News and events in North Adams, Mass.
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Florida Snowmobile Club Gifts Sleds to Gabriel Abbott SchoolchildrenBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff 05:03PM / Wednesday, December 21, 2022 | |
The club gave a sled to every child at the elementary school. FLORIDA, Mass. — This past weekend's snowstorm was the perfect accompaniment to the Florida Mountain Snowmobile club's gift to local schoolchildren: sleds. Some 90 to be exact. The snowmobile club handed out a sled or saucer to every child at Gabriel Abbott Memorial School on Thursday from preschool to Grade 8. "I used to go to school here, I grew up here, and I remember the snowmobile club, when I was a kid ,used to do pumpkins," Therrien said. "They would donate them to the school and all the kids would carve them. And this year, we couldn't get 39 Comments Read More >> |
North Adams Airport Commission Sets 3-Week Manager SearchBy Brian Rhodes, iBerkshires Staff 04:38AM / Wednesday, December 21, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — There was confusion at the most recent Airport Commission meeting about whether the current airport manager will be interim or permanent. The commission reviewed the job description for the role at its meeting on Tuesday, ultimately voting 3-0 to do a three-week search to fill the position. The current manager, Bruce Goff, was appointed at the commission's previous meeting. Commissioner William Diamond said it was his understanding the commission would make Goff the permanent manager at the start of the new year. The other members clarified they voted just to make him interim manager. "It was my understanding that by the
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1Berkshire Accepting Applications for 2023-2024 Youth Leadership Program11:59AM / Tuesday, December 20, 2022 | | PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire's Youth Leadership Program (YLP) announced the launch of the application process for the YLP class of 2023-2024. The 1Berkshire Youth Leadership Program, open to all current sophomores in the Berkshires, selects a cohort of up to 30 motivated students from all backgrounds for this ten-month experience that will help them to explore the regional economy and develop their leadership skills. Once selected, students will begin the program with a 2.5-day, 2-night retreat in June 2023. At the retreat, students will meet for the first time, begin to build deep connections, and learn about and advance their individual leadership 0 Comments Read More >> |
iBerkshires Offers Chance to Win $100 Gas Card 11:55AM / Tuesday, December 20, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The holiday season is here and everyone knows what that means: It's time to scramble looking for the perfect gift for our loved ones. Ching, ching, ching our card goes along to the tune of the holiday jingles playing on the radio as our bank accounts wave the white flag accepting defeat. No worries, our team at iBerkshires.com has your back! One of our readers can win a $100 gas gift card during our Holiday Social Media Giveaway. From Dec. 15 until noon on Dec. 31, readers who enter their email, name, and phone number will receive one entrance into our drawing. The more you like, comment, and share our content the better chance you have at winning. Find
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Passing assets through a trust: What to knowSubmitted by Edward Jones, 08:03AM / Tuesday, December 20, 2022 | | As the year winds down, your thoughts might drift to the future. And, as part of that future, you may be thinking of where your financial assets will end up. You've worked hard to accumulate them, and you'll certainly need some of them to support your retirement, but what about the rest? What's the best way to pass them on to your loved ones? There's no single path for everyone to follow. But you might consider establishing a trust, which offers some key benefits. For example, your estate can avoid the time-consuming, and highly public, process of probate. Plus, you can be highly specific about how your assets will be distributed. To establish a trust, you will 0 Comments Read More >> |
McCann School Committee Give Go-Ahead on New HVAC ProgramBy Brian Rhodes, iBerkshires Staff 05:04AM / Tuesday, December 20, 2022 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — After getting a grant from the state worth more than $3.1 million, McCann Technical School has already begun setting up its new heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration program. "There's a whole lot of fun parts of this, daunting yet it may be. But it's such an exciting thing to do," Superintendent James Brosnan told the school committee on Monday. The committee approved the program at its meeting Monday and authorized Brosnan to seek engineering help for the proposed 5,580 square-foot HVAC building. The program would provide training to an estimated 100 students each year. "I
