Monday, May 12 CLARKSBURG -- The Clarksburg Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9144 will meet Thursday, May 15, at 6:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend.   Full Story

Monday, May 12 NORTH ADAMS -- The members of the local Vietnam Veterans of America chapter have adopted two parks in the city. One of the parks is on Sperry Street, across the Hoosic River from the Vietnam Veterans' club. Two weeks ago, volunteers from the club grabbed their rakes, brought some trash bags and spent 30 hours cleaning the park.   Full Story

Monday, May 12 TOPS MA229 honors best weight losers for month NORTH ADAMS -- TOPS MA 229 met with 10 members weighing in. The best TOPS loser of the week was Judy Lescarbeau. The best KOPS loser was Phil Lescarbeau. The inspirational readings were by Amy Christian and Hope Ican. The program for the evening was, "Best Losers for April.   Full Story

Monday, May 12 PITTSFIELD -- The Berkshire County Chapter Health and Safety Services of the American Red Cross will offer CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer on Monday and Tuesday, May 19 and 20, from 6 to10 p.m., at the Berkshire Red Cross, 480 West St. The cost is $45. Full payment is required at the time of registration to reserve a space in class.   Full Story

Monday, May 12 PITTSFIELD -- The Nuciforo Committee is sponsoring a reception for Central Berkshire Register of Deeds Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. on Thursday, May 15, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Italian American Club at 203 Newell St. The guest speaker for the reception will be Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray.   Full Story

Monday, May 12 NORTH ADAMS -- The city of North Adams will continue to flush hydrants on Monday, May 12, from the hours of 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The flushing program will be Monday-Thursday evenings. Streets for the week are Olds Street, Clark Street, Demond Avenue, Greylock Avenue, Airport Road to Galvin Road, Sullivan Street, Angeli Street, College Avenue, Biltmore Avenue, parts of West Main   Full Story