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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Adams Fire District Looks at Expenses, Mulls Expansion

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — The Fire Department is seeking grant funding for full-time firefighters and pondering how to repair or replace a fire engine.
 
Fire Chief David Lennon last week told the Prudential Committee about the submission for a federal SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) Grant to help pay for firefighters salaries and also help with his goal of pursuing a new fire station.
 
The firefighting positions will have a pay rate of $25 an hour. The department has budgeted $645,000 in funding from the SAFER Grant and a 25 percent contribution of $53,534.26. Fire District members had previously approved the hiring of two firefighters dependent on obtaining the three-year grant.
 
"I feel that we are looking at two crises, both getting coverage and also the station itself, and for the community to have to do both, it's going to be very, very difficult, and so I'm trying to go ahead and express in there that by supporting the hiring of two firefighters, it's going to make it much more palatable for our community to be in support of replacing the fire station, if we can also get outside help for staffing," he said.
 
Lennon said the department got some bad news from the shop about one of its engines. The vehicle's frame is suffering from corrosion, which is lessening the lifespan of the truck.
 
"What they're expressing is that double frame, the way it's starting to corrode and separate and push, they're saying we should either look at getting it replaced or start looking at a new truck, and we're trying to get 10 more years out of this," he said.
 
The committee agreed to handle safety critical items and try to keep the truck from eroding further, but Lennon said they are limited to what can be done.
 
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