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North Adams Delivers Donations from Annual Food DriveBy Brian Rhodes, iBerkshires Staff 02:06PM / Monday, December 19, 2022 | |
Collection boxes are put out in municipal buildings and facilities each year to gather goods for the annual holiday food drive. Assistant to the Superintendent Bobbi Tassone, Assistant Superintendent Timothy Callahan and school facilities manager Robert Flaherty helped with the delivery. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city delivered several boxes filled with food, personal care and other essential items to Eagle Street on Monday, all of which were donated as part of this year's annual food drive. This year's drive worked to re-stock the shelves of the Northern Berkshire Interfaith Action Initiative's Al Nelson Friendship Center Food Pantry,
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MountainOne Bank Announces Community Banking Leadership Promotions08:01AM / Monday, December 19, 2022 | | NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MountainOne, a full service financial institution headquartered in the Berkshires with offices on Boston's South Shore, announced a new leadership structure for its retail banking operation that includes the promotion of three employees. "This enhanced leadership structure in Community Banking positions us to best support our customers, our employees, and our communities via our team's deep experience in banking, management and strategic growth," said Robert Fraser, MountainOne President and Chief Executive Officer. MountainOne Bank Employee Promotions: Lucille Weare has been promoted to Vice President, Branch Operations 0 Comments Read More >> |
North Berkshire Lights Menorahs to Mark Festival of LightsBy Tammy Daniels & Steve Dravis, iBerkshires Staff 07:48PM / Sunday, December 18, 2022 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The town marked the beginning of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, on Sunday evening with the lighting of its first menorah. Installed next to the Christmas tree on the lawn of the Williams Inn, the menorah was sponsored by the Williamstown Chamber of Commerce and celebrated by Rabbis Rachel Barenblat and Seth Wax, chaplain at Williams College. The Williams Inn offered hot cocoa to keep everyone warm. Chamber President Richard Duncan said the chamber has heard requests in recent years to make the town's annual Holiday Walk celebration more inclusive. "We had a little committee that was looking into it, and then I pretty much 9 Comments Read More >> |
Women and Minority Owned Business Certification Summit11:49AM / Sunday, December 18, 2022 | | PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire, EforAll Berkshire County, the Berkshire Innovation Center, and Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corporation, with support from Berkshire Regional Planning Commission and the United States Economic Development Administration are excited to announce their upcoming Women and Minority Owned Business Certification Summit. This event, happening on Jan. 20, 2023, from 8am-1pm at the Berkshire Innovation Center, aims to bring together women and minority owned businesses in the Berkshires, resource providing partners, and educational presentations to support our women and minority owned business community through the process of becoming certified 6 Comments Read More >> |
National Grid Accepting Applications for Heating Assistance Programs04:13PM / Saturday, December 17, 2022 | | WALTHAM, Mass. — As colder temperatures take hold, National Grid is reminding Massachusetts customers to take advantage of energy programs that can help them pay and manage their energy bills. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), commonly referred to as Fuel Assistance, provides eligible households with help in paying a portion of winter heating bills. Enrollment for LIHEAP is free and open through April 30, 2023, and covers energy usage from Nov. 1, 2022, to April 30, 2023. LIHEAP is open to both homeowners and renters, including households whose cost of heat is included in rent, and eligibility is based on household size and the gross annual income 0 Comments Read More >> |
No Drought Conditions in Berkshire County 11:58AM / Saturday, December 17, 2022 | | BOSTON — The Drought Management Task Force announced that Berkshire County remains at level 0 or normal drought conditions. This is not the case for the rest of the state. "Even though the weather is getting colder and wetter, we can't lose sight of the fact that several regions within Massachusetts continue to be impacted by drought conditions," said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Beth Card. "It is important that everyone, especially those living and working in the Northeast, Cape Cod, and Islands Regions, continue to practice water conservation in order to ensure that our water resources fully rebound." While some parts of 0 Comments Read More >> |
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