Adams News

Judge Michael J. Ripps heard the following cases in northern Berkshire District Court on Tuesday: * Philip Rugo, 64, of Holyoke, was found guilty of disturbing the peace and ordered to pay a $50 fine.

Routine annual mammograms are still the way to go for any woman over 40, local health officials maintain.

The Little Red Schoolhouse is accepting donations of cans and bottles to benefit the nonprofit preschool.

Movie schedules and times Bazaars Dec. 5 , 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV .

North Adams, MA - The city of North Adams will hold the annual Christmas Tree Lighting / Visit from Santa and Mrs.

A judge heard more testimony Thursday in the Berkshire Superior Court trial of a former police officer accused of assaulting a man while he was in police custody.

Obituaries Jane T. Rice, 72 Edward J. Carsno Sr., 74 The Drury Drama Team presents "Dracula" on Thursday-Saturday, Nov.

The likelihood of the four Democratic candidates vying for the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's seat coming to Berkshire County to debate seems like a long shot as several candidates have recently hedged about their appearance.

Northern Berkshire Healthcare is seeking to partner with a health care organization in Massachusetts as it faces a huge loss this fiscal year, with a deficit projected at $8.1 million and no improvement in the economy foreseen.

Two local men involved in a two-car crash at the intersection of Main Street and Cole Avenue on Saturday evening are both being charged with drunk driving.

"On Friday 11/13/09 the Lenox Police Department arrested Stefan E. Veremko, 05/27/1981, of 59 Dartmouth St., Pittsfield and charged him with larceny in a building, breaking and entering in the daytime with the intent to commit a felony, receiving stolen property, and possession of ammunition without a permit.

As part of its ongoing commitment to the community, Permanent Records & CD's & Stuff is launching a series of free music-related film showings during November.

The number of people who have died of drug overdoses in Massachusetts from 2002 through 2007 is nearly 41 times as many as the number of servicemen and women from the state who died in Afghanistan and Iraq over the same span, according to just-released report on drug use in the Commonwealth.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi travels to Boston on Friday morning to endorse colleague Rep.

On Monday, Berkshire County became the first of six regions in the commonwealth to launch a state District & School Assistance Center.

North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- The following cases were heard in Northern Berkshire District Court on Tuesday: * Allan W. Tatro II, 33, of Columbia Street in Adams, was found guilty of driving with a revoked license.

Across Berkshire County, efforts to curb underage drinking and substance abuse are gearing to become more visible in the community.

Union officials at North Adams Regional Hospital charged Friday that hospital management has presented employees with a list of 18 demands that, among other things, threaten retirement benefits, overtime pay and seniority status for the number of years worked at the hospital.

North County parents who receive state-subsidized child care will have to make the 45-minute drive to Pittsfield from now on to renew their vouchers -- instead of stopping by the Resources for Child Care satellite office on Main Street.

Crane & Co. plans to consolidate its stationery paper division to a new state-of-the-art facility near its Dalton headquarters, CEO Charles Kittredge said on Thursday.