A magical night at Tanglewood: James Taylor, Boston Pops draw record crowd

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With James Taylor and the Boston Pops as the draw, Tanglewood Music Festival in Lenox set a single day attendance record on Wednesday evening, as 24,470 music lovers made the show. Although Taylor's concerts at Tanglewood are traditionally large draws, the size of the crowd surprised Tanglewood staffers - and even Boston Pops laureate conductor John Williams. Because of traffic delays, audience members were still arriving well into the first set. (Williams joked that some orchestra members were caught in traffic.) The Pops held court for the first set, with Taylor taking the stage to narrate one piece, excerpts from Copland's, "A Lincoln Portrait." For the second set, Taylor performed new songs as well as some of his classics, such as "Fire & Rain," backed by the Pops orchestra. The audience stood and joined Taylor in singing "America the Beautiful." After finishing to extended cheers and a standing ovation from the audience, Williams noted that, because of the large crowd, some people may have missed much of the concert. He then reintroduced Taylor, who took the stage for an additional set, with his own band. Many in the audience sang along to songs such as "You've got a Friend" and "Carolina in My Mind." Taylor finished with his classic (and Berkshire favorite) "Sweet Baby James."

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McCann Recognizes Superintendent Award Recipient

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
05:32PM / Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Landon LeClair and Superintendent James Brosnan with Landon's parents Eric and Susan LeClair, who is a teacher at McCann.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Superintendent's Award has been presented to Landon LeClair, a senior in McCann Technical School's advanced manufacturing course.

The presentation was made last Thursday by Superintendent Jame Brosnan after Principal Justin Kratz read from teachers' letters extolling LeClair's school work, leadership and dedication.

"He's become somewhat legendary at the Fall State Leadership Conference for trying to be a leader at his dinner table, getting an entire plate of cookies for him and all his friends," read Kratz to chuckles from the School Committee. "Landon was always a dedicated student and a quiet leader who cared about mastering the content."

LeClair was also recognized for his participation on the school's golf team and for mentoring younger teammates.

"Landon jumped in tutoring the student so thoroughly that the freshman was able to demonstrate proficiency on an assessment despite the missed class time for golf matches," read Kratz.

The principal noted that the school also received feedback from LeClair's co-op employer, who rated him with all fours.

"This week, we sent Landon to our other machine shop to help load and run parts in the CNC mill," his employer wrote to the school. LeClair was so competent the supervisor advised the central shop might not get him back.

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