 | Community Conversation Focuses on Local Farming, Food
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — There are plenty of people within the Berkshire community concerned about food insecurity, and that worry hasn't been limited to just consumers.
Some of the small farms that dot the Berkshire landscape are also feeling vulnerable at a time with governmental help may be on the decline. This |
 | North Adams Man Charged on Two Counts of Murder
First Assistant District Attorney Marianne Shelvey talks to reporters after Wednesday's arraignment of Darius Hazard.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A city man was arraigned on Wednesday on two counts of first-degree murder in connection with an alleged arson at a Francis Street home on |
| North Adams Fatal Fire Deemed Arson; Son Facing Murder Charges
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Monday's fatal fire has been deemed an arson and the son of the victims has been arrested in their deaths.
Darius Hazard, 44, was arraigned in Central Berkshire District Court on Tuesday on one count of arson in the fire that led to the deaths of his parents, Donald Hazard, 83, and Venture |
 | Be Aware of Runners Near BCC During Thursday Morning Fund-Raiser
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Residents are asked to be aware of traffic delays on outer West Street along the Berkshire Community College campus down to Meadow Ridge on Thanksgiving morning between 9 and 10 a.m. for the 10th annual MountainOne Thankful 5K.
The annual event is a fundraiser for the local Berkshire County food |
 | Elks, Ocean State Donate 22 Coats to Local Veterans
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Elks Lodge 487 teamed up with Ocean State Job Lots for a second year to provide winter coats to veterans in need.
A total of 44 coats were purchased, with half of those being distributed through the Veterans Services Office at City Hall.
First, the Elks purchased $1,000 worth |
| Two Dead in Fatal North Adams Fire
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Two people were found dead in Monday morning's fire on Francis Avenue.
The Berkshire District Attorney's Office on Monday afternoon confirmed that firefighters had entered the single-family home to search for occupants and found the two already deceased. No other individuals were located |
 | Holiday Hours: Thanksgiving
Plymouth's statue of Massasoit, who was instrumental in Plymouth Colony's survival, looks out over the Plymouth Rock monument. Image via SeePlymouth.com.
Thanksgiving will be observed on Thursday, Nov. 27. The day is a national holiday inspired by the first Thanksgiving dinner shared between the Pilgrims and Wampanoags in |
| North Berkshire Secondary Schools Study Group Hones RFP to Find Consultant
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Northern Berkshire Secondary Sustainability task force Tuesday finalized the objectives it wants addressed in a study it plans to commission this winter.
Representatives from three North County school districts plus the school union serving elementary schools in Clarksburg, Florida, Rowe and Savoy |
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