The Japanese stock market is the single best performing market so far this year. That's saying something, since we all know that our own markets are hitting record highs on a daily basis. I'm betting this is just the dawn of a new age for this island nation.

Frankly, there is still a lot of skepticism that the Japanese have finally turned the corner. There have been so many false starts since their markets peaked in the late 1980s that the last three-plus decades have bred an enormous amount of cynicism from both the Japanese themselves as well as international investors.

On Wall Street there are only a handful of us left who remember the glory days of Japan. I first visited

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Jobseekers got to see what positions were available from more than 50 local companies.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The annual Berkshire Career Fair drew more than 300 prospective employees to browse jobs from 54 different employers on Thursday.

The Career Fair saw an increase of eight employers from last year while about the same number of prospective employees came through the doors of the Berkshire Hills Country Club.

However, Chamber of Commerce  Director of Programs & Events Christine Hoyt is seeing an uptick in employed prospects looking for something new.

"We are seeing quite a few employed folks," Hoyt said. "The number is up from last

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Mayor Richard Alcombright read to children at the Haskins Center on Thursday afternoon as part of the Wee Read Berkshire County initiative. For more photos, see the slideshow.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mayor Richard Alcombright joined in on the Wee Read Berkshire County initiative by reading to young children and participating in a sing-along at the Haskins Center on Thursday afternoon.

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Sleet and freezing rain are in the forecast but the buds on the trees show warmer, greener weather's not far off.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Winter isn't over quite yet.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory from 10 p.m. Thursday until noon on Friday.

The Albany, N.Y., bureau is predicting sleet accumulations up to a half of an inch and ice of one-tenth to one-third of a inch. The greatest accumulation will be in the higher elevations across Southern Vermont and in the Berkshires.

The sleety mix is still better than the blizzard the same storm system dumped on the Plains earlier this week. The mix of warm and cold air smashing over

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MCLA's rugby club scored 34 points in its first match, soundly defeating Southern Vermont College.

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' rugby club opened its spring season with a convincing 34-22 victory over Southern Vermont College on Sunday. 

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READSBORO, Vt. — Two North Adams, Mass., men are facing multiple charges after leading state police on a seven-mile high-speed chase in a stolen car early Tuesday morning and crashing at the intersection of Routes 8 and 100.

Shawn M. Tripodes and Matthew R. Rodriques, both 18, were taken to North Adams Regional Hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.

The pursuit began with the report of a stolen vehicle, a 2003 Subaru Forester that was later found abandoned later Tuesday morning on Pike Road in Whitingham.

The owner of the vehicle said he saw someone taking the Forester from his Merrifield Road home in Whitingham and heading toward Route 100 at about 1:46

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To the Editor:

Please pay attention, this is important.

I want my constituents to understand the impact that old political vendettas are having on the children in our community, and you should all be disgusted. The City of North Adams has the rare opportunity to get millions of dollars from Boston to build a new, state-of-the-art elementary school. Instead of plowing forward, a sector of our community has festered myths and lies to stall the project.

This is America and everyone has the right to self-governance without the fear of reprisal by their government, but once an American makes a public figure of themselves, they face public scrutiny. Just like those of us who are elected.

So,

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A tractor-trailer accident on Route 2 sent the driver to BMC and closed the road for several hours.

FLORIDA, Mass. — A tractor-trailer crash along the infamous Dead Man's Curve on Route 2 left the driver trapped for more than an hour and dumped hundreds of pounds of lime across the steep incline above the Cold River.

The state highway was closed shortly before 5 p.m. from South County Road to Charlemont and was expected to be shut down until later Wednesday night.

The driver of the truck, who has not been identified, was taken by North Adams Ambulance to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.

"He lost control coming down the hill," said Florida

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Lab technician Jeremy Smith shows Lee Middle School pupils how to make a gummy bear explode with potassium chloride. For more photos, see the slideshow.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — About 260 middle school students experienced college life Wednesday morning.

The students, from Herberg Middle School in Pittsfield and Lee Middle School visited the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Wednesday morning as part of the Berkshire County Goes to College program.

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EVENT

Day Into Night

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You can spend May 5th in your room.... or partying with us. The Choice isyours. 

EVENT

Pre-School Story Time (Ages 3-6)
North Adams Public Library
74 Church Street, 2nd Floor
(413)662-3133 ext.

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