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Genesis Baez and Christine Kelly: Book Launch and Reception| 07:42AM / Tuesday, June 10, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Artists Genesis Báez and Christine Kelly are scheduled to hold a book launch and reception at MASS MoCA on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at 5:00 PM. The event will feature Báez's debut monograph, "Blue Sun," and Kelly's "Allow Me to Slip on Something a Little More Hypocycloid." Báez's "Blue Sun" (Capricious Publishing, 2025) is described as spanning "a decade of photographic work made in Puerto Rico and its diaspora," offering "a glimmering examination of matriarchal kinship through images of the elemental and generational." Kelly's "Allow Me to Slip on 0 Comments
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Berkshire Organizations Awarded Funds Through Small Business Technical Assistance Program| 08:02AM / Monday, June 09, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Agricultural Ventures, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc., Berkshire Black Economic Council and Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corporation were all awarded funds through the Executive Office of Economic Development and MassDevelopment. In Berkshire County: Berkshire Agricultural Ventures (Great Barrington) – $48,224 BAV will provides business TA informed by an initial assessment, and followed by regular check-ins, webinars in marketing and customer strategies, loan readiness services and access to financing. Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc. (North Adams) – 0 Comments
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MountainOne Holds 176th Annual Meeting| 11:19AM / Saturday, June 07, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MountainOne held its 176th Annual Meeting on April 7, 2025, bringing together Corporators, Trustees, Officers, Employees, and Community Partners to reflect on another year, and set the stage for 2025. The meeting began with a welcome from Board of Trustees Chair Daniel Bosley, followed by financial highlights shared by Steve Owens, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Information Officer. Owens reported that MountainOne ended 2024 ahead of budget, with financial results that surpassed many local and national peers. While elevated interest rates and an inverted yield curve presented challenges 0 Comments
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North Adams Man Pleads Guilty to Child Assault| 03:32PM / Friday, June 06, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Thursday, June 5, Jesriel Morales, 37 of North Adams, pleaded guilty to five charges in Berkshire Superior Court. The charges are: 3 counts of Aggravated Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon on a Child 2 counts of Assault and Battery The incident occurred in 2022. The Defendant assaulted a six-year-old child: slamming the child into a window and wall, hitting them with a belt, slapping them; and then forcing them to kneel on dried rice. The Commonwealth requested a state prison sentence of 3 to 5 years. The defense sought probation or a suspended sentence. Judge Hodge sentenced the Defendant to 2 ½ years in the 0 Comments
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County's Athletic Directors Recognize Senior Scholar-AthletesiBerkshires.com Sports,
12:43PM / Friday, June 06, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Twenty-two graduating seniors from Berkshire County public high schools recently were recognized by the county’s athletic directors with the inaugural Berkshire County Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards. The honor is designed to recognize seniors who demonstrate “athletic excellence, strong academics and exemplary character, including sportsmanship, leadership and community involvement.” The list of honorees – two from each of the Berkshire County league schools – includes at least one valedictorian and one salutatorian, state champions and all-Western Mass honorees on the athletic field. The overwhelming majority 0 Comments
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Windsor Lake to Undergo Chemical Treatment| 08:16AM / Friday, June 06, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Windsor Lake is scheduled to undergo chemical treatment for nuisance aquatic vegetation on Friday, June 6, 2025. Following the treatment, restrictions on water use will be in effect. The water should not be used for drinking and cooking until June 10, 2025. Boating, fishing, and swimming will be restricted until June 7, 2025. Watering of livestock is prohibited until June 8, 2025. Irrigation from the lake is not permitted until June 12, 2025. The chemical treatment is being conducted under a permit issued by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) and an order of conditions from the Conservation Commission. For 0 Comments
