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Four Storm Systems Bringing Slippery, Sleety Weather to Berkshires

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The region's mostly missed the impacts of the last few major storms and it looks like that will happen this week — but while we won't get a lot of snow, we could be in for sleet and rain. 
 
The Northern Berkshires and Southern Vermont have woken up to a dusting of snow the last couple mornings. This will likely continue through Tuesday morning. The real impacts from the several storm systems moving to our north will occur over Wednesday night into Thursday. 
 
The forecast from the National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., is to expect about an inch of snow and sleet overnight and freezing rain beginning before 10 a.m. on Thursday. 
 
Accuweather says temperatures will dip into the teens and 20s on Wednesday as cooler air pushes into the region. That will be enough for a wintry mix of precipitation across the region, with up to 10 inches of snow possible to our north. Motorists should be prepared for icy and slippery conditions, says Accuweather.
 
It still up in the air how a third storm system arriving on Friday will affect the area. Colder air may push it off to the coast, or it could stay on course through inland over the Northeast, bringing snow, ice and rain.
 
"The combination of the second and third storms may muster enough snow to bring a few inches to parts of western Pennsylvania, western and central New York state and central New England," Brian Wimer, AccuWeather's senior storm warning meteorologist, said. "Heavy snow, perhaps on the order of 6-10 inches with locally higher amounts can occur from northern New York state and perhaps upward of a foot of snow for parts of northern New England."
 
A fourth storm may bring more sleety weather through the weekend.
 
Greylock Snow Day says don't get your hopes up for a day off though there's a possibility that Thursday's expected slippery precipitation could mean a delay. 
 

 


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Cost, Access to NBCTC High Among Concerns North Berkshire Residents

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

Adams Select Chair Christine Hoyt, NBCTC Executive Director David Fabiano and William Solomon, the attorney representing the four communities, talk after the session. 
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Public access channels should be supported and made more available to the public — and not be subject to a charge.
 
More than three dozen community members in-person and online attended the public hearing  Wednesday on public access and service from Spectrum/Charter Communications. The session at City Hall was held for residents in Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg and North Adams to express their concerns to Spectrum ahead of another 10-year contract that starts in October.
 
Listening via Zoom but not speaking was Jennifer Young, director state government affairs at Charter.
 
One speaker after another conveyed how critical local access television is to the community and emphasized the need for affordable and reliable services, particularly for vulnerable populations like the elderly. 
 
"I don't know if everybody else feels the same way but they have a monopoly," said Clarksburg resident David Emery. "They control everything we do because there's nobody else to go to. You're stuck with with them."
 
Public access television, like the 30-year-old Northern Berkshire Community Television, is funded by cable television companies through franchise fees, member fees, grants and contributions.
 
Spectrum is the only cable provider in the region and while residents can shift to satellite providers or streaming, Northern Berkshire Community Television is not available on those alternatives and they may not be easy for some to navigate. For instance, the Spectrum app is available on smart televisions but it doesn't include PEG, the public, educational and governmental channels provided by NBCTC. 
 
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