Louison House Community Picnic and Fundraiser

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Louison House will host a community celebration and fundraiser at noon on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at the Historic Valley Campground pavilion at Windsor Lake.
 
The baseball-themed event serves a dual purpose: honoring local athletes and marking a major milestone for the housing and social services organization. 
 
This June marks 10 years since a fire impacted the Louison House property on June 28, 2016. At 1:00 p.m., organizers will briefly reflect on the organization's progress and recovery over the decade since the incident.
 
The event will also welcome and honor the North Adams SteepleCats collegiate baseball team, alongside local high school baseball and softball graduates. SteepleCats players will be on-site to sign autographs and take photos with attendees.
 
Festivities include a lunch from noon. to 1:00 p.m. featuring hot dogs, veggie burgers, pasta salad, beans, and drinks, with food donated by Bounti-Fair in Adams. Activities scheduled for the day include a T-Ball Home Run Derby, a dunk tank, cornhole, and various baseball-themed raffles and games.
 
Admission is $10 for individuals and $25 for families (up to two adults and four children), which includes the cost of lunch. While some games are free, others require a small fee to play, and all proceeds will directly benefit Louison House. Payments can be made via cash, check, or Venmo at the gate. Advance tickets are available by contacting the organization.
 
On-site parking is located near the campground office, and the new Louison House passenger van will provide a continuous shuttle service to the pavilion. A limited number of handicapped parking spaces are available directly next to the pavilion, and a drop-off zone will be open for guests before drivers park.
 

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North Adams Police Block Houghton Street for Crisis Intervention

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

Houghton was blocked off between North and School streets, frustrating neighbors trying to get home. 

Update: Early this morning, the Police Department posted that the situation "has been resolved" and the road reopened. Officers may still be in the area to complete their investigation.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The upper section of Houghton Street was blocked off for hours on Wednesday night as authorities sought to deal with an individual reportedly having a mental health issue. 

 
In a Facebook post, police described it as a "critical incident" unfolding in the area and alerted people to avoid the upper Houghton "and allow first responders the space they need to safely manage the situation."
 
It started at about 9 p.m., said Police Chief Mark Bailey, speaking at about 12:30 a.m. He said no neighbors were evacuated and that mediators had been conversing with the individual. He declined to go into detail. 
 
He said further information would be provided either through him or through the mayor's office later in the morning. 
 
Members of the Berkshire County Special Response Team, including officers from Lenox and Pittsfield, were staged along the top of Brooklyn Street and Houghton was closed between School Street and North Street. 
 
Two ambulances were staged at the intersection with Brooklyn and Houghton, though one left before midnight. State Police stepped in to help patrol the city. 
 
Drones could be seen hovering over; Bailey said, "everything in the sky is ours at this time." 
 
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