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Three arrested Thursday: NORTH ADAMS -- Police say that three people were arrested on Grime Street on Thursday night on larceny and breaking and entering charges. Police reports say the three broke into a vacant house on West Main Street, and that heroin was found on each during the booking process.
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.
Starting at ‘Home' in Williamstown: WILLIAMSTOWN -- Williamstown Theatre Festival's newest Main Stage offering, "Far From Home," a preview production of a new Off-Broadway bound musical based on the 2002 movie of the same name, officially opens on Saturday.
Jennifer Huberdeau is writing this story and can be reached at
Learning the ROPES: NORTH ADAMS -- A crowd of onlookers gathered as a 11-year-old Chloe Martel perched on a wooden ledge 55 feet above them. Suddenly, she jumped into the air, soaring over their heads as she demonstrated the zip-line at the Northern Berkshire ROPES Summer Program on Friday.
A few seconds later, after completing her 250-foot descent, Chloe was beaming while the group of parents and family members turned their attention to another demonstration.
Prior to the demonstration of elements in the Gerald Downing Ropes Course within Historic Valley Campground, about 100 campers and mentors -- previous campers who now serve as helpers -- were honored with a graduation ceremony at the campground pavilion.
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.
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