| North Adams Sets Listening Sessions for Hoosic River Flood Control Study
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Residents will have five more chances to weigh in on possible permutations of the Hoosic River flood control.
The Army Corps of Engineers, in collaboration with the city of North Adams, has embarked on a three-year feasibility study of the 70-year-old concrete chutes and best methods to naturalize |
| Up Front for DeMar To Be Held on Veterans Day
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The annual Up Front for DeMar 5K race and 1-mile walk will be held on Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.
This annual event is to raise money for the SPC Michael R. DeMarsico II scholarship fund and to honor Michael and all who serve and have served.
SPC DeMarsico was |
 | Berkshire Edward Jones Office Supports Toys for Tots Drive
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Rob Adams, the local Edward Jones financial advisor, is supporting the Marine Corps Detachment 137 Toys for Tots program by using his office as a drop-off location for this year's toy drive.
Local residents may help make a difference for children in the area by bringing in a new, unwrapped toy to |
| Dalton Green Committee Discusses Getting Compost Program
DALTON, Mass. — The Green Committee is mulling the potential of a composting program at the transfer station.
The program would allow residents to bring organic compost to the transfer station without charge.
The compost station would have three sections separated by concrete cubes. Every |
 | Veteran Spotlight: Air Force Staff Sgt. Kris Tebbetts
AVON, Mass. — Kris Tebbetts served his country in the Air Force as a staff sergeant from 1965 to 1968.
He did his basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.
"I was 17 years old. Basic, it was OK, I didn't mind it. I graduated from high school in June and was like |
 | Clarksburg School Applying for Safe Routes Grant
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Clarksburg School is applying a for a half-million Safe Routes to School grant to improve safe access to the Community Center.
"Essentially what we're proposing is a safe route from the school to the town field and a crosswalk to the senior center," said Assistant Superintendent Tara |
| MCLA Volleyball Earns MASCAC Win
NORTH ADAMS, Mass.— Off to its best start since 2015, the MCLA volleyball team Saturday made short work of MASCAC rival Mass Maritime in the Trailblazers annual Dig Pink Game, sweeping the Bucs 25-19, 25-18, 25-12 to earn its first conference win of the season.
Lee High's Elizabeth Brown led all players with 10 digs and |
| McCann Tea Room Schedule
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The McCann Tea Room has set its schedule for the remainder of the year.
Hours are 10:45 am to noon on:
Wednesday, Oct. 18 and Thursday Oct. 19
Wednesday, Nov. 1 and Thursday, Nov. 2
Wednesday, Nov. 15 and Thursday, Nov. 16
Wednesday, Dec. 6 and Thursday, Dec. |
 | Mass MoCA's Iconic Upside-Down Trees Being Retired
Scientists weren't sure the trees could survive being inverted; once they outgrew their tubs, they were planted earthside and thrived.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The trees will no longer grow upside-down in the Steeple City.
Natalie Jeremijenko's meditation on resiliency, "Tree |
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