| Hoffmann Bird Club Hosts Annual Christmas Bird Count
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Hoffmann Bird Club invites residents to participate in the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC), a long-standing community science effort now in its 125th year.
Organized by the National Audubon Society, the CBC documents local bird populations to support critical conservation |
| Nominations Sought for the 2025 Peacemaker Award
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Peacemaker Award is given annually to an individual or group in Northern Berkshire.
The award, which originated as part of the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, is made to persons who have contributed substantially to peace in the region.
In general, the Peacemaker |
| North Adams Council Reappoints City Clerk
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council on Tuesday unanimously reappointed City Clerk Tina Leonesio for a three-year term to end in January 2028.
Council President Bryan Sapienza recommended her reappointment.
"I would not make this recommendation if I had not had full confidence in Clerk Leonesio," |
 | North Adams Dunkin' Donuts Reopens with Community Donation
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Dunkin' Donuts celebrated its reopening after undergoing a recent remodel by presenting the Al Nelson Friendship Center Food Pantry with a $3,000 donation.
"We are very thankful for Dunkin' Donuts for the very generous donation," the center's Board President Lois Daunis said |
| Man Sentenced to State Prison After 2022 North Adams Drug Offense
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Nichols Melendez, 33 of Springfield, was sentenced in Berkshire Superior Court to seven to nine years in state prison.
On Monday, Dec. 2 Melendez pleaded guilty to six charges related to drug distribution and illegal firearm possession.
According to a report from the District |
 | North Adams Remembers Pearl Harbor, Honors Local Veterans
Legion Senior Vice Cmdr. David Levesque emcees of event.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — American Legion Post 125 held a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony to mark the events of Dec. 7, 1941, and honor veterans and Legionnaires who have made a difference in the community.
Before commencing the |
 | Letter: Protect Our Water
To the Editor:
Have you heard about the proposed industrial logging project at our forested public drinking-water reservoir in North Adams? In the late summer there was quite the hubbub (rightfully) after the Conservation Commission recommended that herbicides not be sprayed ... next to Notch Reservoir. It seems ridiculous it was ever a |
| North Adams Sees Drop in Alcohol Licenses
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city's down four alcohol licenses for 2025 with the closing of the Mohawk Tavern, Meng's Pan-Asian, Bistro 413 and the Breakroom.
The License Commission last week approved the annual pouring, entertainment, package, liquor and automobile dealer licenses for the coming |
 | North Adams' Bernard Calvi Honored for Making the Ultimate Sacrifice
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — When Pvt. First Class Bernard Calvi died in a prisoner of war camp in World War II, his cause of death was listed as "dysentery, malaria and loss of hope," mourners were told during Tuesday's funeral service at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church.
Calvi's captors got it |
| Clarksburg Sets Tax Rate; Interviews TA Candidate
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Property owners will again see the tax rate drop — and may also see their bills drop as well.
The Select Board on Monday night voted after a tax classification hearing to again maintain a single tax rate. Members also interviewed the first candidate for the town administrator post, former |
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