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Drury, MCLA Included in State Early College Program| 02:00PM / Thursday, March 16, 2023 | |
BOSTON — The Early College Joint Committee under the Healey-Driscoll administration unanimously voted to expand the Massachusetts Early College program, adding nine additional Early College partnerships and increasing the number of participating high schools to nearly 60 high schools across the Commonwealth. With these additional programs, nearly 7,800 Massachusetts students are projected to be enrolled in Early College programs by the upcoming school year. Following the Joint Committee's vote, there are now 48 designated Early College program partnerships across 58 high schools and 27 higher education institutions across the Commonwealth. Over 70 percent of the 0 Comments
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North Adams Police Chief Under Investigation Staff Reports ,
11:02AM / Thursday, March 16, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Police Chief Jason Wood has been put on paid administrative leave while an internal investigation is conducted. According to the Berkshire Eagle, Wood's leave began March 8, and the investigation, which is being done by the city's legal team, is not criminal in nature. In the interim, Lt. Anthony Beverly is running the department. Wood was promoted to chief in 2019. He has been with the department for 20 years. 0 Comments
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MCLA Baseball Splits Double-Header| 12:06AM / Thursday, March 16, 2023 | |
AUBURNDALE, Fla. -- Austin Rachiele went 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles Wednesady to lead the MCLA baseball team to a 9-4 win for a double-header split against Maine-Presque Isle. Jayco Pena went 3-for-5 with a double and a pair of RBIs, and Bryan Rosario earned the win with seven strikeouts in five innings. MCLA (6-3) finishes its spring trip on Thursday against Dickinson. Softball NAPLES, Fla. -- MCLA fell to 1-7 on the season with losses to St. Joseph's of Brooklyn and Westconn. In a 7-6 loss to St. Joseph's, Kristie Zator went 2-for-5 with a home run and five RBIs. In a 14-2 loss to Westconn, she went 2-for-3 with an RBI. The Trailblazers 0 Comments
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North Adams Planners OK Dirt Track Changes Over Residents' ObjectionsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:41PM / Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A motocross operation has been allowed more flexible weekday operations and the option to stay open an hour later during its four day a week run. The application by Bro MX, owned by Jessica and Jason Langenback, was approved 5-1 Monday night by the Planning Board over objections from residents who say the noise from the track on Curran Highway is "extraordinarily obnoxious." The track is currently open on Tuesdays and Thursdays for practice and on the weekend for races. The owners say weather can disrupt practice days and asked to open any two weekdays. They had also asked to be open two hours, until 8 p.m., during the week and 0 Comments
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Regional Snowstorm Totals By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
03:51PM / Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — As Berkshire County emerges from the Pi Day Snow Storm it is time to break out the rulers, well in most cases yardsticks, to see how much we actually got. The mid-March Nor'easter dumped up to 3 feet of snow throughout the region Monday night continuing through Tuesday, causing difficult driving conditions, downed trees, wires, power outages, and closures that left the Berkshires and Southern Vermont still mostly buried Wednesday. Readsboro, Vt., may have been the hardest hit in the region with one observer reporting 42 inches of snow to the National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y. The following numbers were taken from the NWS map of 26 Comments
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Northern Berkshire Emergency Shelter Opened During Storm By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
03:45PM / Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — National Grid reported more than 100,000 customers were without power during the height of the storm and that roughly 14,000 customers Berkshire, Worcester, Essex, Hampshire, Middlesex, and Franklin counties still needed service to be restored as of Wednesday morning. There were pockets without power across the county, including about 300 customers in North County. Some had been told restoration wouldn't be possible until sometime Thursday. The lack of power meant some people were unable to keep warm or had difficulties because of medical conditions. The Northern Berkshire Emergency Planning Committee opened an emergency 0 Comments
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Do you have enough emergency savings?Submitted by Edward Jones,
09:43AM / Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | |
