Blackinton Union Church Clothing Collection Shed

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Blackinton Union Church partnered with St. Pauly Textile Inc. to provide a wood-frame
clothing drop-off shed for community use. 
 
This shed is designed to give community members a clean, convenient, and well-cared-for option to donate their used clothing.
 
Accepted items: clothing, shoes, belts, purses, blankets, sheets, curtains, pillowcases, and stuffed animals.
 
St. Pauly Textile Inc. partners with a network of businesses and various organizations to distribute donated items both in the U.S. and worldwide.
 
Blackinton Union Church receives funding for donated clothing and has the option to use donations to serve community needs.
 
With over 1,300 clothing drop-off sheds in place, St. Pauly Textile Inc. collects over 200,000 pounds of clothing every day and estimates that this clothing ends up in 44 different countries yearly. 
 
In 2018, the company was able to help keep over 20 million articles of clothing out of landfills. 
 
The company was founded in 1996 and is an A+ rated member of the Better Business Bureau.
 

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Winter Storm Warning Issued for Berkshires

Another snowstorm is expected to move through the region overnight on Friday, bringing 5 to 8 inches of snow. This is updated from Thursday's winter weather advisory. 
 
The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has posted a winter storm warning for all of Berkshire County and parts of eastern New York State beginning Friday at 4 p.m. through Saturday at 1 p.m. 
 
The region could see heavy to moderate snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour overnight, tapering off Saturday morning to flurries.
 
Drivers should exercise caution on Friday night and Saturday morning, as travel conditions may be hazardous.
 
Saturday night should be clear and calm, but warming temperatures means freezing rain Sunday night and rain through Monday with highs in the 40s. The forecast isn't much better through the week as temperatures dip back into the teens with New Year's Eve looking cloudy and frigid. 
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