Letter: Jennifer Macksey for Mayor

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To the Editor:

Jennifer Macksey is quite simply the best mayoral candidate for North Adams. As any of Jen's coworkers, current or former, will tell you, Jen is a strong independent woman who has been successful in every position she has held. I have personally seen her incredibly strong work ethic and she puts her whole heart into everything she does — just imagine what she will do for the city she loves.

What an incredible benefit to have our new mayor walk into City Hall with the knowledge of how city government works. She will brainstorm with all the city departments to figure out what needs to be prioritized and get to work on it. There will be no long learning curve.

I find it disturbing that the only reason I hear to not vote for Jen is that she will be our former mayor's "mouthpiece." For those of you who have made that statement, you obviously don't know Jen.


She is as passionate about this city as anyone I have ever met. Safety, jobs, education and housing are all on the top of her to-do list and she wants to work with the citizens of the city to improve them all.

If you are on the fence about who to vote for, I urge you to talk to Jen, she welcomes any and all conversations. I also urge you to watch the 10/21/21 debate.

I support Jen Macksey and urge you to do the same, she will make this city proud.

Rebecca Cellana
North Adams, Mass.

 

 

 


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Pandemic, Economics Transform Berkshire Moviegoing Options

By John TownesSpecial to iBerkshires
This is the first of three articles in a series looking at the evolution and current status of movie theaters in Berkshire County.
 
The expansion and remodeling of Images Cinema at 50 Spring St. in Williamstown reflects the unusual cinematic landscape of Berkshire County in the wake of a very disruptive period that was sparked by the COVID pandemic of 2020.
 
Images, which is operated by a non-profit community-based organization, had been one of the last single-screen movie theaters in the country. In 2023, it launched a fundraising campaign to convert it into a multi-screen theater. The first step in the $2.5 million project was conversion of an adjacent storefront into a lounge with a bar and event space capable of also showing films for small audiences.
 
In October 2025, the main theater was closed for construction to create two auditoriums in its existing space and an adjacent section of the building, which Images has a long-term lease on.
 
"We ripped out everything and did a brand-new build of the interior," said Executive Director Dan Hudson.
 
Images used the lounge as a temporary substitute for the main auditorium during the construction. It reopened the main auditorium as a 70-seat venue on Memorial Day with "First Look," a series of the year's top films. It is also putting the finishing touches on a second 18-seat screening room which is slated to open in early July.
 
"We held a soft opening in May when the main auditorium was completed," said Hudson. "We're still doing the final work on the other new auditorium for a grand opening of the entire completed theater in early July, hopefully on the Fourth."
 
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