Berkshire Food Project Looking for Volunteers

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. The Berkshire Food Project is looking for volunteers to fill its most needed positions, including dishwashers, food preparers, and cleaners.

Volunteers are encouraged to give one or two hours a week, or more if they wish. The BFP operates from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Currently, they distribute prepared meals and other food items Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The most needed positions are food preparation volunteers on Mondays and Fridays, diswashers on Tuesdays and Thursdays and help with trash disposal and cleaning early afternoons. Due to health regulations, young children cannot be involved in food preparation.

Those interested can contact director@berkshirefoodproject.org, or bisit the Berkshire Food Project Facebook page.Volunteer application forms can be found at https://berkshirefoodproject.org/

The Berkshire Food Project Inc. is a not-for-profit organization located in the First Congregational Church of North Adams on the Summer Street side.

Thunderstorms Leave Downed Trees, Wires and Debris Across North County

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
09:07PM / Tuesday, July 16, 2024

A tree limb smashed in the cab on Mark Moulton's truck. 

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A severe thunderstorm hammered parts of North and Central County on Tuesday night, downing trees and limbs and leaving more than 8,000 customers without power. 

 

The Berkshires, Eastern New York and parts of Southern Vermont were under a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. on Tuesday. The storm came through shortly after 6 p.m. with thunder and lightning and torrential rain. 

 

Alerts and calls began streaming into dispatch and fire and police departments began calling in extra help. 

 

When the rain let, the full extent of the damage could be seen — from uprooted century-old trees to scatterings of debris across streets and lawns. 

 

As of 8:30, Brooklyn, Hoosac, Meadow, North Eagle just above Hospital Avenue were closed and the lower section of North Eagle was limited to one-way traffic. Trees were also down on Holbrook, Chestnut and Hall. 

 

Mayor Jennifer Macksey had been getting a close-up look at the damage and speaking with residents. 

 

"I've been trying to hit as many streets as I can so I have couple more streets to hit before I call it a night," the mayor said just before 9 p.m.