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North Adams Group Launches Nip Bottle Return Pilot ProgramStaff Reports ,
01:13PM / Wednesday, October 08, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A group of local partners launched an upcoming pilot program to help curb the amount of alcohol nip bottle litter in the City of North Adams and neighboring communities. At a City Council meeting in September, Mayor Jennifer Macksey and Police Chief Mark Bailey presented the need for North Adams to prohibit the sale of nip bottles. This conversation sparked an initiative led by City Councilor Keith Bona and Benjamin Lamb from the NAMAzing Initiative, in collaboration with BFAIR. They are launching a pilot program that will offer a 5-cent refund for each clean nip bottle returned to BFAIR's redemption center, starting Nov. 1, and continuing as long 0 Comments
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Wicked Strange New England With Jeff Belanger | 08:30AM / Wednesday, October 08, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Based on Jeff Belanger's latest book, "Wicked Strange: Your Guide to Ghosts, Monsters, Oddities, and Urban Legends from New England," this multimedia program explores the unexplained through a tour of haunts, monsters, ghosts, aliens, weird history, legend and folklore from our region. The presentation will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 6 pm. It will be held at the North Adams Armory, located at 206 Ashland Street, North Adams, MA. All ages are welcome, and no registration is necessary. Bring your own seat if possible. Books will be available for sale and 0 Comments
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MCLA's Environmental Lecture to Celebrate Center for Resourceful Living| 08:00AM / Wednesday, October 08, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MCLA's Fall 2025 Elizabeth and Lawrence Vadnais Environmental Issues Lecture will be held at 7 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 11, in MCLA's Murdock Hall, Room 218. This year's event will celebrate the creation of The Center for Resourceful Living (CRL), started 50 years ago by MCLA Professor Emeritus Lawrence H. Vadnais. The evening will feature the debut screening of filmmaker Sharon Wyrrick's documentary, "Did You Put Milk in the Bucket?: A Tribute to The Center for Resourceful Living." The filmmaker will be in attendance at the screening. This event coincides with "Scenes from The Center for Resourceful Living," 0 Comments
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MCLA Alumni Foundation Recognizes Distinguished Alum By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
02:55PM / Tuesday, October 07, 2025 | |
Ed Sokolowsi speaks on receiving the Distinguished Alum Award. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Two local educators were recognized on Saturday at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Alumni Awards. Gina Coleman and Annie Pecor earned their Master of Education degrees from MCLA in 2000 and 2009, respectively. Coleman, who earned her bachelor's degree from Williams College and doctoral degree in educational leadership and policy through the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, addressed the gathering in the Feigenbaum Center for Science and Innovation via video upon receiving the Outstanding Educator Emeritus Award. "MCLA served as the 0 Comments
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North Adams Lions Club Hosts Pantry and Personal Item Drive| 07:41AM / Tuesday, October 07, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Lions Club announced a community-wide Pantry and Personal Item Drive in recognition of World Hunger Day. The drive will benefit the Al Nelson Friendship Center Pantry and runs through Oct. 17, 2025. Community members are encouraged to donate non-perishable, unexpired food items and essential personal care products to help support local families in need. Donation drop-off locations include: Scizzor Sisters, 22 Ashland St, North Adams Bright Ideas Brewing, 111 Mass Moca Way, North Adams Berkshire Emporium, 59 Main St, North Adams Plant Connector, 73 Main St, North Adams North Adams Police Station, 21 Holden 0 Comments
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North Adams Glamping Resort Switches to Wellness With Special PermitBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:41AM / Tuesday, October 07, 2025 | |
Ben Crespi points out elements of the plan; sites A and B for tenting can be seen toward the top of the plan. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — It took several attempts, but the Planning Board on Monday approved a new special permit for a camping resort on Notch Road. Benjamin Crespi has been before the Planning Board several times after taking on the glamping proposal first broached by the original developer back in 2019. The project's hit a number of roadblocks, not the least being the opposition by neighbors on the thinly settled road which resulted in litigation. Crespi, operating as 196 Marine LLC, said the last iteration of the resort had been scrapped and he was 0 Comments
