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The School Committee heard a brief review of the incoming freshmen class.

McCann Technical School's Freshmen Class Shaping Up

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — McCann Technical School is looking forward to a solid number of freshman this coming school year. 
 
Principal Justin Kratz told the School Committee on Thursdsay he is currently looking at applications.
 
"We are going to look at what numbers are, how much room we have left and what we have for incoming freshmen," he said. "The applications are still trickling in and overall we are in good shape for next year."
 
He said there are even sophomores interested in going to McCann. 
 
"We have maybe 10 to 12 sophomores looking to come but is trickier for them because shops are not as open as they are for freshmen," he said. "I anticipate some won't come because the shops they want may not be open."
 
Thursday's brief meeting was the final one before before summer break and closed out the school year. 
 
"It was a heck of a year, it was a great year, it was a great year for student accomplishments ... and I could not be happier," Superintendent James Brosnan said. "I am very proud of what we did this year and I am looking forward to next year."
 
Kratz said the end of the school year went smoothly and that students took finals Friday and Monday. 
 
He said around 30 students were in the building Tuesday to make up finals or achieve perfect attendance.
 
Chairman Thomas Mahar thanked the administration for another great year. 
 
"I just want to thank you for all of the stuff that you do that we don't see that show how well things end up," he said. "I think you all do a wonderful job."
 
In other business, the committee reappointed Mahar as chairman and Gary Rivers as vice chairman. 

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Cost, Access to NBCTC High Among Concerns North Berkshire Residents

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

Adams Select Chair Christine Hoyt, NBCTC Executive Director David Fabiano and William Solomon, the attorney representing the four communities, talk after the session. 
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Public access channels should be supported and made more available to the public — and not be subject to a charge.
 
More than three dozen community members in-person and online attended the public hearing  Wednesday on public access and service from Spectrum/Charter Communications. The session at City Hall was held for residents in Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg and North Adams to express their concerns to Spectrum ahead of another 10-year contract that starts in October.
 
Listening via Zoom but not speaking was Jennifer Young, director state government affairs at Charter.
 
One speaker after another conveyed how critical local access television is to the community and emphasized the need for affordable and reliable services, particularly for vulnerable populations like the elderly. 
 
"I don't know if everybody else feels the same way but they have a monopoly," said Clarksburg resident David Emery. "They control everything we do because there's nobody else to go to. You're stuck with with them."
 
Public access television, like the 30-year-old Northern Berkshire Community Television, is funded by cable television companies through franchise fees, member fees, grants and contributions.
 
Spectrum is the only cable provider in the region and while residents can shift to satellite providers or streaming, Northern Berkshire Community Television is not available on those alternatives and they may not be easy for some to navigate. For instance, the Spectrum app is available on smart televisions but it doesn't include PEG, the public, educational and governmental channels provided by NBCTC. 
 
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