Man Sentenced to State Prison After North Adams Drug Trafficking Arrest

03:11PM / Wednesday, January 21, 2026Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Jan. 6, Tony Winston pleaded guilty to and was sentenced for Trafficking in Cocaine.

The Commonwealth recommended a sentence of four to six years in State Prison. The judge ultimately imposed a sentence of 3 years and 3 days in State Prison.

On Dec. 29, 2020, Tony Winston was arrested by North Adams police for trafficking cocaine.

The Defendant is presently serving a State Prison sentence in New York State for a narcotics offense; however, he was brought to Massachusetts on a warrant to plea in this case. The Massachusetts sentence will run current to the Defendant's New York sentence.

Assistant District Attorney Amy Winston represented the Commonwealth. The North Adams Police Department served as the lead law enforcement agency on the case.

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New Greylock School Project Underway

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
04:39PM / Wednesday, March 11, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Greylock neighborhood has been alerted to the beginning of demolition at the old Greylock School.

Construction equipment is already at the site and the trees that lined Phelps Avenue in front of the school have been removed.

A superintendent at the site confirmed that some abatement was occurring in preparation for demolition of the 1951 elementary school to make way for a new building.

The $51 million project was awarded to Fontaine Bros. Inc. of Springfield last month. The entire project is estimated at $65 million though it is currently running $2 million under budget.

Mayor Jennifer Macksey, chair of the School Committee, wrote to residents in the area to inform them of the possibility of disruption from noise and construction equipment.

City Councilor Marie McCarron read the letter into the council's minutes on Tuesday night. The mayor was not present.

In the missive, the mayor noted the city has entered into the agreement with Fontaine as general contractor and that Collier's International, as the owner's project manager, will continue to guide the project.

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