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North Adams Public Library Fall Youth Programs

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Public Library youth services is offering two programs starting this fall. 
 
Crafternoon for Kids! -  A weekly take-home craft kits for kids ages 4 through 10 that allows kids to explore the season of autumn. The kits are available for pick up at the North Adams Public Library's curbside pickup on Wednesdays between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM, Sept. 23 through Oct. 27.  
 
Kits are only available while supplies last. Sponsored by the Friends of the North Adams Public Library.  
 
Virtual Toddler Storytime - Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 10:30 AM, Virtual Toddler Storytime will stream weekly on Facebook through the end of October. Best suited for ages 1.5  to 5, library staff will sing songs, read stories, play games, and more with participants. 
 
Find past videos and view live videos on the library's Facebook page @naplibrary and join the @NAPL Virtual Story Time Group.
 
Contact 413-662-3133 or naplyouth@northadams-ma.gov for more information.
 

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Clarksburg Gets 3 Years of Free Cash Certified

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Town officials have heaved a sigh of relief with the state's certification of free cash for the first time in more than three years.
 
The town's parade of employees through its financial offices the past few years put it behind on closing out its fiscal years between 2021 and 2023. A new treasurer and two part-time accountants have been working the past year in closing the books and filing with the state.
 
The result is the town will have $571,000 in free cash on hand as it begins budget deliberations. However, town meeting last year voted that any free cash be used to replenish the stabilization account
 
Some $231,000 in stabilization was used last year to reduce the tax rate — draining the account. The town's had minimal reserves for the past nine months.
 
Chairman Robert Norcross said he didn't want residents to think the town was suddenly flush with cash. 
 
"We have to keep in mind that we have no money in the stabilization fund and we now have a free cash, so we have now got to replenish that account," he said. "So it's not like we have this money to spend ... most of it will go into the stabilization fund." 
 
The account's been hit several times over the past few fiscal years in place of free cash, which has normally been used for capital spending, to offset the budget and to refill stabilization. Free cash was last used in fiscal 2020.
 
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