St. Stanislaus School benefit, 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, Adams. Bake sale, snack bar, games, Chinese auctions, money raffle, crafts, and pierogi.
Blackinton Union Church, 1373 Massachusetts Ave., North Adams; 10 to 2. Crafts table, bake sale, Chinese auction, the Christmas table, and kid's grab bag. Lunch $4, $2 kids.
First Congregational Church, North Adams, 9-2.
Nov. 28 Becket Federated Church, Route 8, holiday bazaar from 9-3. Lunch, crafts, baked goods, holiday and other items. Information: Mary Peltier, Parish House, 413-623-5217.
Dec. 5
Holiday Fair at First Congregational Church, 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV. Information, 413-243-1033 or www.ucc-lee.org.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Information: Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
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By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff 04:33PM / Wednesday, March 18, 2009
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — For the first time, local Democratic and independent voters are being solicited for input into the formulations of the State Democratic Party platform.
"It's aimed directly at local issues," said Joyce Wrend, chairman of the North Adams Democratic City Committee. "It's a chance to voice concerns about what problems we have here that haven't been addressed by the Democratic Party."
The public hearing will be held Monday, March 23, at 7 p.m. at the Richmond Grille in the Holiday Inn. It is one of only three platform hearings being held in Western Mass.; the others are Thursday, March 19, at 6 p.m. at El Pilion in Springfield and Thursday, March 26, at 7:30 in the Lanesborough Town Hall community room on Route 7.
The state Democratic convention will be held in Springfield on June 6 and will update the platform approved in 2005. The purpose of the local meetings being held across the state is to draft local priorities to be presented to the State Committee for inclusion in the platform being drafted for the convention.
The facilitator will be Richard Taskin, a well-known local attorney and political activist, who is currently teaching political science at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. He has hosted several public-access television programs and is current with state politics.
Wrend said it was hoped some of the local legislators would be able to join hearing. Michael Forbes Wilcox of Progressive Democrats for Massachusetts, Lee Harrison of Berkshire Brigades and John Nowak of the Adams Town Democratic Committee are expected to attend.
Democrats and independent, or unenrolled, registered voters are invited to attend, although the meeting is open to all registered voters, who will be expected to provide their affiliation. It is open to voters from Adams, Williamstown, Clarksburg, Savoy, Florida and voters from other areas who are interested in the process.
"Any voters who want to be heard, this is the time to come and be heard," said Wrend. "They can air their views on what's needed in Western Mass."
