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Symposium Surveys Local Attitudes On Wind PowerBy John Durkan, iBerkshires Staff
10:30PM / Thursday, July 26, 2012 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire and Franklin county residents continue to show concerns about nearly every aspect of industrial wind turbine construction.
They had a chance to air their disquiet with the proliferation of turbines at
the Western Massachusetts Wind Symposium, which took place at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts throughout Thursday. The symposium was conducted by Macalester College of St. Paul, Minn., to determine public attitude toward wind energy and promote discussion about the opportunities and cons of this energy source.
The study is being done by Roopali Phadke, an associate professor of environmental students at Macalester researching the 4 Comments
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MCLA President Appointed To New Educator Prep Group| 10:10AM / Wednesday, July 25, 2012 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts President Mary Grant was recently appointed to a new Educator Preparation Advisory Group.
EPAG, established by state education secretary Paul Reville, is a group of education, business and advocacy organization leaders that have been tasked to develop a more unified, aligned, and coherent public education system that will better meet the needs of all students in the Commonwealth.
"The quality of teaching is the most important variable in our public education system," Reville said. "Improving teacher preparation is vital to improving the quality of teaching in every Massachusetts school. This 2 Comments
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North Adams School Project Will Seek LEED CertificationBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
10:46PM / Monday, July 23, 2012 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Conte School project will pursue LEED certification, but at what level is yet to be determined.
The School Building Committee approved the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program over the new state certification based largely on the familiarity of the federal program for energy and environmental efficiency.
"My feeling is ... if you do MA-CHPS certified or if you do LEEDS, you're pretty much going to have the same building," said Kristian Whitsett of Margo Jones Architects.
In response to questions, Carl Weber of Strategic Building Solutions, the owner's project manager, said he had not worked on any MA-CHPS projects but put that down to 2 Comments
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Berkshires Students Named to Clark Dean's List| 12:04PM / Monday, July 23, 2012 | |
 WORCESTER, Mass. — The following Berkshire residents were named to first honors on the Clark University dean's list. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the spring 2012 semester.
Taylor D. Pry, a resident of Clarksburg and 2010 graduate of Drury High SchoolMichael P. Tierney, a resident of Pittsfield and 2010 graduate of Taconic High SchoolTo be eligible for first honors, students must have a grade-point average of 3.8 or higher, of a maximum of 4.3 (all A-pluses).
Founded in 1887, Clark University is a liberal arts college and research university. 0 Comments
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MCLA Coach Named Director Of Scholars Program| 11:25AM / Friday, July 20, 2012 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jamie Morrison, the head men's basketball coach at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, has begun work as the director of Native Tribal Scholars, a program of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, the Northern American Center of Boston and University of Massachusetts at Boston.
While the new position is full time, Morrison will continue as the men's head basketball coach for MCLA, working for the college on a part-time basis.
According to Morrison, the most intensive part of the Native Tribal Scholars Program takes place during the summer semester. A non-residential, year-round service component consists of workshops, tutoring and mentoring. The students' academic 0 Comments
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BArT Releases Third Trimester Honor Roll| 09:53AM / Tuesday, July 17, 2012 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School announced the honor roll for the third and final trimester of the 2011-2012 school year.
Students who earned 80 percent or above in all of their classes received the distinction of honors. Students who earned 90 percent or above in all of their classes earned the distinction of high honors.
High honors
Heather Perkins
Honors
Grace Kelley, Harrison Todd, Mark Borelli II, Kyle Brooks, Alyssa Cahill, Morgan Covert, Gabrielle Fruet, Kimberly Perkins, Raegan Phillips, Amber Pizani, Cole Seaman, and Jamie Vachula
High honors
Alain Morrissette and Emma Cook
Honors
Mykhenzy Cuyler, Hannah Decensi, Peter Elliott, Blaize Pandell, 0 Comments
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Drury High School Releases Honor Roll| 10:03AM / Wednesday, July 11, 2012 | |
 Drury High School Honor Roll for the fourth marking period of the 2011-2012 school year.
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Arigoni, Matthew
Baran, Clay
Baran, Matthew
Blevins, Ashley
Boleng, Alyssa
Bona, Alexandra
Bona, Nicole
Candiloro, Katie
DeGrenier, Lyndsey
Denning, Brett
Dono, Brittney
Felix, Colin
Goodreau, Samantha
Haley, Christy
Hebert, McKenzie
Hillard III, Robert
Johnson, Michael
Koperek, Olivia
Krol, Alexandra
May, Maximillian
Moran, Brodey
Nolan, Riley
Plante, Zachary
Quinn, Max
Sisto, Luke
Telladira, Leanna
Tietgens, Jacob
Wallbank, Mikaela
Wheeler, Kaitlyn
Winch, Timothy
Witherell, Avery
Woods, Nolan
Arnold, Amber
Aubin, Brayton
Aubin, Slayter
Beagle, Sabrina 0 Comments
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North Adams School Project Getting Down To DetailsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
12:01AM / Thursday, June 28, 2012 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The School Building Committee will begin to "dig into" Conte Middle School as it prepares schematics for the state School Building Authority this fall.
The committee on Wednesday evening made plans for a working group to take over the details and report back with recommendations to the full committee. The full committee will meet every fourth Monday beginning next month, the working group in between.
"This is an exciting juncture," said Carl Weber, the city's project manager with Strategic Building Solutions.
But the hard work begins in determining what the building needs and how much it will cost. The next months will be spent number-crunching 12 Comments
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MCLA, BCC Merge Business Programs In PittsfieldBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
03:05PM / Tuesday, June 26, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The county's two public higher educational institutes signed a pact Tuesday morning to break down the barriers keeping residents from earning a business degree.
Berkshire Community College and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts are teaming up to offer a seamless transition from BCC's associate business degree to MCLA's bachelor's and master's degrees at the new downtown Pittsfield location.
The goal is to eliminate travel time and confusion in the transfer process, allowing those who may have work or child-care barriers holding them back.
"It's very strategic to have our students go through their associate, bachelor and master degrees and stay in Berkshire 0 Comments
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