News and events in North Adams, Mass.
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Counting Birds Now a Christmas Tradition By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff 06:38AM / Saturday, December 28, 2024 | |
 The bird counts are important in collecting data for ornithologists and conservationists. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A team of birders will be heading out across North County on Saturday to participate in the annual Christmas Bird Count. The count has become a tradition for many over the last 125 years while providing valuable environmental insights for researchers, conservation biologists, wildlife agencies, and others. Participating in this wildlife census allows people to observe and interact with birds in their local environments directly and can inspire a deeper connection to nature, instilling a desire to protect it, said Tom Tyning, former 0 Comments Read More >> |
Weekend Outlook: Last Weekend of 2024By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff 12:05PM / Friday, December 27, 2024 | |
Although Christmas has passed, there are still several opportunities to celebrate the last weekend of the new year, including a Hanukkah celebration, live music, winter activities, and more. Editor's Picks We're extending the outlook a few days since New Year's Eve isn't until Tuesday. Fireworks on the Mountain Jiminy Peak, Hancock Time: 10:15-10:45 p.m. Jiminy Peak features the annual torchlight parade and fireworks on the mountain when the lifts close for the night; once the base patrol comes back and douses their torches at the base of the Berkshire Express, the sky will light up again with a fireworks display. The Hot Shot 0 Comments Read More >> |
Happy Holidays from iBerkshires!12:40PM / Wednesday, December 25, 2024 | |
From all of us at iBerkshires, we want to wish our readers a very Merry Christmas and a joyful holiday season! Thank you for letting us be part of your stories and your community. Here’s to celebrating the moments that bring us together. 0 Comments Read More >> |
Clarksburg Offers Town Administrator Post to BoucherBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff 05:07AM / Tuesday, December 24, 2024 | | CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday voted to offer the position of town administrator to Ronald Boucher, pending contract negotiations. "I think Ron's the best option, the safest option to move forward," said board member Colton Andrews. Boucher is a former Select Board chair, town moderator and Finance Committee member and current member of the Planning Board. He's currently a regional sales manager for global EcoLab. He was notified during the meeting and agreed to meet with the board on his contract Friday morning. Should he accept the post, he will replace Carl McKinney; the board declined to renew his contract and his 4 Comments Read More >> |
NBSU OKs Administrator ContractsBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff 05:30AM / Monday, December 23, 2024 | | CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Northern Berkshire School Union Committee approved three-year contracts for two administrators and made plans for the departure of a third. The committee at its Thursday meeting, held virtually, voted the contracts for Assistant Superintendent Tara Barnes and Director of Information Technology Josh Arico. Business Administrator Lisa Blackmer gave her 90-day notice two weeks ago with final date of March 14. Her two-year contract was approved in December 2023. Both Arico and Barnes were applauded for their work and given everything they requested. Barnes will receive a 3 percent raise in each of the next three years, 4 Comments Read More >> |
MountainOne Spreads Holiday Cheer with Berkshire Food Project05:28PM / Sunday, December 22, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MountainOne sponsored and partnered with Berkshire Food Project for a festive Morning with Santa and Mrs. Claus in North Adams. MountainOne's Mountaineers, along with Mo the Spokesgoat, distributed signed copies of the bank's storybook, "How to Climb a Mountain." According to a press release, the storybook teaches positive life lessons, promotes literacy, and introduces financial education to MountainOne's youngest customers and community members. Participants also received an activity packet filled with coloring pages and fun financial literacy activities for kids. 4 Comments Read More >> |
Veteran Spotlight: Air Force Sgt. J. Richard St. PierreBy Wayne Soares, Special to iBerkshires 05:02PM / Sunday, December 22, 2024 | |
NORTH ADMS, Mass. — J. Richard St. Pierre served his country in the Air Force as a sergeant from 1966 to 1970. He said growing up in North Adams was a wonderful experience. "There were so many people in the city, I played sports all the time ... took us minutes to get a bunch of kids together for a baseball or basketball game," he remembered. He enlisted in the Air Force at 20 years old and completed his basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. "I chose the Air Force because my uncle had served in the Korean War and he came home in uniform — it was quite impressive," he said. "I 4 Comments Read More >> |
Brayton Elementary and Berkshire Museum Bring Mobile Museum Units to Second Grade12:41PM / Sunday, December 22, 2024 | | NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Public Schools, in partnership with Berkshire Museum, announced a residency project beginning December 2024. This initiative will engage second-grade students at Brayton Elementary School with seven Mobile Museum Units (MoMUs), incorporating museum objects focused on science and social studies into their visual arts curriculum. "We are delighted that our second-grade students will have deep engagement with the new MoMU exhibits each month," said Danielle Bowe, visual art teacher at Brayton Elementary School. "It is an exciting opportunity to collaborate with Berkshire Museum to enrich our art curriculum with 4 Comments Read More >> |
Geothermal Tests Warm Greylock School Building PanelBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff 05:27PM / Saturday, December 21, 2024 | | NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Greylock School site has produced positive results for the planned geothermal system for the new school. Jesse Saylor of TSKP Studio, the school project designer, said the conductivity of the soils were comparable or better than three recent school completed in Connecticut. "We were able to create a geothermal test well, and we were able to find the conductivity of the soils," he told the School Building Committee on Tuesday. "What matters is that you can see the conductivity at the Greylock site is actually pretty good." The soil conductivity — it's ability to transfer heat — plays a role in 4 Comments Read More >> |
Holiday Hours: Christmas & New Year's01:02PM / Saturday, December 21, 2024 | |
 You once could be fined for celebrating Christmas in Massachusetts. (Massachusetts State Library) Businesses, schools and government offices will be taking breaks next week as the nation celebrates Christmas and New Year's. Christmas falls on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, and New Year's Day on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. Christmas is now a state holiday but it wasn't always. The General Court under the control of the Puritans outlawed the holiday in 1659. There was too much eating, drinking, wassailing and other festiveness for the colony's righteous rulers. Even after the ban was lifted, Christmas was treated as a regular day until its popularization during the
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North Adams Holds First Veterans' Christmas BreakfastJack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff 06:07AM / Saturday, December 21, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nearly 80 veterans gathered at American Legion Post 125 over scrambled eggs and pancakes to swap stories and enjoy each other's company before Christmas. Veterans' Agent Assistant Tina Samson, who organized the event, said she and local chef Chris Bonnivier wanted to do something special for the veterans this holiday season. "Every year at City Hall the veterans come in, and we give them their check and a gift bag," she said. "This year we thought we should do more. Chris said, 'Why don't we do a breakfast?' This is a great thing, and I think it should happen again." Veterans tried their luck with 6 Comments Read More >> |
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