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Historical Commission's Carlson Inducted into Women's Hall of FameBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:57PM / Wednesday, March 13, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A history "queen" was the only inductee this year into the North Adams Women's Hall of Fame. Justyna Carlson, longtime member of the Historical Society and chair of the city's Historical Commission, was posthumously honored with induction by Mayor Jennifer Macksey on Tuesday, during Women's History Month. "We recognize women who had a major impact on the community and been mentor and role model to others," she said during the City Council meeting. "We always look for women who have shown strength, wisdom and courage. These women have paved a way to a better tomorrow for all of us. "This year 0 Comments
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Letter: Mass MoCA StrikeLetter to the Editor,
04:00PM / Wednesday, March 13, 2024 | |
 To the Editor:
On March 13, 2024, I had the opportunity to speak with the workers on strike at Mass MoCA. I spent several hours with them, listening to them, learning from them, and coming to understand them. The workers are on strike not because they don't love their work, but because they deserve to be paid sustainable wages. They don't just want a job but they want career opportunities, the ability to work at the museum and make enough in wages to provide for themselves and their families.
It's unacceptable for dedicated employees to struggle to make ends meet while working at an institution as prominent as Mass MoCA. Negotiating for fair compensation is a fundamental
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State Wants to Give Clarksburg $1.2M for a Safe Route to the SchoolBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:43PM / Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | |
 CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Clarksburg School asked the state for a $400,000 grant to develop a safe route from the school to the Community Center. The state came back with a different offer — how about $1.2 million and a sidewalk along the entire road? "I have never submitted a grant where they've came back and said we'd actually like to give you more money. We'd like to expand this and we'd like to triple it," Assistant Superintendent Tara Barnes told the School Committee last week. "Never. I've never seen this so I honestly take this as a signal from the state and from the leadership in the state that they would like to 0 Comments
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BAAMS Presents: Live at Studio 9 With Alex Foster| 03:50PM / Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On March 16, Berkshires' Academy of Advanced Musical Studies (BAAMS) will host its third in a series of live music concerts at Studio 9. The performance will feature saxophonist Alex Foster, who has performed with the "Saturday Night Live" Band for over three decades, and is co-musical director of the Mingus Big Band in New York City. Foster will play alongside Richard Boulger, trumpet and flugelhorn, with Alex Blake, bass, Dario Boente, piano and keyboards, and Tony Lewis, drums and percussion, along with featured guest David Gilmore. Studio 9 is located at the Porches located at 18 Veazie Street Tickets are $35 and proceeds 0 Comments
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How can you manage student loan payments?Submitted by Edward Jones,
12:35PM / Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | |
 If you have student loans, you likely received a "payment vacation" over the past few years, due to legislation related to COVID-19. But if you're like millions of other borrowers, you may have recently been required to resume your payments. How will this affect your overall financial situation? Of course, the first thing that comes to mind is the effect on your monthly cash flow. But the amount of pressure you feel will depend on your income and the size of the required payments. If these payments do represent a real challenge, you may need to adjust your budget and spending habits as best you can. However, there might be other steps you can take to help ease the 0 Comments
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North Adams Planners Reject Setback Waiver for Cannabis OperationBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:41AM / Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | |
The cannabis store is part of a proposed redevelopment of the former Deep property at River and Marshall. It's unclear if the other aspects will move forward now. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Planning Board on Monday unanimously shot down a setback waiver request for a cannabis dispensary on River Street across the street from the UNO Community Center. Rolling Hills Group LLC was requesting a waiver from the city's required 500-foot setback from schools, day-care centers or places where "organized youth activities occur" saying the retail outlet would be secure and it didn't think its existence would have an impact. "I think 0 Comments
