North Adams News

Last week when the state's Registry of Motor Vehicles revealed its plan to close 11 of its 34 branches to save $1.7 million, North Adams was not on the "chopping block." However, the North Adams branch, which opened its new office last November at 33 Main St.

Bang on a Can, cofounded by David Lang , presents its new-music festival at Mass MoCA next week.

The Hadley Overpass won't be the only gateway into the city receiving a facelift in the coming months.

The body of a male was found in the Hoosic River in the vicinity of Braytonville Elementary School on State Road on Wednesday morning, police said.

The Miss Adams Diner has once again closed its doors. Patrons walking up to the 60-year-old diner last week were surprised to find a sign on both doors reading "Closed, thank you for your business.

Police found a body in the Hoosic River across the street from Braytonville Elementary School on Wednesday morning.

The North Adams Farmera TMs Market opens on Saturday, July 18 with fresh produce and more.

Mayor [John] Barrett has broken our trust. We need an independent audit of city books.

Keith Brooks, of State Road in North Adams, checks out his damaged garden after heavy downpours in this picture from July 19, 1975.

A 21-year-old man on suicide watch, who escaped from a mental health facility, may have headed toward Fairfield County and the surrounding area.

Former Adams resident and radio host Sean Baker has been chronicling his adventures in unemployment on The Forecaster site in Maine.

An alleged mid-level crack cocaine dealer from Manhattan, N.Y. who is believed to have direct ties to a Bronx-based drug ring distributing crack cocaine in the northern Berkshires, pleaded not guilty to numerous drug charges in Berkshire Superior Court on Thursday.

The Berkshire County Drug Task Force and the Adams Police Department arrested three people last night and confiscated several marijuana plants at an Albert Street apartment.

The doubleheader scheduled tonight between the Danbury Westerners and the Pittsfield American Defenders has been postponed because of rain.

The city of North Adams is pleased to announce another summer of "Concerts at the Lake," to be held Wednesday, July 1 and continuing each Wednesday through August 5. Performances are held at Windsor Lake, and take place from 7:00 a ' 8:30 PM.

A proposal by National Grid to increase the average residential customer's utility bill by 5.5 percent next year has come under scrutiny by the state Attorney General's office.

On Saturday, June 20, over 50 people from northern Berkshire County participated in the 2nd annual Tour de NA, a bike tour around bars and restaurants in North Adams that raises funding for local youth sporting leagues.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - A 21-year-old man being transported to a hospital for mental health treatment fled from the ambulance and has been missing for days in the Berkshires.

Northern Berkshire Family Net announces summer 2009 parent-child play and learn group schedule.

Main Street Stage will present its second annual Shakespeare production, "Twelfth Night." The play will preview Thursday July 30, as a pay-what-you-can night and run Fridays and Saturdays through Aug.