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NORTH ADAMS — City Councilor Jason LaForest says he is exploring a run for mayor, after an announcement from current North Adams Mayor Tom Bernard that he will not seek a third term. LaForest, who first was elected in 2017 and is serving his second year as the council’s vice president, told The Eagle it is “almost certain” that he will pull papers to run in April. Though LaForest confirmed his plans with local reporters Tuesday, he said he had been considering the run since before Bernard’s announcement and has received a positive response so far. “North Adams tr...

NORTH ADAMS — Mayor Tom Bernard has announced that he will not seek reelection to a third term this year. Bernard, who first was elected in 2017, said Tuesday he wants to focus on running the city and managing the pandemic rather than conducting a reelection campaign. “It’s become clear for me we have really big, important work to do in the city over the next few months,” he told The Eagle. “Things I had really wanted to be at the top of my agenda in 2020, I can point to reasons why they didn’t get done, but the fact is, they didn’t get done.”

4:14 North Adams, Massachusetts Mayor Tom Bernard will deliver his annual State Of The City address tonight. Bernard is in the final year of his second two-year term as mayor in the city of around 13,000. “I think we’ll really continue to see work focused on our microbusiness lending program to help small businesses recover, in addition to programs like the one that the state announced last week, and then really continuing to focus on downtown development, economic development,” said Bernard. The mayor also identified climate resilience and long term fiscal planning among his 2021 goals...

The North Adams Office of the Mayor has announced that this Monday, February 22, Mayor Tom Bernard will hold a virtual State of the City address at 7:30pm. 

BUSINESS MONDAY: One mile at a time Many groups are working together for better transportation options in and to the Berkshires. It’s no secret that it can be challenging to get to, and around, the Berkshires. If you don’t own a car, getting from Point A to Point B can be time-consuming. Agencies like Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA), the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), and local Councils on Aging help plug some of these gaps, but the region’s size and geography continue to present obstacles. Transportation into and out of the Berkshires is even more lacking. The reg...