MCLA To Hold Computer Programming Contest

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NORTH ADAMS – Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will hold the 24th annual high school computer programming contest on Thursday, May 15, starting at 8 a.m. in Murdock Hall.

This year’s contest, “The Casino at Upsilon Andromedae A,” is free and open to high school students. It is set in a casino on a space station. Each team will be given 150 “tibs,” or currency, to start with. When they have a solution to submit, they also may place a bet. “‘Frankie the Snitch,’ played by MCLA student Chris Field, will be around to sell contestants ‘illegal’ sample data,” said Mike Dalton, professor of computer science at MCLA.

Students will be grouped into teams and given several problems to solve. “First place goes to the team who solves the most in the shortest amount of time,” Dalton said. “There is also a second place trophy, and a rookie award that goes to a team consisting of members who have all had only one year of programming. Everyone gets a T-shirt and a free lunch.”

Last year’s teams included those from Pittsfield, Lee and New Lebanon, N.Y. For more information, contact Dalton at mike.dalton@mcla.edu, or Bill Spezeski at w.spezeski@mcla.edu.
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New North Adams Restaurant Approved for Liquor License

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A new restaurant on Main Street, a provisions shop and a convenience store all got the nod from the License Commission on Tuesday.
 
Siblings Colleen and Sean Taylor are expanding their cuisine empire yet again with the establishment of Main & Mill in the old TD Bank. They were before the commission to apply for an all-alcohol license. 
 
The building is owned by Ginko on Main Street LLC, which has granted 20 years exclusive possession of the property to Latent Builds as the developer. Jack and Suzy Wadsworth, behind Ginko, are development partners with Salvatore Perry and Karla Rothstein of Latent.
 
The bank closed in early 2021 and purchased by Ginko late that year. Plans for the property unveiled three years ago envisioned a restaurant, retail, a park and rooftop bar. 
 
The building's hosted some pop-up eateries and is currently under construction for the new restaurant. 
 
Colleen Taylor said the restaurant will be open seven days a week serving lunch and dinner, and be open early for coffee. 
 
"It's not going to be a very big restaurant. It's about the same size as Trail House, except for Trail House has a bigger patio, so about the same seating," she said.
 
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