| MCLA Announces Tamar Sarai as 2024 Hardman Journalist in Residence
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— Writer and journalist Tamar Sarai will deliver the Hardman Journalist in Residence Lecture on Monday, April 8, at 6 p.m., in the Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation Atrium.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
"Tamar Sarai represents a refreshing journalistic |
| Geothermal System Recommended for New Greylock School
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The new Greylock School may get a geothermal system that could significantly reduce operating costs in the years to come.
Jessie Saylor of the project's designer, TSKP Studios, updated the School Building Committee on Tuesday of some of the working group's findings regarding energy |
| North Adams Holding Forum on Greylock Closure
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The public schools are holding a forum on the closing of Greylock School and the resulting grade configuration for Brayton and Colegrove Park elementary schools.
The forum will be held in person on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Brayton Welcome Center and via Zoom link here. Parents and guardians are |
| Summer Course Registration Now Available at MCLA
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) announced that registration for summer class sessions is now open.
Registration is open to MCLA students, interested community members, high school students, those pursuing a master's degree, and college students wishing to transfer credits back to |
 | Macksey Updates on Eagle Street Demo and Myriad City Projects
The back of Moderne Studio in late January. The mayor said the city had begun planning for its removal if the owner could not address the problems.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Moderne Studio building is coming down brick by brick on Eagle Street on the city's dime.
Concerns over the failing |
 | Mass MoCA Strikers See Possible Movement in Talks
The union members have been on the picket line since March 6, mostly during the museum's hours of operation. They say management isn't offering a fair wage; the museum says its prioritized wage and equity growth.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The music was nearly drowned out by the honking of horns as motorists signaled |
| Crane Stationery Being Revived Under New Owner
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The venerable Crane Stationery is turning a page with its new owner.
WP Strategic Holdings says it has completed its acquisition of 200-year-old company, according The Albany Business Review.
Todd Kletter, managing partner of WP Strategic Holdings, told the Review that he |
 | Berkshire Farmers Markets Awarded State Grants
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) is awarding over $205,000 to help farmers markets grow and expand their outreach to consumers.
MDAR is awarding funding to 23 organizations representing 31 farmers markets through the |
 | Historical Commission's Carlson Inducted into Women's Hall of Fame
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A history "queen" was the only inductee this year into the North Adams Women's Hall of Fame.
Justyna Carlson, longtime member of the Historical Society and chair of the city's Historical Commission, was posthumously honored with induction by Mayor Jennifer Macksey on Tuesday, during |
 | Letter: Mass MoCA Strike
To the Editor:
On March 13, 2024, I had the opportunity to speak with the workers on strike at Mass MoCA. I spent several hours with them, listening to them, learning from them, and coming to understand them. The workers are on strike not because they don't love their work, but because they deserve to be paid sustainable wages. They |
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