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Grazie, Valentine's Event Gain Planning, Licensing OKBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
11:15AM / Friday, February 14, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Grazie Ristorante was approved this week for its new location on State Street and for its alcohol license, and another eatery got the OK to serve wine and beer for a Valentine's Day dinner. Matt Tatro, owner of the Italian restaurant on Marshall Street has been making plans to relocate to the former Hot Dog Ranch near Noel Field Athletic Complex. The building had a short period as The Ranch under new owners before it was purchased and renovated as the The Venue, which hosted events. Tatro purchased it last month as Jato LLC for $375,000. The Planning Board approved his permit and signage on Monday, with hours Wednesday to Monday from 0 Comments
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Northeast Wilderness Trust President and CEO to Present at MCLA's Green Living Seminar| 10:41AM / Friday, February 14, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jon Leibowitz, president and CEO of the Northeast Wilderness Trust, will give a presentation titled "Rewilding in an Unlikely Landscape: The Recovery of the Northern Forest of the Northeastern United States" on Feb. 19 as part of MCLA's Green Living Seminar Series. Leibowitz's presentation will focus on protecting wilderness across the Northeast and how it's increasingly being recognized as a vital strategy to reverse the extinction crisis and mitigate climate change. He will also address common myths about wilderness and explain why rewilding the Northeast by dramatically expanding wildlands across the region is 0 Comments
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Optimal Healing in North Adams Expanding ServicesBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
01:26PM / Thursday, February 13, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Optimal Healing was opened in 2019 by Ashley Benson, who wanted to help people receive quality mental health care with access to other wellness and healing services. "I realized there was a real need and market for something beyond typical mental health like the sterile environment of going into therapy and working with kids and families," Benson said. "The need for that to me was just an absolute necessary and the environment that I wanted to create for my clients." Benson is a licensed social worker and therapist who works primarily with children. She has more than 20 years experience in therapy and consulting and holds 0 Comments
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North Adams Council Gets Update on Youth Commission, OKs Police GrantBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:57PM / Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The revived Youth Commission is hoping to be more proactive in focusing on the needs of the city's younger population. "Our current focuses at the moment are to reset our mission statements, from the last in statement of the Youth Mission, which was simply more of a reactive board, to when City Council needed approval and advisement on youth-related legislation," the commission's co-Chair Vane Jacobs told the councilors at their Tuesday meeting. "Our goal, coming back into the commission, is to become a proactive board with the goal to advance infrastructure and activities for the youth of North Adams and Northern 0 Comments
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More Snow, Sleet Expected Wednesday Night| 10:34AM / Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | |
Here we go again. This winter's constant onslaught of cold and precipitation continues with more sleet and snow expected overnight on Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has issued a winter storm advisory beginning at 7 p.m. on Wednesday through 1 p.m. on Thursday. The forecast is for mixed precipitation with total snow and sleet accumulations between 1 and 4 inches, the higher end likely in Southern Vermont, and ice accumulations up to 2/10 of an inch. Winds will be gusting as high as 35 mph. This effects all of the Berkshires, Southern Vermont, eastern New York and northwest Connecticut. So plan on slippery road 0 Comments
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4th Annual Northern Berkshire Alumni Hockey Game | 08:00AM / Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Hockey enthusiasts can mark their calendars for the 4th Annual Alumni Game on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 4 p.m. at the Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Skating Rink. Alumni from McCann Tech, Hoosac Valley, Drury, and Mount Greylock will face off in a match, with tickets available for $10. Fans can also join the players for a skate after the game, included with the ticket price (skaters must bring their own skates). The event will feature a bake sale and a 50/50 raffle to raise funds. Alumni interested in participating can reach out to druryhockeyboosterclub@gmail.com for more information. 0 Comments
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Clarksburg School Seeing Residential Enrollment RiseBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
06:19PM / Tuesday, February 11, 2025 | |
 CLARKSBURG, Mass. — As talk once again turns to the possibility of a school project, the School Committee wants to clear up misconceptions about enrollment. School choice students had made up about 25 percent or more of the student body at one time; that's now down to 17 percent and will fall off rapidly in the next few years. "The numbers in our school are pretty clear that people are moving into town to attend the school," said Superintendent John Franzoni at last Thursday's School Committee meeting, held virtually. There are currently 172 pupils in prekindergarten through Grade 8, of which 34 are school 0 Comments
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Forest Restoration Lecture at MCLA's Green Living Seminar| 03:41PM / Monday, February 10, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dr. Paula Prist, Senior Programme Coordinator of the Forest and Grasslands Unit at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), will present on restoring forests to reduce the spread of disease on Feb. 12 as part of MCLA's Green Living Seminar Series. Prist will talk about how forest restoration can be implemented in order to provide positive outcomes for human health. According to a press release: A biologist by training, Prist holds a master's, doctorate and post-doctorate in landscape ecology from the University of São Paulo, with a sandwich period at Columbia University and the University of Queensland. Her 0 Comments
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Veteran Spotlight: Navy Seaman Herbert PutnamBy Wayne Soares, Special to iBerkshires
04:42PM / Sunday, February 09, 2025 | |
Herbert Putnam during his Navy service. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Herbert Putnam served his country in the Navy as a seaman from 1952 to 1956, separating from the service as a fireman, first class. At 92 years old, he has a fabulous memory and a wonderful personality. He grew up in Clarksburg, graduated from Drury High School, and did his basic training at Naval Training Center Bainbridge at Port Deposit, Md., in 1952. "It was like going to high school, meeting a lot of different people," he remembered. Seaman 3rd Class Putnam would be assigned to the USS Fessenden, docked in Rhode Island, and graduated from communications 0 Comments
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Big Y Donates 1 Million Meals to Regional Food Banks| 12:18PM / Sunday, February 09, 2025 | |
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Big Y's annual Sack Hunger campaign has provided funding for four regional food banks, resulting in the donation of 1 million meals to those in need. The campaign supports local soup kitchens, food pantries, senior food programs, and other organizations that assist communities in Massachusetts and Connecticut. During the past holiday season, Big Y customers and employees contributed to the campaign through $5 donations, with each donation supplying 10 meals. Additional contributions came from proceeds in the Produce, Floral, and Meat departments, as well as sales from Big Y's private label brands. Since its inception in 2010, the Sack Hunger 0 Comments
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Countywide Drug Raids Executed FridayStaff Reports,
08:59PM / Friday, February 07, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshire District Attorney's Office confirmed countywide drug raids were executed on Friday. At least three occurred in North County — on Quaker Street and Howland Avenue in Adams and on Beaver Street in North Adams. Julia Sabourin, spokesperson for the DA's office said, the office "in conjunction with multiple local and state law enforcement agencies executed a countywide operation to interrupt a large-scale narcotics trafficking ring." The operation was the culmination of a multimonth-long investigation overseen by the DA's office and both narcotics and illegal firearms were sized during the 0 Comments
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MCLA, Habitat for Humanity Partner for Sixth Year of Free Tax Assistance| 11:27AM / Friday, February 07, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) and its Department of Business Administration will once again partner with Habitat for Humanity to offer free tax preparation services to qualified residents through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program starting February 10. Through the IRS's VITA program, MCLA students assist taxpayers by providing free tax preparation services. To qualify, most individuals and families must earn $67,000 or less, however, there is no income limit for those with disabilities, limited English-speaking skills, and individuals over the age of 60 with retirement or pension income. Students 0 Comments
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