North Adams Transcript Two Northern Berkshire colleges are waiting for their next shipment of the H1N1 flu vaccine after receiving only 100 doses each to distribute to their students, faculty and staff. According to officials at Williams College in Williamstown and the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, the institutions have requested hundreds more doses of the vaccine,   Full Story

NORTH ADAMS -- Throughout the week, students at MCLA and BCC are organizing a number of events to raise support for local food banks and homeless shelters, including the Berkshire Food Project, Louison House, and St. Joe's Food Pantry. Events include a sock drive at both colleges, a hunger banquet by the MCLA Sociology Department, community can drive in North Adams, social change film   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