| BCC to Offer Water Quality Monitoring Certificate
PITTSFIELD, Mass — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announced the creation of a Water Quality Monitoring Certificate Program, a new offering for the fall 2023 semester.
The program, designed to train drinking water and wastewater professionals, requires the completion of three courses totaling 11 |
| NAHA Improves Security Measures
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Housing Authority (NAHA) Executive Director Jennifer Hohn said various improvements have been made to enhance building security.
To address security concerns, Hohn said they have added more hours to security detail as well as added an entry monitoring desk at the front of Ashland |
| Vermont Braces for Damaging Floods
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Powerful storms are expected to cause dangerous flash flooding overnight Sunday and into Monday.
While Central Vermont in particular could experience catastrophic flooding, the entire state and the Western Massachusetts are in danger of flooding and washouts.
Gov. Phil Scott declared a |
 | Veteran Spotlight: Lt. Col. Maria Adame-Emery
Lt. Col. Emery served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
MESQUITE, Texas — Maria Emery served her country with honor and distinction for 28 years in the Army, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.
She grew up in Santa Ana, Calif., did her basic training in ROTC and was commissioned at the New Mexico |
| Composting with Bears in Mind
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says many people are having problems with bears looking for food near their homes, and with the food scrap ban in effect the department is providing tips for people who are composting at home so they can avoid attracting hungry bears.
"We have been receiving lots of |
| Vermont Comes Back to Beat SteepleCats
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- The Vermont Mountaineers scored on a balk in the bottom of the fifth to earn a 4-3 win over the North Adams SteepleCats in New England Collegiate Baseball League on Saturday night.
The SteepleCats took a 3-1 lead in the top of the fourth, when Sam Tackett hit a two-run home run.
Dominick |
| North Adams Schools Offer Summer Programs From K to Early College
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Hundreds of schoolchildren in North Adams are being kept busy through the public school system's summer camps and activities this month.
About 200 children are attending the district's 21st Century Program through July, and new activities include internships for high school students. The |
| Tackett Powers SteepleCats Past Blue Sox
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Samuel Tackett went 4-for-5 with a double and three runs batted in on Friday to lead the North Adams SteepleCats to a 9-1 win over the Valley Blue Sox in New England Collegiate Baseball League action at Joe Wolfe Field.
Cedric Rose finished 2-for-4 with an RBI in a seven-hit attack for North Adams, |
| NA Fire Chief on Leave Following Accident
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The fire chief is on paid administrative leave following his involvement in a pedestrian accident on Thursday morning.
The pedestrian, a woman, was taken to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield; a relative posted on Facebook that she was hospitalized with "a skull fracture and had bleeding |
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