Letter: Breen Has Right Experience for North Adams Council

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To the Editor:

Well, I just voted, and I gave my first vote for City Council to Pete Breen. Why, you ask?

No other new candidate has the experience and devotion and has been as generous with their time. Over the past 40 years, Pete has served on many boards and commissions. He has worked for a variety of employers including MCLA, where Pete was a facilitator and instructor for technology and curriculum development and assistant registrar. Pete took that experience over into the town of Adams, where he implemented the town's entire computer system, serving as the town's technology administrator. Pete then went farther south, where he was a member of the adjunct faculty at BCC for four years.

Shifting gears into education, Pete taught computer science at Hoosac Valley for 12 years, while also serving in the district office and as the pupil transportation officer.



After retiring from compensated work, Pete set his sights on volunteering in North Adams serving on the License Board Commission and serving as the North Adams representative for the Northern Berkshire Vocational School District, and finally, Pete's current passion, serving on the Hoosic River Revival Board.

That's why I gave my first vote to Pete Breen. And I hope that you do too.

David Willette
North Adams, Mass.

 

 


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MCLA's Green Living Seminar Returns with 'Nature and Spirituality' Series

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' (MCLA) popular Green Living Seminar series returns this spring with "Nature and Spirituality," a 12-week exploration of how faith, religion, and spiritual traditions shape our relationship with the natural world.
 
The series launches Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 5:30 p.m., in The Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation, Room 121 with poet David Crews presenting "Land & The Spiritual Journey."
 
All sessions are free and open to the public.
 
"This semester's theme examines the profound connections between spirituality and environmental stewardship," said Dr. Elena Traister, MCLA professor of environmental studies and the series' organizer. "From Indigenous perspectives to climate activism rooted in faith, these conversations are more relevant than ever."
 
Spring 2026 Schedule (All sessions Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in FCSI 121):
 
Jan. 28 – "Land & The Spiritual Journey" with David Crews, Poet  
                     
Feb. 4 – "Faith Under Fire: How Religion Shapes Climate Concern in the Middle East" with Dr. Nimah Mazaheri, Professor of Political Science and Dean of Academic Affairs, Tufts University
 
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