Domino's May Deliver Again in North Adams

By Jen ThomasiBerkshires Staff
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A Dalton man is proposing to put a Domino's back at its original location in the city.
NORTH ADAMS - The city could see the triumphant return of a Domino's Pizza to its former location on River Street.

Trevor W. Crombie, of Dalton, has filed paperwork with the city to open a franchise restaurant at the site that has housed several other pizza joints, including Mama Maria's and, most recently, Little Anthony's. The request is expected to go before the Planning Board on Monday, March 10, at 6 p.m. in the City Council chambers.

According to Crombie, the space at 1 River St. (owned by Charles "Rusty" Ransford) will be reconstructed within a month after approval and will require a "complete overhaul."

"We're going to go in and redo the whole building. It needs a facelift," said Crombie, who owns the Pittsfield Domino's on North Street. "It's going to be a brand-new Domino's store."

<L2>The store will be modeled after Domino's "Vision 2020" look, which is intended to give the take-out eateries buildings a new, more colorful, fresh and eye-catching look. Plans filed with the city state the interior will be overhauled and the exterior siding replaced, possibly with porcelain-covered metal panels.


A Domino's had occupied the building, a former garage and gas station, until several years ago. Part of the work on the property will be removing several underground storage tanks from the former Arco station.

Crombie said he expects to employ between 10 and 12 people and wants to open daily until 2 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays, the store would open at 3 p.m. and on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, it will open at 11 a.m.

Saying he was looking to expand while still remaining in the local area, Crombie said he wanted to give the city a pizza place that had name recognition.

"I think the area needs a brand-name store; there's not a lot of brand names in North Adams," said Crombie. "A Domino's Pizza would look very good there, rather than an empty building."
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MCLA Graduates Told to Make the World Worthy of Them

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff

Keynote speaker Michael Bobbitt was awarded an honorary doctor of fine arts. He told the graduates to make the world worthy of them. See more photos here.  
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Amsler Campus Center gym erupted in cheers on Saturday as 193 members of class of 2026 turned their tassels.
 
The graduates of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' 127th commencement were sent off with the charge of "don't stop now" to make the world a better place.  
 
You are Trailblazers, keynote speaker Michael Bobbitt reminded them, and a "trailblazer is not simply someone who walks a path. A trailblazer makes one, but blazing a trail does not happen alone. Every trailblazer is carrying tools made by somebody else. Every trailblazer is guided by stars they did not create. Every trailblazer stands on grounds shaped by ancestors, teachers, workers, neighbors, friends, and strangers."
 
Trailblazing takes communal courage, he said, and they needed to love people, build with people, argue with people, and find the people who make them braver and kinder at the same time.
 
"The future will not be saved by isolated geniuses, it will be saved by networks of people willing to practice courage together. The future belongs not to the loudest, not to the richest, not to the most certain, but to the most adaptive, the most creative, the most courageous, the most willing to learn."
 
Bobbitt was recently named CEO of Opera American after nearly five years leading the Massachusetts Cultural Council. He stressed the importance of art to the graduates, and noted that opera is not the only art form facing challenges in this world. 
 
"Every field is asking, who are we for now? What do we, what value do we create?" he said. "What do we stop pretending is fine. This is not just an arts question, that is a healthcare question, a climate question, a technology question, a community question, a higher education question, a democracy question, a life question. ...
 
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