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Clarksburg Mulling Safe Routes PossibilitiesBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:23AM / Friday, October 11, 2024 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The town and state are adapting plans for a walking route for children along West Cross Road from the school to the Community Center. Clarksburg School earlier this year was awarded a $1.2 million Safe Routes to School grant toward developing a safe way to access the neighboring town field, installing a sidewalk, and putting in a crosswalk from there to the Community Center, which also is the town's evacuation center. There are few sidewalks in the rural community and West Cross Road is no exception. The students can now reach the town field through a rough path in the woods and walk the field until crossing the road or walk along the 0 Comments
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Letter: The Best Summer ... UntilLetter to the Editor,
11:00AM / Thursday, October 10, 2024 | |
 To the editor:
Oh what a summer it's been. I cannot remember a nicer summer than 2024. We used our pool more this year than the past 25 years we've lived here. Hot, weeks at a time, pretty much no rain other than a few heavy storms that rolled in, and the real purpose of this letter, motorcycling. What an amazing summer, almost every day, sunshine and more sunshine, so much so that at times you would forget that biking is a defense ride more so than a true blast through the hills of the Berkshires especially the fall. Every day out the door, the same "I love you, and be careful" see you in a bit. Now my purpose, the roads. Everywhere I go there's people talking about
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Updated Numbers in Greylock School Vote| 06:49PM / Wednesday, October 09, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The unofficial numbers for the school project debt exclusion vote have ticked up just a tad. They now stand at 1,450 yes to 1,315 no, a difference of 135 votes. A handful of provisional ballots are still to be confirmed but not enough to make any difference in the results. The turnout was 2,766 of the city's 9,872 registered voters, or 28 percent. City Clerk Tina Marie Leonesio said she was very happy with the numbers, noting the primaries lackluster showing of 12 percent. Unofficial 0 Comments
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Letter: Response to Crane and Art re: Notch Reservoir ProjectLetter to the Editor,
02:10PM / Wednesday, October 09, 2024 | |
 To the Editor:
In the recent guest column "North Adams Is Leading on Climate Response," Dicken Crane and Henry Art argue that one of the key objections to the proposed Notch forest management plan is that "Mother Nature can best manage the forest." They go on to say that is not the case.
The Crane and Art argument badly misstates the concerns of North Adams citizens who are opposed to the project. These concerns as summarized in a recent letter to the editor by Justin Wagg ("Halt the Notch Reservoir Logging Project," Oct. 4, 2024) include:
The risk of contamination to our drinking water from the use of
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Letter: Advocate for Passenger Rail from North Adams to BostonLetter to the Editor,
02:05PM / Wednesday, October 09, 2024 | |
 To the Editor:
As a North Adams city councilor, I, Andrew Fitch, feel obligated to inform your readers of a project which would reconnect the Berkshires with Boston and much of the northern portion of our commonwealth. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has concluded a study to examine the benefits and options associated with connecting a Northern Tier Passenger Train line between Boston and North Adams. I implore you and your readers to take this time to learn about and advocate for this exciting new project that could expand commerce and travel across Massachusetts.
On Feb. 9, 1875, the very first train passed through the completed Hoosac Tunnel. An engineering marvel at
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Letter: Logging Unnecessary in North Adams Letter to the Editor,
02:00PM / Wednesday, October 09, 2024 | |
 To the Editor:
I can't imagine why anyone would agree to log the Bellows Pipe Trailhead at Mount Greylock State Reservation. But alas, Massachusetts Audubon and others have convinced the powers that be in North Adams that this is a good idea. And maybe even a necessity to protect the water supply. This is completely unnecessary, and in my mind pretty destructive of the environment. Plus who is paying for it? Looks like some of it may be a bunch of public money for Mass Audubon and New England Forestry Foundation for their staff to get paid to do this. (Glad I don't donate to either of them.)
