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Teacher of the Month: Amy MandelBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:26PM / Saturday, November 16, 2024 | |
Amy Mendel highlights superheroes in her classroom because she believes all her students are superheroes. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Prekindergarten special education teacher Amy Mandel has been selected as the November Teacher of the Month. The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, will run for the next six months and will feature distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here. Mandel has been a teacher for 30 years, and for the last 10 years, she has worked with students with special needs. She is a prekindergarten teacher at Brayton Elementary 0 Comments
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413 Bistro Closing This MonthStaff Reports, iBerkshires
05:45PM / Friday, November 15, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The restaurant 413 Bistro is closing this month after three years in the downtown. The eatery, owned by the Brassards, opened in what was then the Holiday Inn, replacing the defunct Richmond Grill. The restaurant had been signed on by the previous hotel owners shortly before it was sold to NA Hotel LLC, operated by Peregrine Group, and renamed Hotel Downstreet. 413 Bistro announced its closure as of Sunday, Nov. 24, on its Facebook page on Friday. "This decision was not one we wanted to have to make and we want to express our deepest gratitude to all those who have supported us over the past 6 years in our various 0 Comments
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McCann 'Swarm'-ing With EnthusiasmBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:37PM / Friday, November 15, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — School officials are pleased with the engagement they're seeing from the student population. "I been talking to some other principals, and it's encouraging," Principal Justin Kratz told the School Committee on Thursday. "A lot of the other principals in Berkshire County and other parts of the state are all kind of saying the samet thing — the energy in the schools is coming back. That's encouraging and we're seeing it here too ... So COVID was tough but we're clawing our way out." Kratz offered examples such as recent Swarm Club activities and the turnout and performances for the fall sports 0 Comments
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Letter: Logging in the Notch ForestLetter to the Editor,
01:55PM / Friday, November 15, 2024 | |
 To the Editor:
What does environmental justice mean? North Adams has been designated an environmental justice district. This is designed to give traditionally marginalized populations a voice in the political games that impact the well-being of their neighborhoods. When a recent editorial by Eagle columnist Lauren Stevens suggested that anti-logging protests in North Adams "had an edge to them" many residents were annoyed that anyone would expect otherwise. Drive up Reservoir Road up from Route 8 and around the North Reservoir to Notch Road. Reservoir Road, below the reservoir, is rutted, full of potholes and has been decaying for years and is susceptible to mud flows and
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North Adams Extends Outdoor Fire Restrictions| 10:28AM / Friday, November 15, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— With outdoor fuel sources extremely dry and no meaningful precipitation expected, North Adams Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre and municipal leaders are extending restrictions on any outdoor fires at least until Friday, Nov. 22. "This has been an unprecedented fall fire season in Massachusetts," said Chief Brent Lefebvre. "The current and expected weather conditions mean that any outdoor fire is likely to spread quickly and become difficult to control. In North Adams, those fires could easily spread to homes and other properties." Burning yard waste is already prohibited across Massachusetts through January 15 and year- round in some 0 Comments
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North Adams Property Owners to See Tax Rates Fall, Bills RiseBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:42AM / Wednesday, November 13, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council on Tuesday voted to maintain the split tax shift, resulting in a drop in the residential and commercial tax rates. However, higher property values also mean about a $222 higher tax bill. The vote was unanimous with Councilor Deanna Morrow absent. Mayor Jennifer Macksey recommended keeping a 1.715 shift to the commercial side, the same as last year. This sets the residential rate at $16.71 per $1,000 property valuation, down 43 cents, and the commercial/industrial to $35.22, down $1.12. This is the lowest property tax rate since 2015, when it was $16.69. "My job as the assessor is to assess based 0 Comments
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North Adams Hosting Route 2 Overpass Study Walks| 01:25PM / Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city of North Adams is hosting three community walks this week to solicit input on a study of the 60-year-old Central Artery project. The focus is on the deteriorating Veterans Memorial Bridge that carries Route 2 and connections between the downtown and Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. The site visits will be led by Openbox, a community-centered design partner for the study, in collaboration with the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition The community walks will be held on one evening and two mornings: Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, from 7:30 to 9 0 Comments
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Environmental Lecture at MCLA| 10:31AM / Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ariana Chiapella, Ph.D. to give Elizabeth and Lawrence Vadnais Environmental Issues Lecture. Ariana Chiapella '12, a faculty member with the Rubenstein School of the Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, will present the Fall 2024 Elizabeth and Lawrence Vadnais Environmental Issues Lecture at 7 p.m., on Thursday, Nov. 14, in MCLA's Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation. "The Environmental Studies Department is excited to welcome Dr. Chiapella to campus to discuss ‘The Implications of Contaminants for Aquatic and Human Communities,'" said Dr. Daniel Shustack, MCLA professor of environmental 0 Comments
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Dalton Open Space Committee Seeks MembersBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:22AM / Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | |
DALTON, Mass. — The Open Space and Recreation Committee is looking for new members and developing ways to engage the community, especially in the neighborhood around the Pines Trailhead. The seven-member committee has three vacancies and more members would allow it to be more efficient in managing the Pines as well as strengthen its efforts. "It's a low time commitment, because we're not talking about a committee that meets three hours a week [and it is an] opportunity to be able to help out the community and try to improve resources that we already have," Chair Jared Shannon said at Thursday's meeting. The committee was 0 Comments
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Clarksburg Committee Seeking Input on Town Field PlansBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:30PM / Monday, November 11, 2024 | |
The MVP Committee last week reviews concepts for the town field developed by RDG. CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Residents are being encouraged to weigh in on the final design for the PFC Peter A. Cook Veterans Memorial Field. The first listening session is set for Wednesday, Nov. 13, and the second on Wednesday, Dec. 11, both from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Community Center. Dinner will be served and attendees are urged to RSVP here. The town field is a focus of the Four Corners Project, an initiative to improve the field and prepare for better flood solutions in the face of climate change. The area includes Clarksburg School, the Senior/Community Center and the area 0 Comments
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Letter: Stop the Notch Reservoir logging projectLetter to the Editor,
04:00PM / Monday, November 11, 2024 | |
 To the Editor:
As a lifelong resident of the Berkshires and current MCLA student, I have come to possess a great fondness for the nature intertwined within our towns and cities. Even as a person who generally gravitates towards the indoor side of life, I believe we strike a fine balance between natural land and industry here in Western Massachusetts. One needs little more than to look around at wonderful mountain forests that surround us to realize the beauty at hand. It saddens me greatly, then, to see our governing bodies propose plans to disrupt this balance, and tear away our beautiful scenic views. Currently, there is a proposed logging project that will target nature trails
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Local Veterans' Public Service, Civic Commitment Praised on Veterans DayBy Tammy Daniels, Stephen Dravis & Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
02:21PM / Monday, November 11, 2024 | |
Fred Lora, speaking in North Adams, encourages veterans to share their experiences and for citizens to ask them. See more photos here. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Today's veterans can be a role model for public service and representing the values of democracy and freedom. That was the message from retired Army Lt. Col. Fred Lora on Monday as he urged his fellow veterans to speak out — and for the community to ask them about their experiences and listen. "I encourage you to talk about your military service in some small way today. Veterans connect Americans with the value of selfless service and inspire the next generation of volunteers to 0 Comments
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