Letter: Breen Has Right Experience for North Adams Council

Letter to the Editor02:00PM / Wednesday, November 01, 2023Print Story | Email Story

To the Editor:

Well, I just voted, and I gave my first vote for City Council to Pete Breen. Why, you ask?

No other new candidate has the experience and devotion and has been as generous with their time. Over the past 40 years, Pete has served on many boards and commissions. He has worked for a variety of employers including MCLA, where Pete was a facilitator and instructor for technology and curriculum development and assistant registrar. Pete took that experience over into the town of Adams, where he implemented the town's entire computer system, serving as the town's technology administrator. Pete then went farther south, where he was a member of the adjunct faculty at BCC for four years.

Shifting gears into education, Pete taught computer science at Hoosac Valley for 12 years, while also serving in the district office and as the pupil transportation officer.

After retiring from compensated work, Pete set his sights on volunteering in North Adams serving on the License Board Commission and serving as the North Adams representative for the Northern Berkshire Vocational School District, and finally, Pete's current passion, serving on the Hoosic River Revival Board.

That's why I gave my first vote to Pete Breen. And I hope that you do too.

David Willette
North Adams, Mass.

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Mass Voters Return Incumbents to Office

Staff Reports iBerkshires
10:44PM / Tuesday, November 03, 2026

Voters sent a strong message on Tuesday, with Democrats flipping seats across the country and easily returning the state's Democratic leadership to office.

The Berkshire delegation cruised to victory with no opposition; U.S. Rep. Richard Neal was returned to Congress to represent the 1st Mass District for a 20th term, defeating independent Nadia Milleron a second time.

The Associated Press called the gubernatorial race for Maura Healey and Kim Driscoll a minute after the polls closed — and with zero precincts reporting.

Healey was leading Republican Michael Minogue by 2 to 1 with 20 percent reporting about 10:30 p.m. Independent Andrea James was a distant third with less than 4 percent.

U.S. Sen. Edward Markey will also return to the Capitol, with Republican challenger John Deaton conceding. By 10:30, Markey was leading 67 percent to Deaton's 28. Trailing were Joe Tache of the Socialist Labor Part and independent Shiva Ayyadurai with less than 3 percent each.

Voting reports were coming in very slowly on Tuesday night. We'll do a more in-depth review on Wednesday of how the Berkshires voted.

The only local race was for the Mount Greylock School Committee. In this case, voters had to write in the candidates names and addresses because a ballot error left the names off. It's expected to take time for a handcount in both Williamstown and Lanesborough so the results may not be confirmed until very late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning.

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