We had a situation in Wendell where I live. The state was planning a big logging job in
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Kid-Friendly Events this Spooky SeasonBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:17PM / Wednesday, October 09, 2024 | |
 Trick or treat! Halloween is approaching, and what better way to celebrate with your kids than by participating in these kid-friendly events that are as sweet as the candy your children wholeheartedly adore. Some are one-time events and others require reservations and tickets. Purgatory Road Jr. 190 Cleveland Road, Dalton Oct. 12-13 & 19-20, from 4 to 7 p.m. Although the annual Purgatory Road event is not taking place this year, there is still an opportunity to support the Berkshire Coalition for Suicide Prevention. This year, however, the event is kid friendly. Joann Farrell and Betsy Nichols started the annual Purgatory Road fundraiser in 2012 0 Comments
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MountainOne Fund to Support North Adams Educators in Obtaining Permanent Licenses | 08:04AM / Wednesday, October 09, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) announced a partnership with MountainOne to support students, teachers and the education system in North Adams in obtaining permanent teaching licensure. The focus of the MountainOne Scholarship Fund will be to support current North Adams Public Schools (NAPS) teachers who are teaching under an emergency license they obtained during the pandemic. The Scholarship Fund is the first of several significant contributions that MountainOne has committed to MCLA over the next five years, or totaling $500,000. "As two enduring pillars of North Adams, we are honored to support MCLA with this 0 Comments
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New Greylock School Vote Edges Yes VictoryBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
08:54PM / Tuesday, October 08, 2024 | |
The vote was close with some 1,309 voting no for the debt exclusion over concerns of burdensome tax increases. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The new Greylock School project will move forward after a successful debt exclusion vote on Tuesday. The proponents won a narrow victory with a 136 votes. The unofficial tally was 1,445 yes to 1,309 no. The vote was to determine a debt exclusion that would allow the city to bond out nearly $20 million over 30 years. The Massachusetts School Building Authority will be picking up $42.2 million of the $65 million cost with the balance being covered by a federal grant for a geothermal system. "We're very 0 Comments
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Berkshire Schools Awarded CPPI Grants | 10:45AM / Tuesday, October 08, 2024 | |
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that 30 school districts in partnership with community-based preschool programs are receiving $20.3 million in Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative (CPPI) grants to support their continued efforts to expand access to high-quality affordable preschool. In Berkshire County: Pittsfield Public Schools was awarded $250,000 North Adams Public Schools was awarded $316,000 Hoosac Valley Regional School District was awarded $1,000,000 Universal access to preschool is part of Governor Maura Healey's Gateway to Pre-k agenda to make early education and child care more affordable and 0 Comments
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Driscoll Marches in North Adams, Meets With Local DemocratsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:28PM / Monday, October 07, 2024 | |
Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll waves in the Fall Foliage Parade. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said she sees optimism and potential in the Steeple City after marching in Sunday's Fall Foliage Day Parade. Driscoll is the first sitting lieutenant governor to appear in the parade since Timothy Murray and his family back in 2007. She and Gov. Maura Healey were elected to four-year terms in 2022. "Absolutely picturesque to be able to see, you know, this time of year in this region, and then this parade, the history of it, like multiple generations of families on the sidelines, excited to either watch the parade or be in the parade, 0 Comments
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Guest Column: North Adams Is Leading on Climate ResponseBy Dicken Crane & Henry Art, Guest Column
04:01PM / Monday, October 07, 2024 | |
 After several years of careful planning and invitations for public involvement to create a plan that will increase the resiliency of the woodlands in the Notch Reservoir watershed, restore its ecological function and intentionally manage the area using science-based, sustainable practices, a few citizens groups are now voicing opposition to the proposed forest management. Along with the city's leaders and the conservation organizations providing technical assistance to plan this restoration work, these groups share a sincere concern for the well-being of the forests. However, one of their key objections to the proposed work is that Mother Nature can best manage the 0 Comments
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