Snowfall Predictions: Do You Want to Build A(nother) Snowman?

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside.

That's right, folks: The calendar says it's still winter, and so does Mother Nature, and she's planning on hitting us with another big snowstorm late Monday into Tuesday.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning from 11 p.m. Monday through 8 p.m. Tuesday and is forecasting a total accumation of 6 to 12 inches across most of Berkshire County. Accuweather is warning that when all is said and done we could see 8 to 12 inches.

Our friends at WTEN put much of Northern Berkshire County into the 10- to 18-inch range, which is basically what WNYT is saying, too. WRGB seems to have the western half of Berkshire County in the 4- to 6-inch range, with the eastern half in the 6- to 12-inch range, as central and eastern Massachusetts gear up for yet another walloping.

Temperatures will hover in the 30s and the snow should develop after midnight Monday night. Stay tuned to iBerkshires.com for school closings and delays - which could give the kiddos a chance for more snowman-making time!

Update: Gov. Charlie Baker has announced that all offices for non-emergency state executive branch employees will be closed Tuesday. All Massachusetts courts are also closed.

The eastern end of  the state was getting heavy snowfall by early Monday evening. Snow and high winds will result in hazardous driving conditions and the administration is urging residents to stay off roadways and to use public transportation when possible. 

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Parts of New England will experience blizzard conditions as another nor'easter threatens the region: https://t.co/UiQfJoJNUG pic.twitter.com/FSdi4cLM2v

— AccuWeather (@breakingweather) March 12, 2018

Here's what @PaulCaiano is predicting for tomorrow's storm. pic.twitter.com/k6Oz2NOkL4

— Asa Stackel (@AsaStackelNews) March 12, 2018

Per @NWSBoston: Snow will begin after midnight w/ heavy snow & near-blizzard conditions into Tues AM. Potential for 1-3"/hr snowfall rates w/ high winds, expect near impossible travel conditions around Tues AM commute. #MAsnowhttps://t.co/GlMXUXSkjN pic.twitter.com/qk3hSPxuOB

— MEMA (@MassEMA) March 12, 2018

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.