image description — Liquor World owner Chirag Patel stands in front of the newly opened deli. The store is located in the former Kmart plaza in North Adams.

Liquor World in North Adams Opens Deli

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
12:37PM / Monday, August 04, 2025Print Story | Email Story

Liquor World opened in the former V&V last year.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Liquor World and Market has opened up its deli section along with adding Krispy Krunchy Chicken to the store.

Chirag Patel has been the owner for a little over a year and was excited to bring in the deli and Krispy Krunchy chicken. When it first opened, he planned to focus on the alcohol portion before starting up the deli. He said he got many comments from customers asking when it would open.

"When we bought it, we wanted to go step by step. So we just, first year, focus just on our liquor side and the liquor section," he said. "Then we start working with the deli as the time goes. People asking about the deli, 'when you guys open, you guys doing something with the deli, and like that.'"

The deli had been in the plans since the prior entity, Steeple City Liquors Inc., better known as V&V, opened back in 2013. The deli counters and equipment was installed on righthand side of the store but never took off.

V&V closed abruptly in February 2024 as the plaza changed hands a couple times. First Hartford Realty, the former owner of the former Kmart plaza, had owned the liquor store since its opening in 2014. Mahakaleshwar LLC, doing business as Liquor World and Market, was approved for the license transfer last year.

Patel noted that the store has added a new walk-in beer freezer in a space formerly used for storage. He said store will continue to grow, one day hoping to add a Pizza Hut Pizza Express.

"Definitely we're going to grow more on our liquor side section. We're going to have more allocated bottles coming. We're going to have the more expensive wines and in the food section, we are thinking down the road for the Pizza Express," he said.

Patel says he hopes that customers like the deli. "We're hoping that everything goes well with them [customers], and we would love to help the community, too."

Krispy Krunchy Chicken is a national fried chicken chain that sells mainly in convenience stores and gas stations. The deli sells meats by the pound, lunch and breakfast sandwiches, burgers and quesadillas, some hot subs, sides, daily soups and fries.

The store is open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. (deli until 7:30) daily except on Sunday from 10 to 7 (deli until 6). More information here.

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McCann Recognizes Superintendent Award Recipient

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
05:32PM / Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Landon LeClair and Superintendent James Brosnan with Landon's parents Eric and Susan LeClair, who is a teacher at McCann.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Superintendent's Award has been presented to Landon LeClair, a senior in McCann Technical School's advanced manufacturing course.

The presentation was made last Thursday by Superintendent Jame Brosnan after Principal Justin Kratz read from teachers' letters extolling LeClair's school work, leadership and dedication.

"He's become somewhat legendary at the Fall State Leadership Conference for trying to be a leader at his dinner table, getting an entire plate of cookies for him and all his friends," read Kratz to chuckles from the School Committee. "Landon was always a dedicated student and a quiet leader who cared about mastering the content."

LeClair was also recognized for his participation on the school's golf team and for mentoring younger teammates.

"Landon jumped in tutoring the student so thoroughly that the freshman was able to demonstrate proficiency on an assessment despite the missed class time for golf matches," read Kratz.

The principal noted that the school also received feedback from LeClair's co-op employer, who rated him with all fours.

"This week, we sent Landon to our other machine shop to help load and run parts in the CNC mill," his employer wrote to the school. LeClair was so competent the supervisor advised the central shop might not get him back.

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