North Adams

NORTH ADAMS — Berkshire Community College will hold an advising and registration session from 4:30 to 6 p.m., on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at Charles H. McCann Technical High School.   Full Story

The Charles H. McCann Technical School in North Adams has released its honor roll for the first marking period.   Full Story

NORTH ADAMS — The North Adams Public Schools will present a choral festival featuring choruses from Sullivan, Greylock, Brayton, Conte and Drury schools Friday.   Full Story

Sunday, December 07 NORTH ADAMS — Northern Berkshire Healthcare has scheduled two cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) classes in December.   Full Story

NORTH ADAMS — Parents can learn about their rights regarding special education and how collaboration between family and school personnel can be enhanced during a Thursday program at the Conte Middle School library.   Full Story

NORTH ADAMS — Five student musicians recently were chosen to represent Drury High School at the Massachusetts Western District Music Festival being held Jan. 10 and 17 in Amherst.   Full Story

NORTH ADAMS — The Drury Drama Team will present "Sunday Night" by Stephen Gregg tonight and Saturday, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at Drury High School.   Full Story

NORTH ADAMS — A tag and craft sale will be held Saturday at the First United Methodist Church, located on the corner of East Main and North Church streets.   Full Story

The Silvio O. Conte Middle School PTG is holding its second annual auction today to raise funds for the 2008-09 academic year.   Full Story

NORTH ADAMS — The Fall Foliage Festival will host the annual Children's Parade at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow.   Full Story

Practice for the North Adams Youth Football program starts Tuesday at Noel Field, beginning at 5 p.m.   Full Story

County's second-largest city boasts MCLA, Mass MoCA
The best of times, the worst of times, as Charles Dickens opens his "A Tale of Two Cities," could well apply to North Adams, the second-largest city in Berkshire County but the state's smallest city (by population). Once a thriving mill city and industrial center with a population of more than 24,000 in 1900, ahead of Pittsfield's 22,000, a rebirth is well under way.   Full Story and slide show

Tuesday, May 15 The city's Natural Bridge State Park contains the only natural white marble bridge in North America. Formed by glacial melt by 11,000 B.C., the arch and abandoned quarry have long attracted attention from hikers, including Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1838, who wrote about it in his "An American Notebook.   Full Story

Tuesday, May 15 Settled: 1739. Incorporated: 1878 (as a town); 1895 (as a city). Named for: Samuel Adams, American Revolution leader, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and governor of Massachusetts. Population: 14,681 (U.S. Census, 2000); 14,417 (City Census, 2006); 16,000 (mayor's estimate)   Full Story