 | AYJ Fund Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting Cancer Research, Children
Anna Yan Ji Arabia's fight against cancer inspired her parents to help other families find a cure.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Joe and Kathy Arabia hosted a mini-golf tournament a decade ago to raise money for research on childhood cancer after the death of their daughter, 16-year-old Anna Yan Ji |
 | Crane Stationery Future Uncertain With Reports of Layoffs
COHOES, N.Y. — Mohawk Fine Papers, which owns Crane Stationery, is reportedly being acquired by the international Fedrigoni Group and employees at Crane were laid off.
The news was reported Wednesday by Albany Business Review, which also confirmed that 75 people in the Crane unit were notified on Tuesday that |
| MCLA Physics Department Launches Speaker Series with Recent Grant Award
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—The MCLA Physics Department will host its first speaker this month as part of a larger campaign supported by funding from the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Foundation through its TEAM-UP Together Expanding Expertise, Championing Excellence & Leadership (TUT EXCEL) program.
Trevor David Rhone, |
 | North Adams Swears in New Firefighters
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Two new firefighters were sworn in on Tuesday night during City Council
Jeffrey Rodrigues and Jeffrey Tykot graduated Jan. 26 from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy in Springfield having completed the 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program.
Mayor Jennifer Macksey |
 | BHS Receives Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) announced that it has been recognized as a 2024 Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award recipient by Healthgrades, the leading resource consumers use to find a hospital or doctor.
According to a press release, this achievement, along with being a 5-Star |
 | Steeple City Plaza Sold for $1.75M; V&V Liquors Closes
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Steeple City Liquors, also known as V&V, closed abruptly Monday night two weeks after the plaza it's in was sold.
The store, which was promoting its products over the weekend for Super Bowl Sunday, made the announcement on Facebook on Tuesday morning and a sign on the door |
 | Berkshire Running Sets Full Year of Charity Runs
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Berkshire Running Foundation has released the 2024 Race Calendar for the local nonprofit with several new events scheduled throughout the county.
Following its first official year operating as a nonprofit entity in 2023, the 501c3 organization, which has a mission of advancing and expanding on the positive |
| Taconic Grad Gittens Racks Up More Honors at MCLA
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 |
 | All Saints Episcopal Church 'Ashes-To-Go'
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 |
 | All That Snow Expected to Fall Southward
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) |
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