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Companion Corner: Umo at No Paws Left BehindBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
01:17PM / Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — There's a cat at No Paws Left Behind who is patiently waiting for his new family. iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home. Umo is a 4-year-old black domestic short hair. He has been at the shelter since March. Volunteer Debbie Melle said Umo can be a little nervous at first and hide but with patience would love to be your friend. "His biggest problem was he was a little sassy, and he's come a long way with treats and some long brushing," she said. Since he gets shy he might not fit into a home with children. Umo can't be 0 Comments
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North Adams Sees Races for Mayor, School Committee & City CouncilStaff Reports,
12:24PM / Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city will see races for mayor, City Council and School Committee in November. There will be no preliminary election. Tuesday was the deadline to submit nomination papers with signatures of at minimum 50 registered voters. Candidates do have until Aug. 14 to withdraw before the ballot is set. Jennifer Macksey is being challenged for a third term in the corner office by Scott Berglund. Both candidates took out papers in April; Macksey had hers back in 19 days while Berglund submitted his June 12. Richard David Greene took out papers on June 5 but did not return them. The seven incumbents running 0 Comments
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MOSAIC Presents Community Arts and Culture Day | 11:12AM / Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College Of Liberal Arts' (MCLA) MOSAIC presents Community Arts and Culture Day, a family-friendly public arts-engagement event featuring sessions and performances by three regional arts and culture practitioners: storyteller Djeli Celestia, puppeteer Madison J. Cripps, and visual artist Melanie Mowinski. The event will be held on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 10am to 1pm at MOSAIC EventSpace, 49 Main St. The MOSAIC Community Arts and Culture Day provides an opportunity for community members to foster connection through a lineup of family-friendly sessions and performances led by regional artists. Spanning storytelling, puppetry, and visual 0 Comments
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The North Adams Note Books of Nathaniel Hawthorne| 08:21AM / Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Join Molly Rideout for a free presentation discussing Hawthorne's time in North Adams, and what her archival research uncovered about the men and women he met while visiting. The talk will be held in 3rd floor community room on Aug. 6 at 6 pm. Books will be available for signing and purchase. According to a press release: In 1838 a not-yet-famous Nathaniel Hawthorne left his home in Salem for a 6-week trip to North Adams. He told his future wife's family that he would be traveling under an assumed name, and wouldn't write any letters home. To this day, no one knows what prompted his journey. Hawthorne captured his 0 Comments
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MassDOT Plans $19M Fix for Bridge North Adams Hopes to Tear DownBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:56AM / Wednesday, July 30, 2025 | |
MassDOT project manager Joseph Breen explains the bridge repairs at a public hearing in council chambers at City Hall on Tuesday. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The state Department of Transportation is moving ahead with plans for repairs to the Veterans Memorial Bridge. But this does not preclude the concurrent planning to remove the structure completely. The disconnect had attendees who filled City Council Chambers on Tuesday for a public hearing confused as to why the state was going to spend nearly $19 million to preserve the 62-year-old span. Project manager Joseph Breen said it was because the 171-foot span was in dire condition. He highlighted the 0 Comments
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Stang Leads SteepleCats in SweepiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:09PM / Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | |
 LYNN, Mass. -- The North Adams SteepleCats will come into Wednesday's season finale at Joe Wolfe Field with a two-game winning streak, a berth in the New England Collegiate Baseball League playoffs and a chance to finish the regular season at .500. Robert Stang went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs Tuesday to lead the 'Cats to an 11-0 win that completed a double-header sweep of the North Shore Navigators. Collin Overholt went 2-for-3 with a double in a 14-hit attack for North Adams, which got a 2-for-4 performance at the plate from Taconic graduate Nick Guachione. Four different SteepleCats pitchers combined on the shutout win. Nolan Puglisi struck out 0 Comments
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Clarksburg Dealing With Dog ScofflawsBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:33AM / Tuesday, July 29, 2025 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Select Board last week gave Animal Control Officer Diana Worth the go ahead to get tough with people failing to follow the town's dog laws. Worth, hired earlier this year, has been dealing with dogs running loose and an owner of five animals who refuses to follow state law on licensing. She said there are two dogs running loose, one owned by occupants of a mobile home and another it runs with that lives a short distance away. The dogs are aggressive and she now has a report they are going after livestock. She said three people have reported being bitten. "They're not even licensed," Worth told the 0 Comments
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SteepleCats Fall to Keene at HomeiBerkshires.com Sports,
10:19PM / Monday, July 28, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Marshall Lipsey went 3-for-6 with a double and three RBIs Monday to lead the Keene, N.H., Swamp Bats to an 11-4 win over the SteepleCats in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Collin Overholt was 3-for-5 with a double for North Adams, which got a single from Taconic graduate Nick Guachione. The SteepleCats (19-22) head to Lynn on Tuesday for a double-header against the North Shore Navigators. 0 Comments
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2 Adults, No Child Involved in Friday Incident in North AdamsStaff Reports,
02:56PM / Monday, July 28, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — An incident on Friday night involving two adults and a motor vehicle sent one to the hospital and left the other facing charges. It had initially been heard as involving a child. According to Lt. Anthony Beverly, police dispatch received two calls just before 9 p.m. from the Adams Police Department and then a second separately about a child be struck by a car near Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Skating Rink. The first was a request to be on the lookout, or BOLO, for northbound vehicle last seen on Howland Avenue. The response to the second call, heard over the scanner, was widely reported over Facebook because of the mention of a 0 Comments
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MassDOT Sets Hearing on Veterans Memorial Bridge Plans| 02:39PM / Monday, July 28, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The state Department of Transportation is holding a public hearing on potential plans for the Veterans Memorial Bridge. The hearing will take place Tuesday, July 29, at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. More information here. The 60-year-old bridge is the subject of two planning studies: The first was undertaken by the state in 2021 to address the deteriorating conditions of the city-owned span. The $16 million project is at 75 percent design and scheduled to go out to bid for 2026. The second study is part of a federal Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program. The city has partnered with Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary 0 Comments
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Clarksburg Sets Third Annual Townwide Tag Sale| 01:19PM / Monday, July 28, 2025 | |
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Clarksburg Historical Commission is sponsoring the third annual Townwide Tag Sale, Saturday, Aug. 23, from 10 to 2 at Town Hall, 111 River Road. Clarksburg residents can pay $10 to set up their table(s) on the grounds behind Town Hall or to have their personal tag sale that day on a map that will be handed out to customers. Maps will be handed out at Town Hall the day of the event. To reserve space or to list your tag sale, contact Jeanne at 413-663-3630. Deadline to be listed on the map is Thursday, Aug. 21. Also, items can be donated for the Historical Commission's table (no clothing or magazines). If anyone has items of 0 Comments
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Community Hero: Berkshire Food ProjectBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
12:48PM / Monday, July 28, 2025 | |
The project has a small paid staff but largely depends on volunteers to sustain it. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Since 1987, the Berkshire Food Project has been alleviating hunger, food insecurity, and social isolation earning it our July Community Hero of the Month designation. The Community Hero of the Month is a 12-month series that honors individuals and organizations that have made a significant impact on their community. This year's sponsor is Window World of Western Massachusetts. Nominate a hero here. The program was started by a group of Williams College students with local support and encouragement. The community was hard hit in the years following the 0 Comments
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