Workshop at BAAMS

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshires' Academy for Advanced Musical Studies (BAAMS) will host a saxophone adn woodwinds workshop on March 16.
 
This is the third in a monthly series of special workshops at BAAMS, lead by Executive Director Richard Boulger and the BAAMS' Faculty Band. This month features saxophonist Alex Foster, who has performed with the "Saturday Night Live" Band for over three decades, and is co-musical director of the Mingus Big Band in New York City.
 
Boulger will be on hand to teach brass instruments/trumpet, Alex Blake, bass, Dario Boente, piano/keyboards, and Jaime Affoumado, drums and percussion.
 
Students from ages 10 and up may attend. It would be helpful if they have some musical background but need not be advanced. 
 
The workshop that will be held at Studio9 at the Porches located at 18 Veazie St.
 
The workshop runs from 11 am to 1:30 pm.

Tickets are $40 and can be purchased here.

 

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Clarksburg Has Buyers for Cruisers; OKs Exemption Income Hike

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Select Board will be deciding next week who will get the town's police cruisers.
 
At Monday's meeting, it also approved changes in the property tax exemptions, including raising the income limit.
 
The board had voted to dissolve police department in March and rely on the State Police. The two cruisers, including one purchased in 2021, have been taking up space in the garage ever since. 
 
Town Administrator Ronald Boucher on Monday said Adams, Cheshire and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts had all evinced interest in the vehicles. 
 
MCLA Lt. Mark Denault attended Monday's meeting and said the college was ready to purchase the newer cruiser. 
 
"I'm here to just hear what the board has to say and where they're headed," said Denault. "We're ready now. MCLA is ready. So if we have a purchase-sale agreement tomorrow, we're ready to cut a check tomorrow."
 
The Adams Finance Committee was reviewing a possible purchase of both vehicles that night. Police Chief F. Scott Kelley had told the Adams Selectmen at a budget workshop in April that the department needed to get on a schedule to update its fleet. 
 
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