North Adams Police Report Two Arrests in Narcotics Investigation

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — According to a statement released by the North Adams Police Department, area law enforcement arrested two men allegedly involved in an on-going narcotics distribution operation.
 
On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, members of the North Adams Police Department Detective Unit, Adams Police Department and Berkshire County Drug Task Force executed two search warrants simultaneously at 21 Blackinton Street First Floor Apartment and 21 Blackinton Street Second Floor Apartment in North Adams.
 
The statement read that the court authorized search warrants were executed as part of an on-going narcotics distribution operation occurring from both apartments. Upon entering the second-floor apartment five people were located and detained.
 
All except one man were known to investigators. The unknown man, who police said refused to identify himself, was later identified as Kamari Acree of Springfield.
 
Ronnie Hart, of North Adams, and Acree were both arrested. 
 
According to police, the following evidence was located and seized:
  • Approximately (26 grams) of Cocaine/Crack Cocaine
  • Approximately (592 bags) of Heroin or (12 grams)
  • Digital Scales, Packaging Materials, Cutting Agents
  • $821 U.S. Currency  
Acree was arrested and charged with the following:
  • M.G.L. Chapter 94C Section 32 – Trafficking Cocaine 18-36 Grams
  • M.G.L. Chapter 94C Section 32 – Possession with Intent Distribute Class A Substance
  • M.G.L. Chapter 94C Section 40 - Conspiracy
Hart was arrested and charged with the following:
  • M.G.L. Chapter 94C Section 32 – Trafficking Cocaine 18-36 Grams
  • M.G.L. Chapter 94C Section 32 – Possession with Intent Distribute Class A Substance
  • M.G.L. Chapter 94C Section 40 - Conspiracy
 

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RFP Ready for North County High School Study

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The working group for the Northern Berkshire Educational Collaborative last week approved a request for proposals to study secondary education regional models.
 
The members on Tuesday fine-tuned the RFP and set a date of Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 4 p.m. to submit bids. The bids must be paper documents and will be accepted at the Northern Berkshire School Union offices on Union Street.
 
Some members had penned in the first week of January but Timothy Callahan, superintendent for the North Adams schools, thought that wasn't enough time, especially over the holidays.
 
"I think that's too short of a window if you really want bids," he said. "This is a pretty substantial topic."
 
That topic is to look at the high school education models in North County and make recommendations to a collaboration between Hoosac Valley Regional and Mount Greylock Regional School Districts, the North Adams Public Schools and the town school districts making up the Northern Berkshire School Union. 
 
The study is being driven by rising costs and dropping enrollment among the three high schools. NBSU's elementary schools go up to Grade 6 or 8 and tuition their students into the local high schools. 
 
The feasibility study of a possible consolidation or collaboration in Grades 7 through 12 is being funded through a $100,000 earmark from the Fair Share Act and is expected to look at academics, faculty, transportation, legal and governance issues, and finances, among other areas. 
 
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