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Geothermal System Recommended for New Greylock School By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:42AM / Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The new Greylock School may get a geothermal system that could significantly reduce operating costs in the years to come. Jessie Saylor of the project's designer, TSKP Studios, updated the School Building Committee on Tuesday of some of the working group's findings regarding energy efficiencies. Installing a geothermal system, which uses water heated by the earth, is estimated at $2.7 million. But, system could be largely offset by some $2.4 million in federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act. "The IRA definition of geothermal systems is broad," said Saylor. "It includes incentives for the pumps in 0 Comments
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North Adams Holding Forum on Greylock ClosureStaff Reports, iBerkshires
02:50PM / Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The public schools are holding a forum on the closing of Greylock School and the resulting grade configuration for Brayton and Colegrove Park elementary schools. The forum will be held in person on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Brayton Welcome Center and via Zoom link here. Parents and guardians are encouraged to ask questions and provide feedback. School officials are considering an accelerated consolidation of two of the three elementary schools. The School Committee last fall had approved a grade configuration of a prekindergarten through Grade 2 early education program, a Grades 3-6 upper elementary program and a Grades 7-12 middle and high 0 Comments
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Summer Course Registration Now Available at MCLA | 08:00AM / Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) announced that registration for summer class sessions is now open. Registration is open to MCLA students, interested community members, high school students, those pursuing a master's degree, and college students wishing to transfer credits back to their home institution. MCLA is offering two summer sessions, held in-person and online. Session A runs May 20 through June 28, 2024, and Session B runs July 8 through August 16, 2024. The College has more than 50 online courses to accommodate the schedules of working adults, undergraduates, and high school students. Summer classes are 0 Comments
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Macksey Updates on Eagle Street Demo and Myriad City ProjectsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:33AM / Saturday, March 16, 2024 | |
The back of Moderne Studio in late January. The mayor said the city had begun planning for its removal if the owner could not address the problems. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Moderne Studio building is coming down brick by brick on Eagle Street on the city's dime. Concerns over the failing structure's proximity to its neighbor — just a few feet — means the demolition underway is taking far longer than usual. It's also been delayed somewhat because of recent high winds and weather. The city had been making plans for the demolition a month ago because of the deterioration of the building, Mayor Jennifer Macksey told the City 0 Comments
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Mass MoCA Strikers See Possible Movement in TalksBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
07:55PM / Thursday, March 14, 2024 | |
The union members have been on the picket line since March 6, mostly during the museum's hours of operation. They say management isn't offering a fair wage; the museum says its prioritized wage and equity growth. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The music was nearly drowned out by the honking of horns as motorists signaled their support to the picket line at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art on Thursday. Local 2110 of the United Auto Workers went out on strike nine days ago after negotiations over wages broke down with museum administration. The union is seeking to raise the hourly minimum rate to $18.25 back to October 2023 and a minimum 4.5 percent increase this 0 Comments
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Crane Stationery Being Revived Under New OwnerStaff Reports, iBerkshires
12:28PM / Thursday, March 14, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The venerable Crane Stationery is turning a page with its new owner. WP Strategic Holdings says it has completed its acquisition of 200-year-old company, according The Albany Business Review. Todd Kletter, managing partner of WP Strategic Holdings, told the Review that he expects it will restart operations on Friday. About 90 percent of the employees abruptly laid off in February when its parent company Mohawk Fine Papers was acquired by an international firm are being told they will be rehired with the seniority and benefits intact. They expected to receive offer letters today. The Albany, N.Y.-based consulting and 0 Comments
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Berkshire Farmers Markets Awarded State Grants| 07:57AM / Thursday, March 14, 2024 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is awarding over $205,000 to help farmers markets grow and expand their outreach to consumers. MDAR is awarding funding to 23 organizations representing 31 farmers markets through the Farmers Market Sustainability Grant Program. The new program provides funding to organizations that operate farmers markets to enhance their marketing, promotion, consumer education, planning and infrastructure efforts. In Berkshire County: The Farmers Market of Sheffield: $14,945 for the Sheffield Farmers Market and Winter Market Roots Rising: 0 Comments
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Historical Commission's Carlson Inducted into Women's Hall of FameBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:57PM / Wednesday, March 13, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A history "queen" was the only inductee this year into the North Adams Women's Hall of Fame. Justyna Carlson, longtime member of the Historical Society and chair of the city's Historical Commission, was posthumously honored with induction by Mayor Jennifer Macksey on Tuesday, during Women's History Month. "We recognize women who had a major impact on the community and been mentor and role model to others," she said during the City Council meeting. "We always look for women who have shown strength, wisdom and courage. These women have paved a way to a better tomorrow for all of us. "This year 0 Comments
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Letter: Mass MoCA StrikeLetter to the Editor,
04:00PM / Wednesday, March 13, 2024 | |
 To the Editor:
On March 13, 2024, I had the opportunity to speak with the workers on strike at Mass MoCA. I spent several hours with them, listening to them, learning from them, and coming to understand them. The workers are on strike not because they don't love their work, but because they deserve to be paid sustainable wages. They don't just want a job but they want career opportunities, the ability to work at the museum and make enough in wages to provide for themselves and their families.
It's unacceptable for dedicated employees to struggle to make ends meet while working at an institution as prominent as Mass MoCA. Negotiating for fair compensation is a fundamental
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State Wants to Give Clarksburg $1.2M for a Safe Route to the SchoolBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:43PM / Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | |
 CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Clarksburg School asked the state for a $400,000 grant to develop a safe route from the school to the Community Center. The state came back with a different offer — how about $1.2 million and a sidewalk along the entire road? "I have never submitted a grant where they've came back and said we'd actually like to give you more money. We'd like to expand this and we'd like to triple it," Assistant Superintendent Tara Barnes told the School Committee last week. "Never. I've never seen this so I honestly take this as a signal from the state and from the leadership in the state that they would like to 0 Comments
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BAAMS Presents: Live at Studio 9 With Alex Foster| 03:50PM / Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On March 16, Berkshires' Academy of Advanced Musical Studies (BAAMS) will host its third in a series of live music concerts at Studio 9. The performance will feature saxophonist Alex Foster, who has performed with the "Saturday Night Live" Band for over three decades, and is co-musical director of the Mingus Big Band in New York City. Foster will play alongside Richard Boulger, trumpet and flugelhorn, with Alex Blake, bass, Dario Boente, piano and keyboards, and Tony Lewis, drums and percussion, along with featured guest David Gilmore. Studio 9 is located at the Porches located at 18 Veazie Street Tickets are $35 and proceeds 0 Comments
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How can you manage student loan payments?Submitted by Edward Jones,
12:35PM / Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | |
 If you have student loans, you likely received a "payment vacation" over the past few years, due to legislation related to COVID-19. But if you're like millions of other borrowers, you may have recently been required to resume your payments. How will this affect your overall financial situation? Of course, the first thing that comes to mind is the effect on your monthly cash flow. But the amount of pressure you feel will depend on your income and the size of the required payments. If these payments do represent a real challenge, you may need to adjust your budget and spending habits as best you can. However, there might be other steps you can take to help ease the 0 Comments
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