Fall Foliage Leaf Hunt Winners 2019

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Northern Berkshire Fall Foliage Festival Leaf Hunt Committee has announced the conclusion of this year's hunt.  All winners, non-winners and sponsors are thanked for their participation. Colors and trees dominated the 2019 locations.  
 
 
Results are as follows:
 
1.      Au national symbol: Golden Eagle Clarksburg by Alison Czarnecki, North Adams
 
2.      Evergreen not golden, Fir Inn: Pine Lodge Trailer Park, Williamstown found but unclaimed
 
3.      Now favorite fishing hole: The Spruces, Williamstown, by Annette Czarnecki, Williamstown
 
4.      Colorful former water source: Red Mills, Clarksburg, by Jane Bryce, North Adams
 
5.      Sugary Lane, Sweet place to stay in Billsville: Maple Terrace Motel, Williamstown, not found
 
6.      Sugary Forest: Maple Grove Equipment, Adams, by Lacey Cyr, Florida
 
7.      Multi-colored hut: Rainbow Shack, Adams, by Jaye and Irene Fox, North Adams
 
8.      Church and Road of the same name: White Oaks, Williamstown, by Holly Sumner, Florida
 
9.      Retire in the Berkshires: Sweetwood, Williamstown, by Anne Sulzmann, North Adams
 
10.    Not poisonous condos: Hemlock Brook, Williamstown, by Margaret Sulzmann North Adams
 
11.     Native American Copse, Trail Woods: Mohawk Forest, North Adams, not found
 
12.     Live on the Edge: Pine Ridge Village, North Adams, by Liam Hooks North Adams
 
13.     Buried under the foliage: Maple Street Cemetery, Adams, by Kim Bissaillon, North Adams
 
14.     Leaf peepers by air or land: Tourists, North Adams, by Sara Czarnecki, North Adams
 
15.     42.6977370,-73.1108483: Telephone company (yellow pages), North Adams, by Hannah Hooks North Adams
 
16.     42.7118266,-730960937: JT Tietgens (yellow school buses), Clarksburg, by Jessica Andrews North Adams
 
17.     42.6072670,-73.1245140: DuFour (yellow school buses), Adams, by Brenda Armstrong, North Adams
 
18.     I'm called by one but contain many colors, Flowers at the base of the hills: Mount Williams Greenhouse, North Adams, not found
 
19.     Fall up, not down, Seasonal altitude: Autumn Heights, North Adams, not found
 
20.     Weeping foliage: The Willows Motel, Williamstown, not found
 
The invisible clues were much more popular this year with entrants from North Adams, Adams, Cheshire, Pittsfield and Williamstown.  In some cases winners were determined by the earliest postmark. Results are as follows:
 
1.  "Back in the days to see beautiful Fall Foliage from an elevated spot" you went to Petey Dinks, on the Clarksburg/North Adams line, also known as Mountain View, on Wheeler Avenue where many showers and parties were celebrated: Gail Nelson of North Adams
 
2.  Although we look for colorful red, orange and yellow leaves, this favorite wedding reception and party spot in Cheshire carried the name of Green Acres. In North Adams the Blue Spruce tourist home offered rooms while in the Drury section of Florida we associate another color with longtime family business Brown's Garage: Hazel Hancock of North Adams
 
3.  Near the Adams/North Adams line the Orange Squeeze Bottling Co. on Howland Avenue in the Zylonite section produced many favorite flavors.  A tie between Peggy Oleskiewicz of Williamstown and Marilyn and Ed Wojieck of Adams.
 
The above-mentioned winners received prizes generously donated by Wild Oats, Walmart, Pedrin's Dairy Bar, North Adams Museum of History and Science, Chee's Restaurant, Freight Yard Pub, Boston Seafoods, Planet Fitness, North Adams MoviePlex 8, and Big Y.  
 
Special thanks to Pedrin's Dairy Bar for serving as leaf redemption center and to Tammy Daniels of iBerkshires and Jeannie Maschino of the Berkshire Eagle for posting the clues in a timely fashion.

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Big Y Investigates Conn. Skimmer Incident

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Big Y supermarket discovered skimmers in two of its Connecticut stores last month. 
 
In a press release on Monday, the grocery chain said an unknown individual attached a skimming device to one single terminal in each of its Naugatuck and Plainville locations. The skimmers were found on June 29.
 
Skimmers are devices that are illegally installed over or inside card readers at places like convenience stores, fuel pumps and ATMs to steal information off the cards. The FBI estimates that skimming costs consumers and financial institutions more than $1 billion a year. 
 
"We are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident, and we notified and are working with law enforcement. We have inspected all of our terminals, and continue to do so. If we learn that any particular customer's information was compromised, we will promptly notify them and provide them with additional information so that they can take steps to protect themselves," according to Jade Rivera- McFarlin, Big Y's manager of communications.
 
"As a best practice, customers should always review their bank and credit card statements for any signs of fraudulent activity and, if they have any questions or concerns, contact their bank or credit card company directly."
 
The FBI has some tips for keeping your card data safe here
 
If any Big Y customers have questions or concerns about this matter, they can call 1-800-828-2688 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
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