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Taconic Grad Gittens Racks Up More Honors at MCLAMCLA Sports Information,
04:35PM / Monday, February 12, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— MCLA senior guard and Taconic High School graduate Quentin Gittens has been named the MASCAC Player of the Week for the third time in four weeks. Gittens averaged 30.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, four assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.5 blocks in a 2-0 week for the Trailblazers. He Posted a double-double with 25 points and 12 rebounds, adding six assists, two blocks, and a steal in a 73-72 road victory at Salem State, where he sank a pair of free throws in the final seconds to secure the win. And he followed that up with a career-high 36-point performance in a 67-59 at Framingham State, adding five rebounds, four assists, two blocks, and a steal, leading the 0 Comments
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All Saints Episcopal Church 'Ashes-To-Go'| 12:33PM / Monday, February 12, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Ashes-to-go will be distributed in front of All Saints Episcopal Church on Wednesday, Feb. 14 from 7 am to 11 am. All Saints Episcopal Church is located at 59 Summer St. Ash Wednesday service will be held from noon to 7pm. Stations of the cross in Lent will be held at noon starting Friday, Feb. 16. Other dates are Feb. 23, March 1, March 8, March 15, and March 22. 0 Comments
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All That Snow Expected to Fall Southward| 12:22PM / Monday, February 12, 2024 | |
 The Nor'easter will feature heavy, wet snow and gusty winds. Power outages and some tree damage expected. Snowfall rates could exceed 2"/hr tomorrow. Coastal flooding is likely especially with high tide on Tuesday. Here is the latest snowfall total forecast ranges. pic.twitter.com/Du9AenQqEq — Jacqui Jeras (@JacquiJerasTV) February 12, 2024 NEVERMIND: The National Weather Service has canceled its Winter Storm Warning and has a Winter Weather Advisory only in place for the Berkshires from 1 a.m. Monday to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Total snow expected: 2 to 4 inches. South County could get up to 6. This fast-moving storm is heading 0 Comments
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The Third Annual 'Share the Love' Challenge| 10:41AM / Monday, February 12, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — This Valentine's Day, and throughout the month of February, the First Congregational Church North Adams (FCCNA) invites Berkshire County residents and friends to contribute to its "Share the Love" challenge. For every dollar received, FCCNA will donate 50 cents to help three local institutions—Berkshire Food Project, Louison House, and the Al Nelson Friendship Center Food Pantry. All proceeds from the campaign will be split evenly among the three recipient organizations. In February 2022, FCCNA raised $5,100 for its challenge; the next year, it raised $5,550. This year the church is setting an ambitious goal of $7,500 0 Comments
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MCLA Announces Music, Gallery and Theater Performances for Winter, Spring Semester| 08:00AM / Monday, February 12, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Department of Fine and Performing Arts at MCLA announced the Winter/Spring 2024 programming including cultural events, exhibitions, performances, workshops, and musical experiences. According to a press release: MCLA Gallery 51 The first exhibition of 2024 will examine the entangled histories of ecology and migration. "Unfortunately It Was Paradise" features three artists, Lorena Molina, Larissa Rogers, and Jumana Manna, who address how ecology surfaces in our memory, imagination, and present that are shaped by the legacies of slavery, war, and settler colonialism. The show is on view through March 29. To close the semester, the gallery will feature
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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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