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BArT Announces Second Quarter Honor Roll | 08:00AM / Thursday, February 06, 2025 | |
 ADAMS, Mass.— Berkshire Arts & Technology (BArT) Charter Public School has announced the students who made the honor roll for the second quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. Students who earned 80 percent or above in all of their classes received the distinction of "Honors". Students who earned 90 percent or above in all of their classes received the distinction of "High Honors." Academic courses at BART are aligned with the Massachusetts State Curriculum Frameworks for the appropriate grade level and include all standards deemed necessary for a complete, college-preparatory, middle and high school education. Students in Grade 6 who 0 Comments
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More Sleet, Snow on the WayStaff Reports,
04:43PM / Wednesday, February 05, 2025 | |
It's starting to feel like the cold and snow will never leave. Get ready for another blast of snow Thursday and again on the weekend across the Berkshire region. The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has issued a winter weather advisory for Western Mass, Southern Vermont and eastern New York beginning at 7 a.m. on Thursday through 6 p.m. It will start out with snow but later turn to a sleety mix of rain and ice in the afternoon. Be prepared for slippery roads. There's a chance for up to 2 to 4 inches of snow but ice seems more likely. Our friends at Greylock Snow Day are only giving a 10 percent chance of a snow day largely because the 0 Comments
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North Adams School Committee Questions Future of Entitlement GrantsBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
01:56PM / Wednesday, February 05, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The School Department is not expecting to lose its federal entitlement grants but cautioned they could decrease. The public schools get about $740,000 in Title 1, 2 and 4 grants, down from about $1.3 million a decade ago. So there is the potential for more reductions, said Kimberlee Chappell, the district's literacy and title grant coordinator. "I feel confident that we're going to continue to see funds coming in and that it's not going to significantly impact what we do in district," she told the School Committee on Tuesday. "That being said, everything is unprecedented." Committee members had expressed 0 Comments
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Clarksburg Opens Town Election Nominations| 11:53AM / Wednesday, February 05, 2025 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Nomination papers for the annual town election are now available in the town clerk's office. The offices up for election on May 13 are as follows: One seat each on the Select Board, School Committee, Board of Library Trustees, Planning Board, Board of Health, War Memorial Committee and representative to the Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School Committee (McCann), and for moderator and tree warden. All have three-year terms. There is also one opening on the Planning Board for three years to complete an unexpired term. Interested candidates must stop by the town clerk's office to pick up nomination papers. 0 Comments
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Urban Forester to Present on Urban Rewilding at MCLA| 03:34PM / Tuesday, February 04, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Urban Forester Sarah Greenleaf of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Greening the Gateway Cities Program will present on tree planting challenges in cities and sustainable urban forest management on Feb. 5 as part of MCLA's Green Living Seminar Series. Presentations occur every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation (FCSI) Room 121. During Greenleaf's talk she will examine the unique challenges to tree planting in cities and how sustainable urban forest management is consequently impacted, as well as the varying perspectives of using native and 0 Comments
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UPDATE: Suspect in North Adams Walmart Stabbing Turns Himself InStaff Reports,
01:20PM / Tuesday, February 04, 2025 | |
— A suspect in a stabbing at Walmart on Monday has turned himself in to police. Interim Police Chief Mark Bailey reported that Roland Hernandez, 41, of Pittsfield, surrendered to the North Adams Police Department on Feb. 3, 2025, around 9 p.m. He was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and was brought to Northern Berkshire District Court the following morning at approximately 10 a.m. The incident occurred on Monday, Feb. 3, around 4 p.m. when officers responded to a fight at the department store and found a victim with stab wounds. The victim was transported by ambulance to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. Following the incident, police issued a BOLO (be on
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Clarksburg Board OKs Compensation Plan, 3% COLABy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:24AM / Tuesday, February 04, 2025 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Public employees in Clarksburg will see a boost in their wages. The Select Board on Monday approved a new wage scale that includes a cost of living increase of 3 percent and the same COLA for part-time employees. "We will never be competitive with the cities or whatever, but to get them up to where we're reasonable so we keep people working here in town and we can attract people to apply for positions," said Chair Robert Norcross, noting the town's failure to attract qualified candidates for a highway laborer. The new pay scale starts at its lowest at $16.70 for a probationary custodian but most starting pay will 0 Comments
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MCLA Breakfast Looks at Successes, Work AheadBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
04:44PM / Monday, February 03, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The announcement of the new arts learning center was the big news out of the recent opening semester breakfast at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. But it wasn't the only good news. College officials reported on funding campaigns, program advancements, capital improvements, student performance, and the commitment to inclusion and diversity. "Trustees met last week and had a chance to look at a strategic plan, and some of the works that many people are working on and it reminded us about how excited they are being part of this institution, and how proud we are of the community that makes up this institution," said 0 Comments
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College Notes: Fall Semester 2024| 04:09PM / Monday, February 03, 2025 | |
Fred Eustis of Great Barrington has received a scholarship for the 2024-25 academic year from the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, a top-10 ranked program at the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business. They were among 105 student leaders who received more than $396,000 in scholarships for this period. Most of the scholarships come with the opportunity to gain leadership skills and experience while managing many activities for aspiring entrepreneurs. Carla Stephens joined the spring 2025 class at Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington as part of the early college program. Her academic and personal achievements stood out, securing Stephens a spot at 0 Comments
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McCann Technical School Honor Roll| 03:55PM / Monday, February 03, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical School quarter 2 Honor Roll Class of 2025 High Honors Boyer, Alexander Bressette Jr., Patrick Denette, Ethan Elias, Antonio Francesconi, Sofia Hallock, Bryanna Hayden, Brodie Hilton, Evan Hopkins, Tobey Hughs, Jack Kraus-Bayly, Emily Lancia, Griffen Lasher, Brockton Luczynski, Nathan Maxwell, Cole Meyette, Paige Mongeon, Meghan Moran, Camryn Odell, Nicholas Reid, Sophie Rhinemiller, Brody Rivera, Jaivin Roberts, Liam Rylander, Lukas Stack, John Stefanik, Ava Touponce, Joshua Honors Bean, Lillian Bowman, Alexandria Dean, Christian Digennaro, Hayden Dozier, Aleathia Dupee, Zoe Fortini, Evan Gazaille-Adams, 0 Comments
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Chapter 90 Bond Bill Could Bring $5.3M to Berkshire CommunitiesBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
12:45PM / Friday, January 31, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshires could receive more than $5.3 million in additional state Chapter 90 road funds in a new bond bill. Gov. Maura Healey filed the bill last Friday, authorizing the borrowing of $1.5 billion over the next five years for local transportation networks. The bill includes another $100 million in Chapter 90, a 50 percent increase. Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll on Saturday noted the total amount will be $300 million, the highest amount of Chapter 90 that's been proposed. "That $100 million topper is going to have a slightly different formula that's really more focused on road miles," she said to applause at the 0 Comments
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North Adams Council Refers Parking Ban, Affirms LGBTQI+ RightsBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:46AM / Friday, January 31, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council on Tuesday referred changes to the annual winter parking ban to the Public Services Committee and endorsed resolution supporting the state's prohibition of discrimination based on gender identity and expression. The reducing the length of the parking ban is a proposal by Vice President Ashley Shade, who also put forward a number of changes to the Airport Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals ordinances. She is suggesting the parking ban not go into effect until the first snow emergency of the year and ends on April 1. It currently runs from Nov. 1 to April 15, although mayors have ended it earlier based on 0 Comments
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