| Berkshire Community Mobilizes for Harm Reduction 'Days of Action'
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Saturday, Oct. 18 and Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, over two dozen community members will participate in a weekend-long Harm Reduction "Days of Action" across Berkshire County.
Volunteers will distribute lifesaving overdose prevention supplies, resources, and knowledge to residents in areas |
| MCLA to Host 8th Annual Day of Dialogue
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will host its 8th Annual Day of Dialogue on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025.
This campus-wide alternative day of education will suspend regular day classes to ensure full participation by students, faculty, and staff in meaningful conversations about |
| North Adams Council OKs Affordable Housing Trust
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The City Council on Tuesday gave final approval to creating an affordable housing trust and adopted a state law that would allow the city greater control over certain funds.
Some of those funds could be directed to the new trust, which does not yet exist.
"Our first entry |
 | Alison Felix Remembered at Drury High School
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Drury High School girls soccer community came together Saturday morning to remember Alison Felix, a multi-sport standout and member of the school's Class of 2020 who died last December in an automobile accident.
Her sister Jacinta captured the spirit of the moment and Alison's |
 | North Adams Council Will Wait for Outcome of Nip Bottle Program
Empty nip bottles are littered around the city.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A privately sponsored redemption initiative for nip bottles has the Public Safety Committee postponing any recommendations on a ban.
Mayor Jennifer Macksey and Police Chief Mark Bailey had asked the City Council last month to consider |
| Dalton's Just for Kicks Soccer Tourney Draws Hundreds of Players
DALTON, Mass. – The Community Recreation Association’s 29th annual Just for Kicks Soccer Tournament at Wahconah High School and Nessacus Middle School drew 67 teams from across Western Massachusetts, competing in U10, U12, and U14 divisions, showcasing some great soccer
Finalists included:
U12 Boys |
| Northern Berkshire Housing Resource Fair
ADAMS, Mass. — Local Northern Berkshire housing organizations will be sponsoring a Housing Resource
Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 15 between 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Adams Visitors
Center, on 3 Hoosac St.
The fair will offer attendees the opportunity to meet with representatives of local organizations who will have |
 | Local Art Professor Recognized for Her Sustainable Work
Artist Melanie Mowinski's 'Code Blue,' made from old wallpaper and her husband's shirt, tells the story of her husband's heart problems.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — An art professor at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts recently earned a reward for her work in book binding.
Melanie Mowinski applied for |
 | Abbott Memorial Students Learn Fire Safety Through Burn Demonstration
Children were told to cover their faces as the smoke blew in their direction. Firefighters wanted the demonstration to be as real as possible.
FLORIDA, Mass. — Students from Abbott Memorial School received an up-close lesson in fire safety Thursday during a field trip to the fire station, where they met with local |
| MCLA Gallery 51 to Present 'Ecologies of the In\between'
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Gallery 51 at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will present "Ecologies of the In\between," an exhibition featuring works by four contemporary artists.
The exhibition opens with a public reception on Friday, Oct. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. and runs through Jan. 4, |
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