Eclipse Mill Gallery Features Artworks Influenced by Pandemic

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Eclipse Mill Gallery presents (Not Entirely) "BLACK and WHITE" by artists Leni Fried and Dawn Nelson through May.
 
Fried chose the black and white theme while Nelson added the "not entirely."
 
The series for each artist emerged out of the pandemic, with elements of opposition, isolation and political polarities. The "not entirely" incorporates the emergence from pandemic and its more nuanced remains. 
 
"Under our masks is nuance. We are not just a sea of eyes. Even the colors of black and white are nuanced. There are cool and warm blacks, cool and warm whites and then there is the mixing, grey," the artists write. "In our show, peeks of color emerge and subtleties and nuance are finding their ways back into our live."
 
The Eclipse Mill Gallery is located on the ground floor of the Eclipse Mill, Room 102, at 243 Union St. The gallery is open daily from 11 to 6. There will be an opening celebration on Saturday, May 12, from 6-8 p.m. 
 

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Clarksburg Joining Drug Prevention Coalition

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Select Board has agreed to join a collaborative effort for drug prevention and harm reduction.
 
The new coalition will hire a North County community coordinator who will be headquartered on the North Adams Regional Hospital campus and who oversee allocations for harm reduction, education and prevention efforts. Berkshire Health Systems has also committed about $120,000 over the next five years. 
 
Clarksburg, one of the first communities to sign on to the opioid lawsuit filed by a consortium of states several years ago, has so far received payouts of $23,594.78. It's expected to receive nearly $64,000 by the end of the 16-year payout. 
 
In October, the board had discussed whether to pool that money with other communities, expressing concerns that the small town would not receive enough benefits.
 
"Anytime there's a pooling of money I think countywide, I think we know where the bulk goes to," said member Colton Andrew said Monday. "I'm more open to the idea of keeping the money here but open to hearing your intentions and how the mony will be allocated."
 
Chair Robert Norcross said he felt there seemed to be a focus on harm reduction, such as the use of Narcan, and not enough for prevention or problem-solving.
 
But after hearing from members of the nascent coalition, members voted Monday night to partner with other Northern Berkshire communities.
 
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