Child Care of Berkshires Planning Growth in Coming YearsBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
06:41AM / Saturday, February 15, 2025 | |
President and CEO of Child Care of the Berkshires Amy Hall talks about the goals of the organization and payback in joy on the children's faces. ADAMS, Mass. — Child Care of the Berkshires has an ambitious goal to grow over the next three years — more educators, more programs and more families being served. That's on top of the growth it's seen this past year. "This has been a year of growth for child care at the Berkshires," said President and CEO Amy Hall at Tuesday's annual meeting at the Greylock Glen Outdoor Center. "It's always a year of growth when you work with young kids, because they're growing all >> Read More |
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 >> Read More |
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. >> Read More |
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 >> Read More |
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 >> Read More |
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 >> Read More |
MCLA to Host Information Session for MBA, MEd, and Leadership Academy Programs| 08:06AM / Friday, February 07, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will host a virtual information session on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, for individuals interested in advancing their careers through MCLA's graduate programs. This session will provide prospective students with an opportunity to explore MCLA's Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Education (MEd), and Leadership Academy programs, learn about the application process, and connect with faculty and admissions staff. The session schedule is as follows: MBA Information Session – 12:00 PM (Virtual) Leadership Academy Information Session – 4:30 PM >> Read More |
BArT Announces Second Quarter Honor Roll | 08:00AM / Thursday, February 06, 2025 | |
 ADAMS, Mass.— Berkshire Arts & Technology (BArT) Charter Public School has announced the students who made the honor roll for the second quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. Students who earned 80 percent or above in all of their classes received the distinction of "Honors". Students who earned 90 percent or above in all of their classes received the distinction of "High Honors." Academic courses at BART are aligned with the Massachusetts State Curriculum Frameworks for the appropriate grade level and include all standards deemed necessary for a complete, college-preparatory, middle and high school education. Students in Grade 6 who >> Read More |
North Adams School Committee Questions Future of Entitlement GrantsBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
01:56PM / Wednesday, February 05, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The School Department is not expecting to lose its federal entitlement grants but cautioned they could decrease. The public schools get about $740,000 in Title 1, 2 and 4 grants, down from about $1.3 million a decade ago. So there is the potential for more reductions, said Kimberlee Chappell, the district's literacy and title grant coordinator. "I feel confident that we're going to continue to see funds coming in and that it's not going to significantly impact what we do in district," she told the School Committee on Tuesday. "That being said, everything is unprecedented." Committee members had expressed >> Read More |
Urban Forester to Present on Urban Rewilding at MCLA| 03:34PM / Tuesday, February 04, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Urban Forester Sarah Greenleaf of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Greening the Gateway Cities Program will present on tree planting challenges in cities and sustainable urban forest management on Feb. 5 as part of MCLA's Green Living Seminar Series. Presentations occur every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation (FCSI) Room 121. During Greenleaf's talk she will examine the unique challenges to tree planting in cities and how sustainable urban forest management is consequently impacted, as well as the varying perspectives of using native and >> Read More |
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