North Adams Police Holding Officer Exam

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Police Department is hosting an officer entrance examination on Saturday morning. 
 
Registration is $100 and is open until 5 p.m. on Friday, June 2. 
 
The written test will be administered at the police station, 21 Holden St., at 10:15 a.m. and the physical ability assessment at 2 p.m.
 
The department is seeking qualified and motivated men and women for the position of police officer. It officers competitive pay and educational incentives for college degrees and recently moved into a new facility. 
 
The department strives to maintain a positive relationship with the community and outreach is one of its priorities.
 
Candidates must be able to obtain a valid license to carry, be a citizen and have a driver's license, be at least 21 at the beginning of academy training, hold a high school diploma or higher and pass a number of written, oral and medical exams, and not use tobacco products. The department requires officers to live within 25 miles of North Adams, including over the state border. 
 
Those taking the test should arrive at 10 a.m. with the admission notice, a legal photo ID and a No. 2 pencil.  

 


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Clarksburg Gets 3 Years of Free Cash Certified

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Town officials have heaved a sigh of relief with the state's certification of free cash for the first time in more than three years.
 
The town's parade of employees through its financial offices the past few years put it behind on closing out its fiscal years between 2021 and 2023. A new treasurer and two part-time accountants have been working the past year in closing the books and filing with the state.
 
The result is the town will have $571,000 in free cash on hand as it begins budget deliberations. However, town meeting last year voted that any free cash be used to replenish the stabilization account
 
Some $231,000 in stabilization was used last year to reduce the tax rate — draining the account. The town's had minimal reserves for the past nine months.
 
Chairman Robert Norcross said he didn't want residents to think the town was suddenly flush with cash. 
 
"We have to keep in mind that we have no money in the stabilization fund and we now have a free cash, so we have now got to replenish that account," he said. "So it's not like we have this money to spend ... most of it will go into the stabilization fund." 
 
The account's been hit several times over the past few fiscal years in place of free cash, which has normally been used for capital spending, to offset the budget and to refill stabilization. Free cash was last used in fiscal 2020.
 
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