Wednesday February 20, 2013

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Polished plant: ADAMS -- The town's wastewater-treatment plant superintendent says staff are to thank for a recent excellence award the plant received from the federal government.

Adams' wastewater treatment plant was recently selected by the Environmental Protection Agency for a 2012 Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Excellence Award.

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.

Winter staple set for Saturday: NORTH ADAMS -- WinterFest returns to the city Saturday with ice sculptures, steaming bowls of chowder, horse-drawn wagon rides, a community campfire and more.

Jennifer Huberdeau is writing this story and can be reached at