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Daily DigestYuck!
 There's a winter storm warning in effect until 7 a.m. on Thursday with 2 to 4 inches of snow expected. Be prepared for a messy morning commute as freezing rain and sleet move through the region. The morning commute will be slippery — drive careful!
Some New York schools, including Hoosick Falls Central School and St. Mary's Academy in Hoosick Falls have already canceled classes.
All North County schools are closed; Pittsfield, Lanesborough, Berkshire Hills, Southern Berkshire and Central Berkshire school districts are closed. |
Duff'em If You've Got'em
 North Adams Regional Hospital went smoke-free Monday — so did all its sister sites, from Sweet Brook to Northern Berkshire Family Practice to the Women's Exchange. No ashtrays, no smoking: No butts about it. |
Wanted: Eagle Eyes
MassWildlife's annual eagle count runs Dec. 31 to Jan. 14. Anyone sighting one of the regal birds in Massachusetts is asked to participate.
Send date, time, location and town of eagle sightings, number of birds, whether juvenile or adult and observer's contact information to Mass.wildlife@state.ma.us. |
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News & Notes: Bomb Threat Delays Pittsfield High OpeningBy Larry Kratka - December 02, 2008
Berkshire News Networks
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield High School opened two hours later then usual this morning after the discovery of a bomb threat yesterday.
Police and school officials searched the entire school this morning and came up with nothing. Principal Christopher Sposato said the investigation will continue and there could be severe consequences to whoever left the bomb threat on a school mural — they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
School Superintendent Jake Eberwein and police are encouraging anyone with any information about the threat to call police.
Original story posted at 8:47 a.m.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield High School will be opening two hours later then usual this morning after the discovery of a bomb threat on Monday.
In a call-back message to parents, Pittsfield Schools Superintendent Jake Eberwein explains that a threat was made on a school mural. Written in grey chalk, the threat included the word "bomb" followed by the date of Dec. 2.
Eberwein said a comprehensive search of the school would take place this morning and students would report for class at 9:20 a.m. All bus tickets would be moved back two hours accordingly and all other Pittsfield schools would open at their usual time.
Eberwein and police are encouraging anyone with any information about the threat to call Pittsfield Police. Monument Mountain Regional High School in Great Barrington had a series of bomb threats in late October and early November that closed the school for several days. One 17-year-old student was arrested for those incidents.
Water line breaks and mercury spills have kept North County students out of classes: Hoosac Valley High School had Monday off because of water main break and Drury High School the Monday before for the same problem, and Conte Midde School remains closed today after being evacuated Monday for a mercury spill. |
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