Tuesday January 22, 2013

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.

Conte comes before the City Council: NORTH ADAMS -- Mayor Richard J. Alcombright will come before the City Council at tonight's 7:30 meeting to request approval of a $29.69 million bond for renovations of the former Silvio O. Conte Middle School. The MSBA has committed to paying 80 percent of the costs.

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.

The ‘Summit' of cinema: NORTH ADAMS -- A crew of 28 in the process of filming the slasher movie "Summit" will come to Northern Berkshire next week.

They're filming in a West Shaft Road house owned by David Willette, who initially made contact with the group through a Craigslist ad.

Funding for the movie

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was done in a way "pretty groundbreaking in and of itself," says director Christina Raia, and the Transcript will examine both this and why the county was chosen as the site for the movie. The film will star Lauren Ashleigh, Rob Ceriello, Emma Barrett, Ricardo Manigat and Ryan Kramer.

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.

Williams comes together over bombing: WILLIAMSTOWN -- Despite the frigid cold and light snow Monday night, over 40 people participated in a candlelight vigil at Williams College, in honor of students who died in the bombing of a Syrian university. The vigil was organized by freshman Sumaya Awad.

"Students were taking their first round of final exams," she told the crowd, arranged in a circle in front of Chapin Hall. "It was a government school, and yet, it was the government that bombed the school that day."

Two rounds of bombs fell on Allepo University on Jan. 15, killing 82 students and injuring over 200.

Ed Damon is writing this story and can be reached at edamon@thetranscript.com or 413-663-3741, ext. 224.