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MCLA Lecture on Rembrandt, Race, and Visual Culture| 10:40AM / Monday, March 03, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' (MCLA) MOSAIC will host a lecture titled "Looking at Rembrandt with Roland Barthes and Derek Walcott" by Caroline Fowler at 5:30 p.m. on March 5. Part of the ongoing Politics of the Visual lecture series, Fowler's talk will examine how race has shaped interpretations of Dutch painting since the 20th century. She will highlight the contributions of Saint Lucian poet Derek Walcott, who she argues is an overlooked theorist of Dutch art, and discuss how his insights into 17th-century Dutch visual culture remain relevant today. Fowler is the Starr Director of the Research and Academic 0 Comments
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McCann School Committee Approve FY26 Budget By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
04:55AM / Monday, March 03, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. The McCann Technical School Committee approved the fiscal year 2026 budget of $12,653,337, which increased 4.63 percent over fiscal year 2025. After a brief review Thursday, the school committee unanimously approved the budget, which increased $560,451 over fiscal year 2025. "We don’t step back; we don’t stand still," said Superintendent James Brosnan. Adams representative Daniel Maloney Jr. said the main drivers of the increase are mostly out of the school’s control, specifically health insurance and contracted salary increases. "This continues with the tradition that there is not a lot we have control 0 Comments
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Greylock Dental Opens in North Adams, Aims to Increase AccessBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
04:16AM / Monday, March 03, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – On Jan. 9, Greylock Dental opened in North Adams and is accepting new patients. Dr. Benjamin Woolnough opened the practice at 98 Church St. to increase access to dental care, citing a shortage of options in Berkshire County. "The Berkshires is a fantastic community in terms of dentists; it's a very tight-knit community, everyone looks out for one another," Woolnough said. "It's just we're kind of at the point where it's a capacity thing; there's just not a lot of places for all the patients to get in, so that was something that was really important to me was trying to do my part to get people in and back to the 0 Comments
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Create an Ad: BFAIRBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:41PM / Saturday, March 01, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—Colegrove Park Elementary School fifth-grade students participated in our Junior Marketers Create an Ad series. We contacted Berkshire County teachers and asked their students to help create an ad for our sponsors, and the community delivered. For the next seven months, we will showcase ads made by our creative next generation. This month, students highlighted three programs offered by the social services organization BFAIR: employment services, community-based day services, and day habilitation. During their library period, the students received background information about BFAIR and its services and then were divided into three groups, 0 Comments
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BAAMS to Hold 7th Annual Summer Jazz Band Day CampStaff Reports ,
12:23PM / Saturday, March 01, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The nonprofit music academy Berkshires' Academy for Advanced Musical Studies, Inc. (BAAMS) will hold its seventh annual music day camp this summer, offering a full week of music learning and performing for young people. "It's a rare, memorable experience," said Richard Boulger, founder and executive director. "No enthusiastic young musician should miss, to be able to learn from some of the finest musicians in the country, right here close to home." The 7th Annual Berkshires' Summer Jazz Band Day Camp will take place July 14-18, 2025, at BAAMS headquarters in Building 6 at Heritage State Park, off Furnace Street, in 0 Comments
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Community Hero: Larry RobertBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
06:05PM / Friday, February 28, 2025 | |
WINDSOR, Mass.—Transfer Station Attendant Larry Robert was selected as the February Community Hero of the Month. The Community Hero of the Month is a 12-month series that honors individuals and organizations that have significantly impacted their community. This year's sponsor is Window World of Western Massachusetts. Nominate a hero here. Several hundred households use the transfer station for its array of services, and every one of them, and their pups is greeted with a smile from Robert. Several community members highlighted how Robert creates a welcoming and friendly atmosphere. Even the dogs get excited as their owners' pull into 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Film Screenings, Live Music, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:08PM / Thursday, February 27, 2025 | |
There are several events this weekend to help you recharge from your week, including film screenings, museum activities, live music, and more. Editor's Pick First Sunday Free at the Clark The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. The museum is opening its doors for free to provide people the chance to see its permanent and temporary collections. This month, it will celebrate the final days of its exhibit "Wall Power! Modern French Tapestry from the Mobilier National, Paris," which closes on March 9. At 11:15 am, a Clark educator will lead a guided tour of the exhibition, pick up a ticket at the 0 Comments
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North Adams Council Looks at Animal Commission, OKs Police Cruiser DealBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
04:37AM / Thursday, February 27, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council Tuesday took the first step toward forming a new Animal Control Commission. Mayor Jennifer Macksey brought the council the request to create a body to help the Police Department "in carrying out their responsibility under [Massachusetts General Law] as well as conduct hearings related to dangerous and/or nuisance dogs." At Tuesday's meeting, Macksey told the council that state officials recommended that the city establish a commission, a proposal endorsed both by the local animal control officer and the interim police chief. "As most of you know, we have a new animal control officer, Matthew Reynolds," 0 Comments
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North Adams Airport Looking For New Manager By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:08AM / Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Airport Commission announced the resignation of Airport Manager Bruce Goff. "We no longer have an airport manager, so we are going to be on the market for one. The job description is available, and if you know anyone that might be interested let them know," Chairman James Haskins said Monday during the Airport Commission's meeting. Goff resigned, according to Haskins, who declined to provide further details. "The airport manager decided to resign and that is all I want to say about that," he said. "But we are going to deal with it." The city began experimenting with different 0 Comments
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Watch out for tax scamsSubmitted by Edward Jones,
04:00PM / Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | |
 It's tax season again — which also means, unfortunately, that it's time for the annual array of scams aimed at taxpayers. Fortunately, by being alert, you can protect yourself from these attempts to defraud you. Your first line of defense is to recognize the warning signs of potential tax scams. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) cites these common red flags: Promises of big payments — If you've filed taxes for many years, either by yourself or with the help of a tax professional, you probably have a pretty good idea of whether you're getting a refund, and how much it will be. But scammers, often using social media, may promise huge refunds by essentially 0 Comments
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MCLA's MOSAIC Presents 'ReWritten'| 08:06AM / Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) and its public arts program, MOSAIC, will present "ReWritten," a multimedia dance-theater performance exploring the complex relationship between authors Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne. The production will take place at MCLA's Venable Theater on Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. and March 1 at 2 p.m. Blending dance, live music, visual art, projection, and theater, "ReWritten" reimagines an intergenerational queer love story through the lens of Melville and Hawthorne's remaining letters and literary influence. The performance explores themes of longing, artistic inspiration, and societal
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Veteran Spotlight: Chief Warrant Officer Scott HuntBy Wayne Soares, Special to iBerkshires
04:58PM / Sunday, February 23, 2025 | |
 BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. — Scott Hunt served his country in the Coast Guard for an amazing 30 years, from 1984 to 2014, retiring as a chief warrant officer. He grew up in Buffalo, N.Y., and did his basic training in Cape May, N.Y. "My future mother-in-law talked me into the Coast Guard and I went in as a telephone tech — next thing I knew, I was jumping out of helicopters," he recalled. He would go on many missions in the highly dangerous role of helicopter and rescue swimmer. Hunt's first assignment was on a Coast Guard cutter out of Alameda, Calif., on Alaskan patrol. "It was an interesting and difficult 0 Comments
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