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Roots Teen Center Hires Executive Director| 10:47AM / Wednesday, January 03, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — ROOTS Teen Center has hired Amelia Wood as the new Executive Director. In this new position, Wood aims to meet the interests and needs of teens by creating partnerships with Northern Berkshire school systems and local organizations, artists, and collaborators. Wood, a North Adams native, graduated from Drury High School and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, where she studied Fine & Performing Arts and Sociology. Wood spent the last decade in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her early career was focused on early childhood art and museum education. Roots Teen Center is located on 51 Ashland St. Roots Teen Center, founded in 2015, was 0 Comments
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MCLA Women's Basketball Earns Road Win| 09:15AM / Wednesday, January 03, 2024 | |
FRANKLIN, Mass. -- Kristie Zator had a double-double Tuesday to lead the MCLA women's basketball team to a 45-27 win over Dean College. Zator finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds in the Trailblazers' first game after their winter break. Wahconah graduate Eva Eberwein scored 11 points and had three steals in the win. MCLA (3-9) opens MASCAC play on Wednesday night at home against Fitchburg. 0 Comments
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Gun Safety Resolution OK'd in North Adams SchoolsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:20AM / Wednesday, January 03, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The School Committee on Tuesday reorganized for the new term, heard updates on a number of issues and approved a gun safety resolution promoted by the Be SMART campaign. Mayor Jennifer Macksey is the chair of the committee because of her office but the vice chair is elected by the committee members. David Sookey was unanimously elected vice chair on the nomination of Richard Alcombright. Sookey had nominated Alcombright and Emily Daunis nominated herself; all nominations were seconded. Tara Jacobs was absent. Daunis said she was interested in expanding her role but recognized Sookey was nominated by Alcombright, who has been 0 Comments
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City Woman Wins Hometown Holidays Gift Basket |
Jonathan Secor had some help in pulling the winning ticket.
Congrats to Janet O'Neill of North Adams who won the big Hometown Holidays gift basket on Thursday. O'Neill won some $1,300 worth of gift certificates and merchandise.
The drawing could be entered by spending $50 downtown during the Thursday night Hometown Holiday events. Jonathan Secor of MCLA Gallery 51 said 62 people had entered the contest (including the editor of iBerkshires &mdash amazing how much cat toys cost nowadays).
Secor contacted O'Neill who was excited and surprised at winning. "No, I'm not kidding," Secor assured her
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