Letter: Vote for Right Team for North Adams

Letter to the Editor03:00PM / Thursday, November 02, 2023Print Story | Email Story

To the Editor:

Hi there! How many North Adams folks know that Election Day is on Tuesday, Nov. 7? How many residents realize that the current mayor is up for re-election? Luckily for us, the signs on the lawn of City Hall remind us of our civic duty.

Me, I voted early right there in City Hall, for nine members for City Council (phew!) plus the city mayor. I'm eager to earn bragging rights for electing the right team. Because, coming soon, North Adams will be reviewing the 10-year update to our Vision 2030 Comprehensive Plan.

We have made progress, despite the COVID-19 setback, and now we are looking ahead to a prosperous future. Vote, and get the right team on board in City Hall. Thank you.

Alice Bojanowski
North Adams, Mass.

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Hockey Tournament Raises Funds for Youngster's Fight with Cancer

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Sports
05:33PM / Thursday, July 30, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Until the day Liam Lescarbeau can rejoin them on the ice, the Berkshire County hockey community has his back.

Liam, a member of the Northern Berkshire Youth Hockey League Black Bears program, this spring was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

While he is battling cancer, hockey players from throughout the region will be battling at the Peter W. Foote Vietnam Veterans Memorial Rink at the Summer Bash Hockey Tournament that gets underway on Friday evening.

Running through Sunday evening, the event brings together 10 teams who will compete in hour-long contests throughout the weekend, leading to two championship games starting at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.

The event and all its proceeds benefit the Lescarbeau family, which has given its heart and soul to the sport since Liam stepped on the ice at age 4.

"He is the kid that is at the rink first," said Liam's coach, Kaitlyn Sanchez, who will be playing in at least five games while helping out at the concession stand and raffle table. "He goes to any stick sessions, any available practice. Wendy and Jon [Liam's parents] basically lived at the rink. Wendy worked the concession stand a lot for MCLA games and public skating because Liam wanted to be there.

"It's crazy to think that something like this could happen to such a healthy, outgoing kid that's ready to play all the time."

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