Jack's Hot Dog Stand Addresses Hot Dog Taste Change

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jack's hot dogs do taste different but, don't worry, the Levanos family is working on it.
 
Owners Jeff and Joe Levanos took to social media Monday morning to address a particularly worrying concern in North County - Jack's hot dogs just taste a little off. 
 
"We here at Jack's have obviously noticed this as well and have been working for weeks with our distributor to find out what the issue is," they wrote. 
 
The Eagle Street hot dog stand has been working with their distributor to figure out exactly what the problem is. Like many things, it appears to be a supply issue.
 
"What we are being told is that our distributor is having problems getting specific ingredients that our recipe requires. Consequently, they have had to make substitutions," they wrote. "What we want everyone to know is that this is not a change that Jack's made and certainly isn't one that we are happy with."
 
Thankfully, the Levanos family wrote that this should only be a temporary issue.
 
"We are being assured that our distributors are working feverishly on this issue and we should be back to business as usual hopefully soon. We have been doing business with this particular company for almost 100 years, so you can understand our reluctance to switch companies at this point. However, we are preparing to do whatever it takes to protect our business and keep our customers happy."
 
"We are asking for your patience and continued support while we try to rectify this unfortunate situation."
 
But the hot dog stand apparently has nothing to worry about. Comments on the social media post indicate that Jack's Hot Dog Stand's loyal customers would keep coming back even if this hot dog crisis was permanent.
 
One commenter said he would return even if the hot dogs were made out of shoe leather. Another simply said nothing would stop them from ordering Jack's. 
 
Other commenters just reminisced about their own time spent in the North Adams fixture proving that Jack's Hot Dog Stand is more than just a hot dog recipe.
 

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Colegrove Park Recognized as Top 10 School Statewide in Attendance

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff

Superintendent Barbara Malkas, left, Colegrove Principal Amy Meehan, Mayor Jennifer Macksey and Dean of Students Jonathan Slocum pose with the Celtics basketball award on Friday.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Boston Celtics gave gold to Colegrove Park Elementary School on Friday for scoring in the top 10 schools for attendance statewide. The school saw its chronic absenteeism numbers drop by 11 percent last year. 
 
Tim Connor, assistant director for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's west and central district, arrived with a gold basketball signed by the champion team to reward the students for their achievement.
 
"An award like this doesn't come easy. It takes a lot of work from all of you, the students, the parents, and especially Ms. Meehan and her wonderful staff, so a big round of applause," said Mayor Jennifer Macksey, after leading the assembly in the gym to chants of "Colegrove rocks!" "I am so proud of this school and the community that all of you have built. So everyone should be really excited about today, and this is an excellent way to start your school."
 
Superintendent Barbara Malkas asked last year's fifth-graders at Colegrove to join her at the front of the gym for a special applause. 
 
"When we track attendance of all the students in the whole district, these students have the highest attendance rate, the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the entire district," Malkas said. "While all Colegrove students have been recognized as attendance all-stars, these students led the way in being attendance all-stars, so let's give them one more round of applause."
 
Colegrove switched this year to house Grades 3 to 6, so some of the younger students who helped earn the award are now at Brayton Elementary. However, all three elementary schools open last year saw improvement in attendance. 
 
Schools statewide have been working to reduce chronic absenteeism — the percentage of students missing 10 percent of the school year, or 18 days — which peaked during the pandemic. 
 
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