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Adams Officials Conflicted on Future of Coal and Grain BuildingBy Brian Rhodes, iBerkshires Staff
12:45PM / Friday, January 20, 2023 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — The Board of Selectmen and town staff are conflicted on what to do with the coal and grain building off Columbia Street that will need significant funding for restoration. Community Development Director Eammon Coughlin came before the board on Wednesday to discuss the cost associated with a restoration. He said design work for stabilizing the building at 1 Cook St. would cost about $100,000, and going through with a stabilization project would cost significantly more. "The architect's current estimate for, essentially, just stabilizing the highest portion of the tower, the grain tower itself, is currently at around $700,000. And if we want
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Lee Bank Foundation Distributes Final Grant Funding Round of 2022| 10:41AM / Friday, January 20, 2023 | |
LEE, Mass. — Lee Bank Foundation has awarded $45,670 to ten Berkshire area organizations for their fourth-round of 2022 community funding. Recipients were awarded grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 to support their local programming. Included in the awards are a series of Arts Access Grants for arts and culture organizations to expand access to programming for underserved audiences. The following organizations received funding from Lee Bank Foundation: 18 Degrees Berkshire Community Action Council Berkshire County Head Start Berkshire Grown Berkshire Immigrant Center Berkshire Pulse Business Professionals of America, Massachusetts Association Extra 0 Comments
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Healey Makes Trip to Greylock Works to Announce $987M Bond BillBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
02:02PM / Thursday, January 19, 2023 | |
Mayor Jennifer Macksey introduces the governor. With her are state Rep. John Barrett III, left, state Sen. Paul Mark, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll and Housing and Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The redevelopment of the massive Greylock mill into retail, artisan and living space has been boosted by millions in state and federal funding. And it was at Greylock Works, that Gov. Maura Healey chose to announce one of her first priorities — the filing of a $987 million bond authorization targeting housing and economic development. "We're here at Greylock Works because it's a prime example of the 1 Comment
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Incoming Storm to Bring Snow And Ice to the Berkshires Staff Reports ,
12:13PM / Thursday, January 19, 2023 | |
The National Weather Service has declared a winter weather advisory for Berkshire County beginning Thursday, Jan. 19, from 11 am to Friday, Jan. 20, at 7 pm. Accuweather predicts that snow should begin around 5 pm on Thursday, and it will continue throughout the day Saturday. Snow is predicted to continue through the weekend into Monday, Jan. 23. Expect mixed precipitation with a total snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches. Ice accumulation could be up to an inch. Plan for slippery roads and hazardous conditions. The state Department of Transportation has issued a winter storm advisory advising motorists to practice caution. Drivers should allow extra travel 0 Comments
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1Berkshire Accepting Applications for Best Foot Forward Facade Improvement Micro-Grants| 08:38AM / Thursday, January 19, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire, thanks to a one-time grant award, announced that they are accepting applications for a second year of the Best Foot Forward Facade Improvement Micro-Grant program. In 2022, this program provided 31 small businesses and organizations across the Berkshires with facade improvement grants of up to $1,000, helping not only to improve individual storefronts, but to improve the aesthetics of our downtown commercial districts in the region. In 2023, this program returns and is expanded. A minimum of 47 grants of between $500-$1000 will be made available on a rolling basis to small businesses and organizations with first-floor store fronts. A 0 Comments
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North Adams Preparing School Project ReportsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:09AM / Thursday, January 19, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The School Department is preparing five components for its application to the Massachusetts School Building Authority for the Brayton/Greylock project. The consultants on the project updated the School Building Committee on those factors on Tuesday and Matthew Sturz of owner's project manager Colliers International reviewed the timeline and budget to date. Julia McFadden of TSKP Studio said the reports would be submitted by April 26 to move the project into the preliminary design phase. "The first one is one that we've already completed, which was the educational visioning that occurred just this last fall and wrapped up in 0 Comments
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Letter: Greylock Glen Camping Proposal Aligns with Town's NeedsLetter to the Editor,
02:00PM / Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | |
 To the Editor:
For many years, we've maintained our community with little economic growth. It has not been for lack of effort. And now, smart people from many different backgrounds have uncovered what we all knew — Adams is special! The founders of the Project 13 1/2 Grove Gallery and Real Eyes Gallery know it, as does Yina Moore, who has breathed new life into the Adams Theater, a revitalization effort started by our Topia Arts friends.
