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And that organizer, Rinaldo Del Gallo III, probably won’t attend. The course correction comes after opposition arose to Del Gallo’s plan to blend a vigil for the late William “Billy” Evans with what he described as “a protest against all race-based hate crimes, regardless of the race of the perpetrator or race of the victim.” NORTH ADAMS — The reason for a vigil this Saturday got its own section, “WHY,” in the release organizer Rinaldo Del Gallo III sent this week: … Del Gallo said Friday he was urged to unlink the show of support for Evans fr...

6:30 Last week, Democratic Congressman Richard Neal was in the Berkshires, taking a victory lap in the Massachusetts 1st district. $41 million of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan COVID relief package is coming to Berkshire County. While Pittsfield will receive the lion’s share of the money, North Adams – the county’s second city of 13,000 – will take home just under $4 million. WAMC spoke with Mayor Tom Bernard about what he wants to do with it. BERNARD: The preliminary number that I have seen in, between direct municipal aid and then the funding that is allocated at the county ...

The 2021 Asbury Park Music and Film Festival, which brings the stars into the city in support of music education for kids, has been canceled due to the continuing coronavirus outbreak. One event from the late April festival, a Melissa Etheridge concert originally scheduled for April 25 at the city's Paramount Theatre, will now take place as a stand-alone show Oct. 24 at the Paramount. The April 23 Lucinda Williams show has been canceled. Tickets will be honored and refunds are available via original points of purchase. Patrons who purchased tickets through the Stone Pony box office should em...

NORTH ADAMS — Mayor Tom Bernard will ask the North Adams City Council to approve borrowing $300,000 to replace hydrants. As of Tuesday, the Water Department had identified 55 inoperative hydrants, out of 339 documented in the survey and more than 600 total across the city. “Given the fact that we’re at all-time lows of borrowing, I think now is the time to borrow,” said Councilor Lisa Blackmer. “This is smart borrowing.” By hiring an external contractor, Bernard said he expects repairs to cost $5,000 to $6,000 per hydrant, about twice the cost of using city staf...

The city council in North Adams, Massachusetts has approved a $300,000 borrowing request from Mayor Tom Bernard to fix about 55 fire hydrants.