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North Adams Has 13 Candidates So Far for Council| 03:46PM / Monday, June 19, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A couple more candidates have taken out papers for the November city election but so far there are not enough names to consider a preliminary election. There are now 12 possible candidates; 19 would trigger a preliminary election. Incumbent Wayne Wilkinson and Andrew Fitch are the latest to toss their hat in the ring as of early Friday; Lisa Blackmer, council president, has also taken papers out. She will be seeking her eighth nonconsecutive term Wilkinson will be running for his fifth elected term on the council. He is a real estate appraiser and has also served on the Planning Board and was chairman of the Mobile Home Rent Control 0 Comments
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Northern Berkshire Coalition Recognizes Heroes, Makes Plans for New HomeBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
12:31PM / Monday, June 19, 2023 | |
State Sen. Paul Mark speaks at the annual meeting. Right, Executive Director Amber Besaw and President Benjamin Lamb announce a new home for the coalition. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Northern Berkshire Community Coalition annual meeting on Friday was about sharing stories, including the latest chapter in its own chronicle. Coalition President Benjamin Lamb announced that the nonprofit will be closing on the former Carr Hardware location on State Street. "For more than 12 years now, the coalition has been actively searching, investigating and planning to identify it forever home," he told the gathering at Greylock Works. "An accessible and 0 Comments
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Splash Into Summer Safely| 09:36AM / Monday, June 19, 2023 | |
 What better way to cool off during the long, hot days of summer than a refreshing dip in cool water? Even with the promise of fun that swimming in pools, streams, and lakes provide, it is not without risks. Every year in the U.S. nearly 900 children and adolescents die from unintentional drowning. Diving a little deeper into the grim reality we learn that more children between the ages of 1 to 4 die from drowning than any other cause. For children ages 5 to 14, drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death. While most drownings in children 1 to 4 happen in swimming pools, babies and young children can drown in as little as 2 inches of water (think bathtubs, garden 0 Comments
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Late Game-Winner Highlights Giorgi Summer League OpeneriBerkshires.com Sports,
07:36AM / Monday, June 19, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- After a three-year absence, the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League returned on Sunday night. And it came back with a bang. Frank Field (23 points, 12 rebounds) drove into the lane and hit a mid-range jumper with 6 seconds left to give Field and Field General Contracting a 65-63 win over Pizza House/Drury High School in the league's B Division opener at the Armory. Drury got the ball over half court and had a shot from long range to win it at the buzzer, but it rimmed out. Nick Waterman scored 17 and tied Field with 12 boards for Field and Field in a back-and-forth game where neither team led by more than a couple of 0 Comments
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Juneteenth Message: 'Let's Be We the People'iBerkshires.com Staff,
05:50AM / Monday, June 19, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County residents this weekend gathered to recognize the nation's shameful past, celebrate the accomplishments of present-day artists and scholars and commit to the struggle to build a better future. Juneteenth festivals were held in North Adams on Saturday and Pittsfield on Sunday, giving attendees an opportunity to think about the continuing legacy of slavery in America while marking June 19, 1865, when enslavement officially came to an end for Black residents of Texas, the last state to see emancipation take place. North Adams' inaugural Juneteenth event, "I Am Afro: A Street Fair for All the People," was organized 0 Comments
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SteepleCats Drop Both Ends of Double-Header| 10:21PM / Sunday, June 18, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The Upper Valley Nighthawks Sunday scored two runs in the top of the ninth to earn a 6-5 win over the SteepleCats and a double-header sweep at Joe Wolfe Field. Sam Sherman went 2-for-3 for North Adams in the Game 2 loss. In Game 1, a 6-3 Upper Valley win, the Nighthawks took advantage of four North Adams errors. The SteepleCats (1-10) go to Holyoke to face the Blue Sox on Wednesday. 0 Comments
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Massachusetts Elks Mark 100th Anniversary of 'The Elk on the Trail'By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
07:26PM / Saturday, June 17, 2023 | |
Each branch of the service is recognized at the ceremony. See more photos here. FLORIDA, Mass. — The gathering couldn't quite the match the 10,000 who attended the unveiling the bronze memorial on June 17, 1923, to Elks members who had died in World War I. But around 300 members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, their families and local residents were surrounded the landmark monument on Saturday afternoon to mark its 100th anniversary. "It is my honor and privilege to be able to speak to you all today to celebrate the 100th anniversary for the Elk on the Trail in honor of those Elks who paid the ultimate sacrifice during World War 0 Comments
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SteepleCats Lose Eighth Straight| 07:47PM / Friday, June 16, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Khyree Miller went 2-for-3 with a home run Friday to lead the Ocean State Waves to a 10-5 win over SteepleCats at Joe Wolfe Field. Jack Reynolds and Nathan Lincoln each had a pair of hits for North Adams. The SteepleCats (1-8) host the Mystic Schooners on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. 0 Comments
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Berkshire Bank STEM Academy for Incoming MCLA Students | 08:22AM / Friday, June 16, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—Applications are open for the 2023 Berkshire Bank STEM Academy for incoming first-year students at MCLA. The program accepts up to 15 students enrolled in a STEM major or who have expressed interest in STEM fields. The 2023 program will run from July 23 to July 27. The deadline to apply is July 1. Designed to introduce incoming students to careers in STEM, the residential, five-day academy includes networking opportunities with STEM faculty, students, and staff to aid in deepening the relationship with those in STEM careers in the Berkshires. Developed to serve low-income and first-generation college students, 0 Comments
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Savoy Students Create Book Walk Based on 'Old Rock'By Jack Guerino, iBerkshires Staff
05:20AM / Friday, June 16, 2023 | |
Librarian Maggie Donahue led the project and each child was assigned a page. SAVOY, Mass. — Students at the Emma L. Miller Memorial Elementary School created a book walk based on the book "Old Rock" by children's author Deb Pilutti. "So it made them really think about the characters. You have 42 different kids drawing the same rock. But every page looks different in 42 different ways," Librarian Maggie Donahue, who led the project said. "It becomes this character, and I feel like the more they drew the characters, the more, they knew them." A book walk is an outdoor activity where the pages of a book are displayed along 0 Comments
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SteepleCats Fall in 10 Innings| 10:41PM / Thursday, June 15, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The Mystic Schooners scored four runs in the top of the 10th inning on Thursday to earn an 8-4 win over North Adams SteepleCats. Landon Moran went 2-for-4 with a double, and Danny Melnick homered for Mystic. Samuel Tackett went 1-for-4 with an RBI for North Adams, which got five inning of scoreless pitching from starter Nathaniel Chudy. The SteepleCats (1-7) host Ocean State on Friday. 0 Comments
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Body of Man Accused in Adams Stabbing Found, DA ConfirmsBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
05:00PM / Thursday, June 15, 2023 | |
 SAVOY, Mass. — Police located the body of Jeffrey Cote, who was wanted for a stabbing incident last week, about a half mile from his home on Thursday morning.
District Attorney Timothy Shugrue confirmed that he died by suicide but has not revealed the cause or time of death.
He reported that no weapons were found around Cote and he was believed to have never left the area of his property after the incident.
The body was found by the State Police Special Emergency Response Team and K9 unit around 10 a.m. after nearly continuous searches since June 7, when Cote allegedly broke into the home of his ex-girlfriend and stabbed her numerous times. His body will be
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