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The Drury Drama Team presents "Dracula" on Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 19-21.

If you don't know who these guys are, just stay home.


'Pirate Radio': Good Movie Ahoy, Mateys
Movie schedules and times

Bazaars

Nov. 21

St. Stanislaus School benefit, 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, Adams. Bake sale, snack bar, games, Chinese auctions, money raffle, crafts, and pierogi.

Blackinton Union Church, 1373 Massachusetts Ave., North Adams; 10 to 2. Crafts table, bake sale, Chinese auction, the Christmas table, and kid's grab bag. Lunch $4, $2 kids.

First Congregational Church, North Adams, 9-2.

Nov. 28

Becket Federated Church
, Route 8, holiday bazaar from 9-3. Lunch, crafts, baked goods, holiday and other items. Information: Mary Peltier, Parish House, 413-623-5217.


Dec. 5

Holiday Fair at First Congregational Church, 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV. Information, 413-243-1033 or www.ucc-lee.org.


Dec. 12-13

North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Information: Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.

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Obituaries

Paul Sandler, 64
Robert J. Heideman, 73
Carol V. Vallieres, 75
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Sports

Williams College Men's Basketball Season Outlook
2009 MIAA Girls Soccer - State Division 2

Final: Wahconah vs Cardinal Spellman
Date / Time: 11/21/2009; 3:30pm
Location: Foley Stadium, Worcester
MCLA Picked Last in Men's Preseason Coaches Poll

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Pittsfield Gets $1M to Demolish Blighted Buildings

04:30PM / Friday, September 04, 2009

Houses on Orchard Street.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The city has received more than a $1 million in stimulus funding to deal rejuvenate blighted neighborhoods and abandoned homes.

"This funding will accelerate the city's efforts to provide critical resources to our residents and address the negative effect abandoned housing can have on our neighborhoods," said Mayor James M. Ruberto. "With these funds, we are able to accelerate our efforts to rid the Westside and Morningside of blight."

A total of $1,014,951 in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is being made available through the Community Development Block Grant-R funds and Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Programs. The money is federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.

"In these tough economic times it is also important to provide our residents with as many resources as possible to help them stay in their homes, or when necessary find new housing," said the mayor.

The city has made code enforcement a priority, and has done "an outstanding job at implementing innovative programming," said Brad Gordon, executive director of the Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority.

"In very few communities do the health, fire, building, and community development offices work collaboratively to aggressively move this type initiative forward," he said. "The city continues to have the foresight to ensure that our neighborhoods remain stable and viable during these challenging economic times."

The city’s Department of Community Development will oversee the block grants. These funds will be used to reconstruct sidewalks in income eligible areas of the city and to demolish approximately 10 vacant and condemned residential structures, nearly doubling the number of blighted properties the city has been able to demolish in the past five years.

The $613,738 Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program stimulus funding will provide resources for Pittsfield households experiencing housing instability caused by the current economic downturn. This funding will be used to fund a collaborative effort between the Berkshire County Regional Housing Authority, Berkshire Housing Development Corp., Berkshire Community Action Council and Western Massachusetts Legal Services.

The program will include providing financial assistance for income eligible renters in the city who are at risk of losing their housing. Additional services under the program include: Housing Counseling, Housing Search Assistance, Housing Mediation, Legal Assistance, and Economic Literacy and Credit Counseling.
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I hope these houses are in bad enough shape to be destroyed - instead it would be awesome to see a nice old house renovated back to its glory. I'll employ local craftsmen & add color to the neighborhood. To Reuse/renovate saves our natural resources too. Good luck.
from: Lisaon: 09-07-2009



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