Artistic Directors Mandy Greenfield of Williamstown Theatre Festival, Kate Maguire of Berkshire Theatre Group Kate and Julianne Boyd of Barrington Stage Company; Alexandra Fuchs, chief operating officer of the Boston Symphony Orchestra; and Pamela Tatge, director of Jacob s Pillow Dance, joined 1Berkshire CEO Jonathan Butler for a virtual town hall on Friday. I think that we as arts organizations are back with this kind of ferocity because we know we have a responsibility to make space for that, for artists, for audiences, for people who have to reconnect with what it means to be alive, she said. This is a part of human health and well-being, we have to be back this summer, we have to continue to tear a path forward and we have to do it for as broad and diverse of a community of both artists and audiences as we can all push ourselves to do.
UPDATED MASK RULE: As of Friday, the state no longer requires people in Massachusetts to wear a face covering while outdoors unless they are within six feet of a member
THE JOINTS FOR JABS CAMPAIGN: A man wearing a cannabis costume hands out marijuana cigarettes in New York last week during a Joints for Jabs event. Adults who showed their COVID-19 vaccination cards received a free joint. Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to try to energize the nationâs slowing vaccination drive and get reluctant Americans to roll up their sleeves. The lures have included free beer, pot and doughnuts; savings bonds; and a raffle ticket for a snowmobile. AP FILE
ADAMS OUT OF RED STATUS: The town of Adams came off the stateâs highest-risk status in the latest 14-day report, dropping to yellow, where it joined Adams, Dalton and Pittsfield. Those three communities were already in the yellow category, indicating a concerning level of continuing infections.
TAKING THEIR SHOT AT CASINO: Workers depart a main gate to the Encore Boston Harbor casino on Wednesday in Everett, Mass. The Encore Boston Harbor casino began offering COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday by appointment only to employees and the general public in conjunction with Cambridge Health Alliance, a local health care organization. STEVEN SENNE - AP
JUST WONDERING DEPARTMENT: Readers, does this seem like an adequate punishment for a false business claim that put human health at risk?
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WHAT HE DID: A Quincy man sold lanyards that he falsely claimed would protect buyers against viruses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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HOW DID HE DO IT? Federal prosecutors said Jiule Lin, 38, began advertising card-shaped devices to be worn as a lanyard on eBay in March 2020 with the explicit claim that the product would protect the buyer or wearer of the product from viruses or bacteria, stating that the product s main ingredient was chlorine
Plenty of Vaccination Appointments are Available in the Berkshires…
If you are looking for the Moderna vaccine, Flynn’s Pharmacy in Pittsfield is holding a One Day Vaccination Clinic this coming Tuesday, May 4th. You can book an appointment for Tuesday through Flynn’s website while slots are available. If you participate in the clinic your second shot will be scheduled on Tuesday, June 1
st. A total of 100 doses are available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Click here for an appointment www.flynnspharmacy.com.
Other local pharmacies in the Berkshires also are currently showing appointment availability through the https://vaxfinder.mass.gov/ website. In North Adams the Walgreens on Lincoln Street, and the CVS on Main Street in Great Barrington are currently showing appointments are available.