Mount Greylock Hikers Advised to Bring Extra Water

04:29PM / Thursday, October 06, 2022Print Story | Email Story

ADAMS, Mass. — Hikers and those planning to make the summit on Monday's annual Greylock Ramble should bring extra water with them.

Effective Thursday, hikers will not be able to refill water bottles at the summit of Mount Greylock because of water quality issues with the potable water tap. This is according to the state Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Potable water is available to visitors at the Mount Greylock State Reservation campground and visitor center, and bottled water is available for sale at Bascom Lodge at the summit of Mount Greylock.

Hikers are advised to bring extra water for their hikes up and down the mountain, and to fill their water bottles at the visitors center if necessary.

Important to note, Bascom Lodge will close for the season on Sunday, Oct. 23. Additionally, the road to the summit will close, and amenities and other services at the summit will conclude at the end of the season on Sunday, Oct. 30; however, the visitor's center remains open year round.

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Adams Code Officer Charged With False Report

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
10:09AM / Tuesday, August 18, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Last year, Dr. Martin Bush received a late Christmas gift from Code Enforcement Officer David Rhinemiller in the form of a code enforcement violation.

Rhinemiller received a gift of his own from Bush: a misdemeanor charge for allegedly making a false report as a public employee in connection with that violation.

Rhinemiller was to be arraigned on Friday in Northern Berkshire District Court but this was postponed to Sept. 4 by order of the court.

According to the factual finding of the case, Rhinemiller's correction order to Bush carries potential criminal penalties including a fine of $25,000 or imprisonment for up to one year, or both.

Every year, Bush operates a holiday display at his dental office, located at 9 Park St. in Adams, which annually runs from the Friday following Thanksgiving through Jan.1.

This year, he received a correction order on Jan. 15 following a complaint about "unsafe conditions in a rental unit," stemming from holiday decorations that allegedly generated noise interfering with the normal operation or occupants' health of adjacent or abutting properties.

The order claims that an authorized inspection of the property took place — but by the time an inspection took place on Jan. 7, the display had already been dismantled.

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