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MCLA: Panel of Drag Performers to Celebrate Queer Identities and Performance Art
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) invites the community to an evening of discussion and insight featuring a panel of local drag performers as part of the annual Lavender Lecture.     Panelists Vuronika Baked, Gemini DaBarbay, and Jackie Leggs will take the stage on Wednesday, Oct. 16
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 Kicks Off Fall Foliage Weekend with Return of Dog Costume Parade
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — More than a dozen dogs and their owners swarmed the sidewalks of Main Street on Thursday for the return of the Dog Costume Parade.    The last time the city had this parade was in 2021, and due to the pandemic, it had to be skipped in 2020.    "This is the first time bringing
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
New Fall Foliage Leaf Hunt Clues for 2024
Editor's note: there are three leaves remaining in Adams, and two leaves each in North Adams and Williamstown. You have until Friday, Oct. 11, to find them. Look for the second set of clues below.    NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The annual Fall Foliage Leaf Hunt, a traditional and popular feature that kicks off Fall
Letter: Yes to Greylock Project
To the Editor: It was brought to my attention that a claim I referenced in my previous letter to the editor was not accurate in my representation of it. However innocuous my intention was, it still mischaracterized the arguments that were made regarding the number of studies utilized. And, beyond that, I realized making the case for the
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