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Louison House Details Struggles, Challenges in Past YearBy Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
05:27PM / Thursday, November 13, 2025 | |
Executive Director Kathy Keeser speaks to the nonprofit shelter's beginnings in 1990. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Louison House has been providing shelter for 35 years, but the demographic it serves is changing: it's getting older and sicker, or the individuals are in need of treatment. "We work with a lot of people that we can't work with, and what I mean by that is if they have medical issues, and we can't put them into individualized sheltering because we don't have medical personnel that can help them," said staff member Lynette Kite. "We have elderly that I've worked with personally that are being put out of their 0 Comments
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College Notes: Fall 2025| 05:04PM / Thursday, November 13, 2025 | |
Madeline Tillem of Lenox was assistant stage manager for the fall theater production of "The Play That Goes Wrong," directed by Jim Van Valen, showing Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 in Muhlenberg College's Baker Theatre. A graduate of Miss Hall's School, Tillem is studying history and psychology at the college in Allentown, Pa. Katie Aragon Alvarez of Pittsfield began her first semester in the fall of 2025 at Lasell University in Newton.
First-year students at Emmanuel College participate in its Day of Service. Olivia Goewey of Ashley Falls, Emanuel Brown of Great Barrington, Sasha Taft of North Adams, Molly Pope of Pittsfield and 0 Comments
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Companion Corner: Norman at No Paws Left BehindBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
02:33PM / Thursday, November 13, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — There's a dog at No Paws Left Behind who needs a patient and understanding home. iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home. Norman is a one-year-old black mouth cur mix who has been at the shelter since January after animal control found him abandoned at a dog park. Kennel assistant Rileigh Norcross told us about Norman, who gets nervous around new people. "When you first meet him, he is a little skittish. He will bark at you, and really doesn't know you, so he gets really nervous and pretty reactive towards new people," she said. "So a slow
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Weekend Outlook: Country Fest, School Performances, And MoreBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
01:30PM / Thursday, November 13, 2025 | |
 Check out the events in the county this weekend including movies, First Friday festivities, and Veterans Day inspired events. Check out our list of harvest festivals and craft fairs here. Editor's Pick Dalton Country Fest The Stationary Factory, Dalton Time: Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Grab your dancing shoes and get gussied up for Dalton Lions Club's second annual Country Fest. The event returns this Saturday featuring live music by local favorites including the Hotshot Hillbillies, CJ Field, Kollin Kozlowski, and Tame The Rooster A country fest isn't a country fest without some square or line dancing, and this event is no different. There will be 0 Comments
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HooRWA to Host River-Themed Poetry Share in North Adams| 07:58AM / Thursday, November 13, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA) will host a public poetry share focused on the Hoosic River, its tributaries, and the local watershed. The event is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 20, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the Mass MoCA's Research & Development Store. The poetry share is free and open to the public. Participants are invited to read their original work, or works by others, related to the river and its ecosystem. Registration is requested to assist with planning. The evening will feature David Crews, a poet from HooRWA's 2023 Music and Poetry Along the River project, who will read excerpts from his published work, 0 Comments
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North Adams' Average Tax Bill Climbs $218; McCarron Sworn in as CouncilorBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:13AM / Thursday, November 13, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Like many communities, homeowners in the city will see their tax rate drop but their tax bills rise as the values of their properties have increased. The City Council on Wednesday (because of Veterans Day) approved a split tax rate that maintains a shift of 1.715 to business and commercial properties. "I'd like to thank the assessment team for being here tonight. Great job to our new assessor and her mentor at Jessica Lincourt. Ciera [Dowling] did a great job, and we look forward to working with you in the future," said Mayor Jennifer Macksey. "And thank you all to the Council for your support." The average 0 Comments
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Clarksburg Kicking Off Master Planning Process By Tammy Daniels , iBerkshires Staff
02:43PM / Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | |
Take the Clarksburg survey here. CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The town is embarking on its first master planning process in more than 60 years. Residents are encouraged to attend the first meeting on "Envisioning Clarksburg 2040" on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m. at the Community Center. Berkshire Regional Planning Commission is facilitating the process through a $55,000 grant from the state's One Stop Program, which BRPC has matched from its District Local Technical Assistance Program. "This is to give the community opportunities to weigh in on, sort of, what their values are," said BRPC planner Andrew McKeever. "What do 0 Comments
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Veterans Thanked for Service on a Snowy Veterans DayBy Tammy Daniels, Stephen Dravis & Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
06:16PM / Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | |
Snow was falling over the county as communities held Veterans Day observances. Above, the honor guard at the North Adams ceremony. More photos here. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams observed Veterans Day with the first snow of season falling across the granite Veterans Memorial. "As we stand here shivering and wishing we were home with a coffee, just remember what our soldiers went through," said Mayor Jennifer Macksey. "So we can make it." Mitchel Keil, American Legion Post 125 adjutant and master of ceremonies, said there had been a debate Tuesday morning about holding the services inside. "But in true fashion, as a 0 Comments
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DPAC To Perform 'Radium Girls'| 07:41AM / Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Drury Performing Arts in collaboration with the 21st Century Afterschool Program announced performance dates for its production of "Radium Girls" by D.W. Gregory. According to a press release: In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage—until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease. Inspired by a true story, Radium Girls traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court. Her chief adversary is her former employer, Arthur Roeder, an idealistic man who cannot bring himself to believe that the same 0 Comments
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Greylock School Project Gets Nod From Planning BoardBy Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
05:40AM / Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Greylock School project sailed through the Planning Board on Monday night with unanimous approval. This sets up the $65 million project to go out to bid on Nov. 17. Jesse Saylor of TSKP Studio, the school's designer, and Chelsea Christenson, a civil engineer with Nitsch Engineering, made the presentation. "Regarding the site, context has been an important theme to the design of the school," said Saylor. "The site's unique. It's got the massive Mount Greylock to the south, Taconic range just to the north, with the Appalachian trail running right down Phelps Ave in front of the school 0 Comments
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State Police Arrest 56 in Child Porn OperationStaff Reports,
05:50PM / Monday, November 10, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Nearly a third of the 56 people arrested last week on child pornography charges were in Berkshire County. The arrests were part of "Operation Firewall," a months-long collaborative investigation that resulted in the arrests made over three days in 38 communities. "Operation Firewall was created to address the growing problem of possession, production and sharing of child sexual abuse material, which is more commonly known as child pornography," said State Police Lt. Col. Daniel Tucker. "This coordinated enforcement also targeted child enticement and other illegal activities in which children are 0 Comments
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Blustery, Snowy Weather for Veterans Day| 04:52PM / Monday, November 10, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Veterans Day will dawn chilly and a possible frosting of snow as the jet stream dips across the eastern half of the country. AccuWeather says this will be the coldest weather since last winter and that this cold sweeping across the Great Lakes will result in the first round of "significant" snow. Snow showers are predicted along the Green and Berkshire mountain ranges to the Connecticut border. The New England Storm Center is predicting up to an inch, with rain turning to snow overnight as temperatures drop. The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., says a low-pressure system will track north 0 Comments
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