Below is a preview of the major stories the Transcript staff is working on for tomorrow's edition. The Transcript posts breaking news and updates on Twitter (@natranscript), on Facebook www.facebook.com/natranscript, on our mobile app and here on our homepage. Have a story idea or have something to contribute to a story below? Feel free to reach out to reporters or contact Editor-in-Chief Michael Foster at mfoster@thetranscript.com or 413-663-3741, ext. 223.
Greylock Glen's uninvited green guests: ADAMS -- Polatin Ecological Services will begin taking on invasive plant species at the Greylock Glen on Thursday, their primary focus being garlic mustard. Updates to the public will be provided by a website and extensive on-site signage. The Transcript got the details on the process from Joan Deely of Polatin Ecological Services.
Phil Demers is writing this story and can be reached at pdemers@thetranscript.com, on Twitter @NAT_DigitalPhil, or by phone at 413-663-3741, ext. 225.
Raising money for the "Mill Girl": NORTH ADAMS -- The painted image of an 11-year-old girl standing next to a large machine in a cotton mill had such an emotional impact on city resident Lisa Bassi, she was motivated enough to spearhead a fundraising campaign that will permanently
The painting, "Mill Girl," was originally created by North Adams artist William Oberst as part of "The Mill Children Exhibition," a collaboration between local artists, historians and teachers organized by gallerist Ralph Brill in 2011. The exhibition, which debuted at the Eclipse Mill Gallery in 2011 and will be on display in Fall River during the summer, tells the story of what it was like to be an 11-year-old child worker in the Eclipse Mill Cotton Mill in 1911.
Jennifer Huberdeau is writing this story and can be reached at jhuberdeau@thetranscript.com, on Twitter @NAT_DigitalJen, or by phone at 413-663-3741, ext. 227.
On the agenda in Adams: ADAMS -- The Transcript will have coverage from tonight's Selectmen's meeting, where updates on the Memorial School, Council on Aging and Police Department are on the agenda, as are annual license renewals for 2013.
Phil Demers is writing this story and can be reached at pdemers@thetranscript.com, on Twitter @NAT_DigitalPhil, or by phone at 413-663-3741, ext. 225.
Getting to know you: WILLIAMSTOWN -- Members of the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee held a retreat-style meeting Tuesday to reorganize following November elections and to provide an overview of the year ahead. The meeting was the first Chair Carolyn Greene presided over, after being elected chair on Nov. 20.
Edward Damon is writing this story and can be reached at edamon@thetranscript.com or by phone at 413-663-3741, ext. 224.
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