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Dozens Compete in Fall Foliage 5KiBerkshires.com Sports,
08:48PM / Sunday, October 05, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Joshua Miller Sunday won the annual Fall Foliage 5K, covering the course in just more than 21 minutes. Miller hit the finish line in 21:05, setting a mile pace of 6:47, to win in a field of 35 finishers. Second place went to North Adams’ Liv Dalton, who was the fastest female finisher with a time of 22:41. Twenty men and 15 women competed in the race, part of the city’s Fall Foliage Festival. The race finished on Main Street just prior to the 69th Fall Foliage Parade. 0 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Indigenous Peoples Day / Columbus Day| 03:00PM / Sunday, October 05, 2025 | |
Dióscoro Teófilo Puebla Tolín's 'First landing of Columbus on the Shores of the New World,' at San Salvador, W.I., Oct. 12, 1492, from 1862. Indigenous Peoples Day and Columbus Day is being observed Monday, Oct. 13. As Columbus Day, it commemorates Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas on Oct. 12, 1492. As Indigenous Peoples Day, it commemorates the harm to their cultures and communities that followed Columbus' arrival. Columbus' voyage had been celebrated on significant anniversaries but did not become an official holiday until being recognized by Colorado in 1905. It was declared a federal holiday in 1937.
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PopCares Recognizes BHS Oncology Nurses at Annual Chicken DinnerBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
12:06PM / Sunday, October 05, 2025 | |
Cindy St. Pierre Noel speaks about their mother and her empathy with caregivers because of her understanding of the 'weight and responsibility.' NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Some 350 people came to Greylock Works to eat chicken, take chances on raffles and bid hundreds of dollars for whoopie pies and cupcakes. The annual PopCares Chicken Dinner and Auction is a major fundraiser for the local cancer charity, which has distributed over $1 million since its establishment in memory of William "Pop" St. Pierre, who passed away from cancer in 2012. Pop's three sons and charity founders William, Robert and Michael are the usual speakers at the 5 Comments
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North Adams 'Rises' for Elizabeth Freeman CenterBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
03:55PM / Saturday, October 04, 2025 | |
Mayor Jennifer Macksey, holding an 'Enough' sign, declared October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mayor Jennifer Macksey proclaimed October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the city on Tuesday at the start of Elizabeth Freeman Center's Rise Together walk. The annual fundraiser and awareness event was held in six communities across the county beginning Sept. 16 in Pittsfield. Local officials and community members marched down Main Street to First Congregational Church and back to City Hall to stand against gender-based violence. The center's goal is to reach $150,000; as of Friday afternoon, the center has raised more than
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Nonprofit Center Increases Support For North County Nonprofits| 03:41PM / Saturday, October 04, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires is increasing its support and geographic focus on North County nonprofit organizations with two upcoming events. Kevin Fleming, PhD will present an in-person workshop entitled "Writing Annual Appeals That Inspire Action." The workshop takes place at the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum in Adams on Monday, Oct. 6 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Participants will learn the essential elements of an effective appeal letter, from capturing attention with the subject line to writing a clear call-to-action. Designed for nonprofit leaders, staff, and volunteers at all levels of fundraising 5 Comments
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North Adams Launches Veterans Banner ProgramBy Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
07:22AM / Saturday, October 04, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Veterans Services Department is seeking city veterans, both living and deceased, to honor on large banners displayed throughout the downtown area. "Veterans of the past have paved the way for all of us now," Veterans Agent Kurtis Durocher said. "... I know, from a veteran's perspective, we don't necessarily relay that we want to be honored. But deep down, every veteran wants to be. To know that their service was not done for nothing. It is nice for families to be able to gloat about their veterans. They want to honor that legacy." The program proposes to install 30-by-60-inch banners throughout the downtown area. 5 Comments
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