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Clarksburg Officials Leaning on Minimal Reserves to Fund BudgetBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:04AM / Monday, May 01, 2023 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Select Board is recommending the town drain its reserves to cover an unexpected increase in the school budget. But it will still require more cuts from the school side to meet the 4 percent hike board members settled on. "I want to show the school we're trying, we're making a substantial effort," said Chair Jeffrey Levanos at last week's meeting. "But the bottom line is that's all we have." The school's budget came in at 8 1/2 percent higher, or about $236,000, largely because of an out-of-district placement expected to cost $326,000. A recent school budget draft included a 0 Comments
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Rachiele Has Two-HR Day for MCLA| 06:09PM / Saturday, April 29, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Taconic High graduate Austin Rachiele went 4-for-5 with a pair of three-run home runs and seven runs batted in on Friday to lead the MCLA baseball team to a 17-1 over Fitchburg State in the opener of a double-header. In the nightcap, Fitchburg beat the Trailblazers (9-25, 3-15 MASCAC), 14-4. Men's Lacrosse WATERVILLE, Maine — Boden Dock scored four times to set a program record with 49 goals in a single season, but MCLA dropped a 14-12 North Atlantic Conference decision at Thomas College on Saturday. The Trailblazers finish the season with a record of 6-9 (1-7 NAC). Women's Lacrosse BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Haley Wood scored four 0 Comments
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Governor Names Western Mass Director and Deputy Director | 04:28PM / Saturday, April 29, 2023 | |
 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Governor Maura T. Healey announced at the Springfield Chamber of Commerce Beacon Hill Summit that she has hired Kristen Elechko of Northampton as Western Massachusetts Director and LaMar Cook of Springfield as Deputy Director. Together, Elechko and Cook will lead the Governor's Western Mass office in Springfield, which opens on Monday, May 1, and will serve as the primary liaisons for Western Mass residents to the Governor's Office. "Lieutenant Governor Driscoll and I are committed to leading an administration for all of Massachusetts, and that means making sure that the people of Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden and Berkshire 0 Comments
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North Adams Gets More City Council Candidates| 02:21PM / Friday, April 28, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — There is some potential for new faces on the City Council and School Committee this year, though it's too early in the election season to make any predictions. So far, four of the nine incumbent city councilors have taken out papers for re-election: Keith Bona, Peter Oleskiewicz, Bryan Sapienza and Ashley Shade. They've been joined by five challengers: Colin Bain, Robert Cardimino, Emily Johnson, Deanna Morrow and Ronald Sheldon. Both Cardimino and Sheldon have run unsuccessfully in the past; the other three are newcomers. Cardimino is the first candidate to return nomination papers, handing them in on April 0 Comments
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North Adams School Project Estimates Give Committee Sticker ShockBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:09AM / Friday, April 28, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The School Building Committee had a bit of sticker shock on Tuesday when the range for a renovation or new school construction topped out at $90 million. The estimates covered the scenarios from building new at Brayton or Greylock or renovating either, with the higher ends for a prekindergarten through Grade 6 school. The lowest range was for renovating Brayton — about $55 million to $75 million — and highest a new building Greylock from about $75 million to $90 million. These figures are before the Massachusetts School Building Authority reimbursed eligible items at about 80 percent of the cost. The city's 0 Comments
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North Adams Native Writes Children's Book| 03:17PM / Thursday, April 27, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. David A. Bissaillon, who was born in North Adams. Massachusetts has completed his new book "The Unusual Quilt" The book, which is intended to be a children's bedtime story, brings readers into the woods to discover patterns in nature, according to a press release. The book was written in Maple Rock Farm in Charlton. Bissaillon writes: "The sun's rays wove through the snowcovered trees branches and finally made their way to the newly white powdered ground, bringing with them the shadows of the limbs Crisscrossing each other, the shadows began a country patchwork on top of this clean white blanket of snow. Past fallen 0 Comments
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Symbolic Frame, Swift Picked by Students for Healey & Driscoll's Offices| 11:21AM / Thursday, April 27, 2023 | |
Gov. Maura Healey, right, with Julian Hynes, Ja'liyah Santiago and Adniley Velez whose essay on inspiration was chosen as the winner of the student essay contest. BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey will hang an empty gold frame in her office so young people can envision themselves there one day and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, a portrait of former Gov. Jane Swift. The unveiling on Wednesday was the result of a statewide student essay competition in which Bay State students were asked to decide whose portraits should be featured in the new administration's offices. The student winners and their families were present for the event in the Governor's 0 Comments
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North Adams City Councilor Found in Violation of Open Meeting LawStaff Reports,
04:55PM / Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council was found to be in violation of Open Meeting Law regarding an email sent by Councilor Keith Bona last fall. Councilor Marie T. Harpin filed the complaint after Bona relayed a message from David Carver, a real estate developer, about the tax shift the council was debating to all its members and to the media. Bona is chair of the Finance Committee and said he thought it important that his fellow councilors receive the email and a summary of the phone conversation he had with Carver before the council meeting of Nov. 22. The tax shift had been discussed at a previous City Council meeting and then at a Finance 0 Comments
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Adams Community Bank Holds Annual Meeting| 12:34PM / Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — The annual meeting of the Community Bancorp of the Berkshires, MHC, the parent company of Adams Community Bank, was held on April 12, 2023, at Charles H. McCann Technical School in North Adams. The meeting included a review of the 2022 financial statements for the Bank, highlighting another year of growth in assets, loans, deposits, and net income. During his remarks, Charles O'Brien, President and CEO of Adams Community Bank, presented an overview of the year's results. "Adams Community Bank reached record levels in many key areas, including growth in assets, loans, and deposits to $931 million, $751 million, and $797 million, 0 Comments
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North Adams Vacant Downtown Window Art Project| 08:12AM / Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— This June, North Adams' downtown vacant storefront windows are set to receive a new collection of artwork from local artists, with the intention of beautifying the city. Existing artwork will be printed on banners which will fill each available street-level window. Artists from all mediums including, but not limited to drawing, painting, graphic design, fiber, ceramics, sculpture, photography, are encouraged to apply, and will receive a stipend for their contributions if their work is selected. "These banners are an amazing way for local artists to gain recognition for their art, and they add so much life to the empty windows 0 Comments
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North Adams Council Hears Concerns Over Family Shelter ProposalBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
04:55AM / Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | |
Laini Sporbert and Daniel Bosley, at left, alumni of the college, question the suitability of the Berkshire Towers as a shelter and the proposal's impact on the stability of the college. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A number of residents at Tuesday's City Council meeting spoke out against a proposal by the state to use the Berkshire Towers as a temporary shelter for unhoused families. Neighbors of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts say they are concerned about a lack of transparency and the unknown impacts that 50 to 75 families will have on the community's resources and the college. "I'm not against providing housing for anyone who needs it. 0 Comments
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Letter: Many Unanswered Questions Related to Family Homeless ShelterLetter to the Editor,
06:00PM / Tuesday, April 25, 2023 | |
 To the Editor:
As a social worker and professional who attempts to provide greater access to quality mental health care and equitable resource facilitation to underserved families, I have serious concerns about the development of a homeless shelter at [Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts], directly impacting North Adams. I have had reservations about asserting my opinion and how it may appear to others, as this is a difficult position to take in my profession. Regardless, we need to call for some critical community conversations with MCLA prior to the action(s) they propose to fill a vacant building.
Make no mistake, I am not opposed to providing shelter to those in need, nor do I
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