Our Greylock Glen trail partners DCR and TSR contribute to Adams by maintaining and expanding our trails. The outdoor center is being built, after years of hard work from our Community Development Director Donna Cesan, our town administrator(s)
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Woodlands Partnership Needs Leadership VolunteersBy Brian Rhodes, iBerkshires Staff
10:05AM / Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — The Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts is looking for new leadership from its member municipalities to fill officer positions, including chair and vice chair.
The board discussed leadership succession at its executive committee meeting last week. Current Chair Henry Art has said he would like to remain involved but step down as the chair.
The partnership's bylaws require the chair to be one of the board's representatives from a member municipality. Art said there has been little interest in the positions.
"If we end up with nobody from a municipality stepping forward, we're going to have to entertain a bylaw change which would then
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1Berkshire Accepting Applications for New "Insert Here" Vacant Window Art Installation Pilot| 08:20AM / Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire, thanks to a one-time grant award, announced the launch of applications for a new pilot program to support the installation of printed vinyl artwork in vacant downtown buildings in Berkshire communities. This program aims to provide up to three municipalities/organizations with sub-award grants of up to $5,000 in order to support them in the selection, commissioning, and installation of printed works of art in vacant downtown storefronts for the summer of 2023. This effort is meant to both contribute to the aesthetic beauty of downtown business districts, while also drawing attention to the opportunities that these vacant spaces offer to 0 Comments
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Worried about inflation? Consider these movesSubmitted by Edward Jones,
11:43AM / Tuesday, January 17, 2023 | |
 As you know, inflation was big news throughout 2022. But will it continue in 2023? And looking even further ahead, how should you account for inflation in your long-term plans? In regard to the first question, many experts predict that inflation will cool off this year, though there are no guarantees. The high inflation of last year is thought to have been caused by some unusual factors, such as a spike in the demand for consumer goods as the world came out of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to supply chain issues. Also, the war in Ukraine drove up oil prices, increasing the cost of manufacturing and shipping and driving up the price of wheat and other commodities. In any 0 Comments
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EforAll Celebrates Accelerator Program GradsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:44AM / Tuesday, January 17, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. Entrepreneurship for All celebrated the 2022 Fall Accelerator Program graduates with its first in-person gala and $13,000 in awards. Around 100 people gathered at the Berkshire Innovation Center on Thursday to recognize the 19 individuals representing 13 businesses that completed the intensive program. EforAll's free, year-long business accelerator helps a business or non-profit make its vision a reality. The first quarter of the year is intensive, and the participants check in quarterly for the remainder of the year. "We have a lot to give. We came to EforAll to receive mentorship, professional guidance, 0 Comments
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Mary Lou Accetta Honored for Advocacy In North Berkshires with Peacemaker AwardBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:51PM / Monday, January 16, 2023 | |
 NORTHADAMS, Mass. — Brooklyn Street Neighbors President Mary Lou Accetta was recognized for her decades of advocacy with the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition's Peacemaker award on Monday. "Mary Lou Accetta has been a tireless advocate for all residents of Berkshire County since her first days as a volunteer at the Mary Jezyk Sunshine Park in North Adams at the age of 13," Alex Daugherty of the Martin Luther King Day Committee said. "Throughout the years, Mary Lou has been a voice of the underserved and underprivileged, the abused and rejected and neglected. She has always stood up for what was right and just, using her voice to represent 4 Comments
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