 Many people would agree that preparation is the key to success in many areas of life. Yet, when it comes to being ready for a financial emergency, a sizable percentage of Americans are feeling distinctly unprepared — and that can lead to problems. Consider these survey findings from financial services provider Edward Jones and Morning Consult: Nearly two in five Americans expect that their emergency savings would last no more than a month. Less than 40 percent of respondents consider their emergency savings account to be fully funded. It's important to have adequate emergency savings for two key reasons. First, when an unexpected financial need arises, 0 Comments
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North Adams Planners OK 11-Room Addition to PorchesBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:15AM / Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | |
Berkshire Hills Development purchased to the two houses more than a decade go. They were approved for demolition last year. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Planning Board on Monday gave the go-ahead for Porches to add 11 rooms to the downtown hotel. The hotel on River Street is planning to knock down two adjacent buildings at 22-28 Veazie St. and replace them with a new structure that will contain 11 rooms and four studios, and will allow for seven underground parking spaces. The hotel is allowed by right in the B-2 zone and has owned the two Veazie Street two-family homes for more than a decade. Their demolition was approved by the Historical Commission back in July 3 Comments
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Rachiele Homers for MCLA in Win Over Colby-Sawyer| 10:56PM / Monday, March 13, 2023 | |
DAVNEPORT, Fla. -- Taconic graduate Austin Rachiele went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and four RBIs Monday to lead the MCLA baseball team to a 13-7 win over Colby-Sawyer. Nate Morse went 5-1/3 innings, allowing three earned runs, to lead seven Trailblazers pitchers. MCLA (5-2) plays Maine-Presque Isle on Wednesady. Softball NAPLES, Fla. -- Lidia Flores went 3-for-4 with a double and six RBIs to lead MCLA to a 12-4 win over Alfred State. Flores also earned the win in the circle, going the distance with three strikeouts. MCLA (1-5) also dropped a 10-8 decision to Wilmington, Ohio, on Monday. it continues its spring trip against St. Joseph's of 0 Comments
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Nor'easter Could Drop Up to 2 Feet of Snow Across the Berkshires| 05:43PM / Monday, March 13, 2023 | |
Winter's come late to the Berkshires. A third significant storm in as many weeks is forecast to drop a foot or more of snow overnight Monday and through Tuesday. This Nor'easter arrives barely a week before the first day of spring and some local meteorologists are already comparing to the "Storm of the Century" of 1993 that occurred 30 years ago on March 12-14. The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has issued a winter storm warning beginning at 8 p.m. on Monday through Wednesday 8 a.m. Snow accumulations of 12 to 18 inches can be expected across the Berkshires, Southern Vermont and Western Mass., and 20 inches or more in the higher 0 Comments
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MCLA Steam Line Project Improves HVAC Costs| 04:45PM / Monday, March 13, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — As part of a critical infrastructure upgrade, MCLA looks to start Phase 2 of a steam/water line replacement project this spring with $11 million allocated by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM). The construction began late last summer in front of Murdock Hall and behind Bowman Hall and will continue this spring between blocks A and B in the Flagg Townhouses. The improvements will aid in conserving water and heat. Since Joseph DaSilva became the new vice president of administration and finance in 2021, his goal has been to address structural problems on the exterior of campus buildings as well as 0 Comments
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McCann School Committee Approves $11.5M Fiscal 2024 BudgetBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
03:21PM / Monday, March 13, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The McCann Technical School budget is up just under 8 percent for the coming year largely because of contractual salary obligations, vocational and educational supplies, utilities and the addition of two more instructors. The School Committee on Thursday approved the $11.5 million fiscal 2024 budget, of which about $4 million will be raised through assessments on its nine member communities. That's up about $320,502, or 8 percent, over this year. Daniel Maloney Jr., chair of the Finance Committee, said the $842,575 increase was also driven by inflation and increases for health insurance, as well as an additional 15 students next year for a 0 Comments
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