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North Adams School Panel Recommends $20M Budget That Cuts 26 Jobs
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The School Committee will be presented next week with a $20 million spending plan for fiscal 2025 that includes closing Greylock School and a reduction of 26 full-time positions. The Finance and Facilities committee is recommending the budget of $20,357,096, up $302,744 or 1.51 percent...
North Adams Hopes to Transform Y Into Community Recreation Center
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city has plans to keep the former YMCA as a community center. "The city of North Adams is very committed to having a recreation center not only for our youth but our young at heart," Mayor Jennifer Macksey said to the applause of some 50 or more YMCA members on Wednesday. "So we are really working hard and making sure we can have all those touch points."
Williams College Students Start Encampment over Gaza
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Several dozen student protesters Wednesday began an encampment at the heart of Williams College's campus to amplify their demands that the school divest from companies with ties to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. The move follows months of protests on campus, at the Field Park...
Weekly Maker's Market in the North Lot of The Apple Barn
BENNINGTON, Vt. — A new maker's market is coming to Bennington. It will be held in the North Lot of The Apple Barn at 604 US Route 7 South on Sundays from 12 pm - 4 pm weekly, starting on May 5, 2024. Admission is free and open to the public, and parking is available in the South Lot.
2 with connections to Vt. homicide face new charge
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Two Vermonters tied to a 2022 murder are facing new charges while behind bars. Ashley Wicks and Shawn Bulson, both of Bennington, have pleaded not guilty to charges of being accessories after the fact. Wicks also pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit murder. It’s in...
Pittsfield Street Improvement for Fiscal Year 2025
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The following roads are scheduled to be paved starting this summer as part of the FY25 Street Improvement Program:. • Barker Road (from Richmond town line to South Mountain Road) • Benedict Road (Dalton Avenue to Broadview Terrace) • Crane Ave (Oakhill West 2000 feet) •...
Drury Hosts Inaugural Government Appreciation Day
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Drury High School will hold its inaugural Massachusetts Government Appreciation Day on Friday, May 3, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Lead by civics teacher Patrick Boulger, this event marks an addition to the 8th grade civics curriculum, aiming to equip students with practical insights into the intricacies of state and local governance ahead of the 8th grade civics Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam.
Volunteers preparing Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary community gardens
PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Volunteers and Mass Audubon spent their Wednesday at Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary in Pittsfield, preparing their community garden for the season. Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary community gardens is getting ready. Volunteers pulled weeds and marked plots. Members can rent a plot to garden in. People can plant...
Shaylee Lawson's Clutch Hit Lifts Hornets to 1-0 Win
SHEFFIELD, Mass. – Shaylee Lawson hit an infield single to drive in Courtney Kanelos in the top of the seventh to give the McCann Tech softball team a 1-0 win at Mount Everett on Wednesday. Kanelos reached on a double and went to third on Miranda Ranzoni’s single to...
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