North Adams News

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 .

Having secured the support of his fellow council members, City Councilor Ronald Boucher is preparing to take on the role of council president for the first time.

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

Still searching for a ticket for tonight's midnight screening of "New Moon," the second installment of Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight" saga? Tickets for the 12:05 a. m. screening at the North Adams Movieplex 8 will go on sale at 9 p. m. tonight, just three hours before the highly anticipated sequel's debut.

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

A Berkshire Superior Court judge will decide whether a former North Adams police officer used excessive force on a man held in protective custody.

Twilight fans will have the option of seeing the saga's latest installment, "New Moon," at the North Adams Movieplex, which will open under new ownership on Friday.

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

The Lenox Police Department arrested a suspect Friday who police believe committed burglaries in several states, including Vermont.

Chocolate milk stirred up a great debate last week. Across the country, parents, milk processing plants, health experts and schools have been arguing about the benefits of the beverage after the dairy industry launched its "Raise Your Hand for Chocolate Milk" campaign.

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.

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.

A North Adams, Mass., man pleaded not guilty Thursday in Bennington District Court to three felony counts of attempting to lure a child.

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.

With the distribution pace of the swine flu vaccine progressing from a crawl to a shuffle, officials are urging patience as supplies slowly reach the Berkshires and the H1N1 strain continues to sicken people statewide.

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.

The Friends of the North Adams Public Library will hold a "Blow-out Book Sale" on Saturday, Nov.

Trying to remember who won what and why? All the information is right here. Hamburg Recall A half-million pounds of hamburger are being recalled from area supermarkets because of possible E.coli contamination.

Union officials presented the North Adams School Committee with documentation Wednesday night that they say proves the city has shortchanged the Health Insurance Trust Fund by $2 million over the last five years.