DPAC To Perform 'Radium Girls'| 07:41AM / Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Drury Performing Arts in collaboration with the 21st Century Afterschool Program announced performance dates for its production of "Radium Girls" by D.W. Gregory. According to a press release: In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage—until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease. Inspired by a true story, Radium Girls traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court. Her chief adversary is her former employer, Arthur Roeder, an idealistic man who cannot bring himself to believe that the same >> Read More |
Greylock School Project Gets Nod From Planning BoardBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:40AM / Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Greylock School project sailed through the Planning Board on Monday night with unanimous approval. This sets up the $65 million project to go out to bid on Nov. 17. Jesse Saylor of TSKP Studio, the school's designer, and Chelsea Christenson, a civil engineer with Nitsch Engineering, made the presentation. "Regarding the site, context has been an important theme to the design of the school," said Saylor. "The site's unique. It's got the massive Mount Greylock to the south, Taconic range just to the north, with the Appalachian trail running right down Phelps Ave in front of the school >> Read More |
McCann First Quarter Honor Roll| 10:44AM / Friday, November 07, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The McCann Technical School First Quarter Honor Roll. Grade 12 Anderson, Abigail Belsky, Brett Bentley, Arthur Bills, ALisandra Bolte, Brady Burgess, Jeffrey Champney, Aidan Demers, Mya Dimitropolis, Jaydon Driscoll, Gabrielle Ellsworth,Skyler Foucher, Hayley Gaffey, Ella Gregory, Emma Hall, Ehryn Holland, Ryleigh Howland, Zachary Hubby, Kylee Jacobbe, Gianna Kanelos, Noah Kincaid-Chesbro, Leyla Kondel, Nora Kratz, Ava Lane, Emerson Lawson, Shaylee LeClair, Landon Lemaire, Jaxin Lincoln, Rhea Lloyd, Jordyn McPherson, Aimee Meaney, Andrew Miller, Jonathan Moran, Sage O'Neil, Marley Ouellette, Keegan Parkman, Riona Perreault, Grace Perry, Paige Pratt, >> Read More |
MCLA Announces Fall 2025 Hardman Journalist in Residence| 08:05AM / Friday, November 07, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass — Massachusetts College Of Liberal Arts (MCLA) announce that Jodie Ginsberg will deliver the Hardman Journalist in Residence Lecture, "Defending Journalism in an Age of Rage," on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m., in MCLA's Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation atrium. The lecture is free and open to the public. Jodie Ginsberg is the chief executive officer of the Committee to Protect Journalists, a U.S.-based non-profit organization that defends press freedom worldwide. A journalist by profession, Ginsberg joined CPJ in 2022 from Internews Europe, where she was the chief executive officer. Ginsberg began her career as a >> Read More |
McCann Tech Roof, New Monument Mountain High School OK'd by VotersBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com
09:46PM / Tuesday, November 04, 2025 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — By wide margins, school infrastructure projects were approved by voters at both ends of the county on Tuesday. In Adams, the question of whether to allow a Proposition 2-1/2 debt exclusion to enable McCann Tech’s roof and window replacement project received a resounding yes by a margin of 553-169. In South County, the three member towns in the Berkshire Hills Regional School District all approved a $152 million project to build a new Monument Mountain Regional High School, according to the Berkshire Edge. Up north, Adams was the last town to weigh in on the $16.8 million project at McCann Tech. It was one of only two communities in >> Read More |
McCann Practical Nursing Program Graduates 23Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
12:08PM / Tuesday, November 04, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Twenty-three graduates of the McCann Technical School Practical Nursing program were welcomed into their "noble vocation" Monday night during a pinning ceremony focused on commitment, teamwork, and remembering the smallest acts of kindness. "Nursing is not really a profession, it is a calling. A noble vocation that demands compassion, skill and commitment to the well-being of those you serve," said Kelli Ann Milne, guest speaker and Berkshire Health Systems Education Specialist. "You will touch lives in ways you cannot imagine; you will be there for people on their best and worst days. You will face miracles, you will face >> Read More |
Teacher of the Month: Kyle StrackBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:18PM / Saturday, November 01, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — During his six years as an educator, Drury High School art teacher Kyle Strack has encouraged exploration and instilled in his students a sense of resiliency and self-acceptance. It is this impact that has earned him the iBerkshires Teacher of the Month designation. The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, will feature distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here. In Strack's classroom, students learn not to fear failure but rather to change their perspective and carry on, students said. He started his career at >> Read More |
MCLA's Dual Enrollment, Early College Programs Reach Over 320 Students| 12:59PM / Sunday, October 26, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) is making higher education more accessible and affordable for regional students through expanded Dual Enrollment and Early College programs that have saved families more than $880,632 to date. The college's two-pronged approach connects students with college-level coursework earlier in their academic careers while significantly reducing the financial burden of higher education. Between this summer and fall, more than 150 students have taken their first college course, earning 450 credits at a savings of $218,700 to families through MCLA's Dual Enrollment program, which has expanded outreach across the >> Read More |
Greylock School Project Passes ConCom, Preps for Planning Board By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:22AM / Friday, October 24, 2025 | |
The School Building Committee opted to go with the post sign, but asked for changes to the font and graphics. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Greylock School Project has passed one of two local permitting authorities in preparation for bidding documents to be released Nov. 17. The Conservation Commission gave the OK for the $65 million project on Tuesday. "We're targeting a completion date for the documentation on Nov. 17," Jesse Saylor of TSKP Studio told the School Building Committee meeting just before the Conservation Commission. "The real reason that's later than we had anticipated is because of the local review meetings ... We have >> Read More |
MCLA 'Groundbreaking' Kicks Off Construction of Kleefeld Arts CenterBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:12AM / Thursday, October 23, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — College officials say the planned Campagna Kleefeld Center for Creativity in the Arts will have a transformative effect on Massachusetts College of Liberal Art. The center, funded in large part by California artist and writer Carolyn Kleefeld, will stand at the corner of Church and Porter Street and across from the college's Church Street Center. "This has been a three-year collaborative effort among people who love art, love MCLA and who love the enduring promise of creativity and innovation as a foundation to advancing the best of society and liberal arts education," said President Jamie Birge at Wednesday's >> Read More |
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