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Pedestrian Struck, Killed by Train in North Adams| 01:23PM / Wednesday, June 05, 2024 | |
Investigators were at the scene for several hours on Wednesday. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A North Adams woman was struck and killed by a train early Wednesday morning. Lynn Stanley, 41, was struck by a southbound train at approximately 5:10 a.m., according to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office. Dispatch received an emergency call at approximately 5:10 a.m. reporting that an individual had been struck by train in the area of American Legion Drive, said Police Lt. Anthony Beverly. The DA's office said Stanley was under the Hadley Overpass; trains run over a trestle that spans the Hoosic River under the overpass and along the Western Gateway 0 Comments
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Drury Biannual End-of-semester Showcase | 08:00AM / Wednesday, June 05, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On behalf of the Drury Portrait of a Graduate Student Team and Drury staff, North Adams Public Schools families and community members are invited to attend Drury High School’s biannual End of Semester Showcase and Expo taking place on June 7 from 10:55 am-12:55 pm at the school. The showcase will offer audiences an understanding of what Drury students have learned during their second semester courses and the types of academic content they have explored. End-of-semester work from numerous classes will be presented and displayed by Drury students. This will include traditional academic and elective courses, AP, Early College, and Project-Based 0 Comments
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MountainOne Expands Commercial Lending Team| 12:00PM / Tuesday, June 04, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Commercial Lending Division at MountainOne continues to grow with the recent additions of Peter Duckett and Christopher Glynn as commercial portfolio manager and associate commercial portfolio manager, respectively. Peter Ducket, Commercial Portfolio Manager In his role as commercial portfolio manager, Duckett evaluates new and existing borrower relationships; manages, implements, and develops commercial and credit related initiatives, policies, and procedures; and assists with the preparation for internal and external audits, among other responsibilities. Prior to joining MountainOne Bank, Duckett was a portfolio manager with Brookline 0 Comments
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McCann Postsecondary Graduates 'Battle Tested'By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:11AM / Tuesday, June 04, 2024 | |
Superintendent James Brosnan tells the graduates to acknowledge those who helped them along the way. See more photos here. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The McCann Postsecondary program graduated 21 students Monday night. School Committee Chairman Gary Rivers addressed the graduates and told them they have already proven themselves. "You are battle-tested and battle-approved. You have stayed the course and successfully navigated the twists and turns that you have faced this year," he said. "It doesn't surprise me in the least that you are probably all sitting here this evening with a job ready to go as soon as you leave 0 Comments
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North Adams Public Schools, nbCC Walk to School Day| 04:01PM / Monday, June 03, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Public Schools will celebrate "Walk to School Day," with students, parents, teachers, administrators and local "celebrities," on Wednesday, June 5. According to a press release, "Walk to School" events work to create safer routes for walking and bicycling and emphasize the importance of increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, alleviating traffic congestion, concern for the environment and building connections between families, schools and the broader community. There will be opportunities to walk with "walking school buses." There will also be "park and walk" 0 Comments
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Nearly 100 Compete in Berkshire Pride 5K| 08:28AM / Monday, June 03, 2024 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Jay Santangelo of Lenox was the top nonbinary runner at the Berkshire Pride 5K on Sunday. Santangelo covered the 5-kilometer course in 27 minutes, 14.53 seconds to place 16th overall among 94 finishers. Pittsfield's Cam LaFerriere was the overall winner in 22.45.72, a 7:19 mile pace. LaFerriere finished 24 seconds ahead of Canaan, N.Y.'s, Thomas Salaatte in second place (23:09.52). The top woman in the field was Williamstown's Maya Filson, who placed seventh overall with a time of 24:09.06. Full results are available on the Berkshire Running Center's website. 0 Comments
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North Adams Native Wins Sports Emmy for 'Toy Story' ProductionBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:19AM / Monday, June 03, 2024 | |
Alison Cellana, a Drury High graduate, says the Emmy was heavier than she expected. Cellana is an animator at ESPN. NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— North Adams native Alison Cellana was part of an ESPN team that produced "Toy Story Funday Football," a production that clinched three Emmys at the 2024 Sports Emmys Awards. "Honestly, it was a bit of a dream come true for me," Cellana said about the award ceremony that took place on May 21. "I've always sort of wanted to walk the red carpet and go to a big event like this. So finding out that my team was nominated for some awards was awesome." Cellana, a 2014 graduate of Drury High 0 Comments
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MCLA's Gallery 51 to Debut 'MIGRITUDE' Exhibition | 02:11PM / Sunday, June 02, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — In collaboration with the Studios at MASS MoCA and The Berkshire Immigrant Center's Iris Residency, MCLA's Gallery 51 will open the "MIGRITUDE" exhibition next month. "MIGRITUDE" will be on view from June 7 to July 14 with an opening reception on June 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. featuring live music and refreshments. In 2023, the Studios at MASS MoCA and The Berkshire Immigrant Center started the Iris Residency to support artists in Western or Central Massachusetts who are born outside the U.S. or identify as first or second-generation Americans. The exhibition, "MIGRITUDE" (a word coined by featured artist Shailja Patel) 0 Comments
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Valedictorian, Salutatorian Named for McCann Class of 2024| 11:50AM / Saturday, June 01, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical School Principal Justin Kratz announces Amy Lynn Harrington as valedictorian and Svea-Marie Meaghan Lawson as salutatorian for the graduating class of 2024. Both students will graduate from McCann with high honors on Wednesday, June 5, at 7 p.m. in the Amsler Campus Center at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Harrington, daughter of Leigh Ugdah, is a senior in the Information Technology program. She is the recipient of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendent's Award for Academic Excellence, a John and Abigail Adams Scholarship, numerous undergraduate awards and is first in her class with a 4.42 0 Comments
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Tamarack Hollow Annual Boreal Forest Bird Walk| 08:01AM / Friday, May 31, 2024 | |
 WINDSOR, Mass. — Join master birder John Green Jr. for the annual spring breeding bird survey/census at Tamarack Hollow. The walk will be held on Wednesday June 5 from 7am-9:00am. Learn how to identify birds found at higher elevations by sight and sound. This project has been supported by a grant from the Berkshire Environmental Endowment Fund, a fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation. $20 per person. To register (required) email: full_circle_o@yahoo.com. 0 Comments
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Clarksburg OKs $5.1M Budget; Moves CPA Adoption ForwardBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
08:44PM / Wednesday, May 29, 2024 | |
Newly elected Moderator Seth Alexander kept the meeting moving. CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The annual town meeting sped through most of the warrant on Wednesday night, swiftly passing a total budget of $5.1 million for fiscal 2025 with no comments. Close to 70 voters at Clarksburg School also moved adoption of the state's Community Preservation Act to the November ballot after a lot of questions in trying to understand the scope of the act. The town operating budget is $1,767,759, down $113,995 largely because of debt falling off. Major increases include insurance, utilities and supplies; the addition of a full-time laborer in the Department of 0 Comments
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North Adams Councilor Presses for City PlannerBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:39AM / Wednesday, May 29, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — City Councilor Andrew Fitch urged his colleagues on Tuesday to press the need for a city planner on the mayor. The councilor had voted against recommending the Compensation & Classification plan presented to the Finance Committee because he felt it didn't beef up the Community Development Office enough. "We have had a city planner in the past, we don't have a city planner now," he said. "I'm not trying to say that the city planner is the only solution to all of our problems. However, I do believe that if we invest a little bit more in our Community Development Office that we'll be able to take on some of these 0 Comments
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