North Adams News

STAMFORD, Vt. - Nicholas Fahey's seventh- and eighth-grade class at Stamford Elementary School made their case for what would be the best skate park in North Adams to Mayor Richard Alcombright on Monday afternoon.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - The Finance Committee began its review of the city's fiscal 2014 budget on Monday night, reviewing line items in the Department of Public Services and City Hall.

Chamber President Glenn Maloney opens a session on upcoming events in the city, including the return of Wilco's Solid Sound Festival.

Hundreds practiced Zumba in the streets of North Adams on Saturday, under the direction of instructor Becky Miner, as a fundraiser for Northern Berkshire Relay for Life.

Aaron Neville and Keith Richards on Doo-Wop and the Great American Songbook [Berkshire on Stage] Aaron Neville and Keith Richards have long shared a love of Doo-Wop music.

The Drury High School Class of 1951 will conduct its annual wreath-laying ceremony on Memorial Day to honor each deceased member of the Class of 1951.

For months, the Selectboard has been poised to revamp the administrative office with a full-time town administrator boosted by a part-time clerical aide.

Michael Schaeffer, who teaches math at Brayton Elementary School in North Adams, says new students definitely change the dynamics of a classroom.

Courtney Keating, daughter of Bill Keating of Lanesborough and Sally Keating of North Adams, has been named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester at the University of New England in Maine.

A 19-year-old Adams man who allegedly fled police on a motorcycle this week was charged with traffic violations in city court Friday.

Topic: Joint Replacements. Also at 4:30 p.m. N. Berkshire Community TV Scheduled today in North Adams, Adams, Cheshire and Clarksburg on Channels 15, 16 and 17.

The Meditation Group of Northern Berkshire and the Pittsfield Meditation Sangha announce the return of Anyen Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist scholar and meditation master, as a presenter of two events in the Berkshires.

Berkshire Dance Theatre will hold a spring/Mother's Day tea fundraiser from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, at the Eagle's Hall, Curran Highway.

North Adams Public Schools, McCann Technical School and North Berkshire School Union will host a presentation for parents on the "Rights and Responsibilities in Special Education" at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 20, in the Brayton Elementary School Library.

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will celebrate its 114th commencement exercises on Saturday, May 18, beginning at 11 a.m., in the Amsler Campus Center gymnasium.

Dise was given probation until May 13, 2014 and fined $50. * Robert S. Bessette Jr., 47, of Jackson Street in North Adams, was arraigned on charges of disturbing the peace and violating a miscellaneous municipal ordinance or bylaw.

MCLA senior Brian Comeau puts a final message on the marquee of the Mohawk Theater on Tuesday.

Mount Williams Greenhouses on State Road in North Adams warns of a frost on Monday night.

Chamber President Glenn Maloney opens a session on upcoming events in the city, including the return of Wilco's Solid Sound Festival.

The Pizza Hut on Merrill Road, which opened in 1976, closed for good on Monday, according to the restaurant's manager and the building's owner.