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National Conference on AI in Rural Economies In North Adams | 08:24AM / Thursday, August 28, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — 1Berkshire, the Berkshire Innovation Center and the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI) announced that on Sept. 10, 2025 the "Accelerating What's Possible: The Next Chapter for Rural Economies in the Age of AI" conference will be happening at MASS MoCA in North Adams. "For 5 years CORI and the Rural Innovation Network have been a vital conduit to improve practices, advancing initiatives, and finding tailored guidance," said Ben Lamb, vice president of Economic Development at 1Berkshire. "To be able to partner with them in bringing this national conference to our corner of the world is both energizing and an honor as we get 0 Comments
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Ayrhill Farms Again Defends Torchia League TitleBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
07:40PM / Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Three different Ayrhill Farms hitters went 4-for-4 in a 20-2 win over Chris' Girls in the championship game of the Pat Torchia Softball League. Jackie LaRochelle had two doubles among her four hits and drove in six runs as Ayrhill Farms claimed its 10th straight league crown. Sarah Sweet was 4-for-4 with three RBIs, and Kristen Parz went 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI in a 23-hit attack as each of the defending champions' starters had at least one hit. Brit Breault and Parz each doubled in a four-run first inning, but Ayrhill Farms broke the game open with 10 runs in the bottom of the second. LaRochelle belted a pair of two-run 0 Comments
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Ramunto's Pizzeria Reopens in North AdamsBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:45PM / Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A Main Street eatery has reopened under new ownership after being closed for four months. Angie Mazza the new owner of Ramunto's Pizza & Pub, but she's no stranger to Ramunto's. Mazza has been working at the restaurant for about five years in various positions. "I originally started here approximately five years ago," she said. "My brother had owned the restaurant at the time, and I was in nursing school and COVID had just hit, so I started traveling from Springfield down here to help him out, and then after COVID, I kind of I moved to this area eventually, and then I ended up taking on a bigger role 0 Comments
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MSBA OKs McCann, Monument School ProjectsStaff Reports,
04:06PM / Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Two high schools in Berkshire County were approved funding for projects by the Massachusetts School Building Authority board on Wednesday. McCann Technical School has been approved for a $17 million project to update the 63-year-old school's roof, windows and doors, and Monument Mountain Regional High School for a new $152 million school. Last year, McCann Tech was invited to participate in the MSBA's accelerated repair program to address its 30-year-old roof and original single-pane windows. The MSBA board voted for a maximum facilities grant of $9,369,988 for the project. The total cost is set at 0 Comments
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Mayor Says 'Misinformation' on Airport Affecting Staff, CommissionBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
02:06PM / Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | |
City Solicitor Joel Bard of KP Law assured the council that the federal grant assurances are in order. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The mayor says the constant din of accusations around the airport is having a deleterious effect on its operations: "Enough is enough." "I'm having a really a hard time getting people to serve on the Airport Commission that will keep the best interest of the city and the airport in the forefront," Mayor Jennifer Macksey told the City Council on Tuesday. "I'm having a hard time retaining the commissioners that I have. I'm having a hard time finding city employees to work with the Airport 0 Comments
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BAAMS Fall Classes Starting Sept. 13| 10:19AM / Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshires Academy for Advanced Musical Studies (BAAMS) is now offering registration for its Fall 2025 classes. Music students of all levels, ages 10 to 18, will have the chance to study Trumpet, Trombone, Saxophones and Woodwinds, Guitar, Bass, and Drums along with Improvisation and Music Composition with a faculty who are also members of the Juilliard School, NBC's "Saturday Night Live" Band, and are multi-Grammy award- winning recording artists. "BAAMS offers our students a unique music learning experience that teaches our kids not only how to improvise, and compose and record their own original music, but also gives our 0 Comments
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Chris' Girls Come From Behind to Reach Torchia League FinalBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
09:36PM / Tuesday, August 26, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Chris’ Girls Tuesday overcame a 14-3 deficit to earn a 22-17 win over Club Wyndham to reach the title round of the Pat Torchia Softball League. Karen White went 3-for-3, scored three runs and went the distance in the circle as Chris’ Girls won the loser’s bracket of the double-elimination tournament and earned a berth in Wednesday’s final against Ayrhill Farms. Chris’ Girls will need to beat Ayrhill Farms on Wednesday to get to a winner-take-all final on Thursday at Disanti Field. On Tuesday, Club Wyndham scored seven times in the second inning to take a 7-3 lead and built an 11-run 0 Comments
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Steeple City Jiu Jitsu Open in North AdamsBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:49PM / Tuesday, August 26, 2025 | |
Tim Stys and Jon Manley have partnered to open the jui jitsu studio in North Adams. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Business partners and coaches Jon Manley and Timothy Stys recently opened Steeple City Jiu Jitsu at 85 Main St. Stys ran RGS Underground, a jiu jitsu and kickboxing studio in Readsboro, Vt., and Manley ran Jon Manley MMA in Williamstown. The two have been training together for years and decided to come together to open a studio. "We've been training together for about four years. He's my coach. Yet we both just study and obsess over jiu jitsu and just always want to get better. And decided last year, a year ago, that we wanted to merge," Stys said. Stys,
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Macksey Stresses 'Experience' as She Launches Campaign for Third TermBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:55PM / Monday, August 25, 2025 | |
Campaign swag for supporters at Thursday's event. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jennifer Macksey touted accomplishments over the last four years — and challenges ahead — as she kicked off her campaign for a third term for the corner office. "North Adams needs a forward-thinking, experienced leader, someone who will not only make plans, but takes actions. I was that leader four years ago, and I remain that leader today," said the incumbent to applause in the American Legion Hall on Thursday. "A good mayor has to be both present and responsive. Over the past four years, I've led the government focused on action, not just 0 Comments
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Veteran Spotlight: Coast Guard Seaman James MeinekerBy Wayne Soares, Special to iBerkshires
05:43PM / Sunday, August 24, 2025 | |
 FALMOUTH, Mass. — James Meineker served his country in the Coast Guard as an electronics technician from 1969 to 1973. He grew up in the village of Castleton-on-the-Hudson in New York State and did his basic training at Coast Guard Training Center Cape in May, N.J. "It was a big awakening, they took the chip off my shoulder and changed the thought process," he said, adding with a chuckle, "if you walked around carrying a wrench, nobody bothered you. On the ship, we had some world class skaters who knew the ins and outs." His first assignment would take him to the Coast Guard's former ET school on Governor's Island in New 0 Comments
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Clarksburg Fire Company Asks for Budget Increase to Offset CostsBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
11:48AM / Saturday, August 23, 2025 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Clarksburg Volunteer Fire Company is hoping for more financial support from the town to address increasing costs. "The fire company would like to approach the town for our budget to grow," Fire Chief Carlyle "Chipper" Chesbro told the Select Board on Monday. "I don't want to say enormously. But just in retrospect with everything going on with costs of things, budgets ... Upon realizing our budget is ridiculous.ly low for what we do, for what we provide." The Fire Department's budget has hovered around $20,000 annually for the past 25 years, he noted. "We take what's given to us and 0 Comments
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Adams Community Bank Announces Partnership with Financial Safety PlatformBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:32AM / Friday, August 22, 2025 | |
Carefull Director of Customer Success Laura Mohan explains how the platform works and goes over some facts. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Adams Community Bank is partnering with financial safety platform Carefull to provide extra security for customers. The announcement was made to stakeholders on Tuesday at the Berkshire Innovation Center. "As all of you know, fraud becomes an increasing issue for everyone, not just for older people, but for everyone," said bank President and CEO Julie Fallon Hughes. "The schemes become more complex, and anyone can be a victim. "So as a community bank, we really take not just 0 Comments
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