NORTH ADAMS - For Jennifer Risch, justice has finally been done - at least as best as it can. On Wednesday, parole was denied for the last time to 62-year-old John Maselli, the man convicted of a drunken driving accident that crippled and five years later ultimately killed Risch's sister, Barbra LaFrance.   Full Story

The Friends of the North Adams Public Library will hold a "Blow-out Book Sale" on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Notre Dame Parish Hall, a few yards up from the library on East Main Street. This is the final big sale of books collected over the year. Everything must go. Proceeds from this sale will allow the Friends to sponsor more adult and children's programming at   Full Story

“So where are all the jobs anyway?” We keep hearing that there are all these jobs in the Berkshires, but where are they? I was shocked when I learned that at any point there are over 2,000 job vacancies in the county.   Full Story