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North Adams Native Writes Children's Book| 03:17PM / Thursday, April 27, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. David A. Bissaillon, who was born in North Adams. Massachusetts has completed his new book "The Unusual Quilt" The book, which is intended to be a children's bedtime story, brings readers into the woods to discover patterns in nature, according to a press release. The book was written in Maple Rock Farm in Charlton. Bissaillon writes: "The sun's rays wove through the snowcovered trees branches and finally made their way to the newly white powdered ground, bringing with them the shadows of the limbs Crisscrossing each other, the shadows began a country patchwork on top of this clean white blanket of snow. Past fallen 0 Comments
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Symbolic Frame, Swift Picked by Students for Healey & Driscoll's Offices| 11:21AM / Thursday, April 27, 2023 | |
Gov. Maura Healey, right, with Julian Hynes, Ja'liyah Santiago and Adniley Velez whose essay on inspiration was chosen as the winner of the student essay contest. BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey will hang an empty gold frame in her office so young people can envision themselves there one day and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, a portrait of former Gov. Jane Swift. The unveiling on Wednesday was the result of a statewide student essay competition in which Bay State students were asked to decide whose portraits should be featured in the new administration's offices. The student winners and their families were present for the event in the Governor's 0 Comments
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North Adams City Councilor Found in Violation of Open Meeting LawStaff Reports,
04:55PM / Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council was found to be in violation of Open Meeting Law regarding an email sent by Councilor Keith Bona last fall. Councilor Marie T. Harpin filed the complaint after Bona relayed a message from David Carver, a real estate developer, about the tax shift the council was debating to all its members and to the media. Bona is chair of the Finance Committee and said he thought it important that his fellow councilors receive the email and a summary of the phone conversation he had with Carver before the council meeting of Nov. 22. The tax shift had been discussed at a previous City Council meeting and then at a Finance 0 Comments
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Adams Community Bank Holds Annual Meeting| 12:34PM / Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. — The annual meeting of the Community Bancorp of the Berkshires, MHC, the parent company of Adams Community Bank, was held on April 12, 2023, at Charles H. McCann Technical School in North Adams. The meeting included a review of the 2022 financial statements for the Bank, highlighting another year of growth in assets, loans, deposits, and net income. During his remarks, Charles O'Brien, President and CEO of Adams Community Bank, presented an overview of the year's results. "Adams Community Bank reached record levels in many key areas, including growth in assets, loans, and deposits to $931 million, $751 million, and $797 million, 0 Comments
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North Adams Vacant Downtown Window Art Project| 08:12AM / Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— This June, North Adams' downtown vacant storefront windows are set to receive a new collection of artwork from local artists, with the intention of beautifying the city. Existing artwork will be printed on banners which will fill each available street-level window. Artists from all mediums including, but not limited to drawing, painting, graphic design, fiber, ceramics, sculpture, photography, are encouraged to apply, and will receive a stipend for their contributions if their work is selected. "These banners are an amazing way for local artists to gain recognition for their art, and they add so much life to the empty windows 0 Comments
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North Adams Council Hears Concerns Over Family Shelter ProposalBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
04:55AM / Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | |
Laini Sporbert and Daniel Bosley, at left, alumni of the college, question the suitability of the Berkshire Towers as a shelter and the proposal's impact on the stability of the college. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A number of residents at Tuesday's City Council meeting spoke out against a proposal by the state to use the Berkshire Towers as a temporary shelter for unhoused families. Neighbors of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts say they are concerned about a lack of transparency and the unknown impacts that 50 to 75 families will have on the community's resources and the college. "I'm not against providing housing for anyone who needs it. 0 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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