 | Driscoll Marches in North Adams, Meets With Local Democrats
Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll waves in the Fall Foliage Parade.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll said she sees optimism and potential in the Steeple City after marching in Sunday's Fall Foliage Day Parade.
Driscoll is the first sitting lieutenant governor to appear in the parade since |
 | Guest Column: North Adams Is Leading on Climate Response
After several years of careful planning and invitations for public involvement to create a plan that will increase the resiliency of the woodlands in the Notch Reservoir watershed, restore its ecological function and intentionally manage the area using science-based, sustainable practices, a few citizens groups are now voicing opposition to the |
 | Poetry Reading at Bear & Bee Bookshop
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Boiler House Poets Collective celebrates its annual residency with a reading at the Bear & Bee Bookshop, 28 North Holden Street in North Adams at 7 PM on Wednesday, Oct. 9.
The Boiler House Poets Collective will be in residence on the MASS MoCA campus from Oct. 7-13, an annual event since 2015. Ten poets |
 | North Adams Voters to Decide Greylock School Project
Mayor Jennifer Macksey at the project forum held at Greylock earlier this summer. She says she feels optimistic about the vote.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Voters will decide the fate of the long-gestating Greylock School project on Tuesday.
There is only one question on the ballot, whether to approve a |
 | Letter: Vote No On Oct. 8
To the Editor:
My issue is that the numbers just don't add up. [Grades] preK to 2 numbers are trending down. MCAS scores are down. The amount of surplus property the city owns is growing.
Disingenuous people sending their children to private schools while claiming the need for a new school. Additional burden to taxpayers for the |
| North Adams Man Guilty of Murder
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A North Adams man was convicted Friday of murdering his wife, Charli Gould Cook, in 2019.
A Berkshire Superior Court jury found Michael Cook Sr., 47, guilty of murder in the second degree, assault and armed assault with intent to murder, and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon |
 | Greylock Project Proponents, Opponents Getting Message Out
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Proponents and opponents have been busy on social media and mailers in getting out their messages on which way to vote on the Greylock School project.
Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Oct. 8, to decide a debt exclusion for borrowing on the $65 million project that will include the demolition of |
 | Letter: Halt the Notch Reservoir Logging Project
To the Editor:
I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed logging project at the Notch Reservoir in North Adams, a key source of our city's drinking water. While the city has released minimal details regarding this project, what has been shared raises significant concerns about both the environmental and community |
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