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William “Billy” Evans is coming home. On Wednesday evening, a motorcade will transport the body of the slain U.S. Capitol Police officer through North Adams. There will be a brief procession around 7:30 p.m. as the motorcade makes its way down Main Street, said North Adams Mayor Tom Bernard. “That time of day, what I’m hoping is people will have flashlights or candles or something,” Bernard said. “Being able to light up the route could be a nice gesture — lighting his way home, if you will.” Evans, 41, grew up in North Adams and Clarksburg and graduate...

Grieving a lost loved one is hard enough on its own, but doing so in the public eye brings other challenges. Viewers throughout Berkshire County and beyond watched a nationally televised ceremony Tuesday for William “Billy” Evans, a U.S. Capitol Police officer and North Adams native who died April 2, after an attacker drove a car into Evans and another officer. President Joe Biden eulogized Evans, with many other high-profile officials in attendance alongside Evans’ family. Online, several people remarked on the ceremony. Depending on the circumstances, that level of publicity ...

NORTH ADAMS — William “Billy” Evans is coming home. Wednesday night, the body of the slain U.S. Capitol Police officer will be returned to his native North Adams, followed by a private funeral and burial Thursday in Adams. It was not clear how Evans, who was honored Tuesday with a memorial service in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, would make the journey from there. But, North Adams Mayor Thomas Bernard said there will be a brief procession about 7:30 p.m. as the motorcade makes its way along Main Street. “That time of day, what I’m hoping is, people will have fl...

Certain film and TV business dealings can be done remotely, including scriptwriting, dealmaking, pitching, animation, visual effects and casting, and some of the shifts in how people work together using technology may never go completely back to the way it was. Advertisement But this is still a business that depends on spontaneous, in-person interaction, said multiple filmmakers, executives and other insiders who spoke with The Times. That’s definitely the case for Mike Larocca, cofounder and vice chairman of AGBO, the production company of “Avengers: Endgame” directors Joe and Anthony...

MCLA Student To Run For North Adams Mayor Back in February Mayor Thomas Bernard, he would not be running for a third term. Who else will be throwing their hat in the ring to run for Mayor? We did hear that City Councilor Jason LaForest says he is exploring a run for mayor. MCLA student Joshua Vallieres has announced a run and has taken out papers for the Mayor’s Office in North Adams. The 21-year-old told the Berkshire Eagle on Sunday that he considers his age or lack of electoral experience no barrier to building support to succeed Tom Bernard as the city’s mayor.