McCann Student Injured in Metal Fabrication Shop

Staff Reports12:49PM / Wednesday, April 27, 2022Print Story | Email Story

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A McCann Technical School student was seriously injured Wednesday morning in the metal fabrication shop.

The 18-year-old girl suffered burns and was taken to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.

"All we can do is confirm that an accident did occur and that the North Adams emergency services promptly arrived and administered appropriate treatment and transportation to BMC," said Superintendent James Brosnan. "The family is informed and aware of the accident."

He did confirm that it was a burn injury but said privacy laws and regulations prevented him from saying more.

Northern Berkshire EMS responded shortly before 11 a.m. and a LifeStar helicopter was called. The medical chopper was expected to land at the Berkshire Mall but, according to scanner reports, the teen may have been taken directly to BMC.

Brosnan told The Berkshire Eagle that this was a rare occurrence and that the student appeared to be in "good spirits" when she was taken away by ambulance.

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Clarksburg Applying for Home Rehabilitation Program

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
05:24AM / Monday, December 29, 2025

CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The town is applying for Community Development Block Grant funds for a housing rehabilitation program.

Clarksburg could get $850,000 or more depending on if it partners with another community.

Brett Roberts, a senior planner with Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, presented the options to the Select Board at its last meeting.

"We were looking over our portfolio, and you're a town that we haven't reached out to in quite a while, and I wanted to change that," he said. "You have a pretty competitive score with the state so we wanted to see if you'd be interested in the grant."

The grants, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and administered by the state Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities, help small cities and towns undertake projects that benefit low and moderate-income residents. Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll recently announced more than $4 million coming to Berkshire towns for fiscal 2025.

This is slightly different than Home Modification Loan Program presented to the North Adams City Council earlier this month that focuses on accessibility.

Roberts said funds would be used to repair homes, bring them up to code, do lead mitigation or update roofs, windows, and septic. Eligible recipients would have income up to 80 percent of the area median income.

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