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Players from the North Adams SteepleCats take part in the Williamstown Fourth of July parade.   Full Story

North Adams Transcript WILLIAMSTOWN -- Armed with nature guidebooks, binoculars and water bottles, 10 people spent Sunday afternoon hunting for butterflies at a local preservation area. Local naturalist Pamela Weatherbee led the group on a walk through Mountain Meadow Preserve on Mason Street beginning at 1 p.   Full Story

North Adams Transcript WILLIAMSTOWN -- Redesigned greens, fairways and bunkers, and a new practice facility are among the renovations that began at Waubeeka Golf Links in April. The golf course work is now days from completion with a finished practice facility still a couple months away. General Manager Mark J.   Full Story

Associated Press MOSCOW -- Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry today, with each declaring his determination to further cut nuclear arsenals and repair a badly damaged relationship. Both sides appear to want to use progress on arms control as a pathway to possible agreement on trickier issues, including Iran and Georgia, the tiny   Full Story

North Adams Transcript WILLIAMSTOWN -- At the age of 31, Nate Corddry isn’t doing too bad for himself -- he’s been a correspondent on the "Daily Show with Jon Stewart," starred in the acclaimed "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and had the lead in a traveling production of "The Graduate.   Full Story

By Meghan Foley Story Body: By Meghan Foley North Adams Transcript WILLIAMSTOWN -- Music of various styles and origins will fill the south lawn of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute every Tuesday this month beginning next week. The Clark’s free outdoor concert series will kick off on Tuesday and be held every subsequent Tuesday until the end of the month.   Full Story

By Jennifer Huberdeau Story Body: By Jennifer Huberdeau North Adams Transcript WILLIAMSTOWN -- It isn’t necessary to travel to Washington, D.C., to see a complete set of the country’s founding documents. Williams College has authentic first and second printings that rival those on display in the National Archives.   Full Story

North Adams Transcript WILLIAMSTOWN -- Fire trucks, floats crafted by local groups and businesses and members of the SteepleCats baseball team will make the journey from Southworth Street to Latham Street, as part of the annual Fourth of July parade on Saturday. The parade will begin at 11 a.m.   Full Story

North Adams Transcript ADAMS -- The Adams Events Committee has announced the upcoming summer events schedule featuring some entertaining standbys. "They’re all the same events but all very fun," said committee member Haley Meczywor. Every Thursday night for the next two months will be concert night in downtown Adams.   Full Story

New England Newspapers NORTH ADAMS -- A proposal by National Grid to increase the average residential customer’s utility bill by 5.5 percent next year has come under scrutiny by the state Attorney General’s office. As part of the investigation process, the state Department of Public Utilities has scheduled a public hearing for Friday, July 15, at North Adams City Hall to allow   Full Story

North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- As the family budget begins to cover less and less with rising gas prices, utility costs and food prices, the city continues to offer a variety of free programming and events throughout the summer, including the popular "Concerts at the Lake" series, Eagle Street Beach Party and the Fourth of July fireworks display.   Full Story

North Adams Transcript PITTSFIELD -- An alleged mid-level crack cocaine dealer from Manhattan, N.Y. who is believed to have direct ties to a Bronx-based drug ring distributing crack cocaine in the northern Berkshires, pleaded not guilty to numerous drug charges in Berkshire Superior Court on Thursday.   Full Story

North Adams Transcript WILLIAMSTOWN -- Soil samples collected from the moon approximately 40 years ago have made their way to the David and Joyce Milne Public Library. Children’s Librarian Mindy Hackner said the library received the moon dust samples on Tuesday, and will have them for a little over a week.   Full Story

North Adams Transcript ADAMS -- The Berkshire County Drug Task Force and the Adams Police Department arrested three people last night and confiscated several marijuana plants at an Albert Street apartment. Police executed a search warrant at 4:36 p.m. at 21 Albert St. and arrested the occupants -- Alexander Smith, 24, and Nicole Desso, 22, along with William Greenlaw, 25, of North Adams.   Full Story

North Adams Transcript HANCOCK -- An estimated $200 is missing from Town Hall after it was broken into some time Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. Chief of Police Sherman Derby Sr. said money was the only thing taken from the building on Route 43, but he won’t know exactly how much until town employees can confirm the amount.   Full Story