BArT Names New Principal

06:00PM / Wednesday, February 02, 2022Print Story | Email Story

ADAMS, Mass. The Berkshire Arts & Technology (BArT) Charter Public School announced the selection of Erin Hattaway as the School's Principal.

"Erin is the epitome of the role of Principal at BART," said Jay White, BART's Executive Director. "Educated and vigorously curious to be sure, she is indefatigable in her devotion to our students' learning, to their care and nurturing, and to providing settings where they reach and grow and let their creativity loose. Similarly, she is the colleague we educators all want: supportive, encouraging, and always optimistic. I am delighted that Erin Hattaway is BART's new Principal and look forward to BART's future with her in the role."

The Principal Search Committee, which included members of BART's faculty and staff, parents, and Board of Trustees, conducted a search that drew applicants from around the country.

Hattaway has been in the Interim Principal role since October 2021. Before that, she served as the Assistant Principal for over 6 years. Additionally, Hattaway served for several years as the coordinator for BART's English Language Learner's (ELL) program, the Learning Services program, and as an English Language Arts teacher.

Hattaway holds degrees from UMass Amherst: a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Philosophy and a Master of Arts degree in Education with a focus on Bilingual, ESL, and Multicultural Education. In addition, she earned Restorative Practices Practitioner and Trainer certification through the International Institute of Restorative Practices.

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Adams Street & Sidewalk Improvement Project to Resume in Spring

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
11:34AM / Friday, November 06, 2026

ADAMS, Mass. — Work on the paving and sidewalk improvement project along Smith, Randall, and Cherry streets was underway and is expected to continue in the spring.

The town awarded the project to Warner Bros. LLC, the lowest responsive bidder out of the four bids, with a base bid of $491,595, which included repaving a 1.5 inch mill and overlay and a five-and-a-half foot monolithic sidewalks on both sides of Cherry and Smith Street.

The town also accepted three bid alternates, bringing the total project cost to $664,546.75, funded entirely through the state's Chapter 90 program.

The three bid alternates includes crosswalk improvements at Summer and Cherry streets, milling and repaving of Randall Street, and constructing new sidewalks along the south side of Randall Street.

"The concrete work is pretty significant. They'll tear up all the old concrete, and they'll frame out new concrete, and they'll pour wet cement for curing. So, it takes a little bit of time, and then sometimes with these public works, they're kind of up against weather conditions," Town Administrator Nicholas Caccamo said.

"If the temperature starts to drop too quickly, the materials don't hold as well. So, they often will exercise a little bit of caution. They did review with the town last week that they're going to wait to do the rest of the project in the springtime."

The town identified the streets as priorities in part because of its proximity to Winter Street, where officials have applied for a Community Development Block Grant to fund paving and stormwater improvements, he said.

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