| Clarksburg Kicking Off Master Planning Process
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CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The town is embarking on its first master planning process in more than 60 years.
Residents are encouraged to attend the first meeting on "Envisioning Clarksburg 2040" on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m. at the Community |
 | Veterans Thanked for Service on a Snowy Veterans Day
Snow was falling over the county as communities held Veterans Day observances. Above, the honor guard at the North Adams ceremony. More photos here.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams observed Veterans Day with the first snow of season falling across the granite Veterans Memorial.
"As we stand |
| DPAC To Perform 'Radium Girls'
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Drury Performing Arts in collaboration with the 21st Century Afterschool Program announced performance dates for its production of "Radium Girls" by D.W. Gregory.
According to a press release:
In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and |
 | Greylock School Project Gets Nod From Planning Board
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Greylock School project sailed through the Planning Board on Monday night with unanimous approval.
This sets up the $65 million project to go out to bid on Nov. 17.
Jesse Saylor of TSKP Studio, the school's designer, and Chelsea Christenson, a civil engineer |
| State Police Arrest 56 in Child Porn Operation
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nearly a third of the 56 people arrested last week on child pornography charges were in Berkshire County.
The arrests were part of "Operation Firewall," a months-long collaborative investigation that resulted in the arrests made over three days in 38 |
| Blustery, Snowy Weather for Veterans Day
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Veterans Day will dawn chilly and a possible frosting of snow as the jet stream dips across the eastern half of the country.
AccuWeather says this will be the coldest weather since last winter and that this cold sweeping across the Great Lakes will result in the first round of |
| Free Jack's Hot Dogs for Veterans on Veterans Day
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Thanks to a donation from Jim Boyle of Cheshire, Jack's Hot Dog Stand will offer a free hot dog to veterans on Veterans Day.
Boyle, who walked into Jack's with a $200 donation, said he made the donation because of his own family's military history.
"My Father was at |
 | Card and Collectibles Shop Opens in North Adams
Kevin Dowling says his late grandfather collected some of the memorabilia in the store. (Flutie Flakes!)
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A new card and collectibles shop opened on Eagle Street last week.
Owner Kevin Dowling established 2 the Moon Card Shop & Collectibles after finding some |
 | Soares' Free Veterans Brunch Honors Local Heroes
Sheriff Thomas Bowler, left, and Wayne Soares at the brunch. Both say veterans' service should never be forgotten.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ahead of Veterans Day, more than 50 local veterans and their families gathered at the Freight Yard Pub for a free appreciation brunch hosted by veteran advocate Wayne |
 | Veterans Day Ceremonies and Holiday Hours
U.S. Veterans Affairs
An image of the 353rd Infantry in France taken two minutes before the armistice ending World War I went into effect.
Veterans Day falls on Tuesday, Nov. 11, and will be observed as a state and federal holiday.
The federal holiday commemorates the service of the nation's military veterans in |
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