On March 23rd, 2023, President James Birge sent an email to the MCLA campus community regarding the potentiality of Berkshire Towers, one the residence halls on campus, being used as a temporary shelter for the housing of homeless families. On Friday April 7th, President Birge took some time to speak with The Beacon to further.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will end the year with more than $1 million to the good but is expected to come up a short in fiscal.
A plan to turn a dormitory into a shelter for homeless families could bring the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts $2.6 million a year for the duration of the arrangement.
Trustee John Barrett III pushed his colleagues to ask more questions at Thursday's meeting in Murdock Hall. Other trustees say they want to see the DHCD's proposal in writing.
To the Editor: It has been 24 years since Mass MoCA opened and I'm still waiting for the seismic shift in our economy and downtown that MoCA's developers promised. Main and Eagle.