Below is a preview of the major stories the Transcript staff is working on for the weekend 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.
Hospital hands off on suspect medicine: NORTH ADAMS -- A back pain medication contaminated with a fungus that has been tied to a deadly meningitis outbreak affecting seven states was never distributed at North Adams Regional Hospital, hospital officials said Friday afternoon.
Meghan Foley is writing this story and can be reached at mfoley@thetranscript.com, on Twitter @NAT_DigitalMeg, or by phone at 413-663-3741, ext. 224.
A sobering look back: NORTH ADAMS -- Did the major powerhouses of Northern Berkshires’ industrialist past build their cotton mill empires on the backs of slaves they owned in the south?
Evidence connecting A.C. Houghton, the owner of Arnold Print Works and the city’s first mayor, and Adams’ Plunkett family to the slave trade will be the focus of a talk Wednesday
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.
Raid nets marijuana, pills, cash: ADAMS -- A local man was arraigned Friday in Northern Berkshire District Court on charges stemming from a Thursday raid on his residence by the Berkshire County Drug Task Force.
Authorities report finding marijuana with a street value of $1,700, Percocet with a street value of $180 and $360 in cash in the raid.
Meghan Foley is writing this story and can be reached at mfoley@thetranscript.com, on Twitter @NAT_DigitalMeg, or by phone at 413-663-3741, ext. 224.
Plowing contract contested: NEW ASHFORD -- The process by which New Ashford awarded its snowplowing contract was questioned at this week’s Selectmen’s meeting.
Resident Jack Haig said the board’s decision to change the contract from two years to one and removing the performance bond requirement before awarding it to the project’s one bidder wasn’t fair.
A representative from the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General said that while snowplow contracts are exempt from Chapter 30B state procurement laws, what New Ashford did wasn’t the best practice for such contracts.
Meghan Foley is writing this story and can be reached at mfoley@thetranscript.com, on Twitter @NAT_DigitalMeg, or by phone at 413-663-3741, ext. 224.
Knife allegedly pulled at Greylock Glen: ADAMS -- An Adams man was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after he allegedly pulled a knife on two men walking their dogs in the Greylock Glen on Thursday.
Meghan Foley is writing this story and can be reached at mfoley@thetranscript.com, on Twitter @NAT_DigitalMeg, or by phone at 413-663-3741, ext. 224.
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