Adams Free Library to Host Dinoman!

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ADAMS, Mass. — Families and children of all ages are invited to register and join a presentation by Dinoman! for the 2022 Reading Challenge hosted by the Adams Free Library followed by a party to celebrate summer.

Join the Adams Free Library on Thursday, August 18, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. for Dinoman with Bob Lisaius. Bob leads children of all ages on a search through natural history, to examine fossils, and explain origins. His passion for paleontology is contagious. When Dinoman’s three life-sized, self-inflating dinosaurs appear, prepare to be amazed!

With magic, merry mayhem, and magnificent props, the audience is taken on a trip throughout the Mesozoic era. How do we know dinosaurs were here? What is a fossil? How are they made? This program is fun and informative for all ages.

Immediately following Dinoman at 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. join a party celebrating the 2022 summer reading challenge. Raffle basket winners will be announced at party and will be available for winner to take home. Light refreshments will be available. Prizes provided by the Friends of the Adams Free Library.

“Read Beyond the Beaten Path” is sponsored by the Adams Free Library, the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Additional funding by the Friends of the Adams Free Library.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Additional funding provided by the Friends of the Adams Free Library.

Families and children of all ages are invited to register to join the Adams Free Library for this presentation. An adult must accompany children under 8 years of age.

Library events are free and open to the public. Attendance at library programs constitutes consent to be photographed; photos may be used in print or electronic publicity for the Adams Free Library.

visit the library’s website at www.adamslibraryma.org for more information.

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Rutledge Defense Seeks Dismissal of Rape Charges Over Statute of Limitations

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:55PM / Thursday, November 12, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Superior Court courtroom was filled on Thursday as proceedings resumed on the high-profile case against former Miss Hall's School teacher Matthew Rutledge, with the court hearing arguments on his motion to dismiss.

Rutledge, 63, was indicted by a Berkshire County grand jury on three counts of rape stemming from allegations that he sexually assaulted students at the all-girls school in the 1990s.

On Thursday, Rutledge, represented by attorney Ryan Schiff, appeared before Judge Michael Callahan to seek dismissal of all three counts, arguing that prosecutors were attempting to circumvent the statute of limitations and had failed to disclose what Schiff characterized as "highly exculpatory evidence."

More than 100 attendees filled the pews, some wearing orange carnations to show solidarity with the accusers, Melissa Fares and Hilary Simon.

As Rutledge attempted to leave the courtroom following Judge Callahan's departure, several attendees voiced their outrage, shouting "Shame," "You can't hide behind the bad law," and "We know what you did."

Judge Callahan re-entered the courtroom to condemn these outbursts and directed court officers to record their names and bar them from attending future proceedings on this case.

The nearly hour-long hearing centered on competing interpretations of the language and legislative intent behind Massachusetts' statute of limitations, particularly whether Rutledge's temporary absences from the state could extend the time prosecutors have to bring charges.

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