NORTH ADAMS â Joe Manning, who observed, wrote about and cherished the city of North Adams for more than two decades, has died.
Manning chronicled the people and places of North Adams with a fascination for the cityâs history and an eagle-eyed view of its future. He called North Adams âhis spiritual homeâ and involved himself deeply with the community, with endless curiosity for a place he loved but never lived in.
Drawing on hours of interviews, he wrote about the cityâs transformation in two books, âSteeples: Sketches of North Adamsâ and âDisappearing Into North Adams,â and excerpts of his writings and oral histories he collected from residents are on display at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.
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You might know the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition from one of the many hats it wears, from organizing the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service; its bike collective; community recognition awards; National Night Out events; the annual Voices of Recovery Walk; or its annual back to school kick off with backpack give-aways. nbCC photo
NORTH ADAMS â Jobseekers, have you thought about what you can do for your community by working with the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition?
A nonprofit organization that began when Sprague Electric Co. ended operations some 35 years ago, nbCCâs expertise in convening helps organize a community voice and community efforts to strengthen the local social safety net.
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The $622,000 project is part of the state Department of Transportation s Safe Routes to School initiative and is being funded through the Transportation Improvement Program. It will include revamping the steep entrance on the west side of Brayton School and the YMCA and adding in sidewalks and other improvements. The public schools outreach coordinator Emily Schiavoni said the school district and Northern Berkshire Community Coalition have been partners in the program since 2016. The two entities applied in 2019 to the Safe Routes to Schools program for Brayton and were accepted. Schiavoni, who has been coordinating the effort, said MassDOT will lead the design and be responsible for funding and the city will be responsible for coordinating and funding permanent and temporary leases for construction.