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North Adams School Budget Increase Offset by Chapter 70 By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:16AM / Wednesday, May 03, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The proposed school budget for fiscal 2024 is up $1.3 million over this year but the city's share will be level funded from this year at $3,838,270. The budget was presented to the School Committee on Tuesday, following last week's review by the Finance and Facilities Committee. The total budget draft is $20,054,352, a 6.91 percent increase over this year. The total increase is $1,296,564, exactly how much more the district is receiving in Chapter 70 state education aid. That aid totals $16,216,082 at the moment. (It's possible that figure may rise in the Senate's budget draft.) Superintendent Barbara Malkas said last 0 Comments
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Absentee Ballots Available for Clarksburg Town Election| 12:11PM / Tuesday, May 02, 2023 | |
 CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Absentee ballots for the town election to be held on May 30 are available at the town clerk's office. You may vote in person Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to noon or request a ballot be mailed to you, by completing the form on the town website. Completed ballots may be mailed to or dropped off at the town clerk's office, 111 River Road, Clarksburg MA 01247. The last day for absentee voting is Thursday, May 25, at 5 p.m. Early voting ballots may be requested by completing the form on the town website and can be mailed or dropped off to the town clerk's office. Deadline to receive your request is May 22. 0 Comments
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Can you benefit from a 529 plan?Submitted by Edward Jones,
08:15AM / Tuesday, May 02, 2023 | |
 Another school year is coming to a close. And if you have young children, they're now a year closer to heading off to college or some other type of post-secondary education or training. So, if you haven't already done so, you may want to start preparing for these costs. And they can be considerable. During the 2022-23 school year, the average estimated annual cost (tuition, fees, room and board, books, supplies, transportation and other personal expenses) was nearly $28,000 for public four-year in-state schools and more than $57,000 for private nonprofit four-year schools, according to the College Board. Of course, some students don't pay the full bill for college. 0 Comments
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McCann Honor Roll| 08:12AM / Tuesday, May 02, 2023 | |
McCann Quarter 3 Honor Roll High Honors Belisle, Camryn 2023 Booth, Collin 2023 Boyer, Molly 2023 Braman, Noah 2023 Ciempa, Erin 2023 Covello, Vincenzo 2023 DeBenedetto, Noah 2023 Demers, Owen 2023 Durocher, Cameron 2023 Durocher, Madeline 2023 Gamari, Alexis 2023 Gamari, Renae 2023 Girard, Anastasia 2023 Glasier, Emily 2023 Hartley, Isabella 2023 Hartwig, Josephine 2023 Hayer, Addison 2023 Lake, Matthew 2023 Lamore, Izabella 2023 Lennon, Keira 2023 Liang, Ivan 2023 Livsey, Aaron 2023 Livsey, Joshua 2023 Loughman, Thomas 2023 Marsh, Catryna 2023 McGrory, Daniel 2023 Medon, Ryan 2023 Moran, Cordelia 2023 Morin, Max 0 Comments
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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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