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Mohawk Theater Fails to Attract BiddersBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
02:23PM / Wednesday, July 27, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Mohawk Theater failed to attract even a single bid in this last request for proposals. Bids were initially due on July 1 but then extended to Tuesday, July 26. The RFP, the third for the 1938 moviehouse, has been issued in early June and an open house attracted a handful interested bidders. "We're not totally discouraged," Mayor Jennifer Macksey told the City Council on Tuesday. "We're a little disappointed, but we're going to take a pulse on the people who did our tours and try to figure out why there weren't any applicants." She speculated it might have been the asking price of $100,000 for what 1 Comment
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Take Steps Towards Financial FreedomSubmitted by Edward Jones,
08:30AM / Wednesday, July 27, 2022 | |
 Next week, we observe Independence Day, an opportunity to celebrate all the liberties we enjoy in this country. Of course, there are different types of freedoms – such as financial freedom, which can open the doors to many other opportunities. What steps can you take to gain your financial independence? Here are a few suggestions: Save, invest … and repeat. There’s really no shortcut to achieving financial freedom – you do have to save and invest for many years. And that means you should take full advantage of the opportunities available to you. If you have a 401(k) or similar retirement plan at work, try to put in as much as you can afford each year, and when 0 Comments
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North Adams Council Appoints New City Clerk After Lengthy DebateBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:03AM / Wednesday, July 27, 2022 | |
Vallieres, of North Adams, graduated from MCLA in the spring and won a seat on the School Committee last fall. He was hired as assistant clerk in May and became acting clerk on the departure of Marcus Lyon in mid-June. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city's third city clerk this year and the fifth in four years was sworn in on Tuesday. Joshua Vallieres, who has been holding down the city clerk's office alone for more than a month, was promoted from assistant for a term to end on Jan. 28, 2025. But his appointment wasn't unanimous, with two councilors objecting to his hiring and recommending reposting the position and another accusing them of putting up 21 Comments
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Rose Homers in SteepleCats' Road Win| 11:10PM / Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | |
 HOLYOKE, Mass. -- Cedric Rose went 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs Tuesday to lead the North Adams SteepleCats to a 16-5 win over the Valley Blue Sox in New England Collegiate Baseball League action. The Taconic High graduate belted his sixth home run of the summer to drive in three runs in the seventh inning. Brady Mutz went 3-for-6 with a triple and four RBIs in North Adams' 15-hit attack. Randy Reyes earned the win on the mound, striking out six and allowing two runs in five innings. North Adams (9-30) hosts Danbury on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Joe Wolfe Field. 0 Comments
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Thunder 10U Team Edges Berkshire Force in Summer League SemisBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
09:27PM / Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The Greylock Thunder 10-and-under softball team Tuesday outlasted the Berkshire Force for a 25-24 win in the semi-finals of the Berkshire County Softball playoffs at Alcombright Field. Maliyah Todd came home on a pitch that got to the backstop in the bottom of the fourth to complete a nine-run rally that sent the Thunder into the championship round of the summer travel league’s season-ending tournament. The Thunder Wednesday will visit the top-seeded Adams-Cheshire-Savoy Swat to decide the league crown. Tuesday’s semi-final featured patience at the plate and opportunistic base-running as the teams combined for more than 40 walks 0 Comments
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Porches Inn Gets OK to Proceed With River Street Demolition, New RestaurantBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:19PM / Tuesday, July 26, 2022 | |
An illustration of the proposed restaurant on River Street. It was been approved by the Planning Board and ZBA. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A proposed new restaurant building on River Street is set to move forward after getting final approvals last week. The project by Berkshire Hill Development Corp., parent company of Porches inn, had already been approved by the Planning Board in June. It received permits and variances (largely dealing with parking) from the Zoning Board of Appeals on Monday and the OK to demolish a building, reluctantly, from the Historical Commission on Friday. Commissioners had initially opposed the demolition of 273-275 River St. to 10 Comments
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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 during the Thursday night Hometown Holiday events. Jonathan Secor of MCLA Gallery 51 said 62 people had entered the contest (including the editor of iBerkshires &mdash amazing how much cat toys cost nowadays).
Secor contacted O'Neill who was excited and surprised at winning. "No, I'm not kidding," Secor assured her
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