North Adams Mayor-Elect Seeking New Ideas

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11:27AM / Saturday, November 21, 2009Print Story | Email Story

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Got an idea for the city? Mayor-elect Richard Alcombright wants to hear it.

Alcombright's motto during the campaign was "together we can,"with the pledge he'd listen to and, if possible, implement ideas generated by citizens.

A new Web site went up this past week for residents to discuss possibilities ranging from skate parks to business development. The site was prompted by a wide-ranging discussion on Topix, the message-board network used by The North Adams Transcript.

The message from Alcombright at NorthAdamsIdeas.com reads:

"Since the November election, there has been an outpouring of new ideas to help further North Adams. I have fielded calls and e-mails, as well as talking to all of you on the street. There has been an amazing list of ideas tossed about on the North Adams Transcript Topix site. I wanted to create a place where these ideas could be placed, moderated and categorized so that we don't miss any of them."

Alcombright's incoming administration is looking for constructive criticisms and fresh takes on old ideas.

Not surprisingly, returning benches to Main Street are among the topics, with a number of posters suggesting donations to cover the costs and ways to make them indestructible.

Residents are welcome to join the conversation. Got ideas? Here's your chance to voice them.

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North Adams Cemetery Commission Supports Green Burials

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
05:14AM / Friday, February 06, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Cemetery Commission indicated it had no issues with the addition of so-called "green" burials at Southview Cemetery and referred the matter to the mayor's office.

The decision came after a discussion on last Friday with representatives from the Cemetery Department and input from Nicholas Flynn of Flynn & Dagnoli Funeral Homes.

"The city has been approached about green burials, a true interest in having them happen," said Rosemari Dickinson, of the Cemetery Department. "And at this time we haven't done any. So we talked about it, and thought it had to come before you, to give the advice to administration, and in reviewing it and deciding if it's something that you want to support."

Paul Markland, of the Department of Public Works, picked out a spot near the Weber Mausoleum that could used for green burial lots.

"It's kind of pie-shaped, more or less. It's at a higher elevation, you're probably 150 feet above the pond," he said, referring to the pond in the northwest corner of cemetery near the equipment building.

"I don't know the exact number how many we can get in there yet, I'm going to guess 25 to 30."

Dickinson said the draft policy presented would allow someone who already owns a lot to have a green burial in one.

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