Gem Environmental News Today

The North Adams City Council has approved a tax increment financing proposal for Tourists, a popular hotel and event space seeking to redevelop the Blackinton Mill.

LENOX — After an extended shutdown required by an asbestos cleanup project, the Lenox Memorial Middle and High School building reopened on Tuesday with full, all-day classroom learning for all grades. The school had been operating with a hybrid model until it was closed on March 16 after a fierce windstorm caused small quantities of debris containing the fire-retardant substance to fall from the ceiling into a number of classrooms and offices, as well as part of the cafeteria. Remote-only ...

LENOX — After identifying a series of savings and newly available grant funding, the School Department has met Town Administrator Christopher Ketchen’s target limiting the proposed education budget for the next fiscal year to a 3 percent increase. During a resumed School Committee public hearing Monday night, Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations Melissa Falkowski presented a reduced operating budget total, including benefits and incorporating revenue from school choice ...