Touch A Truck Lets Little Kids Play With Big Vehicles

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Little kids got to play with big trucks - and school buses, tractors, ambulances, fire engines and police cars - at the annual Touch a Truck event sponsored by Child Care of Berkshires on Wednesday morning.

The star of the show was one of the two new North Adams ambulances, purchased this month with donations from Iberdrola Renewables and MountainOne Bank and through the North Adams Ambulance Service subscription drive. The ambulance joined several other local vehicles, including fire engines and a police car from North Adams, a tractor and dump truck, a school bus and a flat-bed tow truck.

This year, it was not raining or snowing, as it has been in past year for the Touch a Truck event. Instead, the hundreds of children who came with families and day care providers were treated to bright blue sky and temperatures around 50 degrees.
 


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Spectrum Cable Hearing Set in North Adams

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A public hearing for the renewal of the cable television contract for four North Berkshire communities will be held on Wednesday, April 24, at 6 p.m. at City Hall. 
 
The 10-year contract with Spectrum/Charter Communications will cover the city of North Adams and the towns of Adams, Cheshire and Clarksburg. 
 
The hearing in Council Chambers is open to residents of all four communities. In-person attendance is encouraged but a remote option is available here via Zoom
 
Topics covered during the hearing will include the future of cable-related community needs and interests (community television) and performance of the operator under the cable license. It does not include internet or other provided services. 
 
The hearing is required under state law as part of the contract renewal process. Any documents or reports relating to the contract can be obtained through the governmental offices of each community.  
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