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North Adams Files Suit Against Scrapyard for Back Payments, Fire CostsBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:10AM / Friday, February 17, 2023 | |
Apkin & Sons closed in December and says its cleaning out its five-acre property. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Redevelopment Authority is asking the court for an attachment on Apkin's scrapyard to prevent the company from selling the 5-acre property. The authority and the city of North Adams are seeking more than $200,000 in alleged delinquent lease payments and firefighting costs as well as cleanup and environmental monitoring at the site in a request for a preliminary injunction. Apkin, represented by Donovan & Connor, is countering that it owes nothing for the "free public services" of fire suppression and that, at most, it owes $30,000 4 Comments
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North Adams Police Temporary Quarters Nearly CompleteBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
04:44PM / Thursday, February 16, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Police Department expects to be moving into its temporary quarters next month. Mayor Jennifer Macksey told the City Council on Tuesday that the renovations at the former juvenile are "about 95 percent complete" and that the furniture will be arriving this week. "Our hope is to have all the communications and everything run by March 1, but I will say that's a soft date," she said. "We're doing a little bit of a dance with Verizon right now. But we're hoping very soon that we could at least take all of you through." The relocation is a short-term solution to the deficiencies of the 0 Comments
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Weekend Outlook: Dances, Festivals, and MoreBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:49PM / Thursday, February 16, 2023 | |
 Warm up to some events Berkshire County will be having this long weekend including festivals, community nights, and dance parties. Friday Free Community Night Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield In celebration of the beginning of "Ten Days of Play," the museum will open its doors Friday evening for free from 5:30 until 7:30. Visitors can get a first look at the daily play areas, along with a Storybook Time in The Art of Storytelling exhibits. More information here. Jeff Pitchell’s Legends Live On The Stationery Factory, Dalton Award Winning singer and songwriter Jeff Pitchell and his band Texas Flood will be performing at 0 Comments
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Adams New K9 'Adam' Will Greet the Community Friday| 12:31PM / Thursday, February 16, 2023 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — The police force's new K9, dubbed "Adam," will be with his handler Officer Curtis Crane at Adam's Hometown Market on Friday, Feb. 17, from 11 to noon. Adam is the first K9 fully funded as a direct result of the Hometown Foundation's Police K-9 Awareness Fundraiser. The fundraiser collected in-store donations at the register in all 18 Adams Hometown Market locations to collectively fundraise for the Adams K-9 Fund, which resulted in the purchase of K9 Adam. This donation is the first of its kind and, according to the foundation, shows how the community can come together behind an important cause to create a tangible 0 Comments
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BArT Ballers Battle But Bow Out in League SemisiBerkshires.com Sports,
09:52AM / Thursday, February 16, 2023 | |
 HARDWICK, Mass. -- The short-handed Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School basketball team Wednesday put up a fight for 32 minutes but could not overcome Eagle Hill in the semi-finals of the River Valley Athletic League tournament. Despite 23 points from Corey Lynch and 14 from Sam Touray, the Wolf Pack fell, 62-43, to its long-time rival to the east. BArT coach Robert Daugherty said his day started with the news that senior and top inside defender Ivan Chen was medically unavailable for the road trip. That was a big blow for BArT, which dropped a one-point decision to Eagle Hill earlier this year and faced the challenge of matching 6-foot-4 Hampton Carver 0 Comments
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Adams Names First Police Department CorporalBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:17AM / Thursday, February 16, 2023 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — The town has chosen a 20-year veteran of the police force to take the newly created position of corporal. Joshua Baker was formally confirmed in the post at Wednesday's Select Board meeting, surrounded by his colleagues and with family in the audience. "It just shows how this whole community supports each other and law enforcement," said Police Chief F. Scott Kelley. "The new police position allows more advancement for the officers of APD but also strengthens the supervisory levels between patrol officers and sergeants." Town Administrator Jay Green said the decision to create the position — which is higher than a 0 Comments
