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Vacant North Adams Bank Being Developed for Retail, Public Space By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:45AM / Tuesday, August 15, 2023 | |
The schematic of the layout of the plans for the former bank. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The empty TD Bank on Main Street is being envisioned as an attractive space for retail and community gathering. The location will have extensive exterior alterations with the creation of a park, amphitheater, ramp and rooftop access. Interior work will largely exist of retail outfitting, accessibility issues, and restrooms. The Planning Board only approved a general retail permit for the structure at 90 Main St. but Salvatore Perry also outlined plans for the property. Perry, also behind the Greylock Works development, looked to the old Sanborn Fire Insurance maps 0 Comments
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1Berkshire Welcomes Youth Leadership Program Class | 02:15PM / Monday, August 14, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire welcomes its 13th class into the Berkshire Youth Leadership Program. This group of 27 rising high school juniors from across the Berkshires was selected through a competitive application process to begin a year-long leadership development program that kicked off in June with a three-day, two-night retreat held at Camp Becket. The 1Berkshire Youth Leadership Program is focused on helping students in the region develop and grow through career opportunity awareness, leadership skill development, and the design and completion of a 9-month-long collective-impact project focused on positively impacting the Berkshires. Selected students have shown 0 Comments
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Northern Berkshire Adult Education to Host Open House| 10:48AM / Monday, August 14, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Northern Berkshire Adult Education (NBAE) will be hosting an Open House event at its new location, the North Adams Armory, on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Community members are encouraged to stop in during 5–7:30pm to talk with Director Annie Pecor, or a teacher/advisor to learn more about adult education offerings for the upcoming year. All are welcome. Services being offered during the academic year include: adult education classes, GED preparation, English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes, and a MassSTEP culinary arts program offered in partnership with McCann Technical School. This program provides students with both hands-on 0 Comments
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Allard, NBSA Shoot to Giorgi League Win| 10:02AM / Monday, August 14, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Kollin Allard hit nine 3-pointers on his way to a 33-point night on Sunday to lead Northern Berkshire Sports Academy to a 92-77 win over Big Body Beamers in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League. Brian Dowling and Russell Beauchamp each had a double-double for NBSA. Dowling scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Beauchamp finished with 20 and 15. For Big Body Beamers, Anthony Pettengill had 25 poitns and seven boards. Ben Moulton and Darian Vidal finished with 17 and 15 points, respectively. And Sawyer Moser pulled down nine rebounds to go with 12 points. In Sunday's second game, Pizza House/Drury High School beat RicksKicks, 89-67, 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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