Fall Foliage Leaf Hunt Winners 2019

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Northern Berkshire Fall Foliage Festival Leaf Hunt Committee has announced the conclusion of this year's hunt.  All winners, non-winners and sponsors are thanked for their participation. Colors and trees dominated the 2019 locations.  
 
 
Results are as follows:
 
1.      Au national symbol: Golden Eagle Clarksburg by Alison Czarnecki, North Adams
 
2.      Evergreen not golden, Fir Inn: Pine Lodge Trailer Park, Williamstown found but unclaimed
 
3.      Now favorite fishing hole: The Spruces, Williamstown, by Annette Czarnecki, Williamstown
 
4.      Colorful former water source: Red Mills, Clarksburg, by Jane Bryce, North Adams
 
5.      Sugary Lane, Sweet place to stay in Billsville: Maple Terrace Motel, Williamstown, not found
 
6.      Sugary Forest: Maple Grove Equipment, Adams, by Lacey Cyr, Florida
 
7.      Multi-colored hut: Rainbow Shack, Adams, by Jaye and Irene Fox, North Adams
 
8.      Church and Road of the same name: White Oaks, Williamstown, by Holly Sumner, Florida
 
9.      Retire in the Berkshires: Sweetwood, Williamstown, by Anne Sulzmann, North Adams
 
10.    Not poisonous condos: Hemlock Brook, Williamstown, by Margaret Sulzmann North Adams
 
11.     Native American Copse, Trail Woods: Mohawk Forest, North Adams, not found
 
12.     Live on the Edge: Pine Ridge Village, North Adams, by Liam Hooks North Adams
 
13.     Buried under the foliage: Maple Street Cemetery, Adams, by Kim Bissaillon, North Adams
 
14.     Leaf peepers by air or land: Tourists, North Adams, by Sara Czarnecki, North Adams
 
15.     42.6977370,-73.1108483: Telephone company (yellow pages), North Adams, by Hannah Hooks North Adams
 
16.     42.7118266,-730960937: JT Tietgens (yellow school buses), Clarksburg, by Jessica Andrews North Adams
 
17.     42.6072670,-73.1245140: DuFour (yellow school buses), Adams, by Brenda Armstrong, North Adams
 
18.     I'm called by one but contain many colors, Flowers at the base of the hills: Mount Williams Greenhouse, North Adams, not found
 
19.     Fall up, not down, Seasonal altitude: Autumn Heights, North Adams, not found
 
20.     Weeping foliage: The Willows Motel, Williamstown, not found
 
The invisible clues were much more popular this year with entrants from North Adams, Adams, Cheshire, Pittsfield and Williamstown.  In some cases winners were determined by the earliest postmark. Results are as follows:
 
1.  "Back in the days to see beautiful Fall Foliage from an elevated spot" you went to Petey Dinks, on the Clarksburg/North Adams line, also known as Mountain View, on Wheeler Avenue where many showers and parties were celebrated: Gail Nelson of North Adams
 
2.  Although we look for colorful red, orange and yellow leaves, this favorite wedding reception and party spot in Cheshire carried the name of Green Acres. In North Adams the Blue Spruce tourist home offered rooms while in the Drury section of Florida we associate another color with longtime family business Brown's Garage: Hazel Hancock of North Adams
 
3.  Near the Adams/North Adams line the Orange Squeeze Bottling Co. on Howland Avenue in the Zylonite section produced many favorite flavors.  A tie between Peggy Oleskiewicz of Williamstown and Marilyn and Ed Wojieck of Adams.
 
The above-mentioned winners received prizes generously donated by Wild Oats, Walmart, Pedrin's Dairy Bar, North Adams Museum of History and Science, Chee's Restaurant, Freight Yard Pub, Boston Seafoods, Planet Fitness, North Adams MoviePlex 8, and Big Y.  
 
Special thanks to Pedrin's Dairy Bar for serving as leaf redemption center and to Tammy Daniels of iBerkshires and Jeannie Maschino of the Berkshire Eagle for posting the clues in a timely fashion.

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MassDOT Warns of Toll-fee Smishing Scam

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation was alerted that a text message-based scam, also known as smishing, is fraudulently claiming to represent tolling agencies from across the country. The scammers are claiming to represent the tolling agency and requesting payment for unpaid tolls.

The targeted phone numbers seem to be chosen at random and are not uniquely associated with an account or usage of toll roads.

Customers who receive an unsolicited text, email, or similar message suggesting it is from EZDriveMA or another toll agency should not click on the link.

EZDriveMA customers can verify a valid text notification in several ways:

  • EZDriveMA will never request payment by text
  • All links associated with EZDriveMA will include www.EZDriveMA.com

The FBI says it has received more than 2,000 complaints related to toll smishing scams since early March and recommends individuals who receive fraudulent messages do the following:

1. File a complaint with the  Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov; be sure to include:

The phone number from where the text originated.
The website listed within the text

2. Check your account using the toll service's legitimate website.

3. Contact the toll service's customer service phone number.

4. Delete any smishing texts received.

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