Letter: BART Pleased With Community Support of Virtual Fundraising Event

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To the Editor:

On Saturday, April 10, Berkshire Arts & Technology (BART) Charter Public School hosted our first-ever virtual Get BART Smart fundraiser – and raised $20,000 to support student programming! A huge "thank you" to all who played and made it a great evening!

The night couldn’t have happened without the support of many local organizations and businesses.

Thank you to our Valedictorian sponsor for the evening, Adams Community Bank!

Thank you to our High Honor Roll sponsors: Aladco Linen Services, Berkshire Bank, Cordmaster Engineering, and MountainOne. We also thank our Honor Roll sponsors: HR Knowledge, Interprint, and Scarafoni Associates.


The list above doesn’t include all of the additional local businesses that supported at other sponsor levels or donated prizes. We are grateful for all of your amazing support!

BART is a nationally recognized, award-winning, college-preparatory, public middle and high school located in Adams. The only charter school in Berkshire County, it is consistently ranked among the top schools in Massachusetts for student academic achievement and growth. BART serves students in grades 6-12 from cities and towns throughout the Berkshires.

Finally, many thanks to the trustees, faculty, staff, and others who contributed their time, money, and effort to bring to life this virtual event. Their dedication to the BART community is truly humbling.

Sincerely,

Fred Puddester
Williamstown, Mass.
Member BArT Board of Trustees

 

 

 


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Hoosac Valley Train Car Catches Fire

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ADAMS, Mass. — A malfunctioning heating pad is the suspected cause for a fire at one of the Hoosac Valley Service's train cars. 
 
The fire broke out about 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, and posts to Facebook show heavy flames and smokes on the side of the historic Budd Car 41. 
 
"We got dispatched to a train on fire, and when we got here, that's exactly what it was. It was a train on fire," said Fire Chief David Lennon. "We did have flames showing. We did have information from dispatch that there were no people on board. It was locked."
 
The incident is still under investigation but he said the best guess was the heating pad to keep the lines warm malfunctioned and the drip pads underneath ignited. 
 
Melanie Seiden, executive director of the Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum, said the weekend rides had been completed for the day and only some staff were still at the Adams Station. 
 
The rides are approximately an hour and the last one is usually completed around 4 p.m. The last two weekends have been fall foliage rides and a Halloween one is scheduled for next weekend. 
 
Seiden said car will be taken out of service and that scheduled rides will go on. 
 
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