Fireworks Light Up The Night Following SteepleCats Win

NORTH ADAMS, Mass —It was a night filled with baseball, a large crowd, and a grand fireworks display on Fourth of July in North Adams.

The SteepleCats faced off against the Sanford Mainers to start of the celebration on Wednesday. Backed by a crowd of more than 2,600, the SteepleCats rolled to a 4-1 victory that included a two-run double by Hoosac Valley High School graduate Matt Koperniak to help secure the win.

Following the game, a fireworks display of all sizes, shapes, and colors occurred that would not have been capable without the tremendous support of the community.

The North Adams SteepleCats and the City of North Adams would like to thank all the sponsors.

Thank you to our Grand Finale sponsors MountainOne Bank, Big Y Supermarket, and Tourists.

Thank you to our Roman Candle Sponsors: A1 Inc., The Maxymillian Companies, Mass MoCA, North Adams Chamber of Commerce, North Adams SteepleCats, and the Richard E. Neal for Congress Committee.

Thank you to our All American Sponsors: B & B Micro Manufacturing, Berkshire Family and Individual Resources, Bright Ideas Brewing, Crane & Co., Desperado's Mexican Restaurant, iBerkshires.com, Moresi & Associates, Museum of Dog, Very Good Property Development Co., and West Oil.

And thank you to our Firecracker sponsors: Bedini & St. Pierre, Ellen Janis Mass Mutual, Jack's Hot Dog Stand, Installation Space, Security Plumbing & Heating Supply, and Village Pizza North Adams. And our Patriot Sponsors: AR Design Fine Art & Tattoo, A OK BBQ, At Home TLC, Inc, Bark N' Cat, Benchmark Kitchens, Ben Lamb & Emily Schiavoni, Becks Printing, Berkshire Community Action Council, Berkshire Emporium & Antiques, Bird Song Gallery, Boston Sea Foods Restaurant, Camp Miksic, Common Folk, CT Management Group, Dave's Package Store, DiLego Jewelry Store, Diane Cutillo and Bernie Pinnsonault, Edward Jones - Rob Adams - North Adams Branch, Empire Cafe, Gabe and Amber Besaw, Grazie, Greylock Community Club, The Hub, Integrated Eco Strategy, Jason M. LaForest, Jennifer Flynn Bernard & Mayor Tom Bernard, Klipper Kingz, Lever, Inc., Mia's Exchange, Michael Chapman & Amanda Turner, Moulton's Hearing & Spectacle Shoppe, Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, outside, Persnickety Toys, The Porches Inn, Public Eat + Drink, Scizzor Sisterz, and Shear Madness Salon.

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.