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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Snow, or More Snow? Depends on Your State

04:04PM / Thursday, February 19, 2026

The Berkshires could get 2 to 4 inches of snow on Friday. Or it could get 6 to 9 inches.

Which are you hoping for?

The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has issued a winter storm warning for Southern Vermont and a winter storm advisory for the Berkshires — but any snow isn't likely to stop at the imaginary border.

The warning was issued early Thursday afternoon for communities including Bennington, Pownal and Stamford, Vt., beginning Friday at 10 a.m. through Saturday at 1 p.m.

The day will start off with a wintry mixed precipitation of snow, sleet and freezing rain. The forecast for total snow accumulations are 6 to 9 inches and up at a 10th of an inch of ice. Snowfall rates may reach up to an inch an hour in the evening.

In the Berkshires, the prediction is 2 to 4 inches of snow with the advisory also in effect from 10 a.m. on Friday to 1 a.m. on Saturday. The higher elevations could see up to 7 inches; the region could see up to 2/10th of an inch of ice.

Snow during the day on Friday will likely be wet and heavier before becoming lighter and drier in the evening.

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