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Two Northern Berkshire colleges are waiting for their next shipment of the H1N1 flu vaccine after receiving only 100 doses each to distribute to their students, faculty and staff.
According to officials at Williams College in Williamstown and the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, the institutions have requested hundreds more doses of the vaccine,
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Members of the former North Adams Ski Club enjoy their annual carnival at Dutch Hill in nearby Vermont in this picture from Feb. 9, 1971. From left, they are Marty Quadland, Bill Carmichael, Mrs. Hugo Defalco, Douglas Wydle and Judy Noel. Thanks to Tom Chalifoux, of Adams, and one mystery caller.
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Local reader Judy Blaisdell brought this snapshot in and thought it would be fun as a Mystery Photo. She knows who these two young ladies are and when and where the picture was taken. Do you? Please e-mail any information to gdrohan@thetranscript.com or leave a message on our Mystery Photo line, (413) 663-7942, ext.
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50 years ago today
ADAMS -- Slim, attractive Nancy Novak of 46 South St., North Adams, wearing a light blue gown, last night was crowned queen of the 29th annual Military Ball before approximately 200 formally dressed couples in the Park Street Armory. Selected as her attendants were Marcia Wiencek of 63 Valley St.
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A row boat at the dock of Windsor Lake rests at shore and is framed by the reflection of late afternoon scenery in the still water.
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Orchard Street (Route 116) in Adams has been reduced to one lane during daylight weekday hours as A. Pereira Construction Company Inc. works on building a stone retaining wall. The project is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Full Story NORTH ADAMS -- The following cases were heard in Northern Berkshire District Court on Wednesday:
* Chad M. Kolodziej, 36, of Forest Park Avenue in Adams, pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault and battery. The court scheduled a pre-trial hearing for Dec. 30.
* Dennis M. St. Pierre, 50, of Elm Street in Williamstown, was found guilty on two counts of drunken driving.
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ADAMS -- The Selectmen heard from Town Administrator Jonathan Butler Wednesday on the possibility of the town joining the state’s Group Insurance Commission, which would provide health insurance to all the town employees.
Butler said he was very familiar with the GIC because he had worked on some of the legislation for it with state Sen.
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Someday this series will be the basis for some kind of cultish, international sensation. Mark my words -- it will seem vaguely familiar, and you will scan the darkest recesses of your memory and find a trace of this review within. It will help "Dungeon" ring some bells in your mind, but they won’t be as loud as the voices telling you that there is a new "Lord of
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WILLIAMSTOWN -- Columbus may not have actually discovered the Americas, but his voyage changed their landscape forever -- and divided history in such a way that the history of the two continents prior to his arrival is only currently being introduced into popular history.
At a talk today at Williams College -- 4:30 in the Paresky Auditorium -- journalist Charles C.
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ADAMS -- Thirteen-year-old Miracle Pimpentel wasn’t too pleased Thursday morning as she waited for her H1N1 vaccine with her classmates at Berkshire Arts and Technology Public Charter School.
But after a quick jab in the arm, Miracle, a seventh-grader from Pittsfield, was happy to know she’d received the long-awaited vaccination aimed at preventing the
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GREAT BARRINGTON -- In the new movie "The Yes Men Fix the World," Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno continue their performance infiltrations, which serve as political action with a sense of humor.
The film -- which makes its area premiere tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center-- documents their recent exploits, including a fraudulent apology and
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Mary Benoit pulls her children Angel, 3, and Selena, 4, in a wagon along State Road in North Adams on Wednesday. They were on their way to the Price Chopper Supermarket.
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NORTH ADAMS -- Still searching for a ticket for tonight’s midnight screening of "New Moon," the second installment of Stephanie Meyer’s "Twilight" saga? Tickets for the 12:05 a. m. screening at the North Adams Movieplex 8 will go on sale at 9 p. m. tonight, just three hours before the highly anticipated sequel’s debut.
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PITTSFIELD -- Case closed.
Mayor James M. Ruberto’s win over challenger Daniel L. Bianchi was upheld following a one-day recount on Wednesday.
Ruberto’s margin of victory was virtually unchanged after all 13,215 ballots cast in the Nov. 3 mayoral contest were counted by hand in nearly six hours in the City Council Chambers at City Hall.
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