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STOCKTON — Financial help is on the way for Stockton residents who have fallen behind in their rent due to COVID-19. The Stockton City Council unanimously approved a resolution last week to accept and appropriate nearly $20 million in both state and federal funding awarded to the city in the past two months. The funds will provide emergency assistance to city residents who cannot pay rent or utilities because their household income has been reduced or they qualify for unemployment as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic. Stockton Economic Development Director Carrie Wright tol...

PITTSFIELD — Calling all artists and creative types … Berkshire Art Association and Storefront Artist Project, in collaboration with the Berkshire Museum, are seeking submissions for the annual 10x10 RAP (Real Art Party) show and fundraiser raffle, being held virtually this year on Thursday, Feb. 18. Artists have until Jan. 28 to submit their work virtually at bit.ly/10x102021. "We're recruiting artists and creatives to donate and submit works of art that will fit in a 10-by-10-inch parameter," RAP co-chairwoman Carrie Wright said in a phone interview Wednesday. The other co-chair...