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News and events in North Adams, Mass.

Letter: Response to Crane and Art re: Notch Reservoir Project
Letter to the Editor,
02:10PM / Wednesday, October 09, 2024

To the Editor:

In the recent guest column "North Adams Is Leading on Climate Response," Dicken Crane and Henry Art argue that one of the key objections to the proposed Notch forest management plan is that "Mother Nature can best manage the forest." They go on to say that is not the case.

The Crane and Art argument badly misstates the concerns of North Adams citizens who are opposed to the project. These concerns as summarized in a recent letter to the editor by Justin Wagg ("Halt the Notch Reservoir Logging Project," Oct. 4, 2024) include:
 
The risk of contamination to our drinking water from the use of

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Letter: Advocate for Passenger Rail from North Adams to Boston
Letter to the Editor,
02:05PM / Wednesday, October 09, 2024

To the Editor:

As a North Adams city councilor, I, Andrew Fitch, feel obligated to inform your readers of a project which would reconnect the Berkshires with Boston and much of the northern portion of our commonwealth. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has concluded a study to examine the benefits and options associated with connecting a Northern Tier Passenger Train line between Boston and North Adams. I implore you and your readers to take this time to learn about and advocate for this exciting new project that could expand commerce and travel across Massachusetts.

On Feb. 9, 1875, the very first train passed through the completed Hoosac Tunnel. An engineering marvel at

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Letter: Logging Unnecessary in North Adams
Letter to the Editor,
02:00PM / Wednesday, October 09, 2024

To the Editor:

I can't imagine why anyone would agree to log the Bellows Pipe Trailhead at Mount Greylock State Reservation. But alas, Massachusetts Audubon and others have convinced the powers that be in North Adams that this is a good idea. And maybe even a necessity to protect the water supply. This is completely unnecessary, and in my mind pretty destructive of the environment. Plus who is paying for it? Looks like some of it may be a bunch of public money for Mass Audubon and New England Forestry Foundation for their staff to get paid to do this. (Glad I don't donate to either of them.)

We had a situation in Wendell where I live. The state was planning a big logging job in

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Kid-Friendly Events this Spooky Season
By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:17PM / Wednesday, October 09, 2024
Trick or treat! Halloween is approaching, and what better way to celebrate with your kids than by participating in these kid-friendly events that are as sweet as the candy your children wholeheartedly adore. Some are one-time events and others require reservations and tickets.    Purgatory Road Jr.  190 Cleveland Road, Dalton Oct. 12-13 & 19-20, from 4 to 7 p.m.   Although the annual Purgatory Road event is not taking place this year, there is still an opportunity to support the Berkshire Coalition for Suicide Prevention. This year, however, the event is kid friendly.    Joann Farrell and Betsy Nichols started the annual Purgatory Road fundraiser in 2012

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MountainOne Fund to Support North Adams Educators in Obtaining Permanent Licenses
08:04AM / Wednesday, October 09, 2024
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) announced a partnership with MountainOne to support students, teachers and the education system in North Adams in obtaining permanent teaching licensure.     The focus of the MountainOne Scholarship Fund will be to support current North Adams Public Schools (NAPS) teachers who are teaching under an emergency license they obtained during the pandemic. The Scholarship Fund is the first of several significant contributions that MountainOne has committed to MCLA over the next five years, or totaling $500,000.    "As two enduring pillars of North Adams, we are honored to support MCLA with this

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New Greylock School Vote Edges Yes Victory
By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
08:54PM / Tuesday, October 08, 2024

The vote was close with some 1,309 voting no for the debt exclusion over concerns of burdensome tax increases. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The new Greylock School project will move forward after a successful debt exclusion vote on Tuesday. 

The proponents won a narrow victory with a 136 votes. The unofficial tally was 1,445 yes to 1,309 no.

