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Clark Art Hosts Event For Area College Students| 08:13AM / Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Wednesday, Sept. 3, the Clark Art Institute hosts "Night at the Clark," an evening of special activities and exclusive gallery access to celebrate the arrival of the Class of 2029 to the Berkshires. Students from Williams College, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Berkshire Community College, Bennington College, State University of New York at Albany, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Smith College, and more are invited come together to explore, connect, and make memories on the Clark's campus. Activities: 5–7 pm Reflecting Pool Lawn Join a collaborative vinyl session hosted by WCFM 91.9 and Belltower Records. >> Read More |
Court Orders Accused Williams College Vandal into Diversion ProgramBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
11:43AM / Monday, August 25, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Williams College student accused of an act of vandalism on campus on the morning of June's commencement exercises was assigned on Monday to a diversion program in Northern Berkshire District Court. Liam Carey of Virginia was ordered to community service following a brief pretrial hearing via Zoom. His lawyer, Luke Ryan of Northampton's Strehorn, Ryan and Hoose, appeared in person before Judge Paul Vrabel in a hearing that was continued from Aug. 11. "After some extensive negotiations," the defendant and the district attorney's office agreed to a period of 50 hours of community service for Carey, Ryan told the >> Read More |
Q&A: New Principal Takes Over at Williamstown ElementaryBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
07:40AM / Saturday, August 23, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Benjamin Torres said he never intended to be a school administrator. He was happy pursuing his passion as a technology teacher at Holyoke Community Charter School. But the road that led to his new post as principal of Williamstown Elementary School started when he realized how many more lives he could impact when not tethered to a single classroom. "Little by little, my principal started to see how I was building relationships with students, how I was connecting with the kiddos, helping to reverse some behaviors," Torres said recently. "Some students who were disengaged, not wanting to come to school, I started helping them get >> Read More |
Mount Greylock School Committee Seeks Input on Superintendent HiringBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:00AM / Monday, August 18, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mount Greylock Regional School Committee delayed the decision on promoting the interim superintendent to full-time superintendent and heard an update on the new incident response plan the district will roll out this fall. During its meeting on Thursday, Chair Julia Bowen suggested that the panel hold off on elevating Joe Bergeron to the superintendent post in order to allow more time for input from the community. Last month, the committee agreed to enter into negotiations with Bergeron, who took over as interim superintendent last year after serving as the district's assistant superintendent and business manager. No one at the meeting >> Read More |
Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Awards Scholarships| 10:59AM / Thursday, August 14, 2025 | |
LUDLOW, Mass. — The Berkshire Wind Power Cooperative Corporation (BWPCC) has selected two students from the Lanesborough/Hancock area, one from the Mount Greylock Regional High School class of 2025 and one from the McCann Technical School class of 2025, to receive $1,000 scholarships. The scholarships are awarded to qualifying seniors at select schools in the Berkshires who are planning to attend either a two- or four-year college or trade school program. This is the third year of the BWPCC scholarship program. The BWPCC owns and operates the Berkshire Wind Power Project, a 12-turbine, 19.6-megawatt wind farm located on Brodie Mountain in Hancock and Lanesborough. >> Read More |
MGRS Records To Be Destroyed on Aug. 22| 07:52AM / Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — In accordance with state regulations, all temporary cumulative school and health records for students who have graduated from or left Mount Greylock Regional School during the 2017-2018 school year will be destroyed on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. State regulations require that student records be destroyed seven years after the student graduates. However, the high school transcript that includes the grades for the four years of high school is maintained for 60 years following graduation. Any student who is interested in retrieving their records before destruction should contact the Counseling Office at (413)458-9582 >> Read More |
Mount Greylock School Committee Moves Toward Appointing SuperintendentBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:24AM / Thursday, July 17, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee is poised to name interim Superintendent Joseph Bergeron as the full-time superintendent of the three-school, K-12 district. At its July 10 meeting, the committee was to hear a report from the three-person working group updating the plan to hire a new superintendent. Instead, Chair Julia Bowen, who serves on the working group, told the full committee that the subgroup had a different recommendation. "We intended to come today with a [request for proposals for a search firm] for people to approve," Bowen said. "When we sat down, we said: We know we have an incredibly strong interim >> Read More |
Trump Administration Hold on Education Funds Threatens Programs By Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:43AM / Monday, July 14, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — An after-school program that enhances students' school day learning is at risk due to actions of the Trump administration. The Department of Education notified states that it is withholding more than $6 billion in federal grants for K-12 education. That includes $108 million for schools in Massachusetts. And, the North Adams Public Schools are at risk for losing some of the $740,000 in grants it expects to gets under the federal Title I, Title II and Title IV programs. Superintendent Timothy Callahan said the delayed funding will affect some professional development and salaries, such as leadership staff who may get a small percentage of >> Read More |
Williams College Projects Underway on Main StreetBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:15PM / Wednesday, July 09, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — A busy summer construction season around town got a little busier this week with the advancement of two unrelated projects near the Williams College Museum of Art. Both the entrance and exit to Lawrence Hall Drive are seeing some changes in the coming weeks. Earlier this summer, the college removed several large juniper bushes near the east side of Lawrence Hall Drive (the exit onto Main Street) as part of a larger project to make the area more safe for pedestrians. "The College is replacing broken and deteriorating sections of sidewalk that are a safety issue," Williams Horticulture and Grounds Manager Tim Roberts wrote in an email >> Read More |
Mount Greylock District Close to Rolling Out Incident Response PlanBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
02:19PM / Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School District this summer will roll out plans to improve its incident response policies and practices. Interim Superintendent Joseph Bergeron last week told the School Committee that the steering committee of staff members, family members and School Committee members has been able to merge best practices from districts around the country with what already is working for the district. And the working group will begin rolling out the changes as early as the end of this month for review by the full committee and community at large, Bergeron said. He said the goal has been to evaluate and modify how the three-school >> Read More |
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