McCann Tea Room Announces Fall Schedule

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Tea Room has released its schedule for the fall season, with service available on select Thursdays and Fridays from 10:45 a.m. to noon. 
 
The first service is slated for Thursday, Oct. 2.
 
The Tea Room will offer a menu featuring a variety of appetizers, lighter fare, and entrees. Highlights include a classic French Onion Soup Au Gratin, a Philly Cheese Steak served with French fries, and entrees such as Baked Stuffed Shrimp and Chicken Parmesan. The menu will also feature a "Dessert of the day" and a selection of beverages.
 
The schedule includes two dates in October, four in November, and two in December. The final buffets of the year will take place on Dec. 9 and 11. 
 
The Tea Room will then close for the remainder of the year and plans to reopen in February 2026.

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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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