The vote was to determine a debt exclusion that would allow the city to bond out nearly $20 million over 30 years. The Massachusetts School Building Authority will be picking up $42.2 million of the $65 million cost with the balance being covered by a federal grant for a geothermal system.    "We're very

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Berkshire Schools Awarded CPPI Grants
10:45AM / Tuesday, October 08, 2024
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that 30 school districts in partnership with community-based preschool programs are receiving $20.3 million in Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative (CPPI) grants to support their continued efforts to expand access to high-quality affordable preschool.    In Berkshire County: Pittsfield Public Schools was awarded $250,000  North Adams Public Schools was awarded $316,000  Hoosac Valley Regional School District was awarded $1,000,000  Universal access to preschool is part of Governor Maura Healey's Gateway to Pre-k agenda to make early education and child care more affordable and

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Driscoll Marches in North Adams, Meets With Local Democrats
By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:28PM / Monday, October 07, 2024

Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll waves in the Fall Foliage Parade.  NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said she sees optimism and potential in the Steeple City after marching in Sunday's Fall Foliage Day Parade.    Driscoll is the first sitting lieutenant governor to appear in the parade since Timothy Murray and his family back in 2007. She and Gov. Maura Healey were elected to four-year terms in 2022.    "Absolutely picturesque to be able to see, you know, this time of year in this region, and then this parade, the history of it, like multiple generations of families on the sidelines, excited to either watch the parade or be in the parade,

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Guest Column: North Adams Is Leading on Climate Response
By Dicken Crane & Henry Art, Guest Column
04:01PM / Monday, October 07, 2024
After several years of careful planning and invitations for public involvement to create a plan that will increase the resiliency of the woodlands in the Notch Reservoir watershed, restore its ecological function and intentionally manage the area using science-based, sustainable practices, a few citizens groups are now voicing opposition to the proposed forest management.    Along with the city's leaders and the conservation organizations providing technical assistance to plan this restoration work, these groups share a sincere concern for the well-being of the forests.   However, one of their key objections to the proposed work is that Mother Nature can best manage the

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MCLA: Panel of Drag Performers to Celebrate Queer Identities and Performance Art
01:45PM / Monday, October 07, 2024
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) invites the community to an evening of discussion and insight featuring a panel of local drag performers as part of the annual Lavender Lecture.     Panelists Vuronika Baked, Gemini DaBarbay, and Jackie Leggs will take the stage on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. in Venable Theater to share their personal experiences with drag and their journeys in exploring their queer identities.    This panel, presented in a moderated Q&A format, offers an opportunity to hear from the performers about the role of drag in their lives, the challenges and triumphs they've faced, and how the art form has

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Poetry Reading at Bear & Bee Bookshop
12:30PM / Monday, October 07, 2024

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Boiler House Poets Collective celebrates its annual residency with a reading at the Bear & Bee Bookshop, 28 North Holden Street in North Adams at 7 PM on Wednesday, Oct. 9.

The Boiler House Poets Collective will be in residence on the MASS MoCA campus from Oct. 7-13, an annual event since 2015. Ten poets spend their studio time creating new work, honing works in progress, and collaborating with their fellow artists in residence. Individually and collectively, they explore creating work including ekphrastic poetry inspired by museum installations, exquisite corpse poems, cleave poems, and video poems.

"MASS MoCA's art and the Berkshires'

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North Adams Voters to Decide Greylock School Project
By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
08:45PM / Sunday, October 06, 2024

Mayor Jennifer Macksey at the project forum held at Greylock earlier this summer. She says she feels optimistic about the vote.  NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Voters will decide the fate of the long-gestating Greylock School project on Tuesday.   There is only one question on the ballot, whether to approve a debt exclusion that will allow borrowing for the project outside the limitations of Proposition 2 1/2 for the life of the loan. It is not an override.   The City Council approved the spending in July but a ballot vote is required to exclude the debt.   A yes vote will move the project forward; a no vote will essentially kill it.   Voting will take place from

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