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Create an Ad: Ioka Valley FarmBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:27PM / Thursday, October 02, 2025 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The leaves are changing, and the air is cooling; everyone knows what that means — fall is here, and Ioka Valley Farm is inviting guests to its seasonal festivities. Fourth-grade students at Williamstown Elementary showcased the refreshing atmosphere of the four-generation family-owned farm and its fall activities as part of our Junior Marketers Create an Ad series. Every weekend from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. through Oct. 26, Ioka Valley Farm, located at 3475 Hancock Road, comes alive with activities from pumpkin picking, a mini corn maze exploration, a "tryke" track, a cow train ride, water balloon slingshot game, and >> Read More |
Savoy Residents Get First Say Wednesday on McCann Tech BondBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:44PM / Tuesday, September 30, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Residents of Savoy Wednesday will have the first say — and possibly final say — on whether the McCann Technical School roof and window replacement project can go forward. Savoy has a special town meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. at the fire house to decide whether to approve the Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District's request for authorization to borrow $16.8 million for the project. If Savoy says no? "The project is dead," McCann Tech Superintendent James Brosnan told the Williamstown Select Board on Monday night. Brosnan was before the Williamstown board because it, like Savoy and seven other >> Read More |
Mount Greylock District OKs Emergency Police Access to CamerasBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:50AM / Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee last week agreed to share security camera footage from its three schools with local law enforcement in the event of an emergency. Superintendent Joseph Bergeron brought the committee a proposal for memorandums of understanding between the district and the police departments in Lanesborough and Williamstown. The proposed document cites potential emergencies ranging from "introducers on school grounds" to "natural disasters requiring coordinated response," and indicates that surveillance video access is, "intended to enhance the safety and security of students, staff and the broader >> Read More |
Mount Greylock District Joins Neighbors in Looking at CollaborationBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
05:53AM / Monday, September 15, 2025 | |
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Mount Greylock Regional School Committee on Thursday agreed to talk with neighboring school districts about finding ways to cooperate with one another. A couple members of the panel expressed reservations about how far that cooperation should go. Superintendent Joseph Bergeron brought the committee a request to assign two of its members to join him on a joint committee of the North Adams Public Schools, Hoosac Valley Regional School District and Northern Berkshire School Union. "They've been having discussions in more depth than we have … over some period of time about the different ways their districts can >> Read More |
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 |
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