Visitors Bureau Hosting Adams Visitor Center Grand Opening Events

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Two celebrations-featuring food, festivities and fun-will mark the official grand opening of the Discover the Berkshires Adams Visitor Center. On Thursday June 17, the Berkshire Visitors Bureau, which manages the 3 Hoosac St. facility, has invited the bureau's members Visitor and state and local officials for a 10 a.m. ribbon cutting and building dedication. A private reception and tour for the members and invited guest will follow. On Saturday, June 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the bureau will host a public grand opening at the facility, featuring music, performances and talks by the region's cultural organizations. Free raffles for visitors will include tickets to performances and attractions, gift certificates, t-shirts, mugs and other gifts donated by bureau members. The Adams Lions club will sell food and refreshments. The recently constructed $2.5 million dollar building houses a Visitor Center on the first floor and the Visitors Bureau headquarters on the second floor. On May 30, the center inaugurated a "soft opening" for the public. The opening drew more than 700 visitors from at least a dozen states over the Memorial Day weekend. The Visitors Center features audio visual presentations, photographs and displays around the theme "The Berkshires: Then & Now." In the Center's display area, six continually running audio visual programs highlight various aspects of the country, such as culture, historic sites, dining and lodging, family activities, recreation and shopping. Historic and contemporary photographs throughout the Center depict noteworthy features of the region; one display section is entirely devoted to the history of Adams. The reception area offers brochure racks with information on local attractions, events and businesses. Using state of the art computer mapping software, Visitor Center staff can display and electronically highlight travel routes on an oversized screen, and print out customized maps for travelers needing directions. The Center, which also offers restroom facilities, snacks, water and soft drinks, is located at the northern trailhead of the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail. The Visitors Bureau's headquarters include offices for the organization's marketing, public relations, advertising, membership, central lodging reservation services and administrative functions. The Center was designed and constructed with an emphasis on environmental sensitivity. Plumbing and electrical fixtures, were chosen to save energy and conserve resources. The building is heated and cooled using a computer controlled geothermal energy system. Pipes reach 300 feet underground to pump ground water, which is at a constant year round temperature, for geothermal temperature control. The Berkshire Visitors Bureau also recently assumed management of the Discover the Berkshire Pittsfield Visitor Center on South Street, Pittsfield. For additional information on Visitor Center events, call 413-743-4500, ext. 100.

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North Adams Officials to Revote School Committee Members

Staff reports06:31PM / Friday, October 09, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — City and school officials will meet a second time to vote in two new members of the School Committee.

The joint convention of the City Council and School Committee will be held on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the City Hall conference room and via Zoom.

Damon Grimes and Paul Moriarty were jointly elected on Monday to fill two seats vacated by resignation. They were two of four candidates standing for election.

Mayor Jennifer Macksey, chair of the School Committee, said she had received in inquiry about the votes, which were done by secret ballot.

"I have been advised that voting by ballot was not permissible in this circumstance," she said, after consulting the School Committee's attorney Adam Dupere and city solicitor KP Law.

To ensure the validity of the votes and conduct of the election, the joint convention will reconvene and formally confirm the selection of Grimes and Moriarty.

"I apologize for the inconvenience of having to reconvene," the mayor said in a statement. "My intention in using a ballot was to address concerns raised following our previous convention, when some members expressed discomfort with publicly voting for or against individual candidates.

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