North Berkshire Trick or Treat

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Trick or Treat in Northern Berkshire County will look different this year and residents have been asked to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines Saturday, Oct. 31.
 
Trick or treat is a go in North Adams and residents who wish to participate are asked to practice caution and follow the Centers for Disease Control guidelines.
 
Residents are encouraged to hand out candy in contactless ways and to wear protective masks.
 
Trick or treat hours in North Adams will be from 5:30 to 7 pm and residents who wish to not participate this year have been told to keep their outside lights off.
 
This is the city's official statement on trick or treat.
 
In Adams, door-to-door trick or treat has been discouraged, and instead, town employees will deliver candy to neighborhoods via police, fire, DPW, and forest warden vehicles.
 
Vehicles will drive through neighborhoods playing Halloween music. Masked and gloved town employees will hand out candy, that was donated, to costumed residents.
 
Residents are encouraged to decorate their homes and dress in costumes.  
 
Trick or treat will start at 5:30 and end at 7.
 
Here is the town's official statement on Halloween. 
 
Williamstown is allowing trick or treat but residents are asked to adhere to standard COVID-19 recommendations.
 
Trick or treat in Williamstown will start at 5:30 and end at 7 pm.
 
Williamstown's official statement on Halloween can be found here.
 
The Fire Department will be stationed in different locations Cole Ave. and Southworth Street starting at 5 pm to hand out glow bracelets to help improve trick or treater visibility.
 
All communities are discouraging Halloween parties or other activities considered high risk in regard to the transmission of COVID-19.
 
 

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Teacher of the Month: Kaylea Nocher

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — First-grade students in Kaylea Nocher's class feel secure and empowered in the classroom, confidently embracing mistakes as they take charge of their learning.
 
This safe and fun atmosphere has earned Nocher the iBerkshires Teacher of the Month designation. The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, features distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here
 
Nearly a dozen parents and colleagues nominated the Brayton Elementary School teacher, praising her dedication, connection to students, and engaging classroom environment — going above and beyond to foster growth in her students.
 
"My students are the most important part of the job, and instilling love and a love for learning with them is so valuable," she said. 
 
"We have these little minds that we get to mold in a safe and loving environment, and it's really special to be able to do that with them."
 
Nocher has built her classroom on the foundation of love, describing it as the umbrella for all learning. 
 
"If you have your students feel loved… in the sense that they have a love for learning, they have a love for taking risks, they have a love for themselves, and they can use that in everything that they do," she said. 
 
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