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Clarksburg Board Suspends Police Operations With Chief's RetirementBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:42AM / Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | |
 CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday voted to suspend police operations in the town of 1,700 at the end of shift on Friday. That's when Police Chief Michael Williams will retire after 40 years on the force, the last 21 as chief. Officials have been debating for weeks about the future of the Police Department, which has declined at this point to Williams and a single part-time officer. "I think we have to transition to State Police," said board member Colton Andrews. Fellow member Daniel Haskins agreed: "I don't see any alternatives at the moment." Officials had researched several options: hire a 0 Comments
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Letter: Save Notch ForestLetter to the Editor,
07:05PM / Monday, September 16, 2024 | |
 To the Editor:
I am writing to express deep concern over the proposed logging project near Notch Reservoir and the Bellows Pipe Trailhead. This plan poses a significant threat to both the environment and our community's well-being.
Notch Road has already seen the effects of large logging projects. A private logging project from a few years ago (approved by the City) causes flooding during heavy rains, pouring into driveways and basements. Our area regularly faces power outages and property damage due to increasing wind gusts. Without the forests as a buffer, I fear these issues will worsen.
While the city proposes installing culverts as part of the "reconstruction" of the
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Letter: Save Brayton: Vote No on Oct. 8Letter to the Editor,
07:00PM / Monday, September 16, 2024 | |
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The city of North Adams wants to use state money to demolish and rebuild Greylock School, all because it has neglected to maintain the resources it already has. A vote for a $65 million school is a vote for higher rent, groceries, and taxes — all for a district with a declining school-age population. The $65 million budget for the demolition and reconstruction of the Greylock School is just an initial estimate. While the opposing side notes that the state is paying for $45 million of the project, taxpayers will pay for cost overruns. North Adams has not had a single public building project on budget in the past 20 years. Even if a Ferrari is 0 Comments
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African Children's Choir Kicks Off Tour in North AdamsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:38PM / Monday, September 16, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The African Children's Choir afforded the chance for James Luzze to find opportunity and a way out of poverty through its international tours and education programs. "I had a development of the mind in terms of mindset, I learned to dream," he said during a phone interview after arriving in the United States. "And what I saw here, I saw, you know, possibility of a better Uganda because of what I found in this country." Luzze was a child in his native Uganda when he joined the choir, a Christian-based nonprofit that seeks to improve the lives of impoverished children largely from Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda. Now a 0 Comments
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MCLA Professor to Present Myths & Monsters of New England Talk | 03:41PM / Monday, September 16, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies Dr. Hannah Noel Haynes will present on Myths & Monsters of New England this fall based on the class she taught in the spring. The public is invited to the talk on October 3 at 7 p.m. in the Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation (CSI) atrium, which will explore New England folklore, insight into historical places, and why certain stories are repeated in human history. "The talk will be about looking at the folklore and the history of our region in a different way," she said. "It will be both educational and fun." During the spring semester Noel Haynes 0 Comments
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McCann Awaits Inspection For HVAC BuildingBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:34AM / Monday, September 16, 2024 | |
The building has different types of heating and air conditioning systems for the HVAC program that started this fall. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Superintendent James Brosnan led the School Committee through the new HVAC shop building that the state Department of Education will inspect on Sept. 19. "The Department of Education will come and review and approve the site to meet the criteria of Chapter 74," Brosnan said Thursday after the committee meeting. "If they approve everything officially, the program can continue. They will go through everything and make sure the building meets their requirements." In 2022, McCann was awarded a $3,110,000 0 Comments
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Lever Inc. Celebrates Decade of Facilitating EntrepreneurshipBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
12:32PM / Saturday, September 14, 2024 | |
Brittney Cappiello says Lever helped her become a better business owner and entrepreneur. She launched her online health business with $25,000 won through one of its competitions. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lever Inc. has spent the last decade encouraging and guiding innovative startups, building pathways for emerging entrepreneurs and providing new enterprises with access to grants and seed money. Supporters and beneficiaries celebrated the 10th anniversary of the organization's work as an economic catalyst for the region at a dinner at Studio 9 at Porches Inn on Thursday. Brittney Cappiello of My Core Floor credited Lever with helping launch her online 0 Comments
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North Adams Residents Seek Answers on Forest Management PlanBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:46AM / Saturday, September 14, 2024 | |
Andre Strongbearheart speaks at Thursday's meeting about conservation and land stewardship. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Officials say the forest management plan for the Notch Reservoir watershed will improve the forest's resiliency. But residents continue to be concerned about erosion, water quality and logging, and the effects on wildlife and the popular Bellows Pipe Trail. The plan includes selective and salvage harvests because of infestations of the emerald ash borer, patch cuts on the red pine plantations, and enrichment plantings of resilient species. The project aims to reinvest income into the forest and watershed, with a focus on best 0 Comments
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NAPS Promotes National Start With Hello Week | 04:02PM / Friday, September 13, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Public Schools, in partnership with Sandy Hook Promise, a national, nonprofit organization led by several family members of those killed in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School is taking part in Start With Hello Week during the week of Sept., 16, 2024. According to a press release, Start With Hello teaches students how to reach out to and include those who may be socially isolated as well as to create a culture of inclusion and connectedness within their school or youth organization. Excessive feelings of isolation can be associated with violent and suicidal behavior. In fact, one study reports that chronic loneliness 0 Comments
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MCLA to Host Inclusive Democracy Election Panel | 11:12AM / Friday, September 13, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA will host an Inclusive Democracy Election Panel this September that invites students and community members to explore ways to engage and improve our democracy. The panel will take place on Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. in Murdock Hall Room 218 and will be moderated by A.J. Enchill, president and executive director of the Berkshire Black Economic Council. Featured panelists include Dr. Samantha Pettey, MCLA's associate professor for history and political science, Joe Donahue, WAMC's host of The Roundtable and The Bookshow, and Dr. Mason Williams, Williams College's associate professor of political science and leadership 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Big E, Biodiversity, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:39PM / Thursday, September 12, 2024 | |
 There are a variety of events this weekend, including a fair, a biodiversity celebration, live music, and more. See a list of Farmer's Markets here. Editor's Pick The Big E Eastern States Exposition, Springfield Time: Sept. 13 to 29 New England's biggest fair runs through the end of the month. The fair features goods from all six New England states, specialty days, crafts, demonstrations, activities, agriculture, horse shows, and more. Tickets range from $12 to $20 for day passes. Special performances are priced separately. More information here. Friday Friday the 13th Headbanger's 0 Comments
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NBCC to Host Annual Community Assessment Forum| 08:03AM / Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Northern Berkshire Community Coalition's annual September Community Assessment Forum will focus on not only identifying emerging and urgent issues in the community, but hearing about what projects or initiatives participants want to learn more about. The forum will be held on Friday, Sept. 13, from 10 to noon at Terra Nova located at 85 Main St. Children are welcome. Everyone in Northern Berkshire can attend with topics for discussion. "Our monthly forums are designed to get residents talking and learning about the issues and concerns that affect the quality of life in our community. Please join us and be 0 Comments
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