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North Adams Schools Plan Forum on Grade ConfigurationBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:38AM / Wednesday, March 06, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — School officials are planning a forum for parents on the proposed accelerated reconfiguration of the grades in the elementary schools. The School Department is looking at a $2.2 million deficit in the fiscal 2025 budget, driven largely by contractual obligations, out-of-district special education and the loss of of federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds provided during the pandemic. "Both [Business Administrator Nancy Rauscher] and I have been participating in a number of state level meetings regarding the governor's budget because our state aid is determined through the governor's budget," 0 Comments
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Emergency Demo Called for Collapsing North Adams BuildingBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
11:33PM / Tuesday, March 05, 2024 | |
Firefighters were called to the rear of 19 Eagle after calls about bricks falling from the building. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — By the end of the Wednesday, Moderne Studios may be just a memory. The rear of the three-story brick building collapsed Tuesday night and officials have deemed it a public hazard that needed an emergency demolition. "We're very sad that the back of the Moderne Studio building has fallen down despite our efforts to work with the landlord," said Mayor Jennifer Macksey. "I think we're beyond that. Hopefully, by tomorrow morning, he will secure a demo company or we will." The building at 19 Eagle 0 Comments
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Mass MoCA Workers Announce March 6 Strike| 04:48PM / Tuesday, March 05, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass — Unionized employees at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art say they will go on strike starting Wednesday, March 6, if no agreement on wages is reached by then. Employees will begin picketing the museum starting 8 a.m. and will picket daily until an agreement is reached. The employees' union, part of Local 2110 UAW, was formed in April 2021. After a one-day strike in August 2022, employees reached an agreement on a first contract that allowed them to re-open the agreement the following October to negotiate further wage increases. Negotiations on the wage reopener have been ongoing for four months but no agreement has been 0 Comments
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Mass, Vt. Voters Select Presidential Candidates Tuesday Staff Reports, iBerkshires
03:40PM / Monday, March 04, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Voters in Massachusetts and Vermont will be heading to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in the presidential primaries. Super Tuesday includes voting in 15 states that will apportion about a third of all delegates to the primary winners. New York State and Connecticut vote on April 2. Massachusetts is a partially open primary in that voters who are enrolled in a party can only vote in that primary but unenrolled voters can choose a Democratic, Libertarian or Republican ballot. Vermont is an open primary state and voters can choose which primary to vote in regardless of party enrollment. Early voting in Massachusetts opened on 0 Comments
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SVMC Wellness Connection: March 1| 03:17PM / Monday, March 04, 2024 | |
 March 1, 2024 Cancer Care Q & A with Matthew Vernon, MD ? What are tumor boards and what role do they play in your cancer care? In this in-depth Q & A session, radiation oncologist Matthew Vernon, MD, explains
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MCLA Men's Lacrosse Falls at Home| 10:12PM / Saturday, March 02, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The Anna Maria men's lacrosse team jumped out to an early 7-2 lead and went on to a 20-13 win over MCLA on Saturday. Nathan Haley, a former standout for Hoosac Valley, scored five goals for MCLA, which also got a goal from fellow Drury graduate Neil Brierley. Boden Dock made 12 saves for the Trailblazers. MCLA (0-2) goes to SUNY Purchase on Wednesday. 0 Comments
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PopCares Celebrates $1M Milestone| 10:37AM / Friday, March 01, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — PopCares, an organization that supports local families battling cancer, has reached a significant milestone thanks to the support of the community. PopCares has given over $1,000,000 to cancer patients and caregivers in Northern Berkshire County and neighboring Southern Vermont towns since our inception in 2012. They hit this milestone in February. "Reaching this milestone is a testament to the power of compassion, collaboration, and the generosity of our community members who believe in our mission," read a press release. "PopCares extends heartfelt gratitude to every individual, business, and organization that has 0 Comments
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North Adams Regional Hospital Community Open House| 03:45PM / Thursday, February 29, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass — As the opening date for the new North Adams Regional Hospital (NARH) nears, Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) will hold a community open house to show off the new inpatient unit that will care for patients requiring hospital stays. The open house will be held on Thursday, March 7 from 5 to 7 pm, starting in the lobby of the new North Adams Regional Hospital. "This open house will allow the North Berkshire community to explore the newly reopened hospital's state-of-the-art facility, meet its dedicated team, and discover the variety of healthcare services that have been specifically designed to keep their care closer to home," said Darlene 0 Comments
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North Adams Council Asked to Endorse Paint Stewardship ProgramBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:01PM / Thursday, February 29, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The City Council Tuesday heard an appeal to add the city's name to a growing list of communities supporting a paint stewardship program for the commonwealth. Tom Irwin of Dalton made the Steeple City his latest stop in a campaign to drum up support for the program, which would fund paint recycling through a $1 per gallon fee charged at the point of sale. Irwin explained that the paint stewardship program, already implemented in Connecticut, New York and Vermont, would be one way to address Massachusetts' trash surplus. And it could be a model for future programs to more efficiently dispose of other waste. Irwin told the 0 Comments
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MountainOne Insurance Acquires G. W. Morisi Insurance Agency| 08:00AM / Thursday, February 29, 2024 | |
 LONGMEADOW, Mass. — MountainOne Insurance Agency, a subsidiary of MountainOne Bank, announced the acquisition of G.W. Morisi Insurance Agency, Inc., a third generation, family-owned agency that has served Longmeadow and neighboring communities for more than 75 years. The G.W. Morisi staff of four, including President Rory Sullivan, will remain with the agency, providing the same level of excellent customer service, which has been the hallmark of the agency, from their 473 Longmeadow Street location. In time, additional staff will come on board to further support customers' insurance needs. G.W. Morisi Insurance Agency, a MountainOne Company, will now offer customers 0 Comments
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NA School Building Committee Considers Fields, Emergency ShelterJack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
04:46AM / Thursday, February 29, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The School Building Committee saw some alternative design options for the Greylock School project, including relocating Fallon Field to Noel Field and enhancing the emergency shelter capacity of the building. Barbara Malkas, superintendent and committee member told the full committee Tuesday that over a series of working group meetings some new design options have come into the conversation "We have had a number of meetings. Many members of the committee have been involved in all of those meetings at various levels. The meetings have been very informative and have really brought us to where we are to date. We are starting to get to that 0 Comments
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How can women bridge the retirement gap?Submitted by Edward Jones,
08:01AM / Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | |
 March 8 is International Women's Day, a day for celebrating all the accomplishments of women around the globe. But many women still need to make up ground in one key area: retirement security. Women's challenges in achieving a secure retirement are due to several factors, including these: Pay gap – It's smaller than it once was, but a wage gap still exists between men and women. In fact, women earn, on average, about 82 cents for every dollar that men earn, according to the Census Bureau. And even though this gap narrows considerably at higher educational levels, it's still a source of concern. Women who earn less than men will likely 0 Comments
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