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1Berkshire Awards 52 Facade Improvement GrantsStaff Reports ,
04:59PM / Saturday, August 12, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Using a FY23 Regional Economic Development Projects Grant from the Massachusetts Office of Business Development, 1Berkshire has awarded 52 facade improvement grants through its Best Foot Forward Program. The Best Foot Forward Program, now in its second pilot year, provided small businesses and organizations with a pedestrian-facing facade, storefront, or presence with grants of up to $1000 to support non-construction improvements to their respective business aesthetic. Improvements ranged from window cleaning to painting, to plantings, lighting, seating, and more. Through the program in FY23, $48,000 was awarded across 11 communities in the Berkshires, 0 Comments
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Former North Adams School Finding New Life as Up-Market HousingBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:30AM / Saturday, August 12, 2023 | |
The former classrooms were big enough to create one- and two-bedroom apartments and one studio, above. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — It's taken nearly three years of construction and renovation to bring the former Johnson School back to its former glory — along with modern touches for contemporary living.
David Moresi, owner of Moresi & Associates, offered a preview of the new Residences at Amity Square ahead of an open house scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 19, from 10 to 4. Tenants are expected to move in in September once final inspections are done.
Moresi purchased the former elementary school from the city in December 2020 for $225,000 and has invested about
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Clarksburg Officials Still Hope for Emergency Funds for Road RepairsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:27AM / Friday, August 11, 2023 | |
 CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Town officials don't know how they will address the $1.9 million in damaged roads caused by the July 10 rainstorm. The flooding at Town Hall has been estimated at $51,000 but Town Administrator Carl McKinney told the Select Board on Wednesday that this will be covered by insurance. A new wood-look vinyl floor has been ordered to replace the carpeting that had been on the ground floor, he said, with input from staff and work on installing new wallboard will start the week after next. "We're anticipating that within a month we'll be made whole again," McKinney said. "Thanks to the residents and users 0 Comments
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Healey Signs $56B State Budget for Fiscal 2024| 12:27PM / Wednesday, August 09, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday morning signed a $55.98 billion state budget for fiscal 2024 that includes a half-million in earmarks for Berkshire County projects. Some of the hallmark proposals in the budget include making community college free for students aged 25 and older through MassReconnect, expanding Commonwealth Cares for Children grants for early education and care providers, increasing funding for Early College, Innovation Career Pathways, apprenticeships and other workforce development programs, and dedicating 1 percent of the budget to energy and the environment for the first time. The FY24 budget also makes significant 0 Comments
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BAAMS Faculty to Perform at the Porches Inn| 08:51AM / Wednesday, August 09, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Pianist Charles Blenzig and trumpeter/flugelhornist Richard Boulger will perfrom at Studio9 at the Porches Inn from 7 to 9 pm on Aug. 14. Blenzig and Boulger are both faculty members of the Berkshires' Academy for Advanced Musical Studies (BAAMS), a North Adams-based nonprofit dedicated to providing top-tier music instruction to students ages 10-18. They will be joined by drummer Tony Lewis and bassist Alex Blake, who both teach at BAAMS. Tickets are $20 at the door, to benefit BAAMS. According to a press release: Charles Blenzig is a renown jazz pianist, composer, arranger, producer, and educator. In the mid 0 Comments
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Central Radio, Saboteurs Earn Giorgi Wins, Percy Scores 56 in Loss| 08:51AM / Wednesday, August 09, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Hunter Sarkis scored 27 points and pulled down 15 rebounds Tuesday to lead Central Radio to an 80-66 win over Pizza House/Drury High School in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League B Division. Dave Wellington scored 21 points, and Jude Collins had 17 in the win. Patrick Kennedy posted a double-double with 14 points and 18 boards. For Pizza House/DHS, Myles Beauchamp scored a game-high 28 point. Donte Dillard added 20, and Sam Moorman finished with 11 points and 16 rebounds. In Tuesday's second game at the Armory, the Saboteurs beat Ramunto's, 85-44, behind 24 points from Carson Meczywor. Sam Larabee scored 20, and Austin Mendel 0 Comments
