MCLA to Hold Annual Sam Gomez Race

04:06PM / Tuesday, February 21, 2023Print Story | Email Story

NORTH ADAMS, MASS.— The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Student Government Association's (SGA) 45th annual Sam Gomez Road Race will again be a hybrid event this year, with an interactive virtual race that will be run from March 24 th through March 31 and the in-person event will be held on April 1.

This year's race will benefit Tapestry of North Adams.

Through the event, the SGA has raised over $30,000 for Berkshire-based organizations for almost 20 years.

Runners can register at mcla.edu/samgomez. Community members can also donate to beneficiaries as well.

The April 1 race kicks off at 11 a.m. Check-in time will be from 9:30 a.m.- 10:45 a.m. on the second floor of the MCLA Campus Center in the Achievement Lounge.

Virtual runners can complete their run any time between March 24 and March 31. Runners will be emailed a link to submit their virtual time through our partner organization, the Berkshire Running Center.

Runners are asked to post a photo on social media using #SamGomez2023 and tag @MCLAStudentGovernment.

Runners who register will receive a race T-shirt and medal.

As of Feb. 21 this year's race sponsors are Becks Printing Company, Inc., Countryside Landscape Services, Donovan O'Connor, Dodig LLP, Gajda, Arnold, & McConnell, PC, H.A. George Fuel Corporation,

Monarch Realty, Inc, RK Miles, Walmart, and The Williamstown Motel.

Sam Gomez was a professor at MCLA (then North Adams State College) and founded the school's cross-country team. Coach Gomez believed in the importance of the relationship between the local community and MCLA.

In honor of Coach Gomez and his legacy of giving back to the Berkshire community, each year SGA selects a Berkshire County charity to receive the proceeds from the race bearing Coach Gomez's name.

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North Adams Council OKs New Sustainability Committee

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
05:13AM / Thursday, September 10, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council on Tuesday night moved the establishment of a Sustainability & Tree Commission to a second reading and publication.

Mayor Jennifer Macksey back in February had presented the council with a list of objectives and how she thought a such a committee could support the administration. Councilor Andrew Fitch had raised the issue the year before, referred it to the mayor's office and pushed through the ordinance.

As the process moved forward, he recommended it merge with the Tree Commission, taking on that committee's objectives as part of the city's sustainability mission. It will make recommendations such as regarding climate change and impact on neighborhoods, and be able to seek grants, partnerships and other resources.

The language provided to the council on Tuesday had been reviewed by several committees and commissions and included changes advised by the city solicitor.

"It's been through a whole bunch of different reviews, and it took different tweaks from each of these committees," said Fitch, acting as president that night. "Each of these committees and commission provided excellent guidance of how to make this a little bit stronger, how to make this a little bit better."

Jenny Dunning, a member of the grassroots North Adams Sustainability Task Force, spoke at the beginning of the meeting to endorse the ordinance.

"I just want to say how much I appreciate that the council and the administration has moved forward to figure out a way to make this happen, and it's up for the vote tonight," said Dunning, who serves on the Windsor Lake Commission. "And we've got five of us who are here to support this change."

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