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Letters: North Adams Chamber Supports School Project, Letter to the Editor
07:19PM / Monday, March 18, 2013 | |
The North Adams Chamber of Commerce supports the planned renovation of Conte Middle School and the borrowing order aproved by the North Adams City Council on Feb. 5, 2013, to fund this necesssary and important project.
In offering this support, we join the North Adams School Building Committee and School Committee, the mayor and the City Council and the many city residents who participated in the analysis, consideration and planning of the Conte renovation over the course of nearly two years. We also share the opinion of the Massachusetts School Building Authority, which has endorsed the project and will reimbuse the city for 80 percent of the Conte renovation. With MSBA reimbursement,
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Drury High Grad Being Inaugurated as UIndy President| 01:42PM / Monday, March 18, 2013 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A Drury High School graduate will officially take the helm of the University of Indianapolis on Thursday.
Robert L. Manuel, 44, will be inaugurated as the ninth president of the 5,400-student university at a time when it is charting a course for the next two decades of its development.
Manuel, son of Thomas and Tondra Manuel of North Adams, is a 1986 graduate of Drury High School. He earned his bachelor's degree in history and political science from from Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., his master's in higher education administration from Syracuse (N.Y.) University and doctorate in higher education administration from New York University.
He worked
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Letters: North Adams Should Have Sought Land for SchoolLetters to the Editor,
10:23AM / Monday, March 18, 2013 | |
The members of the School Building Committee trying to defend their Conte Project are neglecting an important aspect of their planning for a new school: they never even considered building a new school on a new site.
They wound up picking an old school on an old site in an unsafe location. Unfortunately, they kept their deliberations quiet, rather than asking for public input early in the process. Public input would have given them valuable information on which to base a decision.
The city owns acres of land adjacent to Windsor Lake Park and Camp Decker. Why wasn't this land considered? There is empty land that could be bought all over the east end. None of it would cost as
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Berkshire Taconic Awards Over $35K in Grants to Nonprofits | 01:53PM / Friday, March 15, 2013 | |
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation announced that the Central Berkshire Fund recently awarded grants totaling $35,898 to 16 nonprofit organizations. Berkshire Music School: $1,000 to assist Wahconah High School's band instructor by coaching ensembles and giving private music lessons to interested students. Berkshire Nursing Families Lactation Program: $1,000 to bring their Lactation Program to Central Berkshire County. Berkshire Theatre Festival BTG PLAYS! School Residency Program: $3,000 for a 14-week process to create and present original one act plays. Central Berkshire Regional School District Families First Program: $2,073 to teach 0 Comments
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Students Show Off Projects at Region 1 Science FairBy John Durkan, iBerkshires.com Staff
09:11PM / Thursday, March 14, 2013 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Projects ranged from honey-based antibiotics to snowboard physics all the way down to sink holes at the 9th annual Region 1 Science Fair at Massachusetts College Liberal Arts on Thursday afternoon. The fair, which saw about 80 students and around 60 projects, pitted students from nine schools — four from Berkshire County — for two available first-place awards and a trip to Phoenix, Ariz., for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in May. Twelve Forty other students qualified for the Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair. "This is tremendous to see the room full of you here today and 0 Comments
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BArT Seniors Donate to Northern Berkshire United WayBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
12:38PM / Thursday, March 14, 2013 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — A group of Berkshire Arts & Techology Charter Public School seniors earned a feather for their caps this week.
A red feather to be precise.
The students in history teacher Deborah Calderara's senior seminar conceived, organized and managed two school dances that brought in exactly $1,863.50 cents. Half will go to the BArT community and half was donated to Northern Berkshire United Way on Thursday morning.
NBUW Executive Director Joseph McGovern said the $931.75 gift would make the group a member of United Way's Red Feather Society, a designation for donors giving $500 or more.
"You will be listed as a Red Feather Society in our
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Drury High School Releases Second Quarter Honor Roll| 09:57AM / Wednesday, March 13, 2013 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Drury High School released its honor roll for the second quarter of the 2012-2013 school year. Jaclyn Aubin, Abigail Bolner, Alex Boulger, Chelsea DeGroff, Emily Eastman, Ryan Edmonds, Emma-Margaret Gregory, Molly Howe, Maria Netti, Ryan Ouimet, Cameron Parrino Samantha Andrews, Ana Clara Azevedo, Kodey Bryce, Alex Bush, Jillian Cyr, Maeve Denning, Jacob DiLego, Allison Gageant, MeKirra Gardner, Shannon Garvey, Angel Goodell, Levi Grant, Jacob Groves, Kendel Houghtaling, Carlee Huttle, Jocelyn Kelly, Laryssa LaPointe, Jennifer Monyahan, Sarah Royal, Michael Schmidt Jr., Makenzie Suters, Ashley Volff, Leeandra Waters Emma Shen Rita Arabia, Alexis 0 Comments
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North Adams School Project Will Go to BallotBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
12:23AM / Wednesday, March 13, 2013 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council tried to sidestep a vote Tuesday on rescinding authorization for bonding on the $30 million school project, leading to a hasty entrance by City Solicitor John DeRosa who'd been watching the deliberations on television. In the end, the council did vote unanimously to uphold its decision on Conte — thus automatically sending the borrowing to a ballot vote — but not without some confusion getting there.
"We're in new territory here," said Council President Michael Bloom. The reconsideration of the borrowing order, passed on Feb. 5, was forced by a citizens' petition filed two weeks ago with more
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North Adams Schools Disavows Insurance Marketer| 03:50PM / Tuesday, March 12, 2013 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The school system is warning parents that an insurance vendor calling them is in no way affiliated with the public schools.
According to Superintendent of Schools James E. Montepare:
Last spring, The American Income Life Insurance Co. requested and received permission from the North Adams Public Schools to send home information to families regarding a free Child Safe Kit. It has been brought to our attention by the North Adams Police Department that this company has misrepresented itself.
The "free" child safe kits are actually the basis for a sales call where the American Income Life Insurance Co. solicits parents to purchase life insurance
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Rhoda Rubin Memorial Nursing Scholarship Applications Available| 10:13AM / Tuesday, March 12, 2013 | |
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — The Rhoda Rubin Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund is accepting grant applications through April 15. The Fund annually awards $1,000 to a resident of Berkshire County who is pursuing a nursing degree at Berkshire Community College. Applications are available at www.berkshiretaconic.org/grantseekers or by calling 413-229-0370. Applicants for the Rhoda Rubin Memorial Nursing Scholarship must be accepted into the nursing program at BCC, demonstrate financial need and have been a resident of Berkshire County for five years prior to application. In addition, preference is given to women who are single parents and to graduates of Pittsfield schools. The Rhoda Rubin 0 Comments
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