Staples store to close doors N. Adams by the year?s end bi13700172 Saturday November 19, 2011 By Jennifer Huberdeau North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- Staples close Steeple City Plaza store Dec. 31, company officials confirmed Friday. "We always evaluate our store performance to ensure we?re operating the business the best way," Staples Inc

North Central Massachusetts Community Calendar bi13700172 Today Dance 2 Swing: The Leominster Elks, 134 North Main St., hold Dance 2 Swing. Group swing dance 6:30 p

More schools north of Boston face No Child Left Behind Act scrutiny bi13700172 As seeks a reprieve from federal education law, a growing number of educators throughout Boston's northern suburbs are being forced to take a hard look at teaching methods after being told schools are underperforming. Of the 442 public schools the Globe North region, 254 - nearly 58 percent - have failed to boost standardized test scores fast enough to fulfill what ..

Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun May Lose Under Massachusetts Governor?s Casino Plan bi13700172 A law permitting casinos to open may cloud the recovery of Connecticut?s Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, generated $342.3 million of slot-machine revenue for that state last year

Doctors take part literacy program bi13700172 Tuesday November 22, 2011 New England Newspapers NORTH ADAMS -- Read a book. It?s good for you. That?s the message being delivered by at least five Berkshire County pediatrics offices during November, Family Literacy Month, and throughout the year. "During Family Literacy Month and throughout the year, critical that we continue to ensure that our youngest patients..

Today local history bi13700172 Tuesday November 22, 2011 Nov. 22 50 years ago today NORTH ADAMS -- Two young North Adams bankers are among 56 from savings banks throughout the state who have been selected to attend a new school for supervisory personnel. Attending from city be Raymond Ranzoni, assistant treasurer of the North Adams Savings Bank, and Norman Moreau, a teller a the Hoosac Savings Bank

DINNER FEEDS HUNDREDS bi13700172 Tuesday November 22, 2011 NORTH ADAMS -- Roughly 239 people turned out to enjoy a free, buffet-style meal at the First Congregational Church on Monday when the Berkshire Food Project hosted annual community Thanksgiving dinner. The event started at four, when organizers were greeted by a line of people that extended out the doors of the..

COMMUNITY GATHERS TO DISCUSS OCCUPY bi13700172 Friday November 18, 2011 North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- About 60 people gathered at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tuesday night for a public forum analyzing the Occupy Wall Street movement and future. Lee Russ, of Bennington, Vt., said that it's hard to understand what going on the movement, getting a critical mass..

Producers, customers find each other at Berkshire Grown farmers market bi13700172 Monday November 21, 2011 North Adams Transcript WILLIAMSTOWN -- Hundreds from around the area came search of local foods to Berkshire Grown?s holiday farmers market at Williams College?s Towne Field House on Sunday. Twenty area farmers and vendors set up stations the gym by 10 a

Solid effort gives Mounties win bi13700172 Wednesday November 9, 2011 North Adams Transcript WILLIAMSTOWN -- The Mount Greylock volleyball team?s first foray Division II Western tournament play went better than a team played D-II all season, as the Mounties took advantage of 10 Agawam service errors to beat the Brownies, 25-18, 25-23, 27-25 the Mounties? opening round Tuesday night -- No

Staples store to close doors on Dec. 31 bi13700172 Saturday November 19, 2011 North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- Staples close Steeple City Plaza store Dec. 31, company officials confirmed Friday. "We always evaluate our store performance to ensure we're operating the business the best way," Staples Inc

Internet project aims to bring infrastructure by July 2013 bi13700172 Thursday October 27, 2011 North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- By July 2013, every hilltown and underserved area Western have the fiber-optic cable infrastructure place to bring high-speed Internet to residents. The $71.6 million state project, known as MassBroadband 123, aims to bring the necessary infrastructure to 123 towns rural areas of Western and..

$932K for Irene repairs bi13700172 Friday November 11, 2011 North Adams Transcript ADAMS -- Three North Berkshire communities receive a total of $932,010 from a federal agency to help repair damage along rivers and streams caused by Tropical Storm Irene August. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced Thursday that Adams, Williamstown and North..

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