according to a Loudonville State Police press release.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Transcript Staff</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:13:30 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[School committee, Youth Center officials sign lease to build new facility]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday February 9, 2012    North Adams Transcript



WILLIAMSTOWN -- Officials from the Williamstown School Committee and the Williamstown Youth Center have signed a 50-year lease -- the last item needed to allow the Youth Center to build a new facility on the grounds of the elementary school.



The School Committee unanimously approved the land lease at its meeting Wednesday night, while the]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Meghan Foley, North Adams Transcript</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:12:57 EST]]></pubDate>
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