A large tree at the corner of Hoosac and Columbia broke windows in the upper floor of the mill apartments.
ADAMS, Mass. — A large tree blown down on Thursday afternoon has damaged the historic Berkshire Mill at Hoosac and Columbia streets.
Several upper windows on the west side of the building facing Hoosac Street were shattered. A car was also damaged by the tree that fell into Hoosac Street.
Police responded to close off the area and a Department of Public Works crew was cleaning up the debris. No word of any injuries.
The street is currently closed at the Visitors Center and there is a back up of traffic on Columbia Street. Authorities expect the road to reopen by 6:30 p.m.
A number of trees and power lines came down around the Berkshires during the heavy wind and rain storm late Wednesday night and into Thursday morning. North Adams firefighters were busy as the severe weather blew through at about 11 p.m., with reports of transponder fires and trees coming down.
The Fire Department's B shift was called in as police and fire dealt with trees or power lines in the road on Summit, North Eagle, College Avenue, East Main and Cliff streets in the late evening. A tree came down in a yard on North Eagle hitting a house and collapsing a swing set.
Clarksburg firefighters worked to remove a large tree that fell on Middle Road blocking traffic shortly after midnight on Thursday morning and a tree reportedly fell on car in Williamstown, severely damaging the vehicle. Wires were also down across New Ashford Road in Williamstown in the morning, causing traffic delays.
The storm, described as a meteorological "bomb," caused widespread power outages across the state. More than 200,000 electrical customers were without power Thursday morning at 10, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, including some 5,600 Eversource customers in eastern Mass.
Most of the outages in the Berkshire were limited but parts of Southern Berkshire had 10 to 25 percent of customers without power, although more than three-quarters of Hancock was still without power at 6 p.m.
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Greylock Glen Outdoor Center 90% Complete
By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
ADAMS, Mass. — The Greylock Glen Outdoor Center is about 90 percent finished with an anticipated completion date in August.
Matthew Sturz of owner's project manager Colliers International updated the Selectmen on the project's progress via Zoom on Wednesday.
"We'll work with the town to determine exactly the logistics of that," he said in response to questions about the opening. "I think that there's certainly interest in getting the facility open as soon as it can open. But we do need to conclude the construction activities ... it's not federally advisable to have construction activity going on with the public."
The completion will depend on getting a certificate of occupancy for the 10,000-square foot facility.
The $8.3 million project is running eight months behind the expected schedule, Sturz said, largely because of permitting with the state Department of Environmental Protection that required an extensive environmental review of endangered species, working with National Grid to determine how solar will be integrated into the project, and the need for a water system for both potable water and fire suppression.
"Transformers and all manner of electrical switchgear is being significantly impacted by supply chain issues throughout the construction industry," said Sturz. "So coordinating those items up front took a little bit longer than anticipated."
A 350,000-gallon water tank is being constructed on the grounds to provide water with completion expected by July or August.
Michael Wynn, who was selected in January to run the center, submitted a level operating budget of $57,500 but said he could pull funding from different lines to ensure there was money for advertising this fall.
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