 | Can You Make Charitable Giving Less 'Taxing?'
Once again, it's the season of generosity. In addition to considering gifts for your loved ones, you might want to think about charitable gifts as well. But what should you know before making gifts to charities? And what impact might these gifts have on your financial and tax situation?
First, you may want to create a gift |
| MCLA Receives Grant to Fund Mental Health Support
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) announced it has received the Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Suicide Prevention Grant for $306,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Over the next three years, this funding will launch the MCLA Cares Project, an |
 | North Adams' Costs Drop for Greylock School Project
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The estimated cost of a new Greylock School to the city has dropped by millions of dollars.
Jesse Saylor of TSKP Studio, the project designer, said the Massachusetts School Building Authority had dramatically increased the amount of funding available for |
| 'Unsilent Night' Returns to North Adams
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — New York composer Phil Kline returns to North Adams, with his walking symphony 'Unsilent Night' as part of First Fridays North Adams on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.
This free, family-friendly, community event begins promptly at 6 p.m. at Martin Puryear's Big Bling Installation at 4 Marshall |
 | Veteran Spotlight: Command Sgt. Maj. Steve Valley
Command Sgt. Maj. Steve Valley
FALMOUTH, Mass. — Steve Valley served his country in the Army from 1985 to 2015, retiring as a command sergeant major.
He grew up in Brockton and graduated from what was then North Adams State College, getting his first taste of the military with the 104th Infantry |
| National Grid Submits Comprehensive Performance Investment Plan
WALTHAM, Mass. – Massachusetts Electric Company and Nantucket Electric Company, which are part of National Grid, filed with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) a Comprehensive Performance and Investment (CPI) plan, as part of its required Rate Review filing, designed to deliver the fair, affordable and clean energy |
 | Florida School's Pie Auction Raises $1,500 for Local Charities
The benefit auction raises funds for the Berkshire Humane Society, the local food pantry and the American Legion's Christmas dinner.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gabriel Abbott Memorial School's 351 Project has raised just under $1,500 for charity.
Students in the community service |
 | Local Athletes Earn League Honors with College Teams
Lee High School graduate Elizabeth Brown was named to the all-Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference first team this fall.
Brown, a sophomore at MCLA, led the Trailblazers in digs, with 3.27 per set, and was third on the team in kills with 2.29 per set.
She played in all 26 of MCLA's matches, starting |
| North Adams Police Hold Suspect on Firearms Charges
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The discharge of a firearm in the wee hours of Thanksgiving landed a man in custody over the holiday.
Police say they responded to a "large fight in progress" at about 12:40 a.m. on Thursday at State Street Tavern. Officers were told one of the men involved had firearm and, once they |
| North Adams Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Nov. 15 Marcus Johnson, age 23 of North Adams, pled guilty to Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Class A Substance, heroin and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Class B Substance, cocaine.
The Honorable Judge Agostini sentenced Johnson to 3.5 to 4 years on each charge, to be served |
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