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    It was announced in 2020 that artist Gaia was commissioned for the mural that will be installed on the north side of the high-rise building.     The mural was influenced by the input of more than 200 survey responses by building and community residents.   The mural is also inspired by horticulturalist Lue Gim Gong, a Chinese immigrant who, after moving to the state of Florida from North Adams, developed the Valencia orange in 1911.   The mural is part of of the Ashland Street Initiative, a project to enhance and beautify the area between downtown North Adams and Massachus...

  Jason Morin, the authority's information technology consultant, told the board on Monday that he is looking at a few different options to install internet at all properties.   "There are different ways to do this and each one has its own challenge," Morin said. "We are looking at a lot of different angles."   Executive Director Jennifer Hohn said the Housing Authority looked in the past to provide limited internet access but now that the internet is essentially a utility, she felt the Housing Authority should find a way to offer it to tenants.   "People are trying to find jobs a...

  Mayor Thomas Bernard on Tuesday informed the City Council that the final settlement of Cariddi's will had meant another $91,651 gift to the public library for a total of $266,651.56.   Cariddi, who died at age 63 in 2017, named the library as a beneficiary under an insurance policy and left cash benefits in her will. The first amount was $175,000, in addition to several smaller amounts including a $7,500 gift toward establishing an astronomy program there.   A second gift was for the upkeep and maintenance of the future bike path. The original amount was a $210,000 distribution and...

  The School Committee on Tuesday accepted a gift of $1,885 in memory of former Drury High School teacher Francis Merrigan, who died Nov. 2, and a $40,000 trust from estate of John and Joyce Brooks.   In their letter to the committee, Merrigan's family said their father would be happy to see the funds donated in his memory benefit the high school's cinema and screenwriting course, which could use some upgraded film production technology.   "When Dad spoke of his time teaching, some of his favorite memories were of a filmmaking class that he was able to teach as a side project. In our...