North Adams First Friday Night Market on Oct. 7

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Eagle Street Night Market returns for First Friday on Oct. 7 from 6 to 10 p.m.

"Eagle Street hosted a Night Market last year for October First Friday and it was a big success. This year's market will have a greater diversity of vendors, and the street will again be activated with projection art," said Anna Farrington, owner of Installation Space on Eagle and First Fridays organizer. "In addition, the Installation Space will be opening a show of augmented reality artwork, which will include virtual artworks on the street and in neighboring parks."

The Berkshire Cider Project will provide refreshing beverages, galleries and businesses will be open late, and DJ DubTC will be spinning tunes all night.

Local dance group dysFUNKcrew will perform at 7:45 p.m. in the Mohawk Plaza in the Center Street Parking Lot beneath the "Poppy Girls" mural. The group is comprised of MCLA alumni dancers.

Students from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will also be able to enjoy the evenings festivities with a free shuttle service that will loop from Hoosac Hall to downtown every hour.

"The first First Friday event I came upon was in October 2021, for the previous Night Market event Anna produced on Eagle Street," said Andrew Fitch, another First Friday organizer. "The vendors, the lights, the projection art, and the friends I met at the event made this one of the first moments I felt I was at home in North Adams, having only moved here a month prior. I am confident this year's Night Market will be even more engaging and will give both longtime and new residents another reason to feel proud of their city as well."

This is the third First Friday event during which Eagle Street will be closed to car traffic. The intention of the event is to provide a positive, uplifting experience for all city residents, and provide opportunities for local businesses to thrive. Eagle Street also will be closed to car traffic on First Friday, Nov. 4, as well to host the city's first ever post-Halloween pumpkin smashing event.

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Berkshires Remember First Responders, Military Personnel Lost at 9/11 and Aftermath

By Jack Guerino & Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
02:30PM / Friday, September 11, 2026

North Adams Mayor Jennifer Macksey, with Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre speaks at Friday's memorial.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The county's two cities held memorials on Friday morning to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Great Barrington was scheduled to hold a dedication of piece of steel from the World Trade Center at 6 p.m.

North Adams held its ceremony in the fire station's side garden starting at exactly 8:46 a.m., the time Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower.

The small square of grass was packed with police officers, firefighters, wire and alarm personnel, dispatchers, and Northern Berkshire EMS employees, and city employees, officials and community members.

After the ceremonial tolling of the bell, an honor guard presented the colors.

Mayor Jennifer Macksey said it felt odd welcoming people to a very solemn event.

"What happened 25 years ago put a mark on emergency services. It put additional pressure on police, fire, EMS, and dispatchers," Macksey said. "While we remember those who lost their lives during 9/11, and those who ran to help as many as they could during 9/11, we have to pause and appreciate those who continue to serve despite that awful threat that occurred 25 years ago."

She said it was a direct attack on the United States and all of its people.

"It was a question of our freedoms and our ability to be safe in our communities," the mayor said. "I can say today that here in North Adams, it could happen to us, but I know with the professionalism of our Fire Department, Police Department, EMS, and our dispatch team, we are a better community; we are a safer community than we were 25 years ago."

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