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Tourists Presents Preliminary Plans for $17M ExpansionBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:23AM / Wednesday, August 09, 2023 | |
Tourists' Eric Kerns, left, and Benjamin Svenson, Mayor Jennifer Macksey and Paul St. Pierre of the state's Office of Economic Development at Tuesday's City Council meeting. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Tourists is planning to create 50 new hotel rooms, a restaurant and a reception space in the Blackinton Mill. Partnership principal Benjamin Svenson and project manager Eric Kerns laid out a vision to the City Council on Tuesday to rejuvenate the century-old mill, bring in more revenue for the city and become a midway point on the bike trail between North Adams Williamstown. "Our intent is to be up and rolling by 2026," said Svenson, who 0 Comments
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North Adams Downtown Celebration Set Wednesday| 01:45PM / Tuesday, August 08, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city's 26th annual Downtown Celebration is a giant block party on Main Street. The event runs from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday and covers Main, Holden and historic Eagle Street. Rain date is Thursday, Aug.10, but the weather looks good at the moment: partly sunny with highs in the 70s. The yearly street festival brings thousands downtown to celebrate with community, food, shopping and entertainment. Wednesday's event will include face painting, balloon animals and magic along with other children's activities and giveaways in the Kid Zone at the Main Street entrance of Steeple City Plaza. A number of local child and 0 Comments
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How will you exit your business?Submitted by Edward Jones,
08:41AM / Tuesday, August 08, 2023 | |
 If you own a business, you've always got a lot on your mind. But no matter how busy you are today, you need to think about tomorrow. Specifically, you'll want to create an exit strategy for the day you want to move on from your business to a new phase in your life. To develop this strategy, you'll need to address these key questions: How much do you need (or want) for your business? Ideally, you'll want the sale of your business to meet your retirement and estate-planning goals. So, you'll need to think carefully about these goals and what costs they may entail. And these issues aren't just financial — for example, when you think about how you 0 Comments
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Gymnastics Teacher Cited for Voyeurism in Vermont| 06:51PM / Monday, August 07, 2023 | |
Jonathan Girard, owner of J Star Gymnastics in North Adams, pleaded not guilty in Vermont District Court in Barre on Thursday, Aug. 10, to a charge of voyeurism. Girard is accused of filming children in a bathroom at a Waterbury, Vt., gymnastics academy earlier this summer while a visiting coach there between July 10 and 14. His fiancée on July 15 discovered a video of a young teenage girl using the bathroom on an SD card on his computer and at least 20 other clips, according to the Vermont State Police affidavit. The laptop was recovered with the help of North Adams Police but the videos had been deleted. An investigation found four thumbnail images of 0 Comments
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Blackinton Mill Presentation Planned at North Adams Council Meeting| 05:27PM / Monday, August 07, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The owners of the Tourists resort are planning a $17 million expansion of the facility into the Blackinton Mill that's estimated to add at least 25 new full-time job. According to a communication from Mayor Jennifer Macksey, representatives from the resort will give an overview of their plans at Tuesday's City Council meeting in advance of the mayor requesting a tax increment financing agreement for the project at the last meeting in August. Also on hand will be Paul St. Pierre, regional director of the Western Massachusetts Office of Business Development, who will do a "brief educational presentation" on 0 Comments
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Howland Leads McCann Tech to First Giorgi League Win| 03:53PM / Monday, August 07, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Jacob Howland had a double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds Sunday to lead the McCann Tech basketball team to a 52-51 win over Big Body Beamers in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League B Division. Both teams entered the game with a record of 0-6 in the nine-team league. Walter Mazza pulled down 15 rebounds, and Zach Howland scored 14 points -- including the game-winning 3-pointer -- for McCann Tech. Amont David led Big Body Beamers with 15 points. Ben Mounton and Darian Vidal finished with 14 and eight, respectively. In Sunday's opening game, Frank Field General Contracting beat RicksKicks, 68-52, behind 14 points from Jameson 0 Comments
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