North Adams Pride Announces 4th Annual Northern Lights Ball

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Pride has scheduled the 4th Annual Northern Lights Ball for Saturday, March 28, at the North Adams Elks Lodge.

The event, which is restricted to ages 21 and older, will run from 8:00 p.m. to midnight.

The evening's entertainment includes music on the main dance floor provided by BFG (Gabby Squailia). The lineup of regional drag performers includes Vuronika Baked, Jackie Legs, Gemini DaBarbay, Bella Santarella, Fagitty Anne, Hairy Debbie, and Gracie Smilez.

The upstairs lounge will feature DJ Black Angus, while DJ Liquid Courage will provide karaoke services. The karaoke portion of the evening is hosted by Graziana of North Adams Pride and Tricia of Make Me Happy Radio.

Food and beverage options will be available for cash purchase. Catering is provided by Christos Famous Pizza and Tres Ninos, supplemented by snacks from the Elks Lodge. Organizers noted that the venue has limited accessibility and encouraged those requiring accommodations to contact northadamspride@gmail.com in advance.

General admission tickets are priced at $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the event. Tickets can be found here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/northern-lights-ball-2 North Adams Pride also offers a "Pay What You Can" tier and a $36 sponsorship ticket to fund subsidized admissions. Organizers have issued a warning against purchasing tickets from third-party individuals online to avoid potential scams.

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Greylock School Project Moves Into Construction; Geothermal System Approved

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The $65 million Greylock School Project has moved into construction phase, where it will stay for the next 18 months or so. 
 
Work has already started, as abatement of asbestos and lead paint at the old school are underway and trees and playground equipment removed for site preparation by general contractor Fontaine Bros.
 
"They hit the ground running," Jesse Saylor of TSKP Studio told the School Building Committee on Tuesday. "Fontaine's doing a nice job looking ahead and forecasting and ... we expect to get their schedule upcoming, as well as their breakdown of schedule of values, which is important because the [Massachusetts School Building Authority] reimburses the city based on that."
 
Timothy Alix of Collier's International, the owner's project manager, said the school construction will come in about $51 million and change.
 
"Our total budget is $65.3 million. We've processed invoices for roughly $4.4 million of that, we believe that roughly $4.2 [million] would be eligible for reimbursement, and then, based on the city's reimbursement rate, we expect a reimbursement of $3.4 [million]," Alix said. "It's right where we expected. Again, the biggest number here will be this construction line item, and we'll start seeing some invoices coming in as Fontaine builds out their schedule of values."
 
Saylor offered a presentation on the differences between vertical and horizontal geothermal systems, with the committee finally committing to horizontal. The savings are estimated at about $225,000; the project is expected to receive about $2.4 million in federal funds toward the alternative energy option. 
 
Committee members had been wary of the use of geothermal, which is being pushed by the state, but felt better after Tuesday's overview and voted unanimously to go with a horizontal system under the parking lot. 
 
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