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Clarksburg Word War II Casualty Returns Home After 82 YearsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:36PM / Friday, September 20, 2024 | |
The procession with a Marine escort arrives at Town Hall. CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Erwin Shaftsbury King was about six years older than James Pierce when he joined the Marines. Pierce, now 92, grew up near the King family on West Road, where he still lives. He remembered King as just one of the kids. "We were all neighborhood kids. We all played together," he said. "He was one of the kids, we always had a good time together, because those days you had to make your own fun. You didn't have television." King had left Drury High in North Adams just six weeks after Pearl Harbor to enlist in the Marines and never returned home 0 Comments
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Clarksburg World War II Casualty Returns Home for Burial| 03:25PM / Thursday, September 19, 2024 | |
 CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Marine Pvt. First Class Erwin S. King returns home on Friday, more than eight decades after he marched to war. King, who grew up on West Road, was killed in action during the Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II. He remains had been buried temporarily with nine of his comrades on the island. There were several unsuccessful attempt to recover the bodies and it was not until 2018 that King's gravesite was uncovered. His family was notified in May that his remains had finally been identified. The 18-year-old had enlisted only six weeks after Pearl Harbor and never returned home. On Friday, his body will be escorted by veterans 0 Comments
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Letter: Vote No on Greylock School ProjectLetter to the Editor,
02:05PM / Thursday, September 19, 2024 | |
 To the Editor:
It's crazy to me that people in the community think that a new school alone will enhance our students' education. What about the teachers, the way the curriculum is written, or the students' drive to learn? How does a set of new walls and updated amenities, perhaps some additional, innovative services guarantee that our students will benefit directly from this project? Other than the fact that they may enjoy attending a new school, how does that school enhance students' willingness to learn, or teachers' teaching capabilities? As a former program manager of a local teen center I can tell you first hand that there is a growing number of high school
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Letter: The Children of North Adams Deserve New GreylockLetter to the Editor,
02:00PM / Thursday, September 19, 2024 | |
 To the Editor:
The City of North Adams has an incredible opportunity on Oct. 8. As a community, we not only have the chance to say "yes" to being the recipient of the largest grant in the City's history, at over $42 million. We not only have the chance to move forward with building a state-of-the-art energy efficient building that is projected to save the city $100K-plus per year in expenses. We not only have the chance to avoid dumping tens of millions of dollars into Band-Aids on our existing deficient building (Brayton) with systems at the end of their serviceable life, and we not only have the chance to invest in a project that could drive over $100 million in local
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Clarksburg Sets Townwide Tag Sale| 01:25PM / Thursday, September 19, 2024 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Clarksburg Historical Commission is sponsoring the second annual Townwide Tag Sale to be held on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 9 to 2 at Town Hall, 111 River Road. Clarksburg residents can bring table(s) for $10 per table space to set up behind Town Hall. The cost is also $10 to list a personal tag sale on a map that will be handed out to customers. Maps will be handed out at Town Hall the day of the event. To reserve space or to list your tag sale, contact Jeanne at 413-663-3630. Deadline to be listed on the map is Thursday, Sept. 26. Raffles will be held of an oil painting by the late Cheshire artist Len Stomski, an afghan 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Fresh Grass, Autumn Equinox, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:47PM / Thursday, September 19, 2024 | |
 There are a variety of events this weekend, including festivals, autumn equinox celebrations, live music, and more. See a list of Farmer's Markets here. Editor's Pick Freshgrass Festival 2024 Mass MoCA, North Adams Time: Friday-Sunday The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art will be hosting its annual Fresh Grass Festival this Friday through Sunday. Thousands are expected to be in the city during the three-day event. There will be live music throughout the grounds and at Joe's Field, including performances by Molly Tuttle And Golden Highway, Shakey Graves, The Devil Makes Three, and many more. There will also be 0 Comments
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Lenox's Hall Steps into Goal for College Squad| 08:50AM / Thursday, September 19, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Lenox Memorial alum Ella Hall Wednesday made her collegiate soccer debut in goal for Vermont State Castleton in a 4-1 win over MCLA on Shewcraft Field. Hall made four saves and gave up a goal in playing the second half of the victory. Castleton got two goals from Maggie McKearin in improving to 4-2 on the season. Kylie DeMaio scored a goal, and Mallory Amirian stopped 12 shots for the Trailblazers (0-5). Hall, a 2024 Lenox alum, stopped more than 600 shots and was a two-time all-State selection for the Millionaires. She and the Spartans are home on Saturday against Rhode Island College. MCLA opens MASCAC play on Saturday at 0 Comments
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Greylock School Building Committee Hopes for Positive on Vote| 05:25AM / Thursday, September 19, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — School Building Committee members are hoping their next meeting will move the Greylock School project forward. "Right now, we're kind of in the holding pattern for the MSBA," said Mayor Jennifer Macksey. "They're waiting for the results of our vote." Tuesday's meeting had to be one of the shortest for the committee — approval of some invoices and minutes, and a reminder of the consequential vote on Oct. 8. That's when voters will be asked to authorize the $65 million school project that would see the construction of a new Greylock School, the demolition of the old school and the closure of 0 Comments
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Historic North Adams Home Destroyed by FireBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
10:52AM / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | |
 A GoFundMe for the Moon family has been started to help them get back on their feet after losing everything in Wednesday's fire. : The cause of the fire has been ruled accidental after the state fire marshal visited the scene in the afternoon. Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre said on Wednesday evening that the specific cause will be unknown as the condition of the structure is too damaged to enter safely. The building is a total loss, he said, and attributed the fast pace and intensity of the blaze to the very old, dry, heavy timbers in the nearly 300-year-old structure. He said Bennington, Vt., Rural Fire Department also pitched in with a 0 Comments
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McCann Sets Aside Funding For MSBA Feasibility StudyBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
06:06PM / Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The McCann School Committee voted to prepare $275,000 for a Massachusetts School Building Authority feasibility study if the school is accepted into repair program. "I don't think it's going to cost what I'm asking for, but I don't want to screw around," Superintendent James Brosnan said Thursday at the School Committee meeting. "When we are at the end of October, we will want to move fast and already have that money authorized. Maybe that will move us up a little as opposed to someone who has not gotten that done." In 2023 the school submitted a statement of interest to be included in the accelerated 0 Comments
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Clarksburg Board Suspends Police Operations With Chief's RetirementBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:42AM / Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | |
 CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday voted to suspend police operations in the town of 1,700 at the end of shift on Friday. That's when Police Chief Michael Williams will retire after 40 years on the force, the last 21 as chief. Officials have been debating for weeks about the future of the Police Department, which has declined at this point to Williams and a single part-time officer. "I think we have to transition to State Police," said board member Colton Andrews. Fellow member Daniel Haskins agreed: "I don't see any alternatives at the moment." Officials had researched several options: hire a 0 Comments
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Letter: Save Notch ForestLetter to the Editor,
07:05PM / Monday, September 16, 2024 | |
 To the Editor:
I am writing to express deep concern over the proposed logging project near Notch Reservoir and the Bellows Pipe Trailhead. This plan poses a significant threat to both the environment and our community's well-being.
Notch Road has already seen the effects of large logging projects. A private logging project from a few years ago (approved by the City) causes flooding during heavy rains, pouring into driveways and basements. Our area regularly faces power outages and property damage due to increasing wind gusts. Without the forests as a buffer, I fear these issues will worsen.
While the city proposes installing culverts as part of the "reconstruction" of the
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