North Adams' Child Care of the Berkshires Gets New BoilerBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:36PM / Monday, January 27, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Child Care of the Berkshires has been undergoing several initiatives to update its facility in the Sarah T. Haskins School. The most recent project is the replacement of its boiler, which was made possible thanks to $50,000 of earmarked funds from the state budget that state Rep. John Barrett III secured. Barrett visited the child-care agency on Friday to see the dark cyan boiler, highlighting his contribution with a plaque saying, "Representative John Barrett Honorary Boiler — Keeping Kids Warm for Years to Come." "We are really dedicated to giving children of all income levels a really high-quality >> Read More |
MCLA Environmental Studies Department 2025 Green Living Seminar| 08:16AM / Monday, January 27, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA's annual Green Living Seminar Series returns with a series of lectures on the theme of "Rewilding Our World." Presentations occur every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation (FCSI) Room 121. Every semester the Green Living Seminars center around a different topic, timely and relevant in current sustainability issues. The series, which runs through April, will kick off on Jan. 29 with Chief Scientist of Conservation Science, Inc. Dr. Reed Noss and his talk "What is Rewilding?" Future Green Living Presentations include: January 29: What >> Read More |
Greylock School Cost Estimates, Spec Plans Being Readied for MSBABy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
12:29PM / Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Design documents for the $65 million Greylock School project, including cost estimates, are expected to be submitted to the Massachusetts School Building Authority by the end of this month. One cost estimate by as independent estimator came in this week and the second is expected. Jesse Saylor, of TSKP Studio, the school's designer, found the first estimate "encouraging." "The estimate that we've received is actually a little bit under where we were at schematic design," he said. "It is lacking an update from the hazardous materials consultant, which we're wrapping up this week. So >> Read More |
California Artist to Fund New MCLA Arts Learning CenterBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
10:45AM / Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA is significantly enhancing its arts curriculum by developing a new teaching center through a gift from artist and author Carolyn Mary Campagna Kleefeld. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts President James Birge informed Tuesday's opening breakfast for the second semester that Campagna Kleefeld will fund the construction of the center on Porter Street and fund its operation for three years. The announcement prompted a wave of applause. "Sometimes it seems to me like society has forgotten the value of a liberal arts education," he said. "Our work here, that of the faculty, staff and the administration, can seem lonely >> Read More |
Drury High School Honor Roll| 08:05AM / Friday, January 17, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Drury High School honor roll for the first quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. Cariddi, Ava Rose Chapman, Bradley William Cornell, Reagan Ashley Daly, Colin Matthew Felix, Jacinta Maria Moulton Goodell, Sydney Rose Hillard, Zachary Thomas Kane, Keatyn Alison Layme, Taryn Marie Lescarbeau, Atlas Beth Malloy, Colby Michael McCollum, Bella Jennifer Miller, Laurel Jane Perry, Olivia Marie Rivard, Ariana Ellen Robare, Lindsy Ann Saunders, Madison Rosemarie Sullivan, Jordin Madeline Taft, Sasha Amara Therrien, Emily Rose VanderWoude, Payton Marie Varellas, James Peter Vareschi, Emma Grace Wilhelm, Noah Christy Biagini, Jordyn Elizabeth Boland, >> Read More |
Clarksburg Officials Debate Need for School Repairs, RenovationsBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:46PM / Thursday, January 16, 2025 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — School officials acknowledged that Clarksburg School is need of renovation or rebuild but declined to commit at this point to plan of action. "We can't say that because it hasn't even been put out to the town," said School Committee member Cynthia Brule. "So I mean, we could say, 'yeah, I want a new school,' but it means nothing." The comments had come during a joint meeting of the Select Board and School Committee last week over what to do with the leaking roof. "We're dealing with a pretty leaky roof that's affecting several classrooms," said Superintendent John Franzoni. >> Read More |
Drury Selected as U.S. Presidential Scholar Nominee| 11:15AM / Monday, January 13, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jacinta Felix, a senior at Drury High School, has been selected as a Massachusetts nominee for the U.S. Presidential Scholar Award, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) announced. Acting Commissioner Russell D. Johnston praised Felix's selection, which places her among the top students in the Commonwealth. The selection process was highly competitive, with submissions evaluated by the DESE review team in October. "We are thrilled to have Jacinta represent Massachusetts as one of our Presidential Scholar nominees," said Drury High School Principal Stephanie Kopala. "Her hard work and >> Read More |
Teacher of the Month: Kimberly Rougeau By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:04PM / Sunday, January 12, 2025 | |
Kim Rougeau of Clarksburg School is January's Teacher of the Month. CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Clarksburg Elementary School third-grade teacher Kimberly Rougeau has been selected as the January Teacher of the Month. The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, will run for the next five months and will feature distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here. Rougeau attended Clarksburg School from kindergarten through eighth grade and fell in love with its small school feel and strong support system. Since then, she has returned to her alma mater to provide her students >> Read More |
MCLA's Essential Needs Center Ensures Student Don't Go WithoutBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
04:40PM / Saturday, January 11, 2025 | |
The center offers canned and refrigerated foods as well as meals-to-go and kitchen implements. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — College can be busy and stressful with classes, sports, studying and activities — with little time in between to attend to basic needs. Especially for students who are far from support at home. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is ensuring that students have resources when they're running low on necessities like food and care items. That's how first-year student Isabella Fuller ended up working at the Essential Needs Center, or ENC, in the Amsler Campus Center. "I actually reached out to >> Read More |
North Adams Schools Prep for Budget, Review GrantsBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:45AM / Friday, January 10, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The School Committee was presented the timeline for the fiscal 2026 budget on Tuesday. "The cabinet and members of the district leadership team have been very, very busy with starting to kind of proactively prepare for FY 26 budget cycle," said Superintendent Barbara Malkas. "We're still in the area of some unknowns, not having yet received the governor's budget or, you know, an understanding of where Chapter 70 [state education aid] may land." Gov. Maura Healey is set to release her budget proposal on Jan. 22; the administration will meet with principals and department heads in February to develop a draft spending >> Read More |
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