North Adams News

Bluegrass Music is rich in tradition, including a storied history of flat-picking contests, fiddlers' conventions, and other participatory events that bring together musicians in spirited competition.

The committee overseeing the town's affordable housing efforts on Monday met with a leading critic of the proposal to develop conserved town-owned land.

A pretrial hearing has been scheduled for June 21. * Joelle M. Peterson, 32, of Ashland Street in North Adams was arraigned on a charge of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

The Finance Committee and Mayor Richard Alcombright reviewed the approximately $36.5 million budget on Tuesday evening for a final time.

The Farmers Market is back for a season of fresh produce, local plants, canned goods, locally raised meat, eggs, and more! Many farmers are returning this year, including Mt.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - The third Solid Sound Festival isn't just for music lovers.

Blackinton Manor, an impeccably restored 1820 Italianate Federal style 4600 sq ft home, is offered both as a single family residence or as a Bed and Breakfast.

An Adams man was found not guilty on Tuesday of a felony drunken driving-related charge in connection with an October 2011 one-car crash that left a woman with severe injuries.

The Artery Lounge was handed a 60-day suspension and a significant reduction in hours following the stabbing incident outside the bar on Saturday morning.

As an art educator for the past 23 years, in New York City and North Adams, I have always promoted the need for art education.

A meeting of the Northern Berkshire Interfaith Action Initiative at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 21, at First Baptist Church will feature a discussion of hospice care with Gloria Richard of VNA & Hospice of Northern Berkshire.

Scheduled today in Pittsfield, Dalton and Richmond on Time Warner Cable Channel 16, except as indicated.

A verbal advisement is given and no arrests are made. 7:15 a.m.: Police respond to a reported disturbance on Columbus Avenue.

Anne French, right, coordinator of the service-learning program in North Adams Public Schools, is presented a state service and volunteerism Award recently by Kristen McKinnon, secretary to the Massachusetts Service Alliance board of directors and service-learning coordinator for the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts staff, students and Mayor Richard Alcombright showed off the school's galleries downtown to state Sen. Michael Moore, D-Worcester, on Monday morning.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - You see them everywhere during construction season - deep trenches with crews working on water and sewer pipes, foundations, electrical lines.

Alec Walt teaches second grade Haitian students how to form letters and work out math problems during a volunteer trip to the country through the St. Mary's Parish Youth Group in Longmeadow.

Eight members of Brownie Troop 7 were honored at the annual fly-up at the Broad Brook School Tuesday that marked their advancement to junior girl scouts.

Two Pittsfield men have been arrested and a local bar had its liquor license suspended after a Saturday morning melee on Union Street saw two stabbed and another struck in the head with a bottle, according to authorities.

Lavigne also admitted to sufficient facts and was found responsible for possessing an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle.