Companion Corner: Kash at No Paws Left Behind (Update)

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
03:07PM / Wednesday, February 04, 2026Print Story | Email Story

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — It's hard to believe, but playful pup Kash is still looking for his family.

iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home.

Kash is a nearly 2-year-old Labrador mix who has been at No Paws Left Behind since last spring. We first highlighted him in August and he is still at the shelter.

Executive Director Noelle Howland said Kash is a people-dog with a lot of energy.

"He loves people. Sometimes when he meets people at first, he'll bark and jump in the air, he gets very excited. But since the size, that can be a little intimidating at first, but he does great with people, and he's overall a very social, playful dog," she said. "He can just get a little crazy, a little quick. So that's his biggest quirk with his size."

Kash occasionally gets the "zoomies" and would love a home with an area to run around as fast as he can in.

"I would definitely say he should be in a fenced-in yard ... [and] if you're active, too, if you walk a lot," Howland said. "I think he would benefit from a fenced-in yard just because he gets crazy zoomies and he just wants to keep running."

Kash was brought to No Paws Left Behind after his former family had to move. He lived with a smaller animal once before but Howland said it would be better if he went to a home without cats and with older children, since sometimes Kash forgets his size.

"He could possibly go home with other dogs. I would say a female. I would say no cats. He did live with a small animal before, but since he's been here, his prey drive is little ... he gets a little amped over seeing birds and things running past him," she said. "So safety, I would say, no small animals. And then kids, I would say definitely teenagers and up just because of his size."

Kash is neutered and healthy, but he has a sensitive stomach when it comes chicken in his food.

You can request to visit Kash at No Paws Left Behind; read more about him on the shelter's website.

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North Adams Student Struck by Bicyclist at Bus Stop

Staff Reports04:19PM / Friday, September 25, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A North Adams Public Schools student was sent to the hospital with minor injuries after being hit by a bicyclist at a bus stop.

According to police, the incident happened around 8:14 Friday morning near the intersection of Hudson Street and Eagle Street.

An adult was riding a bicycle southbound on Eagle Street down a steep decline. The bicycle's brakes were not working, and the rider was unable to stop.

A group of children was waiting for the school bus at the intersection when the bicyclist struck one of the students.

First responders were on scene, and other adults present at the bus stop also intervened.

The child sustained minor injuries and was transported to the hospital, where he was treated and released later that morning.

The bicyclist was charged with operating a bicycle to endanger. Police confirmed the bicycle was not an e-bike.

The school district sent families an email stating that students riding the Brayton B2 bus and the Colgrove C2 bus witnessed the accident. Staff checked in with each student witness, and school adjustment counselors provided support for students throughout the day.

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