BArT Charter Public School Announces First Quarter Honor Roll

Academic courses at BArT are aligned with the Massachusetts State Curriculum Frameworks for the appropriate grade level and include all standards deemed necessary for a complete, college-preparatory, middle and high school education.

Students in Grade 6 who earned Honors are Maxwell Allen, Iriana Arana Gomez, Autumnrayne Ciarla, Jayke Dennison, Trey Johnson, Dannae Luna, Payton Luscier, Giovanni Oliver Jr., Damien Peavey, Ava Townsend, Cassandra Wick, & Henry Zawistowski.

Students in Grade 6 who earned High Honors are Aurora Berning, Aria Galambos, Gretta Hildabrand, Autumn Legrand, Annika Marko, Olive Mastro, Alessandra Neely, Essence Reynolds, Darell Robinson Jr., Sage Rondeau, Dresden Schneider, & Lucille Vincent.

Students in Grade 7 who earned Honors are Clara Cahoon, Dax Coviello, Trinity Groves, Valentina Molina Diaz, Mildred Nicolas, Aerilynn Reynolds, & Noah Rosa Pietri.

Students in Grade 7 who earned High Honors are Luca Ciepiela, Lana Darby, Logan Ells, Logan Ely, Michael Graeff, McCullan Knox, Eric Leard, Thomas Marko, Hannah Nhim Ovitsky, Samson Nhim Ovitsky, Orlando Ramos, Sharon Shufelt, Ruby Smith, & Astrid Wells.

Students in Grade 8 who earned Honors are Lexi Bentley, Addison Ely, Katherine Fajardo, Imogen Guerin, Kira Hamilton, Henry Herzberg, Gavin Marotta, Jonathan Martin, Charlotte Nicholas, Marcos Palma-Marchiando, Philomene Paulyk, Lillian Ryan, Scarlette Smith, Iyrielle Spratling-Keele, & John Zawistowski.

Students in Grade 8 who earned High Honors are Akua Acquah, Silas Canfield, Fernanda Chavez Quispe, Emma Danylieko, Elizabeth Isham-Morton, Nayomi Martin, Llewella Miller, Talia Nevo, Gloria Nyamehen, Bethany Oberle, & Owen Rathbun.

Students in Grade 9 who earned Honors are Christian Columna, Liam Connors, Sadie Lavigne, Dante McClerklin Jr., Stephen Nyamehen Jr., Henrietta Owusu, Isabella Silva, & Kailani Velez Aguto.

Students in Grade 9 who earned High Honors are Lynn Lenois, Aiyanah Roy, Armani Roy, & Paige Tetreault.

Aisling Mountain Farm Owners Say Town Scrutiny Has Damaged Business

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
07:21AM / Sunday, November 08, 2026

Christian Rowe with Sofie, one of its therapy horses. One of its herd had to be sold off because the farm had to pull back on therapy services. 

ADAMS, Mass. — What began as a dispute between neighboring property owners has escalated into a prolonged conflict spanning multiple town boards and departments, leading Aisling Mountain Farm's operators to question whether some officials have overstepped their authority.

 

Farm owner Kathryn Foley purchased the 22-acre property at 185 West Road in 2019 to establish an equestrian facility at the base of Mount Greylock. The farm offers horse boarding and leasing services and, until recently, also provided riding lessons and equine therapy.

 

For several years, Foley and her boyfriend, Christian Rowe, who serves as the farm's estate manager, say they have faced a pattern of harassment, false reporting, and alleged misuse of authority by certain municipal employees. 

 

These actions have been compounded by a separate dispute with the company that constructed the riding arena over unforeseen permitting requirements, which have interfered with the farm's ability to provide some of its services, resulting in the closure of its animal-assisted psychotherapy services and riding lessons. 

 

"I have done everything to try to work quietly with the town, with the company … I am not about causing drama … My whole profession is helping people, and that's all I want to do, and I want to do things right, and I want to do my job the right way for people because that's what they deserve," Foley said. 

 

"It breaks my heart that nobody's getting their services, and the last thing I want to do is create a bunch of extra drama around this."

 

The farm had to sell one of its horses, May, who was frequently used in therapy. Its remaining horses include Guinness, Monty, Asher and Sofie, along with miniature therapy horses Latte and Knick Knack.