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News and events in North Adams, Mass.

Macksey Updates on Eagle Street Demo and Myriad City Projects
By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:33AM / Saturday, March 16, 2024

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 structure's proximity to its neighbor — just a few feet — means the demolition underway is taking far longer than usual. It's also been delayed somewhat because of recent high winds and weather.    The city had been making plans for the demolition a month ago because of the deterioration of the building, Mayor Jennifer Macksey told the City

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Mass MoCA Strikers See Possible Movement in Talks
By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
07:55PM / Thursday, March 14, 2024

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 their support to the picket line at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art on Thursday. 

Local 2110 of the United Auto Workers went out on strike nine days ago after negotiations over wages broke down with museum administration. The union is seeking to raise the hourly minimum rate to $18.25 back to October 2023 and a minimum 4.5 percent increase this

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Crane Stationery Being Revived Under New Owner
Staff Reports, iBerkshires
12:28PM / Thursday, March 14, 2024
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 expects it will restart operations on Friday.   About 90 percent of the employees abruptly laid off in February when its parent company Mohawk Fine Papers was acquired by an international firm are being told they will be rehired with the seniority and benefits intact. They expected to receive offer letters today.    The Albany, N.Y.-based consulting and

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Berkshire Farmers Markets Awarded State Grants
07:57AM / Thursday, March 14, 2024
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 Farmers Market Sustainability Grant Program. The new program provides funding to organizations that operate farmers markets to enhance their marketing, promotion, consumer education, planning and infrastructure efforts.   In Berkshire County: The Farmers Market of Sheffield: $14,945 for the Sheffield Farmers Market and Winter Market  Roots Rising:

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Historical Commission's Carlson Inducted into Women's Hall of Fame
By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:57PM / Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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 Women's History Month.    "We recognize women who had a major impact on the community and been mentor and role model to others," she said during the City Council meeting. "We always look for women who have shown strength, wisdom and courage. These women have paved a way to a better tomorrow for all of us.   "This year

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Letter: Mass MoCA Strike
Letter to the Editor,
04:00PM / Wednesday, March 13, 2024

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 don't just want a job but they want career opportunities, the ability to work at the museum and make enough in wages to provide for themselves and their families.

It's unacceptable for dedicated employees to struggle to make ends meet while working at an institution as prominent as Mass MoCA. Negotiating for fair compensation is a fundamental

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State Wants to Give Clarksburg $1.2M for a Safe Route to the School
By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:43PM / Tuesday, March 12, 2024
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Clarksburg School asked the state for a $400,000 grant to develop a safe route from the school to the Community Center.    The state came back with a different offer — how about $1.2 million and a sidewalk along the entire road?    "I have never submitted a grant where they've came back and said we'd actually like to give you more money. We'd like to expand this and we'd like to triple it," Assistant Superintendent Tara Barnes told the School Committee last week. "Never. I've never seen this so I honestly take this as a signal from the state and from the leadership in the state that they would like to

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BAAMS Presents: Live at Studio 9 With Alex Foster
03:50PM / Tuesday, March 12, 2024
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On March 16, Berkshires' Academy of Advanced Musical Studies (BAAMS) will host its third in a series of live music concerts at Studio 9.   The performance will feature saxophonist Alex Foster, who has performed with the "Saturday Night Live" Band for over three decades, and is co-musical director of the Mingus Big Band in New York City.   Foster will play alongside Richard Boulger, trumpet and flugelhorn, with Alex Blake, bass, Dario Boente, piano and keyboards, and Tony Lewis, drums and percussion, along with featured guest David Gilmore.   Studio 9 is located at the Porches located at 18 Veazie Street Tickets are $35 and proceeds

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How can you manage student loan payments?
Submitted by Edward Jones,
12:35PM / Tuesday, March 12, 2024
If you have student loans, you likely received a "payment vacation" over the past few years, due to legislation related to COVID-19. But if you're like millions of other borrowers, you may have recently been required to resume your payments. How will this affect your overall financial situation?   Of course, the first thing that comes to mind is the effect on your monthly cash flow. But the amount of pressure you feel will depend on your income and the size of the required payments. If these payments do represent a real challenge, you may need to adjust your budget and spending habits as best you can. However, there might be other steps you can take to help ease the

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North Adams Planners Reject Setback Waiver for Cannabis Operation
By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:41AM / Tuesday, March 12, 2024

The cannabis store is part of a proposed redevelopment of the former Deep property at River and Marshall. It's unclear if the other aspects will move forward now.  NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Planning Board on Monday unanimously shot down a setback waiver request for a cannabis dispensary on River Street across the street from the UNO Community Center.    Rolling Hills Group LLC was requesting a waiver from the city's required 500-foot setback from schools, day-care centers or places where "organized youth activities occur" saying the retail outlet would be secure and it didn't think its existence would have an impact.    "I think

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Workshop at BAAMS
04:00PM / Monday, March 11, 2024
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshires' Academy for Advanced Musical Studies (BAAMS) will host a saxophone adn woodwinds workshop on March 16.   This is the third in a monthly series of special workshops at BAAMS, lead by Executive Director Richard Boulger and the BAAMS' Faculty Band. This month features saxophonist Alex Foster, who has performed with the "Saturday Night Live" Band for over three decades, and is co-musical director of the Mingus Big Band in New York City.   Boulger will be on hand to teach brass instruments/trumpet, Alex Blake, bass, Dario Boente, piano/keyboards, and Jaime Affoumado, drums and percussion.   Students from ages 10 and up may

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MCLA to Host Two Graduate Program Information Sessions
03:08PM / Monday, March 11, 2024
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA will host a virtual information session on Thursday, March 14, and an in-person session on Wednesday, March 27 for its Graduate Programs: Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Education (MEd) as well as the Leadership Academy.   Potential students will have the opportunity to meet with faculty and staff to learn more about how to continue education in three of MCLA's programs that are designed to support the rising workforce needs here in the Berkshires and beyond.   The MBA program offers a broad-based, multidisciplinary education that combines the strengths of MCLA business faculty with those of practicing managers actively

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