| Clarksburg Officials Want to Study School Regionalization
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Town officials are asking the school superintendency union to consider regionalization as a way to reduce education costs.
The Select Board met with school officials during a joint meeting on Wednesday night at Town Hall.
Select Board member Daniel Haskins said he and John |
| Local Firefighters Graduate from Firefighting Academy
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Massachusetts Firefighting Academy recently graduated Class S35 consisting of 27 firefighters representing 16 fire departments including North Adams and Pittsfield.
State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine said the graduates completed the 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training |
| MCLA Women's Basketball Falls at Fitchburg State
FITCHBURG, Mass. -- The Fitchburg State women's basketball team Saturday shot 35 percent from behind the 3-point line en route to a 62-39 win over MCLA.
Zaylee Ramos and Hailey Peabody each had a double-double for the Trailblazers, accounting for 74 percent of the team's points between them.
Ramos finished |
 | Community Hero of the Month: Lynn DeSanty
Pediatrics nurse Lynn DeSanty prepares a vaccine shot. She's retiring this year after a 42-year career in nursing.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Northern Berkshire Pediatrics nurse Lynn DeSanty has been selected for the January Community Hero of the Month.
The Community Hero of the Month series runs for |
 | North Adams Walgreens to Close in February
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Walgreens pharmacy store is closing Thursday, Feb. 22.
A spokesperson for the company confirmed the closing on Thursday and said "We will make every effort to place impacted team members at nearby stores."
Pharmacy customers are being told their prescriptions will |
 | North Adams Councilors Get Narcan Presentation
Krystle Kincaid of Berkshire Harm Reduction tells the City Council about finding fentanyl and xlyazine in drug samples.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Berkshire County had 47 fatal overdoses in 2022, a dozen of them in North County. Of those, eight occurred in North Adams.
One way to stop the deaths is |
| City Woman Wins Hometown Holidays Gift Basket
Jonathan Secor had some help in pulling the winning ticket.
Congrats to Janet O'Neill of North Adams who won the big Hometown Holidays gift basket on Thursday. O'Neill won some $1,300 worth of gift certificates and merchandise.
The drawing could be entered by spending $50 downtown |
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