Letter: Thank You for Supporting 'Get BArT Smart'

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To the Editor:

On Saturday, April 6, Berkshire Arts & Technology (BART) Charter Public School hosted our annual "Get BART Smart" fundraiser — and raised $29,769 (net) for the school's college preparatory and extra-curricular programs! Over 110 people attended and participated in our signature team trivia game. A huge "thank you" to all who attended and made it a great evening!

This night would not have been possible without the support of over a hundred local organizations and businesses.

We are extremely thankful to our Salutation Sponsor, Adams Community Bank! Thank you for being the Head of the Class.

Our High Honor Roll sponsors: MountainOne Bank, Aladco Linen Services, Cord Master Engineering, Haddad Auto Group, and Nocher Realty all played an important part in the evening's success.


We also thank our Honor Roll sponsors: Adams Plumbing & Heating, DuFour, HR Knowledge, Interprint Inc., Scarafoni Associates, and Whitman's Crystal Clean.

The list above doesn't include 90-plus additional local businesses that generously donated goods and services to the event for auction items and prizes, or supported the event at the "Sponsor" level.

BART serves over 365 students in Grades 6-12 from all over Berkshire County. Businesses from all corners of the Berkshires helped support our students through their generous sponsorships and donations.

Finally, many thanks to the trustees, faculty, staff, volunteers and others who contributed their time, money, and effort to make this event happen. Their dedication to the BART community, most importantly our students, is truly inspiring.

Sincerely,

Catherine McKeen
Williamstown, Mass. 

McKeen is a member of the school's board of trustees. 

 

 

 

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Adams Fire District Voters Approve Full-Time Paid Chief

Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — After scarcely failing in years prior, voters overwhelmingly passed making the fire chief and clerk/treasurer appointed positions during the special Fire District meeting on Thursday evening. 
 
More than 50 registered voters experienced déjà vu as they rehashed the requests to make the fire engineer and clerk/treasurer positions appointed during a meeting that lasted half and hour. 
 
In previous district meetings, changing the fire chief position to a paid, full-time, appointed role was controversial. This year, however, Article 2 passed with a large majority in favor.
 
Voter Catherine Foster said this change is long overdue, especially now that current Fire Chief John Panescchi has announced his retirement effective May, after nine years as chief and 40 years with the department. 
 
Following questions from voters, it was explained that the pay scale for the 40-hour position will be based on qualifications and will range between $75,000 to $111,000, not including benefits.
 
Based on benefits for other town employees, benefits will cost an additional of about $40,000 to $50,000.  
 
Through the stipend, Panescchi is getting paid roughly $30,000. 
 
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