Friends and colleagues of Daniel Pearl, The Wall Street Journal reporter who was kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan, will hold a memorial service, "Danny Pearl: A Celebration of Life," Saturday, March 23, at 8 p.m. in the Hunter Theatre for Performing Arts at Mass MoCA, 87 Marshall Street.
Pearl began his career as a journalist at the North Adams Transcript in 1986 and later worked two years for The Berkshire Eagle.
Speakers at the service will include Mayor John Barrett III, state Rep. Daniel E. Bosley, D-North Adams, Nick Noyes, former chief photographer of the Transcript, Lewis C. Cuyler, former Berkshire Eage business editor, and the Rev. Jerome Joseph Day, O.S.B., former Transcript managing editor. Colleagues will read selections of Pearl's early work and remembrances from friends.
The public is welcome to attend. A reception in the Mass MoCA lobby will follow the service. Sponsors are the Eagle and the Transcript.
Organizers are still collecting remembrances of Danny from friends and colleagues at dpearl@berkshireeagle.com.
Eagle reporter Glenn Drohan, on of the event's organizers, noted the Pearl, who was also a gifted violinist, had many close friends in Berkshire County. He returned often to visit over the years, particularly to a summer music festival in Clarksburg. Award-winning Celtic fiddler Kelli Trottier and singers Susan Davis and Sharon Foehl will play at Saturday's service.
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Winter Storm Warning Issued for Berkshires
Another snowstorm is expected to move through the region overnight on Friday, bringing 5 to 8 inches of snow. This is updated from Thursday's winter weather advisory.
The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has posted a winter storm warning for all of Berkshire County and parts of eastern New York State beginning Friday at 4 p.m. through Saturday at 1 p.m.
The region could see heavy to moderate snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour overnight, tapering off Saturday morning to flurries.
Drivers should exercise caution on Friday night and Saturday morning, as travel conditions may be hazardous.
Saturday night should be clear and calm, but warming temperatures means freezing rain Sunday night and rain through Monday with highs in the 40s. The forecast isn't much better through the week as temperatures dip back into the teens with New Year's Eve looking cloudy and frigid.
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