Article: Sally Goodrich, Who Aided Afghans After 9/11 Loss, Dies at 65

Sally Goodrich, Who Aided Afghans After 9/11 Loss, Dies at 65
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/25/us/25goodrich.html

Startup aims to simplify site selection for clean-power projects

http://dailyme.com/story/2010120800002778/startup-aims-simplify-site-selection-clean-power.html

News from Cricket Creek Farm

Bakery Buzz
Jamie's Choice Monday December 20th will be Cranberry Walnut Bread
Muffins this week will be...
Monday: Blueberry
Thursday: Black & Blue
Friday: Oat Bran & Pumpkin Walnut
Buttermilk Currant Scones will be on Wednesday and Friday.

It's Whole Oat's turn on Monday December 20th (Whole Oat and Seven Grain trade weeks)

Please note Friday's bread schedule is a little altered...

Breads: Crusty White, Oatmeal Sunflower & Seven Grain

Rolls: Oatmeal Sunflower, Butter, Seven Grain & Herb

Also, the bakery will not be baking Saturday December 25th.
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Lots in store
Scottish Shortbread, Brandied Apricot Cake, Lebkuchen, Sugar Cookies, Gingerbread
People, Early Grey Tea Cookies all await you.
We have lots of items that are great for gifting: pottery, soaps, candles, books,
baked goods, gift certficates, handfelted ornaments, soap dishes....
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Willinet To Ask For Small Increase In Cable Bill Fees / iBerkshires.com - The Berkshires online guide to events, news and Berkshire County community information.

http://www.iberkshires.com/story/37078/Willinet-To-Ask-For-Small-Increase-In-Cable-Bill-Fees.html

Williamstown School, Youth Center Seeks Town Input / iBerkshires.com - The Berkshires online guide to events, news and Berkshire County community information.

http://www.iberkshires.com/story/37114/Williamstown-School-Youth-Center-Seeks-Town-Input.html

Williamstown Drinking Water Predicted to be Unaffected by Biomass Plant / iBerkshires.com - The Berkshires online guide to events, news and Berkshire County community information.

http://www.iberkshires.com/story/37099/Williamstown-Drinking-Water-Predicted-to-be-Unaffected-by-Biomass-Plant.html

ARTS TALK - Times Union: exhibit at Clark

http://www.timesunion.com/living/article/ARTS-TALK-906788.php

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COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW: Scott Brown's Wall Street Friends

Senator Brown's Friends: CJR's Liz Cox Barrett has tip of the hat to The Boston Globe for piecing together, from reports filed by U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., a surge in his donations from interested parties as the fate of the Wall Street regulatory overhaul hung in the balance and Brown used the leverage of his swing vote to win key concessions sought by firms. 

From mid-June until the Fourth of July, according to the Globe analysis , the Massachusetts senator took in $140,000 from banks and investment firms and their executives. That is 400 percent more than the $28,000 received on average by all Republican senators during the same three weeks. No connection between politics and policy, says a Brown spokesperson. 

LINK:
http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/a_midsummer_donation_spike_wit.php

Vermont Denies Early Start for Biomass Plant / iBerkshires.com - The Berkshires online guide to events, news and Berkshire County community information.

http://iberkshires.com/story/37055/Vermont-Denies-Early-Start-for-Biomass-Plant.html

LINK: Erving Paper Mills owner explains why biomass is the best alternative for them

SEE:
http://www.telegram.com/article/20101209/NEWS/12090786/1020/NEWSREWIND

This op-ed (opinion) piece from the Worcester Telegram explains the view of Morris Housen, CEO of Erving Paper Mills. He argues wood-burning biomass plants for electricity generation are better than solar or wind renewable energy and better than continuing to use fossil fuels. But he says new Massachusetts regulations will prevent him -- economically -- from moving off oil.

Williamstown Elementary Principal Steven Johnson To Retire - iBerkshires.com

Williamstown Elementary Principal Steven Johnson To Retire - iBerkshires.com

iBerkshires.com

Williamstown Elementary Principal Steven Johnson To Retire iBerkshires.com WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Elementary School Principal Steven Johnson announced Wednesday that he will retire in June. "I had a choice. ...