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Workshop at BAAMS | 04:00PM / Monday, March 11, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshires' Academy for Advanced Musical Studies (BAAMS) will host a saxophone adn woodwinds workshop on March 16. This is the third in a monthly series of special workshops at BAAMS, lead by Executive Director Richard Boulger and the BAAMS' Faculty Band. This month features saxophonist Alex Foster, who has performed with the "Saturday Night Live" Band for over three decades, and is co-musical director of the Mingus Big Band in New York City. Boulger will be on hand to teach brass instruments/trumpet, Alex Blake, bass, Dario Boente, piano/keyboards, and Jaime Affoumado, drums and percussion. Students from ages 10 and up may 0 Comments
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MCLA to Host Two Graduate Program Information Sessions| 03:08PM / Monday, March 11, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA will host a virtual information session on Thursday, March 14, and an in-person session on Wednesday, March 27 for its Graduate Programs: Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Education (MEd) as well as the Leadership Academy. Potential students will have the opportunity to meet with faculty and staff to learn more about how to continue education in three of MCLA's programs that are designed to support the rising workforce needs here in the Berkshires and beyond. The MBA program offers a broad-based, multidisciplinary education that combines the strengths of MCLA business faculty with those of practicing managers actively 0 Comments
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Drury High School Honor Roll | 08:00AM / Monday, March 11, 2024 | |
Drury High School's honor roll for the second quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Grade 12 High Honors Bailey, Abigail Lyn Bishop, Brooke Yvonne Bordeau, Danni Mary Brothers, Marley Elizabeth Catelotti, Daphne Erin Cohn, Anthony Isaac Lee Herrmann, Rachael Lyn Klein, Mackenzie Elizabeth Liang, Jessalyn NMN Merrick, Abigail Rose Miksic, Ferris Alastair Mongeon, Kaitlyn Emily Moresi, Melanie Sage Patenaude, Olivia Marie Wood, Michelle Lynne Worthington, Chandler David Honors Beagle, Jasmine Jade Brulé, Grace Margaret Ciempa, Tatum Leigh Dukes, Mearra Renee Goodermote, Elijah Bowen Hurlbut-Morgan, Emma Jo Kerkhoff, Elise Marie Kingsley, Hailey Patricia Kozik, 0 Comments
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Veteran Spotlight: Army Spc. Robert DutraBy Wayne Soares, Special to iBerkshires
04:48PM / Sunday, March 10, 2024 | |
 FALMOUTH, Mass. — Robert Dutra served his country in the Army in the Vietnam War as a specialist E-4. He would do a 10-month tour as a combat soldier, from February to December of 1969. A graduate of Lawrence High School, he initially joined the Army National Guard. His basic training would take him to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. "It was OK, I was 18. I didn't have anything. I was young, in shape and got to meet a few people," he recalled. While at Fort Leonard Wood, he would also be assigned to four months of Advanced Infantry Training then sent to Fort Benning (now Fort Moore), Ga., and then, overseas to Vietnam at the end 0 Comments
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MCLA Baseball, Softball Fall on Florida Trip| 08:13PM / Saturday, March 09, 2024 | |
NAPLES, Fla. -- Hoosac Valley graduate Abby Bird drove in a pair of runs for MCLA Saturday in a 4-2 loss to St. Joseph of Connecticut. MCLA's Lora Woyton went 5-2/3 innings in the circule, striking out five and allowing no runs. Earlier in the day, MCLA dropped a 6-2 decision to Western Connecticut. Ella Staffier went 2-for-3 with a double, and Sarah Williams went seven innings in the circle. The Trailblaazers (0-2) plays Alfred State and the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford on Sunday. Baseball SANFORD, Fla. -- Ty Mazzeo went 2-for-3 for MCLA in a 9-6 loss to Maine-Farmington. MCLA (2-3) plays Webster on Monday. 0 Comments
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Daniel Pearl Scholarship Open for Applications| 08:00AM / Friday, March 08, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Applications are available for the 22nd annual Daniel Pearl Berkshire Scholarship. The $2,000 award is given in memory of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter kidnapped and killed in Pakistan early in 2002. Pearl earlier worked in the Berkshires at The North Adams Transcript and The Berkshire Eagle. While Pearl's career was in journalism, he was also a gifted musician, trained as a classical violinist. He played guitar and mandolin as well, and while living in the Berkshires he performed in a bluegrass band. For this reason, the award is given to a student who intends to study and pursue a career in either journalism or 0 Comments
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