| North Adams' State Road Gets New Paving This Week
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The road work — and traffic jams — on State Road will be over by next week.
Warner Bros. Construction will begin paving Route 2 over a four-day period so motorists should be aware that delays and backups are likely.
Work began on this section of the state |
 | Mohawk State Park Closed for Camping This Year
CHARLEMONT, Mass. — The campground at Mohawk Trail State Forest will be closed for the summer season because of a water main break.
Campers who had reservations for the summer season have been informed of the closure and have been fully refunded.
The campground offers 47 wooded sites and |
 | Greylock Teacher Named North Adams' Teacher of the Year
Melissa Boyer is presented with the Marion B. Kelly Teacher of the Year certificate by Superintendent Barbara Malkas. Boyer is retiring after 28 years at Greylock School.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — This year's recipient of the Marion B. Kelley Teacher of the Year award is Melissa Boyer.
Boyer was |
 | Biggest threats to a comfortable retirement?
If you save and invest for decades, you'd like to know you can retire without financial worries. Nonetheless, you still have to be aware of some threats to a comfortable retirement — and how to respond to them.
These threats include:
Inflation – Inflation has been high recently, but even a mild inflation rate |
| Hamlet Leads Team to Giorgi League Win
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Deshawn Hamlet scored 29 points and pulled down 11 rebounds Monday as Battle of the Future battled to a 74-71 win over the PhoneBros in the A Division season opener of the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League.
Aaron Perkins scored 18 points for Battle of the Future, and Bryce Webb and Daemond Carter added 11 |
 | North Adams Has 13 Candidates So Far for Council
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A couple more candidates have taken out papers for the November city election but so far there are not enough names to consider a preliminary election.
There are now 12 possible candidates; 19 would trigger a preliminary election.
Incumbent Wayne Wilkinson and Andrew Fitch are the |
 | Northern Berkshire Coalition Recognizes Heroes, Makes Plans for New Home
State Sen. Paul Mark speaks at the annual meeting. Right, Executive Director Amber Besaw and President Benjamin Lamb announce a new home for the coalition.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Northern Berkshire Community Coalition annual meeting on Friday was about sharing stories, including the latest chapter in its own |
 | Splash Into Summer Safely
What better way to cool off during the long, hot days of summer than a refreshing dip in cool water? Even with the promise of fun that swimming in pools, streams, and lakes provide, it is not without risks.
Every year in the U.S. nearly 900 children and adolescents die from unintentional drowning. Diving a little deeper into the |
 | Late Game-Winner Highlights Giorgi Summer League Opener
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- After a three-year absence, the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League returned on Sunday night.
And it came back with a bang.
Frank Field (23 points, 12 rebounds) drove into the lane and hit a mid-range jumper with 6 seconds left to give Field and Field General Contracting a 65-63 |
 | Juneteenth Message: 'Let's Be We the People'
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire County residents this weekend gathered to recognize the nation's shameful past, celebrate the accomplishments of present-day artists and scholars and commit to the struggle to build a better future.
Juneteenth festivals were held in North Adams on Saturday and Pittsfield on Sunday, |
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