MCLA Opens Registration for Summer Course Sessions

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) has opened registration for its 2025 summer courses for MCLA students, high schoolers, community members, professionals, and visiting college students. 
 
MCLA will host two summer sessions with both in-person and online course options: 
 
Session A: May 21 – July 3, 2025 
 
Session B: July 7 – August 16, 2025 
 
With more than 50 online courses available, MCLA's summer offerings are designed to accommodate the schedules of working adults, undergraduates, and high school students. Courses provide a chance to get ahead on a major or minor, fulfill general education requirements, explore a new subject, catch up on coursework, prepare for graduate school, or even graduate early. Visiting students home for the summer can also take advantage of MCLA's affordable rates to complete prerequisite courses and transfer credits back to their home institution. 
 
To explore available courses and register, visit mcla.edu/summer
 

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North Adams Glamping Project Teams With Luxury Resort for New Approvals

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Just last fall, wellness and fancy tents were the core of the glamping proposal for Notch Road.
 
On Monday, developer Benjamin Crespi of 196 Marine LLC, was back before the Planning Board with a dramatically different proposal: 49 two-bedroom tourists cabins with a restaurant and recreational amenities.
 
He was approved with a lengthy list of conditions hammered out between the project and a group of residents represented by attorney Alexandra Glover of Lazan Glover & Puciloski.
 
"After I think multiple rounds and many discussions with neighbors to understand what their reservations about the project were, we went back to the drawing board," said Crespi. "The main critical issues were the fact that my last permit allowed me to be open to the general public.
 
"There was concerns about the number of events and the size of those events. There was concern about noise impact in the neighborhood, traffic volume, traffic routing and wildlife interaction."
 
He detailed the 19 issues that the neighbors had and determined the way forward was to limit access only to paying customers and not open to the public for events.
 
"It was very clear that I had to reduce the volume of people on site. So if I reduce my guest count, and I've lost those profit centers, then I need to offset by going to a higher level of service. That's exactly what I've done," Crespi said.
 
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