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Berkshire Pride Announces Expansion and 2025 Event Schedule| 04:05PM / Sunday, January 26, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Pride has unveiled new initiatives and events aimed at fostering inclusivity across Berkshire County. Highlights include the integration of North Adams Pride, the launch of Lee Pride, and the addition of Drag Story Hour, Berkshire Chapter, as a program under Berkshire Pride. North Adams Pride, known for events like Pride Night and the Northern Lights Ball, will now collaborate with Berkshire Pride to expand resources and programming in North County. Meanwhile, the newly launched Lee Pride will focus on serving the LGBTQIA+ community in Lee and surrounding areas with events celebrating diversity and inclusion. Drag Story Hour, Berkshire 0 Comments
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Healey, Driscoll Talk Transportation Funding, Municipal EmpowermentBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:56PM / Friday, January 24, 2025 | |
The governor talks about a transportation bond bill filed Friday and its benefits for cities and towns. BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll were greeted with applause by municipal leaders on Friday as they touted $8 billion in transportation funding over the next decade and an additional $100 million in Chapter 90 road funds. Those were just a few of the initiatives to aid cities and towns, they said, and were based what they were hearing from local government "We also proposed what, $2 1/2 billion the other day in higher education through investment in campuses across 29 communities statewide," the governor 0 Comments
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Weekend OutlookBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:01PM / Thursday, January 23, 2025 | |
There are several events this weekend to help you recharge from your week including a free museum day, live music, and winter activities. Editor's Pick Mass MoCA Free Day Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, North Adams Time: Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is opening its doors for free on Saturday for its annual community celebration. Attendees can visit the museum's galleries and experience its "thematic museum tours, art-making in Kidspace, workshops, and performances." More information here. Friday Friday Supper Club Dorothy's Estaminet, Pittsfield Time: 5 to 10 0 Comments
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North Adams Navigators Honored for Enrolling Residents In Affordable Health Plans| 03:27PM / Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | |
 BOSTON — The Massachusetts Health Connector joined lawmakers at the State House to recognize representatives from community Navigator organizations, including Ecu-Health Care of North Adams, for their work to enroll residents into affordable Health Connector plans in advance of the upcoming deadline for Open Enrollment, which is Jan. 23. Free, local help is available in-person and in multiple languages for residents applying for a plan with Ecu-Health Care, which serves Northern Berkshire, and other Navigator organizations across the commonwealth. "Massachusetts requires everyone to have health insurance, so if you don’t have coverage, now is the time to 0 Comments
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Greylock School Cost Estimates, Spec Plans Being Readied for MSBABy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
12:29PM / Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Design documents for the $65 million Greylock School project, including cost estimates, are expected to be submitted to the Massachusetts School Building Authority by the end of this month. One cost estimate by as independent estimator came in this week and the second is expected. Jesse Saylor, of TSKP Studio, the school's designer, found the first estimate "encouraging." "The estimate that we've received is actually a little bit under where we were at schematic design," he said. "It is lacking an update from the hazardous materials consultant, which we're wrapping up this week. So 0 Comments
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McCann Tech Hockey Program Hosting Alumni GameiBerkshires.com Sports,
11:15AM / Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The North County high school hockey cooperative program is inviting former players to participate in the fourth annual alumni game on Sunday, Feb. 23. The game will be played at 4 p.m. at the Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink. The co-op, currently hosted by McCann Tech, also includes players from Hoosac Valley, Mount Greylock and Drury. Tickets to the event are $10 and include the opportunity to skate with the players after the contest. The cost for players is $40. Alumni interested in playing can visit here. 0 Comments
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California Artist to Fund New MCLA Arts Learning CenterBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
10:45AM / Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | |
President James Birge made the announcement at the opening breakfast for the second semester in the Amsler Campus Center. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA is significantly enhancing its arts curriculum by developing a new teaching center through a gift from artist and author Carolyn Mary Campagna Kleefeld. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts President James Birge informed Tuesday's opening breakfast for the second semester that Campagna Kleefeld will fund the construction of the center on Porter Street and fund its operation for three years. The announcement prompted a wave of applause. "Sometimes it seems to me like society has forgotten the value of a 0 Comments
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Drury High School Students Showcase Projects at Babson College| 08:04AM / Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Drury High School students recently presented their project-based learning (PBL) work at Babson College, earning recognition among 53 schools and over 5,800 students nationwide for their understanding of academic content and real-world problem-solving. The event highlighted the school's commitment to transforming traditional education into engaging, practical learning experiences. The student presentations were based on Transformative Learning Experience (TLE) units implemented in Mark Brown's Mathematical Thinking Algebra II course and Morgan Shafer's Honors Biology course. These units, developed through a partnership with 0 Comments
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Volunteers Build Community During MLK Day of ServiceBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:21PM / Monday, January 20, 2025 | |
Rachel Melendez Mabee, speaker at BCC's opening breakfast, says her great-grandmother's journey through racism and injustice sets the tone for the work still ahead. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Despite a snowstorm that filled the Berkshires with nearly 8 inches of snow, community members turned out for a "day of service" in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. — and a reminder that the work against injustice is ongoing. The holiday kicked off in Pittsfield with an opening breakfast featuring keynote speaker Greylock Federal Credit Union's Rachel Melendez Mabee, who oversees its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, culture and 0 Comments
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Weather Alert: Berkshires Getting Snow, Frigid Temperatures| 12:01PM / Sunday, January 19, 2025 | |
The Berkshires is line for 6 to 8 inches of snow to fall across the region beginning Sunday afternoon and into Tuesday morning. This will be followed by another blast of Arctic air that will sent temperatures plummeting. All of Massachusetts, Southern Vermont, eastern New York and Connecticut are under storm warnings or advisories. A winter storm warning is in effect for the Berkshires beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday to 7 a.m. Monday. Snowfall rates of up to an inch an hour is expected by early Sunday evening. Winter parking rules are already in effect and communities including North Adams have instituted a snow emergency, which means no parking on the 0 Comments
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Train Car Uncoupling Closes Ashton Avenue in North Adams| 08:41PM / Saturday, January 18, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ashton Avenue was closed for nearly two hours on Saturday after one of the cars on a westbound train uncoupled. The track runs along the north side of the Hoosac River and crosses Ashton Avenue near the Blackinton Mill. Firefighters, Northern Berkshire EMS and North Adams and Williamstown Police responded to the scene. Railroad crews arrived to resolve the issues. "Although people may have heard that there was a train derailment it has been confirmed that there is no derailment," according to a post by the Northern Berkshire Emergency Planning Committee at about 6:30 p.m. "Train crews are currently working to 0 Comments
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Big Y Partners with Red Cross Relief Campaign in Response to California Wildfires| 03:44PM / Saturday, January 18, 2025 | |
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Big Y is partnering with the American Red Cross to raise donations for those affected by the California Wildfires. Now through Friday, Jan. 31st, Big Y customers and employees will have the opportunity to donate to American Red Cross Disaster Relief at all Big Y supermarket locations throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. Donation containers for cash donations will be available at all Big Y registers, with the ability to donate with credit or debit at the register, via the myExpress Checkout app or https://bit.ly/BigYCaliforniaWildfiresSupport. "The American Red Cross is focused on making sure everyone has a safe place to stay, and no 0 Comments
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