Truck Plows Through Marshall Street Storefronts in North Adams Crash

Staff Reports 07:22AM / Friday, August 28, 2026Print Story | Email Story

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Emergency crews responded to a multi-agency call in downtown North Adams late Tuesday night after a pickup truck veered off the road and crashed into the Marshall Street storefront housing Brewster's and Tres Niños.

According to North Adams 911, at approximately 10:00 p.m., units from the North Adams Fire Department, North Adams Police Department, and Northern Berkshire EMS were dispatched to Marshall Street following reports of a vehicle colliding with a building.

Initial reports indicate the vehicle was traveling southbound on Marshall Street when the driver lost control. The truck left the roadway and slammed into the storefronts of both Brewster's and Tres Niños Taqueria.

Brewster's took the brunt of the damage. The truck drove completely through the front window and side entryway before coming to a stop at the Tres Niños entryway. A streetlight was also toppled in the crash.

First responders evaluated two occupants who were inside the vehicle at the time of the impact. One person sustained injuries and was transported to the emergency department for treatment. The second occupant reported no injuries.

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Veteran Spotlight: Coast Guard Capt. Thurman 'Tom' Maine

By Wayne SoaresSpecial to iBerkshires
04:42PM / Sunday, September 13, 2026

MASHPEE, Mass. — If I were to describe the best attributes of this week's veteran, they would be an infectious personality, role model, leader, wonderful family man and a person that leads by example in the very best way.

The aforementioned, are the primary reasons why Thurman "Tom" Maine enjoyed a successful and distinguished military career in the Coast Guard from 1983 to 2014.

Born in North Stonington, Conn., Maine entered the Coast Guard at the age of 21 and was sent to boot camp in Cape May, N.J. His first assignment was at Coast Guard Station in Provincetown, R.I. From 1994 to 1997, he was a helicopter pilot for Coast Guard Air Station at Otis Air National Guard Base and was elevated to operations officer, chief pilot at the base from 2004 to 2007.

During his 31-year career, Maine flew some of the Coast Guard's most elite helicopters; the Sikorsky H-3 (the Coast Guard's last amphibious aircraft), the Sikorsky H-60 (the most widely flown military helicopter in the world) and the H-65 (a smaller, faster helicopter that deploys on ships).

Maine continued to rapidly climb the ranks and in 2009 was promoted as the Coast Guard's liason to the Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon, a position he held until 2011. Following that assignment, he was promoted to captain and rose to be the commanding officer at the Coast Guard's prestigious Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Ala.

During his tenure as commanding officer, he suffered a devastating blow when four Guardsman were killed during a night training exercise. He conveyed that his greatest achievement in his entire military career, was the leadership he provided

to his 600-member unit and the families of the fallen Guardsmen, by always being accessible, communicating constantly and holding vitally important family nights.

He said this tragedy, "gave him the ultimate opportunity to live out his faith." He also lobbied intensely for the student pilot who was killed to be awarded his designation posthumously, which he did.

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