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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North Adams Water Line Break Shuts Off Service on Ashland; McCann Dismisses Classes Early

Staff Reports iBerkshires
10:52AM / Friday, October 30, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A water main that broke Friday morning has affected water service south of Main Street along Ashland and Church streets and caused McCann Technical School to close early.

The break occurred shortly before 9 a.m. near the Roots Teen Center; Ashland Street between Summer Street and American Legion Drive was closed to traffic to allow crews to work on repairs.

"The way it was coming out, we were hoping it was a sprinkler line for the old Nassif's, but there's no sprinkler line in there, so it's a main line," said Commissioner of Public Services Timothy Lescarbeau. "We're trying to get it isolated. Once we get isolated, everything's coming back."

This break is causing areas of the city to have little to no water pressure.

McCann Technical posted that its Tea Room would be closed and then announced early dismissal for 11:15 a.m. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts has cancelled all classes.

The Water Department was opening connections around the affected area to close off the gates and redirect the flow until the line could be repaired. Water was flowing out of a hydrant past the post office and streaming down American Legion Drive.

American Legion Drive is open but the work crews are now in the intersection of Ashland and Summer Street and traffic will be disrupted. The city is asking that motorists and pedestrians avoid the affected area whenever possible "to allow our crews to work safely and efficiently."

For questions or concerns, contact the Water Department at 413-662-3157. In the event of an emergency, contact the Dispatch Center at 413-664-4944, Ext. 1.

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