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Sports
High School Football
11-07-09 - Hoosac Valley beats Drury.
More photo's on Monday |
 | Thursday, Nov. 06
Boys' Soccer: State Vocational Championship Game
McCann Tech 3, Keefe Tech 2
Girls' Soccer: State Vocational Championship Game
Blackstone Valley 8, McCann Tech 0 |
Election
Trying to remember who won what and why? All the information is right here. |
Daily Digest
This is Jake
He's been lost in Pittsfield for weeks but frequently sited. He was last seen heading toward the fire station on Peck's Road. He's tired, dirty and needs seizure medication. He's chipped. If you see him, call Julie at 413-537-5616, the vet 24/7 at 413-499-2820 or animal control at 413-448-9700. |
What's Playing
The popular anime character "Astro Boy" searches for acceptance on the big screen.
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ObituariesSales FliersBazaarsNov. 7:
VNA & Hospice, Community Room, North Adams
North Adams Elks
10-4; Nov. 8, 9-2
Crafters, Chinese auction, bake sale
For vendor information, Melanie at 413-743-5562.
Nov. 14
Berkshire Community Church, Richmond
10-4; Crafters, bake sale. Contact Evelyn Goggia at 413-445-5747
Lanesborough Elementary School annual Fall Craft Fair from 10 to 4. Free admission, huge variety of arts and crafts, raffles, food and more. Proceeds go to sixth-grade trip to Cape Cod.
Vendors can contact Deb at 413-738-5349 or debhutton@aol.com or Lori at 413-499-0065 or lorittod@yahoo.com to secure a spot.
Dec. 12-13
North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Contact Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.
Planning a bazaar this season? Submit information to info@iberkshires.com to have it listed here. |
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Mercury Spill Closes North Adams City HallStaff reports
iBerkshires
09:06PM / Wednesday, September 24, 2008
NORTH ADAMS — City Hall was closed this afternoon after a minor mercury spill in two of its rooftop heating and air conditioning units.
A state hazardous-waste team outfitted in white hazmat suits and oxygen masks worked into the evening to clean up the spill. Mayor John Barrett III said the building would, hopefully, open Thursday morning.
Workers discovered the leaks in two mercury switches around 3 p.m. and notified the mayor, who contacted Building Inspector William Meranti.
Meranti said the Board of Health, Fire Department and the state Department of Environmental Protection were called and the state hazmat team notified "to do what they have to do."
The building was closed at 3:30 p.m., said the mayor. "We sent everybody home and they won't return until 9:30 tomorrow morning."
 Fire Director Stephen Meranti, left, watches the hazmat team prepare for the cleanup. |
Mercury is a toxin and exposure to high levels can affect the nervous and respiratory systems and the kidneys, among other organs. The first action in a mercury spill is to evacuate the area.
Meranti said the one of the glass switches was broken and the other was leaking. Barrett said there had been trouble with the heating in City Hall for a couple days and the units were being checked when the leaks were found. He believed the leaks occurred Wednesday.
The HVAC units are about 15 years old said Meranti. There are three other units that were expected to be checked.
Police blocked off the entrances to City Hall along Main Street and a city fire truck and Technical Operations Module vehicle from the state Department of Fire Services was parked in the West Main Street parking lot. The North Adams Ambulance Service was also on the scene.
 It was nearly 6 p.m. before the three-man team made its way up the building's stairwell to the roof to begin the cleanup.
Barrett said the building's air quality would be checked in the morning to ensure its safety. While the spills occurred on the rooftop there was concern mercury vapor could be in the vents.
A Connecticut firm has been hired to assess the air quality in the building Thursday morning.
"We're fairly sure it will be OK," said Barrett.
"It's not much," he said of the "miniscule" amount of mercury, "but it's not something you can take lightly."
Update: City Hall was up and running on Thursday, albeit slightly later than planned. |
| A friend just went by 10AM this morning...looks like they still have a problem...Mayor is outside as well as the Fire trucks, and HASMAT team; driveway to the building is still blocked off with police barriers...sounds like another day out of work...I also hope everything is okay. | | from: Today | on: 09-25-2008 |
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I was driving home from work tonight around 7:30 and noticed fire trucks around the building....hope everything turns out ok!
P.S I'm sure the employees didn't mind leaving work early on such an amazing fall day ! ;) | | from: Nicole | on: 09-24-2008 |
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