 | Clarksburg Finance Committee OK Accountant Funding
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The town's closing in on getting its financial house in order with the first meeting of the newly organized Finance Committee.
Carla Fosser and Charles "Chuck" Lewitt were appointed earlier in January by Town Moderator Ronald Boucher, filling posts that had been vacant for at least |
 | McCann Tea Room Schedule 2024
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The McCann Tea Room reopens in February and is open from 10:45 am to noon.
Buffet: Thursday, Feb. 8
Wednesday, Feb 14 and Thursday, Feb. 15
Buffet: Thursday, Feb. 29
Buffet: Thursday, March 7
Wednesday, March 14 and Thursday, March |
| Drury First Quarter Honor Roll
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Drury High School honor roll for the first quarter of the 2023-2024 school year.
Grade 12
High Honors
Bailey, Abigail Lyn
Bishop, Brooke Yvonne
Bordeau, Danni Mary
Brothers, Marley Elizabeth
Catelotti, Daphne Erin
Herrmann, Rachael Lyn
Klein, |
| MCLA, Habitat for Humanity Partner Offer Free Tax Assistance
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) and its Department of Business Administration are partnering with Habitat for Humanity to offer free tax preparation services to residents in need through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
MCLA will offer in-person, drop-off, and |
 | How can business owners plan for an exit?
If you're a business owner, you always have a lot to do and a lot to think about. But have you put much thought into how you'll eventually leave it all behind?
Even if you're a few years away from that day, it's a good idea to create an exit strategy. If you're like most other owners, most of your net |
| North Adams Officials Mull School Closure
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — School officials are eyeing an accelerated closing of an elementary school as they prepare for the coming fiscal year's "fiscal cliff."
A draft budget for fiscal 2025 is up $2,430,054, a 12 percent increase over this year. This is largely being driven by three factors: contracted |
 | Berkshire Health Group Sets 7% Rate Hike for Fiscal 2025
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Municipal entities that use Berkshire Health Group will see a 7 percent increase in the cost of health insurance in fiscal year 2025.
That was the decision of the BHG board at a two-hour meeting Monday morning at the Charles H. McCann Technical School.
By a 6-1 vote with four voting units |
 | County Residents Earn Bay State Games Skating Medals
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Dozens of local figure skaters competed in Bay State Games USFS Figure Skating Competitions over the weekend at Williams College's Lansing Chapman Rink.
Nine athletes took home gold medals in their groups at the competition.
Among the local residents competing in the event |
 | MountainOne Bank Hires AVP, Community Mortgage Lending Specialist
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MountainOne hired Jason "Jay" Bianchi to join the residential lending team as AVP, Community Mortgage Lending Specialist.
Reporting directly to the Head of Residential Lending, Bianchi will work out of the Berkshires, and serve as a member of the Bank's Community Reinvestment Act |
| MCLA Professor's Research Featured in Top 10 Physics Breakthroughs of 2023
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA Physics Professor Dr. Emily Maher, one of 65 scientists in the MINERvA collaboration at Fermi National Accelerator Lab (Fermilab), has published work that has been chosen as one of the Top 10 Physics Breakthroughs of 2023 in Physics World.
Over a 10-year span, the MINERvA detector |
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