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This year's theme is outer space.

Outer Space Theme for 69th Annual Fall Foliage Parade

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — 1Berkshire and the Northern Berkshire Fall Foliage Parade announced that the theme of the upcoming Northern Berkshire Fall Foliage Parade is "To Northern Berkshire and Beyond." 
 
This year's theme is outer space. According to a press release:
 
Calling all beings of the cosmos!  The countdown has begun and it is time to show your space-themed spirit. The Parade Committee encourages explorers of all ages to fire up their imaginations and blast off from Saturn (or your home) to participate in this year's parade. Dust off your moonboots, bedazzle your rockets, dress in your best galactic gear and join us for a celebration that is totally interstellar! There are a variety of ways to get involved including, but not limited to signing up to have a float, entering a band/music unit, marching unit, veterans unit, or public safety unit or volunteering on the parade committee. One small step for Northern Berkshire, one giant leap for fun-kind!
 
The Parade is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025 when it will once again travel through downtown North Adams beginning at 1:00 PM. 
 
The Fall Foliage Parade is funded through donations. Those interested in supporting the Fall Foliage Parade Committee, there are a variety of parade sponsorship opportunities available. Questions or comments about the Fall Foliage Parade can be directed to Christine Hoyt  at choyt@1berkshire.com.  More information about becoming involved in the parade can be found on https://1berkshire.com/events/fall-foliage-parade/

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Clarksburg Students Write in Support of Rural School Aid

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

Mason Langenback calculated that Clarksburg would get almost $1 million if the $60 million was allocated equally.
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Eighth-graders at Clarksburg School took a lesson in civic advocacy this week, researching school funding and writing letters to Beacon Hill that call for fully funding rural school aid. 
 
The students focused on the hardships for small rural schools and their importance to the community — that they struggle with limited funding and teacher shortages, but offer safe and supportive spaces for learning and are a hub for community connections.
 
"They all address the main issue, the funding for rural schools, and how there's a gap, and there's the $4 million gap this year, and then it's about the $40 million next year, and that rural schools need that equitable funding," said social studies teacher Mark Karhan.
 
A rural schools report in 2022 found smaller school districts cost from nearly 17 percent to 23 percent more to operate, and recommended "at least" $60 million be appropriated annually for rural school aid. 
 
Gov. Maura Healey has filed for more Chapter 70 school aid, but that often is little help to small rural schools with declining or static enrollment. For fiscal 2027, she's budgeted $20 million for rural schools, up from around $13 million this year but still far below the hoped for $60 million. 
 
Karhan said the class was broken into four groups and the students were provided a submission letter from Rural Schools Advocacy. The students used the first paragraph, which laid out the funding facts, and then did research and wrote their own letters. 
 
They will submit those with a school picture to the governor. 
 
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