 | Letter: Saturday Rally: Diversity Makes Us Great
To the Editor:
Several months ago, I was a North Adams teacher and a member of a school DEIJ committee. (Working for Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. Justice.) I did not think this was radical work.
Yet here I am today, asking friends and neighbors to join us on Saturday, May 10, at the North Adams City Hall from 1:15-2:15 p.m. at a |
| North Adams Letter Carrier Food Drive Scheduled for May 10
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— The annual Letter Carrier's Food Drive is scheduled for Saturday, May 10. Residents are asked to leave bags of non-perishable food items for their mail carriers.
This year, the Friendship Center will collaborate with letter carriers to collect donations in North Adams, Clarksburg, and Florida |
| Clarksburg School Opens School Choice Spots for Next School Year
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — School officials last week voted to open five school-choice slots in first grade but held off on a decision for kindergarten.
These are first open spots since 2023 as the school's residential enrollment has risen over the past few years. But with 12 pupils forecast for Grade 1, officials felt |
 | NEA Pulls Grant to Mass MoCA Due to Trump's 'Agenda'
Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll with museum director Kristy Edmunds in the Gibson exhibit on '413 Day' this year.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art announced Tuesday that two of its previously awarded federal grants have been clawed back by the Trump administration.
In a |
 | Bishop Earns Conference Honor at St. Michael's
St. Michael's College first-year catcher and Drury High School graduate Brooke Bishop was named the Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week in mid-April.
Bishop went .389 at the plate with a .667 slugging percentage and .450 on-base percentage in a 3-3 week for the Purple Knights to earn the honor on April |
 | Need Ideas to Celebrate Mom? We've Got You Covered
Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 11. Now an annual holiday to celebrate maternal bonds, it was started Anna Maria Jarvis of West Virginia in honor of her own mother, Anna Reeves Jarvis, a social activist who found her calling in Mothers Day Work Clubs. The clubs sought to educate people about sanitation to reduce child mortality and also |
| North Adams Public Schools to Destroy Former Special Education Records
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Public Schools will destroy special education records of students who withdrew, graduated, transferred, or were released from special education services during the 2017-2018 school year.
The records will be destroyed after June 30, 2025.
Former students or their parents who |
| McCann Technical High School Announces Third Quarter Honor Roll
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical High School is proud to announce the Honor Roll for the third quarter of the 2024-2025 school year
Class of 2025
Achieving High Honors for the Year of Graduation 2025 are: Lillian Bean, Alexander Boyer, Hayden Digennaro, Logan Driscoll, Antonio Elias, Evan Fortini, Zachary Gelinas, |
 | North Adams' K-M Toyota Expands Service Center
The service center is located next to the main building at 51 West Main St.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — K-M Toyota has revamped its old body shop on West Main Street to better accommodate the service needs of its customers.
The body shop was closed down a few years ago, and has been used intermittently |
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