UNITY Program Holding Hygiene Product Drive

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — UNITY's Youth Leadership Program (a service-learning initiative of the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition) will hold a hygiene and personal-care-product drive for local shelters and food pantries from Monday, Feb. 13, until Tuesday, March 13.

Donation boxes will be placed at Walmart, Drury High School, Mount Greylock Regional High School in Williamstown, the First Congregational churches in North Adams and Williamstown, and All Saints Episcopal Church.
There will be separate one-time collections at Stop & Shop and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, with dates and times to be announced.

Any and all hygiene and personal care products will be accepted. Items such as feminine products, men's shaving products, diapers, clean washcloths and towels, and toothpaste and toothbrushes are in the greatest need.


The Youth Leadership Program is a nine-month leadership training and community service-learning program for high school students. Twenty students are recruited from Northern Berkshire County to meet once a week for activities that encourage them to become leaders in the community as well as in their own lives and to identify community needs and develop original service projects to meet those needs.

For more information, contact Annie Rodgers, program associate for UNITY, at 413-663-7588 or  arodgers@nbccoalition.org.
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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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