North Adams Public Schools, Public Safety to Conduct Emergency Drill

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Public Schools, in partnership with the North Adams Departments of Public Safety and North Adams Ambulance, will conduct a daylong, multi-agency emergency coordination drill on Thursday, June 26, 2025. 
 
This full-scale training event will take place at Drury High School and is part of ongoing planning and collaboration between several agencies following a tabletop planning exercise held in early May.
 
This drill is focused on inter-agency coordination and logistical response following an active safety incident, not on the immediate response.
 
It is a key opportunity for agencies to rehearse the real-world coordination that must occur following a significant emergency.
 
The drill is designed to help all participating agencies enhance preparedness, communication, and coordination in the event of an emergency. 
 
These efforts will support all those involved in responding to safety incidents across the community.
 
Questions or concerns may be directed to the Public Safety Business Manager, Meghan DeLuca, at (413) 662-3101 or mdeluca@northadams-ma.gov or North Adams Police Chief Mark Bailey at (413) 664-4945 or chiefbailey@northadams-ma.gov.

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NAFD/NAPD Advances to Finals of Women's Softball League

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires.com Sports
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Anna Dix Thursday went 3-for-4 with a double and a pair of runs batted in to lead North Adams Fire Department/North Adams Police Department to a 14-9 win over Alternative Living Centers and a berth in the North Adams Women’s Softball League Championship Game.
 
Abby Lear was 3-for-5 with a double for the first responders, who survived the losers bracket in the double-elimination tournament and will face Belle Ame Lashes on Monday at 6 p.m. at DiSanti Field in the first game of the title round.
 
A win for NAFD/NAPD on Monday will force a winner-take-all game; Lashes is just one win from the championship.
 
On Thursday, NAFD/NAPD jumped on top early with an eight-run top of the first and never looked back.
 
Kalley Vanuni singled up the middle, and Lear doubled to left to bring home the game’s first run.
 
Heather Morris and Carrie Brassard each singled to keep the rally going, and Dix and Kenzie Dobbert delivered two-out hits before each scored on an outfield error to make it 8-0.
 
ALC managed just one run against Dobbert in the circle through the first three innings.
 
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