Storm System Could Bring Region's First Nor'easter of Season

❄️ Heard rumors of a snowstorm this weekend? @PaulCaiano says the chances for a big storm are small, but not zero. Here's his take. #Storm13 pic.twitter.com/g52WBAhgpK

— WNYT NewsChannel 13 (@WNYT) December 2, 2020

Powerful nor'easter to soak DC --> Boston, while plastering inland areas with snow, this weekend. https://t.co/sdmex8YH47

— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) December 3, 2020

Storm potential this weekend? Your NWS is closely monitoring data as we wanted to share with you our satellite interpretation this Thurs morning (December 3rd). 2 key upper level disturbances, will they work together and bring a coastal storm? Visit our web page for details. pic.twitter.com/a8eZQcUIFM

— NWS Albany (@NWSAlbany) December 3, 2020

Winter Storm Watch now up for Bennington and Berkshire counties for Sat. and Sat. night where there is the potential is highest for a period of heavy accumulating snow with the inbound storm. Accumulations in this area, especially in the higher terrain of 6" or more possible. pic.twitter.com/Dcr8q0vZzA

— Steve LaPointe (@CBS6Steve) December 3, 2020

Cost, Access to NBCTC High Among Concerns North Berkshire Residents

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
06:15PM / Thursday, April 25, 2024

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.