Letter: Jennifer Macksey for Mayor

To the Editor:

Jennifer Macksey is quite simply the best mayoral candidate for North Adams. As any of Jen's coworkers, current or former, will tell you, Jen is a strong independent woman who has been successful in every position she has held. I have personally seen her incredibly strong work ethic and she puts her whole heart into everything she does — just imagine what she will do for the city she loves.

What an incredible benefit to have our new mayor walk into City Hall with the knowledge of how city government works. She will brainstorm with all the city departments to figure out what needs to be prioritized and get to work on it. There will be no long learning curve.

I find it disturbing that the only reason I hear to not vote for Jen is that she will be our former mayor's "mouthpiece." For those of you who have made that statement, you obviously don't know Jen.

Rebecca Cellana
North Adams, Mass.

Mass MoCA Teen Invitational Draws Hundreds of Submissions

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
06:26PM / Monday, April 20, 2026

Mount Greylock Regional art teacher Jane-Ellen DeSomma receives the Pepper/Jackson Award from Gabriel Sacco. 

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — High school students from around the region are being featured this week at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.

 

More than 400 submissions were made to museum's 14th annual Teen Invitational, giving these young artists an chance to shine in media ranging from video to oils to pottery. 

 

The exhibition is on view through Sunday, April 26.

 

"This is my third year working with the participating schools and producing this exhibition," said Gabriel Sacco, the museum's senior manager of public programs, at Thursday's reception. 

 

"I'm always so impressed by the student work. It's the thing that like keeps me really excited about the work that we do, especially at a time like this when you know we need we need young voices to really share out what the future looks like for us now."

 

Participating schools were the Academy at Charlemont, Berkshire Arts & Technology Public Charter School, Buxton School, Darrow High School, Drury High School, Hoosac Valley High School, McCann Technical School, Miss Hall's School, Mount Greylock Regional School, Pine Cobble School, Pittsfield High School, Greater Commonwealth Virtual School and Wahconah Regional High School. 

 

This year, six awards were presented: three honorable mentions in artistic excellence and three Berkshire Eagle bests in show.