NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Airport Commission has accepted a state grant to purchase a diesel fuel tank to improve safety at the airport.
"This is 100 percent paid for by the state," Chairman Jeffrey Naughton said Tuesday at the commission's monthly meeting. "Basically it isn't going to cost the city anything."
Naughton said the airport needs diesel fuel on site to run equipment. The current arrangement is not optimal, and the airport operator uses his own truck to fill 5-gallon tanks that he transports back to the airport for use.
"It is important from an efficiency and operational standpoint," he said. "But more importantly, a safety standpoint."
The grant is from the state Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division.
The meeting took less than 5 minutes with the only other bit of business being to approve warrants.
There was not an airport projects update because the airport's Stantec engineer was unable to attend the virtual meeting.
Naughton did say the engineer provided a written update for the commissioners to review.
"He did send a report, and I hope you were all able to read it," Naughton said. "He will be unable to join us today."
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BAAMS' Monthly Studio 9 Series Features Mino Cinelu
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — On April 20, Berkshires' Academy of Advanced Musical Studies (BAAMS) will host its fourth in a series of live music concerts at Studio 9.
Saturday's performance will feature drummer, guitarist, keyboardist and singer Mino Cinelu.
Cinelu has worked with Miles Davis, Sting, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Tracy Chapman, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder, Lou Reed, Kate Bush, Tori Amos, Vicente Amigo, Dizzy Gillespie, Pat Metheny, Branford Marsalis, Pino Daniele, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Salif Keita.
Cinelu will be joined by Richard Boulger on trumpet and flugelhorn, Dario Boente on piano and keyboards, and Tony Lewis on drums and percussion.
Doors open: 6:30pm. Tickets can be purchased here.
All proceeds will help support music education at BAAMS, which provides after-school and Saturday music study, as well as a summer jazz-band day camp for students ages 10-18, of all experience levels.
Also Saturday, the BAAMS faculty presents master-class workshops for all ages, featuring Cinelu, Boulger, Boente, Lewis and bassist Nathan Peck.
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