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North Adams Council OKs Police Cruiser Funds, Short-Term Rental OrdinanceBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:02AM / Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city is taking possession of two new cruisers ordered two years ago. The City Council on Tuesday authorized the transfer of $109,582.13 from the Parking Meter Reserve Account to pay for the vehicles. Mayor Jennifer Macksey said the 2020 cruisers will replace two that have more than 100,000 miles on them. One is from 2103 and the other a 2017. "We currently have a balance of roughly $206,000 In the Parking Meter Reserve. Once we take out $109,000, we have a balance of roughly $96,000," the mayor said. "That is a little alarming. They were ordered way back when, it is happening and appropriated. And the bill 0 Comments
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Adams Burglary Suspect DiesStaff Reports,
07:09PM / Tuesday, February 14, 2023 | |
ADAMS, Mass. — Authorities say a suspect in a burglary last week on Spring Street died the day after the incident. Mark Bednarz, 56, died on Friday, Feb. 10, while in the hospital, according to the District Attorney's Office, which released the information on Tuesday. Police had confirmed that there unspecified injuries in the daylight breaking and entering at a home on Spring Street. Adams Police and State Police had responded to the home of Thomas Granger, 73, at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9. Granger told police he had come home to find Bednarz breaking into his residence and that a struggle had ensued. Bednarz was injured during 0 Comments
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Don't let fear drive investment decisionsSubmitted by Edward Jones,
11:38AM / Tuesday, February 14, 2023 | |
 In the past year, we've seen some big swings in the financial markets. This volatility may make you feel as if you have little control over your investment success. But the truth is, you do have more control than you might think — as long as you don't let fear guide your decisions. Investment-related fear can manifest itself in a few different ways: Fear of loss – Some investors may emphasize avoiding losses more than achieving gains. Consequently, they might build portfolios they consider very low in risk, possibly containing a high percentage of certificates of deposit (CDs) and U.S. Treasury securities. Yet, a highly conservative approach carries its own risk 0 Comments
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North Adams Planners Push Off 3 Business Changes to Allow Wider DebateBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
10:18AM / Tuesday, February 14, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Planning Board pushed three communications on their agenda to the next month to give citizens a chance to speak to the proposed business changes. Stop & Shop and Bro MX both inquired about changing business hours and Ben Crespi is proposing to operate his glamping resort year round. "All of which I believe ... are far larger than minor changes to their application," said Chair Brian Miksic. "And so, because of that, I want all of you guys to be able to speak to that. But the way the meeting is set up is that it has to be on the public meeting agenda." Miksic said all three businesses had engendered 21 Comments
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BArT Charter Basketball Advances to League Semi-FinalBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:46PM / Monday, February 13, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Sawyer Moser Monday scored 20 points to lead the Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School basketball team to a 58-40 win over Hadley's Hartsbrook School in the River Valley Athletic League tournament. The Wolf Pack used a 15-2 run in the first quarter to take control of the game, and the margin never dipped below 12 points the rest of the way. Corey Lynch scored 15, and Matt Lizzo scored 11 for BArT in a game played at the Armory. Ivan Chen added seven points in a game that doubled as Senior Day for BArT, which saw its regular season finale canceled due to weather. BArT coach Rob Daugherty said that his team made the most of its 0 Comments
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Explore the Unknown at the North Adams Public LibraryBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:33PM / Monday, February 13, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Let your curious side run rampant and explore the unknown with UFO and Bigfoot explorer Ronny LeBlanc on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 6 p.m. in the North Adams Public Library. "Einstein said, 'I have no special talent. I'm just really curious' and I think that humans are always curious. We're trying to learn, we're trying to figure things out. Our brain is designed to try to understand and comprehend things," LeBlanc said in a recent interview. The event provides an opportunity to interact with fellow paranormal enthusiasts, reference librarian Lisa Harding said. "I think first and foremost, 7 Comments
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