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Creperie Opens in North Adams

Mary Redstone smooths out batter on a crepe-maker at Oh Crepe! on Main Street.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Oh Crepe! is the newest, locally sourced and "walkable" food option on Main Street.

Even before Oh Crepe's official opening announcement on Sunday, owners Emily Schiavone and Ben Lamb were impressed at how much business was coming through the doors at 57 Main St.

The idea came to the two unexpectedly, Lamb said. After wanting to open a business for a number of years, and searching for something the two could be equally excited about, inspiration came in the form of crepes while visiting Martha's Vineyard.

The two discovered that almost anything can be done with the delicate pancakes and wanted to bring the idea back to North Adams.

Lamb said the two also discovered that crepes were an offbeat option that other people were just as excited about. They decided to move the crêperie into the space inside Berkshire Emporium & Antiques that had most recently been a coffeeshop.

Cost, Access to NBCTC High Among Concerns North Berkshire Residents

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
06:15PM / Thursday, April 25, 2024

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.