NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Meghan Schrade has spent much of her short life undergoing painful procedures for a heart condition.

Now the cheerful 6-year-old is a poster girl for the American Heart Association of Western Massachusetts and its Art For The Heart Ambassador.

Meghan, daughter of Tracy Bassette and William G. Schrade Jr., was also recognized by the School Committee for her efforts on behalf of the association in sharing her story.

Bassette said she had submitted Meghan's story to the Heart Association, which was seeking "Go Red Leading Ladies" with positive attitudes to help raise awareness among women about being heart healthy.

Meghan

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — There is still plenty of "low-hanging fruit" the government can pursue to improve the its energy portfolio, according to state Department of Public Utilities Commissioner David Cash.

Cash was the guest speaker Thursday at an energy forum at Berkshire Community College, where he advocated for government officials to continue pushing for alternative energy. Massachusetts is "at the end of the pipeline," which inflates cost and is a factor in why businesses opt to open elsewhere, he said.

However, there are plenty of ways to lower those costs such as improving technology, investing in alternative energy and continuing to

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts recently was granted $75,000 from the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education for its @Scale STEM Pathways Project.

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• the North Adams School Committee urges the U.S. Congress to adopt legislation to:

Ban the sale and possession of military-style assault weapons,
ban the sale and possession of high capacity magazines, and
require every gun buyer to pass a criminal background check.

• the North Adams School Committee urges the rejection of the NRA assertion that staffing schools with armed security personnel is the most effective strategy for protecting our

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council on Tuesday confirmed a second reading of a $29.7 million borrowing order for the Conte School project but an opponent vowed to stop the plans.

The 7-2 vote at the special meeting was a repeat of the order's first reading on Jan. 22, with Councilors John Barrett III and Marie Harpin voting against.

The Massachusetts School Building Authority has approved 80 percent reimbursement for the project, bringing the city's cost down to $6.5 million.

Council gadfly Robert Cardimino said he would "knock on every door" in the city to get enough signatures to put the borrowing on the ballot.  

"I think the

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass — McCann Technical School released its second quarter honor roll for the 2012-2013 school year.

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ADAMS, Mass. — St. Stanislaus School has been celebrating National Catholic Schools Week this week with activities and events.

This year's theme is "Catholic Schools Raise the Standards." The annual observance starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which in 2013 is Jan. 27 to Feb. 2. Schools typically celebrate Catholic Schools Week with Masses, open houses, and other activities for students, families, parishioners, and the community at large.

The 2013 theme supports the recent launch of the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools, designed to ensure the effective

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ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Arts & Technology Public Charter School has been given approval to increase its enrollment and include the city of Pittsfield in its charter.

The move will help shorten a waitlist while putting the school on stronger economic footing, according to Executive Director Julia Bowen. The school applied for state approval in August and received it on Tuesday.

The enrollment cap on the Grades 6-through-12 school will increase from 308 to 363, which should to reduce a waiting list and even out enrollment.

Last year some 40 students who applied were not able to attend because of the enrollment cap. While the increase of 55 students would seem

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College will host an Energy Forum with state Department of Public Utitilities Commissioner David Cash, BCC President Ellen Kennedy and Berkshire Chamber of Commerce President Michael Supranowicz.

The forum will be held in Room H219 in the Hawthorne Building on campus on Thursday, Feb. 7, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. It will include an optional tour of the newly renovated Ralph Hoffmann Environmental Center, Greenhouse, and Sustainable Energy Center.

Cash will discuss the natural gas boom, electricity rates, how rates are changing and how the state's energy efficiency and renewable energy programs will help mitigate high energy costs and

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College has released the the dean's list for fall 2012.

According to Frances Feinerman, vice president for academic affairs, to be eligible for the list, full-time students must have declared a major; completed a minimum of 12 non-repeated, traditionally graded credit hours during the fall semester; and achieved a 3.250 to 3.749 grade-point average for honors, or a 3.75 to 4.00 GPA for high honors. Part-time students are eligible for the list if they meet the same requirements, except that their credit hours may have been completed during the fall and spring semesters of one academic year.

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