Woodcraft Showcase to Highlight Regional Woodcrafters

12:06PM / Wednesday, October 08, 2025Print Story | Email Story

ADAMS, Mass. — Lever, the North Adams-based economic development group, announced the Woodcraft Showcase, a one-day market featuring the work of regional woodcrafters.

The event will take place on Sunday, Oct. 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Greylock Glen Outdoor Center.

The Woodcraft Showcase will bring together artisans from across the region to display and sell handcrafted products ranging from furniture and musical instruments to smaller goods such as wooden spoons, bowls, and cutting boards. The event will coincide with Adams' annual Ramblefest.

Admission to the Showcase is free and open to the public. In addition to artisan displays, the event will feature live demonstrations, stories of regional collaboration, and opportunities to learn more about sustainable wood use in Northwestern Massachusetts. Cruckfather, a local builder, will be on hand to demonstrate timber frame building techniques.

The Woodcraft Showcase is part of Lever's Woodcraft Collaborative of Northwest Massachusetts project, aimed at strengthening the regional economy by advancing the sustainable utilization of locally harvested, processed, and crafted wood products. This project is supported by Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA), the US Forestry Service, and the Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts (WPNM).

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Cheshire Swears-In New Police Chief Matthew Wright

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
12:55PM / Wednesday, September 09, 2026

CHESHIRE, Mass. — Community members gathered Wednesday to welcome Matthew Wright as their new police chief, marking what is said to be a new chapter for the department.

"I am honored and humbled for this opportunity, and I look forward to growing the department and serving this community, and just very excited to see what's going to come over the next several years here," Wright said following his swearing-in.

Wright, formerly a sergeant in the Adams Police Department, officially took his post on Tuesday, Sept. 8, and said he is excited to hit the ground running. Among his first priorities is filling the department's two vacant patrol officer positions.

The department is currently operating with Wright and just one patrol officer. Once the vacant positions are filled, Wright said the department will be back to full staffing with four patrol officers in addition to himself.

Wright credited Town Administrator Jennifer Morse and the Board of Selectmen with making significant progress in bringing the Police Department up to public safety standards which, he says, is going to help with the recruiting process.

"The demands of policing have changed, and the Cheshire Police Department has been evolving alongside those changes," said Selectmen Chairwoman Michelle Francesconi.

"I think that this is the next step toward a new future, and it's going to be very good all around."

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