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North Adams Mayoral Debate Scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 16

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A debate between the candidates in the preliminary mayoral election will be held on Thursday, Sept. 16, at 6 p.m. on Northern Berkshire Community Television.

Participating candidates are Lynette R. Bond, Aprilyn Carsno and Jennifer Macksey; Rachel Branch has declined to attend.

All four women will face off on Tuesday, Sept. 21, in an election that will narrow the field to two for the general election on Nov. 2.

Adams Town Moderator Myra Wilk will be the moderator and pose questions to the candidates about issues important to the city of North Adams. Each candidate will have time for opening and closing statements and will take turns being the first to answer questions.



The debate is being sponsored by iBerkshires.com and hosted by Northern Berkshire Community Television. It will be televised live on NBCTV Channel 1303 and also simulcast on WMNB 107.1-FM. It will later be posted on the television station's website and rebroadcast.  

This event is closed to the public.

iBerkshires.com will also be doing its regular "Conversations with the Candidates" programs with candidates for City Council on NBCTV this October. Another mayoral debate for the mayoral finalists is also being planned for October; public participation will depend on public health conditions at the time. 


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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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