 | North Adams School District Starts New Year With New Faces
Principals and other staff at the August School Committee meeting at City Hall.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The public schools welcomed two new faces this year: a dean of students at Brayton Elementary and a director of adult education and 21st Century programming.
Steven Rickman and Kate Merrigan |
 | Companion Corner: Sabrina at No Paws Left Behind
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — There's a cat at No Paws Left Behind that is waiting for her forever home.
iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home.
Sabrina is a 4-year-old domestic shorthair mix, with a tortoise-shell coat. |
| MCLA to Host Lecture Focused on Surveillance, Police, and Big Tech
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will host its annual Constitution Day Lecture at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in Murdock Hall, Room 218.
This year's presentation, titled "Surveillance, Police, and Big Tech: Lessons from Baltimore," will be delivered by Dr. Ben Snyder, |
 | North Adams Council OKs Sale of Historic Church Street Properties
The home garnered 25 bids and got so much interest the agent had to add on staff.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council voted to sell off the three Church Street houses and an adjacent vacant lot for $181,001.
A fourth property at 0 High St. was sold for $18,000.
"So very exciting |
 | Clarksburg School Refreshes Kindergarten Wing
A new smart TV in the lobby entrance was provided by the PTA, along with a smaller one to track schedules in the main office.
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The kindergarten wing of Clarksburg School was refreshed with paint and new flooring before the school year started.
The flooring in the 1970s |
 | HooWRA Workshop Focuses on Poetry
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — There will be a poetry workshop aimed at drawing inspiration from the Hoosic River on Saturday, Sept. 13.
The workshop will be facilitated by Arianna Alexsandra Collins, executive director of the Hoosic River Watershed Association.
Meet at Natural Bridge State Park parking area outside |
 | Local Athletes Earn Honors at MCLA
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Lee High's Elizabeth Brown and Pittsfield High grad Gustavo de Oliveira each have earned Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference honors in the opening weeks of the fall season at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
de Oliveira has been selected as the MASCAC Men's Soccer Offensive |
 | NBCC to Host Annual Community Assessment Forum
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Northern Berkshire Community Coalition's annual September Community Assessment Forum will focus on identifying emerging and urgent issues in our communities, and what projects or initiatives participants want to learn more about.
The forum will be held on Friday, Sept. 12, 10 a.m. to noon, |
 | North Adams Planners Approve Gas Station Rebuilds
Jeffrey Randall of Hill Engineers points out aspects of the planned pumps and convenience store at the old Eagle Street gas station lot.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The owner of the vacant lot at Eagle and Canal Streets is again planning a gas station on the site.
Boon Properties LLC of New Hyde Park, N.Y., |
 | BFAIR Supports North County Veterans With Donations
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — BFAIR's Community Based Day Support (CBDS) program made a special delivery to City Hall on Friday and helped stock the Veterans Services Office's food pantry.
"I am totally overwhelmed. I was in awe when they said they were going to do this," said Tina Samson, office's |
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