Snow Expected Friday Morning; North Adams Schools Close

4:15 PM: Here is the updated forecast for Friday's winter storm. Portions of E MA, RI & E CT will see 6-8" of snow. Isolated accums of 10" are not out of the question in SE MA where 1-2"/hr snowfall rates set up.

The AM commute *will* be hazardous. Avoid travel if possible. pic.twitter.com/tzHSAQdZqB

— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) January 6, 2022

All Eyes on the storm to the south that will clip us with snowfall.
The roads for the AM Commute will get slippery.

We've pushed the accums up slightly from 24 hours ago. Looks like the HEAVIEST snows along the New England Coast. pic.twitter.com/TFRQhoxS5o

— Steve Caporizzo (@SteveCaporizzo) January 6, 2022

Snow totals GOING UP a bit... still expecting a widespread 4-8" snowfall event for much of central/eastern Mass.

The latest forecast on @WBZ at Noon. pic.twitter.com/jCUeORdbhZ

— Jacob Wycoff (@4cast4you) January 6, 2022

Storm likely to become bomb cyclone as it charges up Eastern Seaboard.

Intense snow rates of 1-3 inches per hour could occur in northeastern portions of Maryland, southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and up toward New York City. https://t.co/DNgBJSQWsf pic.twitter.com/bhj1AqYcIl

— AccuWeather (@accuweather) January 6, 2022

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.