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Drury High School Scholarships and Awards 2025| 11:15PM / Thursday, June 05, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The following awards and scholarships were presented to the class of 2025 at graduation on Thursday, June 5. Frank and Susan Zoltek Memorial Scholarship: Jacinta Felix and Lindsy Robare Gordon Neville: Payton VanderWoude David Lampron Knights of Columbus Scholarship: Jacinta Felix David Morton Memorial Scholarship: Reagan Cornell Dr. Arthur Mazzu Memorial Scholarship: Jacinta Felix and Madison Saunders Rosary Society Scholarship: Jacinta Felix, Colin Daly, Keira Jzyk, Bradley Chapman Crew of 02: Jacinta Felix;Ava Cariddi Greylock Community Club Scholarship: Ava Cariddi and Payton 0 Comments
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Drury High Told 'Never Ring the Bell' on Their DreamsBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
09:36PM / Thursday, June 05, 2025 | |
Erwin King's nieces and nephews accept a diploma on behalf of the World War II casualty. King left school to join the Marines in 1942 and died in battle. See more photos here. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Drury High School graduates were urged to consider failure just another step in reaching their goals. "I'm sure that everyone here at some point, has had dreams about what we want in our lives to be like, but achieving dreams can be harder than we might want," said valedictorian Colin Daly. "It takes a lot of persistence and effort to give yourself a chance, and still, your success is not completely in your control. While it is certainly 0 Comments
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McCann Grads Reminded to Give Thanks as They Start New BeginningBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
11:00PM / Wednesday, June 04, 2025 | |
Valedictorian Camryn Moran told her classmates to take a deep breath and let the moment sink. See more photos here. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical School launched 132 graduates into the world on Wednesday to the accompaniment of cheers and raucous cowbells. The class of 2025, had achieved a "significant educational milestone in graduating from what I consider the flagship school of technical education in the commonwealth," said School Committee Chairman Gary Rivers. "We may be one of the smallest technical schools in the state, but our mission is powerful — to graduate technically skilled, academically prepared and socially 0 Comments
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McCann Technical School Awards & Scholarships 2025| 09:06PM / Wednesday, June 04, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The following awards and scholarships were presented to the McCann Technical School class of 2025 during graduation on June 4. ABC Clothing Scholarship: Makenna Lancia Adams Community Bank Scholarship: Camryn Moran, Nora Moser, Brody Rhinemiller, Paige Rochelo Adams Lions Club Scholarship: Tobey Hopkins, Sophie Reid Adams Mountain Club Scholarship: Emily Kraus-Bayly Adams Outdoorsmen for Youth Scholarship: Paige Rochelo, Ava Stefanik Alicia Gagne Daniels Memorial Scholarship of Perseverance: Evan Davis, Nathan Luczynski American Legion Post 125 Scholarship: Liam Roberts American Legion Rider's 0 Comments
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Drury High Names Valedictorian & Salutatorian for 2025 Graduation| 10:04AM / Wednesday, June 04, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Drury High School has named Colin Matthew Daly and Atlas Lescarbeau as the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of the class of 2025. Both will speak at graduation ceremonies on Thursday, June 5, at 6 p.m. A livestream of the event will run at www.napsk12.org/graduation. Daly, son of Anthony and Shelley Daly of North Adams, has challenged himself academically, going out of his way to take advantage of the opportunities offered to him and will graduate with a GPA of 4.6. and having completed eight college courses through the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' Early College Program. He has been inducted into both the Nu 0 Comments
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North Adams School Committee Hears Last Report From SuperintendentBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:39AM / Wednesday, June 04, 2025 | |
Superintendent Barbara Malkas steps back to give her seat at the School Committee meeting to Timothy Callahan, who is replacing her on her retirement. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Tuesday's School Committee meeting was a passing of the torch — or rather the nameplate — as Superintendent Barbara Malkas gave her last report. Malkas is retiring after nine years with North Adams (her retirement party was last week) and her report was about the new administrators who will be leading the school district. At the end, she called incoming Superintendent Timothy Callahan up, handed him his nameplate and gave him the seat next to Mayor Jennifer Macksey, committee chair, in 0 Comments
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