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 |
Greylock Project Proponents, Opponents Getting Message OutiBerkshires Staff,
04:09PM / Friday, October 04, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Proponents and opponents have been busy on social media and mailers in getting out their messages on which way to vote on the Greylock School project. Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Oct. 8, to decide a debt exclusion for borrowing on the $65 million project that will include the demolition of the 70-year-old current Greylock School. The city will be responsible for just under $20 million over the next 30 years. School officials have held a number of informational forums at both Brayton and Greylock schools and at smaller venues. Two groups have emerged on opposite sides of the question and have created Facebook pages and sent out mailers >> Read More |
McCann Cross Country Hosts Cookie Contest Fundraiser| 03:44PM / Thursday, October 03, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann's Cross Country team will host a Cookie Contest Fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 4, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at the North Adams American Legion. The event will feature cookies, milk, and music, along with raffle prizes. Tickets are priced at $20 for adults and $5 for children under 12, while children under 3 can attend for free. Local baker Erika Bailey of Bailey's Bakery will serve as a judge for the cookie contest, which encourages participants to showcase their best homemade cookies. Proceeds from the event will support the McCann High School Cross Country team's activities and expenses. Community members are invited to join >> Read More |
MCLA Alumni Association to Hold Awards Ceremony| 11:05AM / Thursday, October 03, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—On Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, the MCLA Alumni Association will hold its annual Alumni Awards Dinner to recognize distinguished alumni and friends of the College for their accomplishments. The event will run from 5-7 p.m. in MCLA's Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation. Members of the media are welcome to attend the program, during which the following recipients will be recognized: Abaigeal O'Brien '14, 2024 Vanguard Award Amanda (Marino) Herlihy '07, 2024 Distinguished Alum Award Dr. Maura Mills '05, 2024 Outstanding Educator Award Christopher Hantman '14, 2024 Community Service & Citizenship Award Donald Pecor '66, >> Read More |
North Adams Schools Seeing Bright Spots on MCAS ScoresBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:48AM / Wednesday, October 02, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The public schools are seeing some ups and downs in MCAS scores for 2024 but improvement overall from last year compared to state data. "One of the things that they identified statewide was that even though everybody was hoping that the scores would show up now that we're farther away from the pandemic, statewide, they saw a drop in ELA scores this past year," Timothy Callahan, assistant superintendent of curriculum, instruction, and assessment, told the School Committee on Monday. "They also showed flat results in math, other than an improvement in third grade statewide, and then science results show improvement in >> Read More |
MCLA Ranked Top Public Liberal Arts College by U.S. News & World Report | 08:06AM / Monday, September 30, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) has earned the No. 6 spot on U.S. News & World Report's list of Top Public Liberal Arts Schools in the nation, after earning the No. 7 spot for the past three consecutive years. According to a press release, the college's continued commitment to affordable education and economic prosperity is reflected in additional 2025 U.S. News rankings: No. 5 for Top Performer on Social Mobility for liberal arts colleges in the state and No. 2 for Top Performer on Social Mobility for public liberal arts colleges in the country. "As we celebrate a decade of MCLA ranking in the Top Ten of Public >> Read More |
MCLA's MOSAIC Presents 'Dizzy Spellz' | 08:48AM / Sunday, September 22, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) announced "Dizzy Spellz," a captivating performance blending jazz, tap, and hip-hop, presented by MOSAIC, MCLA's public program dedicated to open arts and intersectional culture. Featuring the celebrated trumpeter Sean Jones and the dynamic tap dancer Brinae Ali, "Dizzy Spellz" will take place at the MCLA's Venable Theatre on Sept. 27 and 28, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. According to a press release: "Dizzy Spellz" explores the themes of Afro-Futurism, a genre that envisions a future through the prism of Black culture and identity, while paying homage to >> Read More |
Teacher of the Month: Mark BrownBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
04:51PM / Saturday, September 21, 2024 | |
Drury High math teacher Mark Brown is the September Teacher of the Month. He graduated from Westfield State University and has been teaching for three years. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Drury High School math teacher Mark Brown has been selected as the September Teacher of the Month. The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, will run for the next eight months and will feature distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here. To Brown, math is everywhere, and he wants to provide his students with the foundational tools to understand it in ways that will open doors to them in >> Read More |
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