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WILLIAMSTOWN - It looks like the warm winter could mean a sweet season for Pete and Beth Phelps, owners of Sweet Brook Farm.
Like some of the other maple syrup producers in Berkshire County, the Phelpses tapped their maple trees early this year, by two or three weeks, hoping that the warmth would continue and sap would keep flowing
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NORTH ADAMS -- The following cases were heard in Northern Berkshire District Court on Wednesday:
* Michael P. Caldwell, 27, of Veazie Street in North Adams, was arraigned on charges of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and speeding. A pre-trial hearing has been scheduled for April 30.
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RICHMOND -- High-speed Internet access for rural parts of the Berkshires took another step toward reality on Wednesday.
Roughly five miles of fiber-optic cable were strung along existing cables on State Road as part of the Massachusetts Broadband Institute’s construction of the MassBroadband 123 network.
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Friday February 10, 2012 Abby Hatton called the Mystery Photo line to say she was on the receiving end of the vaccination in this photo. She wasn't sure of the date or where the photo was taken, so we went to the microfilm. The Northern Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association had sponsored a flu shot clinic at the Harper Center in Williamstown.
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CLARKSBURG -- God and Country Awards, a Protestant scout religious award, was presented at Stamford Baptist Church, to three members of Boy Scout Troop 64 of Clarksburg. The Rev. Mabel Starratt presented the awards to William Carson, Bruce Bona and Donald Deso.
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Friday February 10, 2012 Kirsten Rose, right, reads Valentine’s Day books to the local toddlers during their weekly meeting at the North Adams Public Library.
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PITTSFIELD -- In what he described as the formal kickoff of his campaign for Congress, Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. told voters across Western Massachusetts on Wednesday that they have a clear choice in the coming Democratic Primary.
"We can stick with the same old methods that got us where we are today or we can stand up and fight to restore
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NORTH ADAMS -- The following cases were heard in Northern Berkshire District Court on Tuesday:
* Casandra L. Reynolds, 21, of Melrose Street in Adams, was found guilty of larceny of under $250 and given probation until Feb. 6, 2013.
* Thomas S. Czupryna, 25, of Howland Avenue in Adams, was found guilty of shoplifting $100 or more by
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ADAMS -- Five local police officers attended FBI school held in the Pittsfield Police Station. The topic of the session was "Search and Seizure." During the program, the men saw demonstrations of FBI methods and heard lectures on procedure.
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Thursday February 9, 2012 Becky Gijanto of Pownal, Vt., emailed the Transcript: The mystery is solved! This photo was taken by Gillian Jones of our now 19-year-old son, Edward Gijanto, when we lived in Williamstown on Cold Spring Road. We often made trips ‘down the road a piece' to see the local cows, horses and sometimes goats.
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WILLIAMSTOWN -- The Williamstown Youth Center’s annual Snowfest fundraiser has netted a little over $7,000, according to Executive Director David A. Rempell.
Rempell said Wednesday that the amount is similar to the level of funds raised last year and will go toward the nonprofit organization’s operating budget.
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Wednesday February 8, 2012 Perry Burdick called to say this Mystery Photo is of John ‘Popeye’ Guiden of New Ashford Road, Williamstown, being pulled in the sleigh by Irma, a Haflinger horse, and Sweetie and Pete, mules. He is followed by his wife, Kris Anderson, who is riding Zack, a donkey.
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WILLIAMSTOWN -- Two of the six projects vying for Community Preservation Act funds have been asked to provide more information before the committee overseeing the fund makes it recommendations to town meeting.
The South Williamstown Community Association's proposal to purchase The Store at Five Corners, and the
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WILLIAMSTOWN -- The Affordable Housing Committee has increased its request for Community Preservation Act funds by $600,000 to use toward the acquisition and development of local property for low-cost housing.
Catherine Yamamoto, chairwoman of the Affordable Housing Committee, said Tuesday night that the committee has
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NORTH ADAMS -- A Drury High School senior was honored at a school assembly for having advanced to the final stages of the National Merit Scholarship competition. Justyna Steuer, 18, editor of the yearbook and active in student affairs, was presented a Certificate of Merit by Principal Stephen Drotter.
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PITTSFIELD -- A Berkshire Superior Court judge on Tuesday denied a man’s request for lower bail on his rape charges.
Fred O. Greer, a 37-year-old Adams man, is charged with two counts of rape and was in Superior Court on Tuesday to ask that his bail be lowered from its current $30,000.
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Wednesday February 8, 2012 Firefighters line up in full uniform for the grand march during the 135th annual Alert Hose Ball at Bounti-Fare in Adams, which was held Saturday evening.
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