The scene was going to be held for a couple hours to allow for the investigation.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A local man is being detained in the investigation into a suspected arson on Cleveland Avenue on Monday afternoon.
"He's being detained as part of the investigation. So that's all the details we have right now, but we're gonna hold down the scene so we can do a full investigation," said Mayor Jennifer Macksey.
The state fire marshal and state investigators were at the scene later in the afternoon with a dog; Cleveland Avenue remained closed off with the likelihood investigators would be there until later in the evening.
The initial call was that there was a pipe bomb shortly after noon. This has not been confirmed. Then it was called in as a house on fire and police, firefighters and Northern Berkshire EMS responded to the scene.
There was some smoke coming from an upstairs apartment of the home, where the fire apparently started in a bed.
The blaze was put out quickly and one of the home's occupants was taken into custody. The other occupant was able to get out safely though they said their cat was still inside. The cat was found unharmed later and removed safely from the scene.
Interim Police Chief Mark Bailey said earlier in the afternoon that the state fire marshal had been called and that the scene would be held for a couple hours.
Police set up yellow tape around the scene to block traffic and keep nearby residents at a distance. Bailey and detectives entered the unit with gloves on. Firefighters brought in a fan and opened windows in the upstairs apartment to let out smoke.
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Main & Mill: A Vibrant New Restaurant on Main Street
By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — You can now enjoy another eatery on Main Street by well-known restaurant siblings Colleen and Sean Taylor.
Their restaurant Main & Mill opened for the first time Tuesday, bringing their vision of creating something vibrant and new to downtown North Adams.
"We have created Main & Mill to be part of our day. It's very seasonal ingredients, thoughtful cooking, beauty, beautiful presentation and dishes. And we really wanted to be part of the community, the downtown area, and start a vibrant area on this end, which has been shuttered for a while," said Colleen.
The building is owned by Ginko on Main Street LLC, which has granted 20 years exclusive possession of the property to Latent Builds as the developer. Jack and Suzy Wadsworth, behind Ginko, are development partners with Karla Rothstein and Salvatore Perry of Latent.
The bank closed in early 2021 and was purchased by Ginko late that year. Plans for the property unveiled three years ago envisioned a restaurant, retail, a park and rooftop bar.
Colleen saw potential and said she initially wanted the building when it first went up for sale. Being good friends with Rothstein and Perry, she helped them design the kitchen and the bar before learning in March that she could lease it as a restaurant space, something she told them would be a great idea.
She said one of the most important things about the restaurant was the collaboration between Rothstein, Perry, and the Wadsworths, who put a lot of time and energy into the building.
"If Sean and I had done it, we would not be able to do what the collaboration supported. The collaboration of the three of us being able to really have that kind of money to put in down here. The design that the architecture firm that Carla and Sal own is stunning," she said. "The time and effort, everyone came together to do this in a really trusting manner."
The two wanted the restaurant to be an all-day venture, so people could eat at any point throughout the day, all week long.
"We wanted it to be open for coffee and socialization in the morning where people can meet, have their cup of coffee, have a quiche, a vegetarian quiche, or croissant or yogurt. Something intentional with their coffee," she said. "Then move into a lunchtime for the downtown business or anybody, and then go into supper, dinner, with drinks later into the evening. So have it really be open all day long, so that there wasn't a void on any particular day."
They also wanted to do something different than the other restaurants they owned.
"We didn't want to mimic any other restaurant in town. We wanted to bring something that was inspiring, something that had some familiar things that people would see, and other things that we would bring to them for them to experience," she said.
As a woman business owner, Colleen said she wanted to bring a female chef into the kitchen.
Colleen brought on Chef Anna DeRose, who she said puts twists on a lot of her dishes.
"So we have a creme brulee, but our creme brulee is topped with marshmallow," she said. "Our creme brulee is like almost two desserts in one. It's a s'mores creme brulee. So you could have a s'mores, and you could have a creme brulee - but when you put both of them together, fireworks go off."
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