Cheshire News

"Charity is not based on pity. It's for those who are in need. It's all about love." Those were the words of Tammy Scalise, the brains behind and one of the volunteers at the new charity center at the Parish of Pope John Paul the Great, which had its soft opening on Wednesday.

The School Committee today elected Marion Kelley, Houghton School eighth grade teacher, principal of Haskins School.

A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries -- none considered life-threatening according to authorities -- after a three-vehicle crash on Route 8 near the Bass Water Grill restaurant.

Gracie A. Vincent sold property at 3 Crandall St., Adams, for $154,000 to Lisa A. Kenney.

Matthew St. Pierre, of North Adams, has been named to the dean's list for the spring 2009 semester at Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y. He is majoring in biology.

Promotions for three members of the 1059th Transportation Tactical Carrier Co., National Guard, were announced today by Capt.

Youth Center Inc. has received funding through the Berkshire County Regional Employment Board to run a summer youth employment program for young people who meet the Workforce Investment Act eligibility.

Dieter Weissbrodt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Weissbrodt of 97 North Hoosac Road, has been promoted to private first class in Germany, where he is stationed with the U.S. Army.

Forty-Four students graduated Sunday during Miss Hall's School's 111th Commencement.

William Elder of 199 Franklin St., has been reappointed by City Manager Albert Fuller to the North Adams Housing Authority for a five-year term beginning July 1. The appointment is subject to City Council confirmation at Tuesday night's meeting.

Goulash, carrots, mixed greens, multi-grain bread and mixed fruit. TUES. -- Chicken and asparagus, brown rice with bulgar, broccoli, 100 percent whole wheat bread and applesauce.

Robert Fachini, of 100 Dean St., Cheshire, son of Robert Fachini Jr. and Bonnie Fachini, has been named to the President's List for the spring semester 2009 at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn.

Town meeting members voted Tuesday night to join the growing number of municipalities around the state that are raising the fine for public consumption or possession of an ounce or less of marijuana from $100 to $300. "The Board of Selectmen found a criminal penalty contrary to how the voters in Massachusetts felt last November," Selectmen Chairman ...

Adult beading class: earring clinic, learn basics to creating your own earrings, 6 to 8 p.m., 370 Pecks Road, Pittsfield, 442-9300. Norman Rockwell Museum "Model Citizens," find out what it was like to pose for Norman Rockwell, 2:30 p.m., Stockbridge.

A 90-year-old man was killed Saturday morning in a two-car accident on Dalton Avenue, police said.

Susan Burt is the incoming principal at Robert T. Capeless Elementary School. She will take over for Mary Ellen Trumbull, one of several administrators to leave the school system recently.

With a full jury on board, the second day of suspended North Adams Police Sgt. James Foley's trial for child molestation saw testimony from the alleged victim, but the public was barred from hearing the girl's testimony.

Four residents from this area attended an annual Boat and Canoe School Sunday at Camp Atwater in North Brookfield, sponsored by the Springfield Chapter of the Red Cross.

At last night's Selectmen's meeting, Chairman Donald Sommer welcomed newly hired Town Administrator Jonathan Butler, who updated the board on Gov.

Judge Michael J. Ripps heard the following cases in Northern Berkshire District Court on Tuesday: * John J. Morin, 67, of Stonehenge Road in Cheshire, had a charge of a number plate violation dismissed.