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COLUMN: Adventures with Supermom

May 6, 2013
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Nik Davies spends most of her available time making up stories and writing them down and although she’s never found evidence, she’s convinced her mother is either a superhero or an alien, maybe even both! Throughout my life my mom has been the ultimate role model.  She forged through the ugly stigmas placed upon woman…

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COLUMN: The Middle

April 8, 2013
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Hello world, I am a middle child, YIPPEEEE! The middle is an adventurous place to be although people often have weird misconceptions about us middle-borns. We’re often thought of as mixed up underachievers who are either overshadowed or overlooked. They say we’re secretive and unwilling to share our feelings and some statistics even say that…

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COLUMN: What’s your zombie survival score?

March 4, 2013
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  BERKSHIRE FAMILY FOCUS FILE PHOTO Do you know your zombie score? I have ignored the world’s obsession with zombies for decades. Basically, because Zombies give me the creeps. With the recently weird upsurge of real-life face eating humans, funny zombie movies and hit living dead series, the inevitable happened and zombies infiltrated my household…

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Pittsfield’s 10×10 Festival, plenty of fun for the whole family

February 7, 2013
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  Hey Berkshire County, are you ready for music, theater, hot new performers, art shows, film, spoken word, comedy and more? Then pack up the family and head to Pittsfield for the 10×10 Upstreet Arts Festival set for Feb.14-24. The 10×10 (formerly 10×10 on North) returns for the second year and from what I hear,…

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Edith Wharton’s 151st birthday celebration to take place at The Mount

January 18, 2013
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Note: On Jan. 26 The Mount in Lenox will host a family-friendly celebration of Edith Wharton’s birthday for Berkshire County. Contributing writer Nik Davies, takes some time to explain a little bit about the author that once called the Berkshires home and the home in which she lived. It wasn’t until my first year of…

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COLUMN: Post-holiday tomfoolery

January 7, 2013
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Note: The following is a monthly column written by young adult writer Nik Davies about life as a mom, writer, wife, sister, aunt, daughter, friend etc. It will run on the first Monday of each month onBerkshire Family Focus. This month’s column is dedicated to the memory of Dad, Bruce Dean. We’ll love and miss…

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First Annual Moments House Holiday Party and Gift Drive

December 6, 2012
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WHAT: A fundraiser to provide free programs and services for those impacted by a cancer diagnosis. Also, a holiday gift drive to benefit children with cancer and their siblings for details on items needed go online to facebook.com. WHERE: ITAM Lodge, 22 South Shore St., Pittsfield WHEN, WHY, WHO: Thursday, Dec. 13, 5-11 p.m. Come…

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COLUMN: One last eulogy for Hammy

December 3, 2012
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Note: The following is a monthly column written by young adult writer Nik Davies about life as a mom, writer, wife, sister, aunt, daughter, friend etc. It will run on the first Monday of each month on Berkshire Family Focus. This month’s column is dedicated to the memory of Dad, Bruce Dean. We’ll love and…

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