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Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum Poster SeriesStaff Reports ,
08:00AM / Saturday, October 21, 2023 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum (BSRM) has introduced a poster series promoting its Hoosac Valley Train Ride, the Town of Adams, and the Berkshires. Working with a New England artist, BSRM developed the poster series highlighting the sights and attractions along the historic Adams Branch Line between Adams and North Adams. BSRM operates scenic train rides along this line. The posters are designed in the style of the colorful artwork created under the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression, and hark back to the vintage railroad advertisements that promoted tourist attractions along their routes. The first three posters feature the 0 Comments
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North Adams Airport to Look into Reported Low-Flying AircraftBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:58PM / Friday, October 20, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Airport Commission heard from a resident who lives east of the airport who had concerns about an uptick in low-flying aircraft. The airport's engineer, Peter Enzien of Stantec, suspected that the planes were flying lower because the airport recently underwent some obstacle removal and cut some large trees impeding the proper landing at runway 29. He said with obstacles removed, planes are simply landing properly now. "If the trees were there before, it was an obstruction, so the planes had to land a little bit longer or higher as they approach," he told the commission on Tuesday. "They can now come in a little bit lower 0 Comments
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Teachers Association, MCLA COVID Vaccine, Pizza Party Event | 08:05AM / Friday, October 20, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will offer the new COVID Booster to all community members with or without insurance in Murdock Hall Room 202 on Friday, Oct. 27 from noon to 4 p.m. Pizza and snacks will be offered in Murdock Hall Room 218 to all who attend. Those who wish to get vaccinated should pre-register to ensure an accurate count at mcla.edu/vaccineregister. While insurance is not required to receive the COVID booster, due to commercialization, the ambulance service administering the shots must collect insurance information for those that have 0 Comments
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North Adams Committee Advises Repeal of Secondhand Store LawsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:47AM / Friday, October 20, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The General Government Committee is recommending the repeal of several sections of the secondhand dealer ordinance that's burdensome and not in line with contemporary business methods. https://ecode360.com/27080935 The ordinance requires secondhand dealers to keep meticulous records for police of any purchases from the public and that those purchases be held for 30 days, as well as inventory of their goods. Those laws were put in place decades ago when thrift and second hand stores may have had a shadier reputations, said committee member Ashley Shade at Tuesday's meeting. "It's an overburdensome regulation. It 0 Comments
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North Adams Arts Commission Give OK to Eagle Street MetalworkBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:20PM / Thursday, October 19, 2023 | |
Peter May makes his pitch to the Public Arts Commission. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Peter May is hoping to add more art to the pocket park he made possible on historic Eagle Street. The Public Arts Commission is recommending that his metal work — "A Dream Come True" — be situated within the park or another suitable location. The commission's main concern was the placement of the piece, which would be about 8 feet long and nearly 5 feet high. May's presentation showed it in the middle of the pavers in the park and there was a suggestion it could be put farther to the side and into the grassy area. "My only 0 Comments
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BUW CEO Presents at Climate Conference | 03:19PM / Thursday, October 19, 2023 | |
Thomas Bernard speaks at the Climate Beacon Project. BOSTON — Berkshire United Way's President and CEO Thomas Bernard spoke at the Climate Beacon Project last week. The project held its inaugural conference at the New England Aquarium over Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 10-11, as an opportunity to share ideas across sectors, establish a shared knowledge base, and celebrate proven, scalable solutions at home and around the world. Bernard took part in the "Building More Resilient Communities: Voices Across the Commonwealth" session. The discussion included experts from across the commonwealth who shared some of the most innovative 0 Comments
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North Adams Library Presents 'Ghosts and Legends' with Jeff Belanger| 11:00AM / Thursday, October 19, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Public Library on Wednesday, Oct.25, will present storyteller and researcher Jeff Belanger, who will explore the paranormal through a multimedia event followed by and question and answer session. The in-person event will be held at the North Adams Armory, located at 206 Ashland St., to ensure there is enough space. Register here or call Lisa at 413-662-3133, Ext. 13. According to a press release, Belanger has been exploring the weird and unexplained for more than 25 years. He's considered one of the world's foremost storytellers and researchers of lore and legends. Funded through the Friends of NAPL. 0 Comments
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UMass Amherst Stonewall Center Director to Give MCLA Lavender Lecture | 08:33AM / Thursday, October 19, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Genny Beemyn will present the 2023 MCLA Lavender Lecture at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8, in MCLA's Murdock Hall, Room 218. Beemyn is the director of the UMass Amherst Stonewall Center and the coordinator of Campus Pride's Trans Policy Clearinghouse. They have published and spoken extensively on the experiences and needs of trans college students, including writing some of the first articles on the topic in the 2000s. In their talk, “The Changing Nature of Gender in the 21st Century," Beemyn will discuss how the last decade has seen a generational shift in how gender is lived and viewed. Refuting the 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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