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Pittsfield Investigation Clears Wiggins of Student Improprieties

Four of the five executive summaries on alleged staff misconduct at Pittsfield High School have been released.

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Student-Written Play 'Rewind: A Real-Life Sitcom' to Premiere at Mount Greylock Regional School

The play centers on high school student Ashley Stevens, whose teenage life has seemingly transformed into a sitcom.

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Lenox Memorial Middle School to Present 'The Addams Family'

Tickets are available at the Duffin Theater 30 minutes before each performance.

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Clarksburg School Opens School Choice Spots for Next School Year

These are first open spots since 2023 as the school's residential enrollment has risen over the past few years. But with 12 pupils forecast for Grade 1, officials felt confident in opening school choice.

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Pittsfield Holds First Hearing on School Restructuring

The School Committee is expected to vote on the restructuring by the end of this school year, and another public hearing will be held at Herberg Middle School next week.

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Pittsfield Interviewing 4 for Interim Superintendent

Four external candidates for Pittsfield's interim superintendent will be interviewed this week.

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North Adams Public Schools to Destroy Former Special Education Records

The records will be destroyed after June 30, 2025.

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BCC to Hold Talk on State Fire Marshall History

Local firefighters, BCC students and the public are invited to attend.

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McCann Technical High School Announces Third Quarter Honor Roll

McCann Technical High School is proud to announce the Honor Roll for the third quarter of the 2024-2025 school year

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Pittsfield School Committee Adopts $86M Budget

The School Committee on Wednesday adopted a $86,450,361 budget for fiscal year 2026 that includes an $18 million city contribution and more than $68 million of anticipated Chapter 70 funding.

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Create an Ad: R.K. Miles

Fourth-grade students at Williamstown Elementary School participated in our Junior Marketers Create an Ad series.

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Commissioner of Higher Ed Speaking at BCC Commencement

He has led the Department of Higher Education through a time of historic investment by the state Legislature and Healey-Driscoll administration in affordability and access for all learners in the commonwealth.

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McCann Graduates First Adult Manufacturing Technology Class

he free 200-hour course was funded through state Career Technical Initiative implementation grants.

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Neal to Host 2025 Military Service Academy Day

The event will take place at noon in the Davis Auditorium at the Springfield D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, 21 Edwards St.

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Pittsfield School Officials Refer PHS Report to State Records Supervisor

On Wednesday, the School Committee voted to refer the investigative report to Manza Arthur, supervisor of records with the secretary of state's office, and ask her to return a proper redacted report to release to the public.

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Clarksburg School Officials Cut Fiscal 2026 Budget by $90K

The cuts include a reduction in hours in the school for the dean of students, cutting the tuition to Drury High by a third, imposing tuition for 4-year-olds in prekindergarten and trimming supplies and training.

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North Adams Public Schools Announce Postgraduate Scholarship Opportunities for Drury High Graduates

The application deadline for all scholarships is June 1st. Applicants require a Google account to apply online and submit their transcript electronically.

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Williams College Art Museum Will Be a Lab for Sustainability

The sustainable aspects of the new $175 million Williams College Museum of Art will influence the next generation of arts leaders.

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State Orders Release of Pittsfield High Investigation Report

The Pittsfield Public Schools have been ordered to release non-exempt parts of the PHS investigation report by May 8 after a community advocate filed a public records request.

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Bard College Alum to Speak at Simon's Rock Final Commencement

Chloe Demrovsky, class of 2001, will address graduates at the 56th commencement ceremony of Bard College at Simon's Rock on Saturday, May 17, at 11 a.m.

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BCC Announces New Staff Members, Promotions

Berkshire Community College (BCC) announces the addition of two new staff members and two promotions.

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Morris Elementary's Odyssey of the Mind Team Earns Spot at World Finals

Grade 5 students at Morris Elementary School are using their minds to solve complex, open-ended problems through Odyssey of the Mind.

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Pittsfield Parent Wants Pedestrian Safety Near Schools

A local mother has petitioned the city for better pedestrian safety measures around schools.

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Greylock School Project Prepping for MSBA Submission

The Greylock School project is preparing for another design submission to the Massachusetts School Building Authority in early May.

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Clark Art Hosts Free Evening For Educators

Participants will explore ways to strengthen their students' social and emotional learning through the arts.

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BArT Announces Third Quarter Honor Roll

Students who earned 80 percent or above in all of their classes received the distinction of "Honors". Students who earned 90 percent or above in all of their classes received the distinction of "High Honors."

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Pittsfield Council Wants Promised Transparency Around PHS Investigation

The City Council doesn't want promises of transparency around the Pittsfield High School investigation to be backtracked.

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Graphic Novelist James Spooner to Speak at BCC

The event, titled "The Ripple Effect Is Wild: How Small Projects Can Have Huge Unexpected Impacts," will be held in the Connector on BCC's main campus at 1350 West Street.

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Pittsfield Councilor Wants Summary of PHS Investigation Outcomes

Councilor at Large Earl Persip III has submitted a petition to Tuesday's City Council meeting urging the School Committee to release a public summary of the findings from the independent investigation into staff misconduct at PHS.

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Town Meetings That Rejected CBRSD Agreement to Vote Again

The district is also working hard to encourage its families to go to town meetings so they have a voice in this, Superintendent Leslie Blake-Davis said in a follow-up.

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