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District Attorney Charges Two Men With Enticing Children Staff Reports ,
02:04PM / Wednesday, November 01, 2023 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The District Attorney's office reported that in two separate cases, two men allegedly attempted to entice children in North Adams. On Oct. 25, James Wojtkowski, 82 of Pittsfield, was arraigned in Berkshire Superior Court. Wojtkowski was charged with: Dissemination of Matter Harmful to a Minor Enticing a Child Under 16. According to a report, between April 29 and 30, 2023, Wojtkowski allegedly contacted a 14-year-old girl living in North Adams through Facebook. The defendant asked the girl where she went to school, where she lived, and if she could sneak out of her house. During their conversation, Wojtkowski asked about her sexual 0 Comments
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Letter: Breen Has Right Experience for North Adams Council Letter to the Editor,
02:00PM / Wednesday, November 01, 2023 | |
 To the Editor:
Well, I just voted, and I gave my first vote for City Council to Pete Breen. Why, you ask?
No other new candidate has the experience and devotion and has been as generous with their time. Over the past 40 years, Pete has served on many boards and commissions. He has worked for a variety of employers including MCLA, where Pete was a facilitator and instructor for technology and curriculum development and assistant registrar. Pete took that experience over into the town of Adams, where he implemented the town's entire computer system, serving as the town's technology administrator. Pete then went farther south, where he was a member of the adjunct faculty at BCC for
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NBCC Gifts Louison House Funding to Support Emergency Winter Housing Needs| 10:55AM / Wednesday, November 01, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Northern Berkshire Community Coalition (NBCC) announced that they will support the work of the Louison House by giving the organization a one-time gift of $20,000. The funds came to the NBCC through the New England Rural Health Association. NBCC believes, that in light of the current rise in housing insecurity within the region, these funds are best utilized to support the Louison House, which provides services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness. These funds are intended to provide 6 months of emergency sheltering and supportive services to those experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness during the 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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