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BFAIR Purchases Mass Ave. Property to Support Growth of Redemption CenterStaff Reports ,
11:14AM / Wednesday, January 21, 2026 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — BFAIR announced the purchase of the building located at 1000 Massachusetts Avenue home to the BFAIR Bottle and Can Redemption Center, effective Jan. 9, 2026. After several years of managing the Bottle and Can Redemption Center, BFAIR officially acquired the business in July 2019. The recent purchase of the building allows BFAIR to plan for long-term growth and expansion in response to a significant increase in the volume of redeemable bottles and cans being processed, stated a press release. "This purchase gives us the opportunity to expand the space to better meet growing demand," said Laura Baran, senior director of CBDS and 0 Comments
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MCLA Presidential Search Stirs Plenty of InterestBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:18AM / Wednesday, January 21, 2026 | |
President James Birge speaks at his 20th and final semester opening breakfast on Tuesday. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts hopes to have a new president by July 1 this year. The college's search firm WittKieffer has already received 14 completed applications with another 15 expressing interest, said Trustees President Buffy Lord, and had more than 80 responses in the five days since the posting went up. "The farthest application so far is from California, so obviously it has great interest," she said. "I think we have a lot to offer, not least of all because of where we are in 0 Comments
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North Adams, Pittsfield Mark King Day With Calls for ActivismBy Tammy Daniels & Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:01PM / Monday, January 19, 2026 | |
Alÿcia Bacon, community engagement officer for the Berkshire Taconic Foundation, speaks at the MLK service held Price Memorial AME Church in Pittsfield. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Wendy Penner can be found pretty much everywhere: leading local initiatives to address climate change and sustainability, championing public health approaches for substance abuse, and motivating citizens to defend their rights and the rights of others. That's all when she's not working her day job in public health, or being co-president of Congregation Beth Israel, or chairing the Williamstown COOL Committee, or volunteering on a local 0 Comments
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North Adams Students Taste Test for Input on LunchesBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
08:00AM / Sunday, January 18, 2026 | |
Chef Kyle Zegel talks to the children about the food they will be trying on Friday. He will be bringing recipes each month for them to try. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Pupils at Brayton Elementary got to taste test a new side dish as chef Kyle Zegel passed out cups cider-glazed carrots on Friday for the children to try. Zegel, a food literacy facilitator, said his goal is teach children about farms and how to grow food, and to have a deeper relationship with their food system. "There's this increasing separation between the natural world and ourselves, and there's this increasing separation between the food system and ourselves," he said. "And 0 Comments
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NAPL: 'Hope in History' with Storyteller & Scholar Desiree Taylor| 08:01AM / Saturday, January 17, 2026 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Join North Adams storyteller and scholar Desiree Taylor to celebrate through story the pursuit of happiness that African Americans have taken on in an often hostile wider culture. The talk will be held Saturday, Feb. 21, at 11 a.m., at the North Adams Public Library. This presentation explores the resources and hopes that people from all backgrounds and walks of life can glean inspiration from. The talk will be held in the front parlor and is open to the public. It is being funded by the Friends of the North Adams Public Library. For more information, contact reference librarian Lisa Harding at 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: After-Holiday FunBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:28PM / Friday, January 16, 2026 | |
 Check out all of the events happening this weekend including crafts, music, plays, wrestling, and more. Multiple Days ‘All in the Timing’ Performance 1000 Main St., Williamstown Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter 10th to 12th grade theatre ensemble is presenting a collection of six short, comedic one-act plays in the anthology “All in the Timing” by David Ives. Tickets bought in advance are $8 for students and seniors and $13 for adults. Tickets bought at the door will be $10 for students and seniors and $15 for adults. More information here. Friday Craft 0 Comments
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MCLA Receives State Grant to Support Student Success, Degree Completion| 10:43AM / Friday, January 16, 2026 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) received $684,096 in State University SUCCESS 2.0 funding to support student retention and degree completion efforts, according to an announcement from Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll. The grant will enable MCLA to implement comprehensive support services focused on helping vulnerable student populations, particularly Pell Grant-eligible students, successfully complete their degrees. "This funding represents a significant investment in our students' futures," said MCLA President James F. Birge. "The SU SUCCESS 2.0 program will allow us to provide the wraparound 0 Comments
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NBSU Committee Open to Discussing Apportionment ChangesBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:12AM / Friday, January 16, 2026 | |
 CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Clarksburg's partners in the North Berkshire School Union agreed to take a look at the assessment structure for the union's administration and the union agreement. Town and school officials have questioned Clarksburg's share of administration costs, which is now more than 50 percent. Select Board Chair Daniel Haskins presented the "super" NBSU School Committee last week with a proposal of a base contribution of 10 percent for each district except for Monroe, which would be 5 percent, and then a ratio based on enrollment. "Over my four years on the Select Board, I've observed a steady increase in presented 0 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Martin Luther King Jr. Day| 10:58AM / Thursday, January 15, 2026 | |
The Rev. King waves to the hundreds of thousands gathered on the Washington Mall in 1963 when he gave the 'I Have a Dream' speech. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is being celebrated Monday, Jan. 19. It is a federal holiday to commemorate the birthday of the civil rights activist born Jan. 15, 1929. It is observed on the third Monday in January.
King, a Baptist minister, led the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s by espousing nonviolent protest. His best-known address, the "I Have a Dream" speech, was given in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., to a crowd of 250,000 who participated in the March on Washington. The 1964 Nobel Prize winner was
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MCLA Awarded Students with Disabilities Support Grant| 07:42AM / Thursday, January 15, 2026 | |
BOSTON?— The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that they have awarded $3.6 million across Massachusetts' public colleges and universities to support students with disabilities participating in Massachusetts Inclusive Postsecondary Education (MAIPSE) programs. In Berkshire County, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts was awarded a $103,235 Planning and Implementation Grant. MAIPSE enables certain students with severe disabilities to take part in undergraduate academic courses, extracurricular activities, internships, work experiences, and on- campus student life activities.?This includes students with intellectual disabilities, severe autism spectrum 0 Comments
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North Adams Council OKs $1.75M Borrowing for New Ladder TruckBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:44PM / Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Fire Department is picking up a hot deal in the form of a 2026 ladder truck. The City Council on Tuesday authorized a borrowing of $1,751,351 for the purchase of the new E-One HR 100 aerial ladder truck. "There was a ladder truck ordered by another community who cannot complete the purchase," said Mayor Jennifer Macksey. "The vendor knows that we've been talking about improving our equipment, and called us and somewhat put us at the top of the list. Several other communities vying for this ... "This is a tremendous opportunity for us to get a truck that is somewhat priced at 2025 values and keep us 0 Comments
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Letter: North Adams Parking SurveyLetter to the Editor,
05:00PM / Wednesday, January 14, 2026 | |
 To the Editor:
I am inviting North Adams residents and visitors to take part in a citizen-developed survey about parking in our city. As a new resident, I was surprised to learn about the winter nighttime parking ban only after receiving a ticket. My appeal was denied, despite the fact that the ban was not proactively communicated. Information online is scattered, and enforcement dates appear inconsistent. In five other Massachusetts communities where I have lived, I never encountered a total winter parking ban.
Conversations with neighbors and local friends suggest that communication failures are a recurring issue for drivers here. From parking meters without posted enforcement hours,
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