NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Santa and slap shots collide on Saturday evening when the Berkshire Battalion plays its last home game of 2014 at the Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink.
An visit from St. Nicholas will be one of the attractions when the Battalion takes on Federal Hockey League rival Danbury at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
It also is WUPE/WNAW Night at the rink, and the team is running a promotion on its Facebook page. Visit the page and like the photo indicated for a chance to win a free ticket to the game and a shot at up to $250.
During the second intermission of Saturday night's game, McCann Tech junior Mike Bloom Jr., a member of Wahconah's Western Mass championship hockey team, will take penalty shots on WUPE radio personality Bob Heck.
For each goal Bloom scores, the winner of the Facebook promotion will take home $50.
The winner of that promotion will be named on Friday, and as of noon on Wednesday, there were 85 likes.
Not a lucky winner? That's OK. There are plenty of other promotions going as the Battalion celebrates the holiday season.
Battalion Kids Club members get in free if they preregister by emailing hlane@berkshirebattalion.com. And check out the Battalion Kids Club's own Facebook page while you're at it.
Anyone — young or old — can purchase a special Battalion Holiday Pack: six tickets for $60 plus coupons from Village Pizza and Freight Yard Pub.
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Cost, Access to NBCTC High Among Concerns North Berkshire Residents
By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
Adams Select Chair Christine Hoyt, NBCTC Executive Director David Fabiano and William Solomon, the attorney representing the four communities, talk after the session.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Public access channels should be supported and made more available to the public — and not be subject to a charge.
More than three dozen community members in-person and online attended the public hearing Wednesday on public access and service from Spectrum/Charter Communications. The session at City Hall was held for residents in Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg and North Adams to express their concerns to Spectrum ahead of another 10-year contract that starts in October.
Listening via Zoom but not speaking was Jennifer Young, director state government affairs at Charter.
One speaker after another conveyed how critical local access television is to the community and emphasized the need for affordable and reliable services, particularly for vulnerable populations like the elderly.
"I don't know if everybody else feels the same way but they have a monopoly," said Clarksburg resident David Emery. "They control everything we do because there's nobody else to go to. You're stuck with with them."
Public access television, like the 30-year-old Northern Berkshire Community Television, is funded by cable television companies through franchise fees, member fees, grants and contributions.
Spectrum is the only cable provider in the region and while residents can shift to satellite providers or streaming, Northern Berkshire Community Television is not available on those alternatives and they may not be easy for some to navigate. For instance, the Spectrum app is available on smart televisions but it doesn't include PEG, the public, educational and governmental channels provided by NBCTC.
One speaker after another conveyed how critical local access television is to the community and emphasized the need for affordable and reliable services, particularly for vulnerable populations like the elderly.
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