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North Adams School District Starts New Year With New FacesBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:49PM / Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | |
Principals and other staff at the August School Committee meeting at City Hall. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The public schools welcomed two new faces this year: a dean of students at Brayton Elementary and a director of adult education and 21st Century programming. Steven Rickman and Kate Merrigan were introduced at the School Committee's Aug. 26 meeting. The Merrigan isn't really new as she spent two terms as a city councilor. She replaces Anne Pecor, who was named as assistant superintendent earlier this year. Merrigan was director of student and community development for Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School and 0 Comments
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Companion Corner: Sabrina at No Paws Left BehindBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
02:54PM / Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — There's a cat at No Paws Left Behind that is waiting for her forever home. iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home. Sabrina is a 4-year-old domestic shorthair mix, with a tortoise-shell coat. She has been at No Paws Left Behind for about a month. Volunteer Debbie Melle introduced us to Sabrina. "She's very pretty. Her coloring is gorgeous. When she does let you pet her, she's soft. She's beautiful," she said. Melle also said she might not have been chosen yet because she can be shy around new people, and does not get 0 Comments
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MCLA to Host Lecture Focused on Surveillance, Police, and Big Tech | 07:53AM / Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will host its annual Constitution Day Lecture at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in Murdock Hall, Room 218. This year's presentation, titled "Surveillance, Police, and Big Tech: Lessons from Baltimore," will be delivered by Dr. Ben Snyder, associate professor of sociology at Williams College. Snyder's talk will focus on a 2020 partnership between Baltimore police and a technology startup to deploy aerial surveillance planes designed to reduce gun violence. Equipped with high-powered cameras, the planes recorded the movements of every person in public view across the 0 Comments
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North Adams Council OKs Sale of Historic Church Street PropertiesBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:28AM / Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | |
The home garnered 25 bids and got so much interest the agent had to add on staff. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council voted to sell off the three Church Street houses and an adjacent vacant lot for $181,001. A fourth property at 0 High St. was sold for $18,000. "So very exciting times for us," Mayor Jennifer Macksey. "The Church Street properties in particular had several, several viewings. I think we got close to 25 offers on the properties." The houses generated a lot of interested once posted on Zillow, showing up in a wide variety of Facebook groups from historic houses to Star Trek (after someone spotted an Enterprise poster) 0 Comments
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Clarksburg School Refreshes Kindergarten WingBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:22PM / Tuesday, September 09, 2025 | |
A new smart TV in the lobby entrance was provided by the PTA, along with a smaller one to track schedules in the main office. CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The kindergarten wing of Clarksburg School was refreshed with paint and new flooring before the school year started. The flooring in the 1970s "temporary" addition had been showing its age and had been raised as an issue by teachers over the past few years. The School Committee got a tour last week of the changes, largely done by volunteers. "It just feels really clean in here," said committee member Mary Giron. Other changes included painting the main hallway and lockers 0 Comments
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HooWRA Workshop Focuses on Poetry| 03:31PM / Tuesday, September 09, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — There will be a poetry workshop aimed at drawing inspiration from the Hoosic River on Saturday, Sept. 13. The workshop will be facilitated by Arianna Alexsandra Collins, executive director of the Hoosic River Watershed Association. Meet at Natural Bridge State Park parking area outside the gate at 9:30 a.m. Participants will walk up from the Hudson Brook to the Hoosic's North Branch confluence. Writing prompts will given, and there will be time to share poems, phrases, or whatever else. This program will last one hour. This workshop is free and open to the public and is made possible by a grant from the Cultural 0 Comments
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Local Athletes Earn Honors at MCLAiBerkshires.com Sports,
11:36AM / Tuesday, September 09, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Lee High's Elizabeth Brown and Pittsfield High grad Gustavo de Oliveira each have earned Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference honors in the opening weeks of the fall season at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. de Oliveira has been selected as the MASCAC Men's Soccer Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week, as announced by the league on Monday. The first-year forward scored four times on five shots, including the game-winner, leading MCLA to its first win of the season over Framingham State, 4-2. They were the first goals and points of his career, giving the Trailblazers the early-season league win. de Oliveira and MCLA 0 Comments
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NBCC to Host Annual Community Assessment Forum| 07:59AM / Tuesday, September 09, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Northern Berkshire Community Coalition's annual September Community Assessment Forum will focus on identifying emerging and urgent issues in our communities, and what projects or initiatives participants want to learn more about. The forum will be held on Friday, Sept. 12, 10 a.m. to noon, at Hotel Downstreet located at 40 Main St. Children are welcome. Everyone in Northern Berkshire is invited and encouraged to bring their topics for discussion to the forum. The forum will begin with a round of introductions, followed by brief announcements of upcoming events or new projects. Keep announcements brief. NBCC welcomes flyers 0 Comments
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North Adams Planners Approve Gas Station RebuildsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:40AM / Tuesday, September 09, 2025 | |
Jeffrey Randall of Hill Engineers points out aspects of the planned pumps and convenience store at the old Eagle Street gas station lot. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The owner of the vacant lot at Eagle and Canal Streets is again planning a gas station on the site. Boon Properties LLC of New Hyde Park, N.Y., was approved on Monday a second time to redevelop the site along with a complete rebuild of the Valero gas station convenience store on State Road. Jeffrey Randall of Hill Engineers, Architects, Planners Inc. said the proposal for Eagle Street is "virtually identical to what was previously permitted." "They did some of the work. They tore 0 Comments
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BFAIR Supports North County Veterans With DonationsJack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
12:09PM / Monday, September 08, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — BFAIR's Community Based Day Support (CBDS) program made a special delivery to City Hall on Friday and helped stock the Veterans Services Office's food pantry. "I am totally overwhelmed. I was in awe when they said they were going to do this," said Tina Samson, office's administrative assistant. "BFAIR, they help in the community. This is wonderful, and this is always needed. 100 percent." Kris Neep, director of the day program, said she saw one of Samson's call for donations posts on Facebook. She quickly got the BFAIR (Berkshire Family and Individual Resources) community behind the 0 Comments
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Veteran Spotlight: Army Pvt. Rico PetrocelliBy Wayne Soares, Special to iBerkshires
05:22PM / Sunday, September 07, 2025 | |
 BOSTON — Rico Petrocelli served his country in the Army Reserve from 1964 to 1968. Growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a two-sport star in baseball and was All-City in basketball. He would later play semi-pro football as well. In 1961, he was labeled the top baseball player in New York City and, a year later, he would have the interest of 15 out of 18 Major League teams and would eventually sign with the Boston Red Sox, for an amazing $65,000 signing bonus. He would do his basic training of eight weeks at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. "I really wanted to be a parachutist, but my sergeant said, 'you don't want to do that — your ankles may touch 0 Comments
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North Adams Library to Unveil Work by Local Artist| 08:55AM / Friday, September 05, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Public Library is celebrate the unveiling of an exhibition of artwork demonstrating glowing color, line, and arc in drawing and print by Richard M. Harrington, local artist. It will be held Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 5 p.m. The collection is a compilation of work over time featuring mutual influence in different digital and traditional media. There will be light refreshments and hors d'oeuvres. Harrington will be available for conversation and questions in the front parlor. The library is located at 74 Church St. 0 Comments
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