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The North Adams Farmers Market has opened for in-person shopping Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: outdoors at the North Adams Armory, 206 Ashland Street, North Adams.

North Adams Farmers Market Open for In-Person Shopping

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Farmers Market has opened for in-person shopping Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: outdoors at the North Adams Armory, 206 Ashland Street, North Adams.

During the quarantine, the farmers market created an online marketplace where customers could order from participating farms. Community volunteers then packed and delivered upwards of 125 orders every Saturday. The market is now a hybrid market: online purchasing is still available but not required to shop in-person at the market.

Per state guidelines, safety measures have been put into place, including contact tracing, wearing masks, maintaining safe distance, no pets, and limiting the number of people in the market at any given time. 

All vendors at the North Adams Farmers Market accept EBT and the Market Match program doubles up to $30 of each EBT transaction. The Healthy Incentive Program (HIP) is also accepted by Square Roots Farm. Credit cards, debit cards and cash are all accepted.

Participating farms include Full Well Farm, Christian Chenail, Square Roots Farm, Red Shirt Farm, Senecal's Sugarhouse, Lion's Tooth Farm, Cookies and More, Berkshire Worms (pre-order only), Morin Gardens, AOK BBQ Bread (pre-order only), Willy Chenail. More vendors will participate as the season progresses.

To shop the market online, click here. You can also find market information on Facebook and online.


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DiLego Jewelry to Close After Nearly 100 Years in Business

By Daniel MatziBerkshires correspondent

Sisters Pamela Costine, left, and Cynthia Lamore have been operating the store since their aunts retired in 1987. Both started working in the business as teens.  Lamore's decided it's time to retire. 
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — DiLego Jewelery Store, the family-owned business that has been a staple of North Adams for nearly a century, will be closing this summer. 
 
The closure was announced on the store's Facebook page late Sunday night, where it immediately drew comments of remembrance and well-wishing.
 
Cindy Lamore, whose great uncle Frank DiLego opened the store on Main Street in the late 1930s, said the shop will cease operations following her retirement, slated for June 30. A 20 percent off Mother's Day sale will begin immediately, with increasing discounts leading up to the closing date.
 
It took Lamore "a couple of years" to reach the decision to close. Witnessing the passing of lifelong friends or their struggles with debilitating illness prompted her to reconsider her priorities, especially considering the extensive time devoted to running a small business. 
 
"You really question what you're waiting for," she reflected.
 
While recognizing that changing consumer habits have led to a decrease in jewelry and watch sales in recent years, Lamore stressed that her decision to close was a personal one. She and her business partner and sister, Pamela Costine, wanted "to do it on our terms," she said.
 
Comments on Facebook praised the store's customer service, and friends, family, and customers alike reminisced about buying jewelry for special occasions, stopping in for watch repairs, and the perennial rite of childhood for many: getting ears pierced.
 
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