Northern Berkshire Children's Parade Winners Announced

More photos from the parade can be found here.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The annual Children's Parade marched down Main Street on Friday evening featuring costumes and floats recalling the Fall Foliage Parade's 60 years of history.

Monsters, superheroes, soldiers, fairies and nursery rhymes were among the many participants. Two groups even copied costumes that had been worn by parents and relatives in past parades.

The Drury High School band and SteepleCats' mascot Slider led the 89 children, accompanied by parents, to City Hall along with a North Adams Police escort.

Help with registration, organization and judging was provided by: Dale Waterman, Amanda Chilson, Fran Berasi, Mohawk Forest teen leader Gio Santelli, and MCLA volunteers Matt Costa and Kircys Cane. The gift certificates for all nine winners were provided by Persnickity Toys and Antionette Cariddi of the former Cariddi Sales, ensuring every child who participated also received a prize.

Winners in the following categories were:

Floats
1st: The Peanuts Gang (Snoopy and Friends): Avah DeBenedetto, Jack Tanner, Lennon Kirby, Kenley McConnell, Sophia Piantoni, James Lovett
2nd: North Adams Ambulance, the Meaney Family: Andrew Meaney, Abigail Meaney, Natalie Meaney

New Greylock School Project Underway

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
04:39PM / Wednesday, March 11, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Greylock neighborhood has been alerted to the beginning of demolition at the old Greylock School. 

 

Construction equipment is already at the site and the trees that lined Phelps Avenue in front of the school have been removed. 

 

A superintendent at the site confirmed that some abatement was occurring in preparation for demolition of the 1951 elementary school to make way for a new building. 

 

The $51 million project was awarded to Fontaine Bros. Inc. of Springfield last month. The entire project is estimated at $65 million though it is currently running $2 million under budget. 

 

Mayor Jennifer Macksey, chair of the School Committee, wrote to residents in the area to inform them of the possibility of disruption from noise and construction equipment. 

 

City Councilor Marie McCarron read the letter into the council's minutes on Tuesday night. The mayor was not present.

 

In the missive, the mayor noted the city has entered into the agreement with Fontaine as general contractor and that Collier's International, as the owner's project manager, will continue to guide the project.