Wal-Mart Postpones Today’s Meeting With North Adams Planning Board

Wal-Mart officials have postponed their appearance in front of the North Adams Planning Board and asked the Board to move the meeting to March 8th instead. Last month, the North Adams Planning Board asked Wal-Mart to make the proposed new store more “New England” like in appearance. The proposed 160-thousand square foot Super-Wal-Mart is proposed for construction in a gravel pit on the Curran Highway. The proposed store would replace the existing North Adams Wal-Mart and include a large grocery section and expanded garden center.

Central/Southern Berkshire “Relay For Life” Planning Kickoff Tonight

The 2010 American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life for the central and southern Berkshire region will officially get underway tonight. Organizers said they’re planning an official kick off at 6pm at the ITAM Lodge in Pittsfield at which time they’ll have all the information needed to form a team and raise money for this year’s Relay. The central/southern Relay for Life is scheduled for Friday June 18 and Saturday June 19 at Burbank Park on Onota Lake in Pittsfield….operating for 24 hours beginning at 4pm that Friday. Organizers are hoping to have 60 teams up and running by then and are aiming for a $300-thousand dollar goal.

Potential Traffic Delays Continue At Hadley Overpass Site In North Adams

Traffic delays will continue this week at the construction site of the Hadley Overpass in North Adams. The North Adams Department of Public Safety said that there could be delays up to 10 minutes between 7am and 7pm and that alternate routes of travel are recommended.

Water Main Break Floods Price Chopper

Things are back to normal at the North Adams Price Chopper today after a minor flood that occurred Friday night. North Adams Fire officials said the cold weather froze a pipe in the store’s sprinkler system and when the pipe burst, sent a cascade of water into a storage area and some of the shopping area, sometimes reaching 5 inches deep in spots. The store was reopened for weekend shoppers.

Adams PD Say They Have Several Leads In Recent Break-In Cases

Adams police say they have several leads in connection with a series of recent break-in’s and hope to make an arrest in the near future. Adams Police Sgt. David Clark told the North Adams Transcript that they have some strong leads on a break-in that occurred on the west side of town on Tuesday February 2nd. He said the public has been very helpful in reporting suspicious activity in their neighborhoods since the break-in’s began. Police said they have a photo of a suspect but refused to publish it in the paper because it is evidence in the case.

Census Forms Going Out To Area Residents

Census forms are being mailed out to local residents in the next few weeks. Some forms are being hand delivered however. If you live in Alford, Monterey, Mt. Washington, New Marlboro, Sheffield, Stockbridge or West Stockbridge, your form will be delivered to your home by a census worker. The Census Bureau says that the form consists of 10 questions and it is very important that you fill out and promptly return the form. Census workers will follow up on any forms that are not returned. The 2010 Census helps local communities receive their share of more than $300 Billion in federal funds each year.

Pittsfield Health Director Pushes For Testing Of Ice Cubes.

Ice cubes that are put in your drinking water and other beverages at Pittsfield restaurants, bars and institutions are taken for granted that they are free from contaminates. Mostly, they are…. but Pittsfield Health Director James Wilusz and his department want to make sure and have been testing ice cubes in area restaurants, bars and other institutions on a voluntary basis for almost a year. The Pittsfield Gazette reports in their latest issue that in the past year, they have found some contamination but that has been solved when the problems had been identified and corrected. Willusz said that generally, the problems can be easily corrected. Not all establishments are taking part in the voluntary ice cube testing with only about 25% coming up with the $20 dollars it costs for a sampling. More information is available at: www.pittsfield-ma.org.

Tanglewood Adds 3rd James Taylor Show In July

Due to the sellout of two James Taylor concerts at Tanglewood on July 3rd and 4th, a third show has been added for Monday July 5th. The “Troubadour Reunion” with longtime friend and collaborator Carol King, was sold out hours after tickets went on sale to the general public Saturday morning. James Taylor and Carol King will begin their tour next month with stops in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the United States. Taylor just finished two sold out shows at the Mahaiwe Theater in Great Barrington that were presented to raise money for Haitian earthquake help.