MCLA Alums Honored for ExcellenceBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:35PM / Sunday, October 13, 2024 | |
Honorees Abaigeal O'Brien and Christopher Hantman with fellow members of the MCLA class of 2014. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts recognized five alumni on Saturday who have demonstrated excellence in their professional and personal lives.
"These are individuals who've really excelled in their various fields and so it's always really quite gratifying to see what our alums have done," President James Birge said.
"It's always extraordinary things."
Abaigeal O'Brien, class of 2014; Donald Pecor Jr., class of 1966; Christopher Hantman, class of 2014; professor Maura Mills, class of 2005; and Amanda Marino
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McCann Tea Room Schedule | 12:57PM / Saturday, October 12, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The McCann Tea room opened in early October. Upcoming dates are: Thursday Oct. 17 Tuesday Oct. 29 Friday, Nov. 1 Thursday Nov. 14 Tuesday Dec. 10 Thursday Dec. 12 The Tea Room will reopen in February of 2025. >> Read More |
State Air Quality Expert Offers Recommendations for Brayton School By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:19AM / Saturday, October 12, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A state air quality director says Brayton Elementary School was a victim of an underreported "natural disaster" that hit the state in late summer. "We were drowned with a lot of hot, moist air, and that, in and of itself, perfect painting," said Michael Feeney, director of the state Department of Public Health's Indoor Air Quality Program at Massachusetts Department of Public Health. "It's where the water is, it's where mold is going to grow. So then it becomes an issue as to where, what gets wet." He told the School Committee at its meeting last week that mold needs at above 45 degrees temperature and >> Read More |
MCLA to Host Fall Open House Events for Prospective Students| 04:00PM / Friday, October 11, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) announces a series of fall open house events and tour days starting Monday, Oct. 14. Fall Open House events will take place on Monday, Oct. 14, Saturday, Oct 26., Nov. 16, Nov. 23 and Dec. 7. Check-in runs from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation. The event will run until 1:30 p.m. At these open houses, prospective students will have an opportunity to meet MCLA students, faculty, and staff. There will be a virtual open house on Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 6 to 7 p.m. and an athletic preview day in conjunction with the Dec. 7 open house. >> Read More |
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 >> Read More |
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 >> Read More |
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 >> Read More |
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 >> Read More |
MCLA: Panel of Drag Performers to Celebrate Queer Identities and Performance Art | 01:45PM / Monday, October 07, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) invites the community to an evening of discussion and insight featuring a panel of local drag performers as part of the annual Lavender Lecture. Panelists Vuronika Baked, Gemini DaBarbay, and Jackie Leggs will take the stage on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 5 p.m. in Venable Theater to share their personal experiences with drag and their journeys in exploring their queer identities. This panel, presented in a moderated Q&A format, offers an opportunity to hear from the performers about the role of drag in their lives, the challenges and triumphs they've faced, and how the art form has >> Read More |
North Adams Voters to Decide Greylock School ProjectBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
08:45PM / Sunday, October 06, 2024 | |
Mayor Jennifer Macksey at the project forum held at Greylock earlier this summer. She says she feels optimistic about the vote. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Voters will decide the fate of the long-gestating Greylock School project on Tuesday. There is only one question on the ballot, whether to approve a debt exclusion that will allow borrowing for the project outside the limitations of Proposition 2 1/2 for the life of the loan. It is not an override. The City Council approved the spending in July but a ballot vote is required to exclude the debt. A yes vote will move the project forward; a no vote will essentially kill it. The questions about >> Read More |
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