News & Notes: Drug Bust Nets 2; More Head to D.C.
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Berkshire County Drug Task Force says it has taken two drug dealers off the streets after a drug bust in North Adams on Tuesday.
Police said a two-year investigation led to the arrest Tuesday morning of 44-year-old Darryl Jelly and his 20-year-old son, Christopher Jelly. The bust occurred at their 49 Hall St. apartment. North Adams Public Safety Commissioner E. John Morocco said there were no injuries during the arrests and that efforts like this will continue.
Police said they discovered bags of marijuana and other drugs inside the apartment. Father and son both pled not guilty to the drug charges in Northern Berkshire District Court. Darryl Jelly was ordered held on $7,500 cash bail and his son was ordered held on $3,500 bail at the Berkshire County House of Correction.
Hinsdale Rollover Sends Driver To Hospital
HINSDALE, Mass. — The driver of a Jeep Wrangler lost control of the vehicle on an icy Pittsfield Road early Tuesday morning.
Brian Jefferson of Dalton Division Road, Pittsfield, slid off the road, rolling the vehicle onto its side.
Hinsdale Fire and Rescue responding to the one-car accident found the Jeep overturned but Jefferson was able to exit the vehicle under his own power. He was transported to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield for treatment of minor injuries. No citations were filed in the accident.
County Residents Join Right to Life March
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A contingent from North Adams Citizens for Life will join thousands today for the 36th annual "March for Life" on the National Mall, where nearly 2 million gathered Tuesday for President Obama's inauguration ceremony.
The march is held each year on Jan. 22, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion. The North Adams chapter sent 38 people from around the Berkshires by bus to Washington, D.C. Last year, roughly 200,000 people attended the march.
The mission of the march is to address upcoming legislation, such as the Freedom of Choice Act, which Citizens for Life say would eliminate all pro-life laws (limiting abortion) enacted since 1973.
New Apartment Complexes Attracting Inquiries
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Two new apartment complexes in the Berkshires are drawing a lot of interest from prospective renters.
In Pittsfield, the pre-fabricated $10 million, 67-unit Amsterdam residential apartment complex at the intersection of Bradford and Center streets is drawing quite a bit of attention because of its size and color scheme. The one- and two-bedroom units will rent for $650 to $850 a month and, so far, there have been many inquiries, say developers.
In North Adams, the old Clark Biscuit mill on Ashland Street is also seeing a lot of inquiries, said Arch Street Development. The $13 million affordable housing project began last July and will offer 43 one- and two-bedroom units, some of which will be designated for income-qualified applicants. People can get on the waiting list by calling Berkshire Housing Services at 413-499-1630. Both projects will bring tax revenue into their cities that otherwise would be missing from the books.
High School Bomb Threat Suspect Appears in Court
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A pretrial hearing is slated today for the student charged with the first bomb threat message that was discovered on Oct. 27 at Monument Mountain Regional High School.
Thomas Kie, 17, of West Center Road, West Stockbridge, a student at the school, was taken into custody on Nov. 5 after an extensive investigation by police. He has been charged with a federal offense of making a false bomb threat. He pled not guilty to the charge on Nov. 10.
The hearing will take place sometime after 9 this morning at Southern Berkshire District Court. According to police, Kie allegedly wrote the first of three bomb threats that were left in the high school between Oct. 27 and Nov. 3. Police at this time have not charged anyone with the second or third bomb threats.
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