MCLA Townhouse Damaged by Fire

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Fire trucks on Montana Street.
NORTH ADAMS - A small fire was put out in a matter of minutes at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' Flagg Townhouses on Wednesday night.

"It took one squirt and it was out," said one firefighter, after exiting Townhouse 63, which sits directly across from the Amsler Campus Center on Montana Street.

Public Safety Commissioner E. John Morocco said there was no official cause for the fire and no one was in the apartment when the fire alarms for the Townhouse block began sounding.

<L2>Morocco also said the fire was contained to one bedroom bookcase and did not spread.


One of the dorm's occupants said the fire began in a downstairs bedroom.

North Adams Fire Department, North Adams Police Department and the North Adams Ambulance Service responded.

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New North Adams Restaurant Approved for Liquor License

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A new restaurant on Main Street, a provisions shop and a convenience store all got the nod from the License Commission on Tuesday.
 
Siblings Colleen and Sean Taylor are expanding their cuisine empire yet again with the establishment of Main & Mill in the old TD Bank. They were before the commission to apply for an all-alcohol license. 
 
The building is owned by Ginko on Main Street LLC, which has granted 20 years exclusive possession of the property to Latent Builds as the developer. Jack and Suzy Wadsworth, behind Ginko, are development partners with Salvatore Perry and Karla Rothstein of Latent.
 
The bank closed in early 2021 and purchased by Ginko late that year. Plans for the property unveiled three years ago envisioned a restaurant, retail, a park and rooftop bar. 
 
The building's hosted some pop-up eateries and is currently under construction for the new restaurant. 
 
Colleen Taylor said the restaurant will be open seven days a week serving lunch and dinner, and be open early for coffee. 
 
"It's not going to be a very big restaurant. It's about the same size as Trail House, except for Trail House has a bigger patio, so about the same seating," she said.
 
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