North Adams News

The committee for the Human Relations Awards, presented annually to three residents by the Northern Berkshire Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews during the Brotherhood Dinner, was announced.

Skylar Baker, 8, dances with Bob Chalmers on Friday night at the 18th annual Father and Daughter Valentine Dance at the Eagles Hall in North Adams.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Not every high school student gets to interview a television star but on Wednesday, Christy Haley did just that.

So, should campus police officers be armed? This very legitimate public policy controversy is playing out not only on the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts campus but nationwide.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Marie Gudz, a certified nurse midwife, has joined Northern Berkshire OB/GYN at North Adams Regional Hospital and is seeing patients.

A growing divide between the nation's wealthy and impoverished populations has the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition looking to address the challenges faced by North County's poorest.

The first version of this story omitted the critical word "don't" in the paragraph regarding feedback Keith Bona received from residents, police officers and firefighters.

Dads and daughters were all dressed up for the 18th annual Father-Daughter Valentine's Dance at the Eagles Hall in North Adams on Friday night.

The rail trail extension from Hoosac Street to Lime Street is currently being designed and the cost has jumped because of extra work needed to cleanup arsenic contamination from railroad ties.

The family of the late Gregory Hillman received some vindication in an otherwise tragic story last month when a judge ruled against the medical facility charged with the young Darien man's care.

The search committee for a new town administrator is getting to business, having whittled down the candidate pool by more than half during its first meeting Wednesday night.

Elementary schools in North Adams may be crowded, though that isn't enough for the state to green light the construction of two schools for the city.

Three men facing murder charges in the 2010 stabbing death of Jahda Martin were in Berkshire Superior Court Wednesday for a final conference before their April trial.

6, 2013. * Thomas S. Czupryna, 25, of Howland Avenue in Adams, was found guilty of shoplifting $100 or more by asportation and ordered to pay $300. * Corrie Ryan, 30, of Bracewell Avenue in North Adams, was found guilty of operating under the influence of liquor.

The rail trail extension from Hoosac Street to Lime Street is currently being designed and the cost has jumped because of extra work needed to cleanup arsenic contamination from railroad ties.

Residents and visitors alike will be able to take in the Mass MoCA galleries free of charge on Saturday, February 11, 2012, from 11 AM - 8 PM at the museum's annual Free Day, this year sponsored by Carr Hardware and Berkshire Gas.

There's a new bank in town. NBT Bank, which had acquired four former Legacy Bank branches in Great Barrington, Lee, Pittsfield and North Adams last year when Berkshire Bank took over Legacy, has opened an office at the busy Pittsfield Road-Holmes Road intersection.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - School officials are trying to find ways to relieve pressure on classrooms at Brayton Elementary School that has staff and pupils packed "like sardines." The school has four preschool teachers and eight sessions that feed into four full-time kindergarten classes, which feed into three full-time first and second grades, and two ... (more)

The new sign will be installed at the lake entrance and smaller versions at entrance points to the city.

Berkshire County Line Dancers offer beginner lessons every Monday, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and intermediate/advanced lessons every Thursday, 7 to 9 p.m. at Eagles Hall on the Curran Highway in North Adams.