North Adams Public Schools, nbCC Walk to School Day

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams Public Schools will celebrate "Walk to School Day," with students, parents, teachers, administrators and local "celebrities," on Wednesday, June 5. 
 
According to a press release, "Walk to School" events work to create safer routes for walking and bicycling and emphasize the importance of increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, alleviating traffic congestion, concern for the environment and building connections between families, schools and the broader community.
 
There will be opportunities to walk with "walking school buses." There will also be "park and walk" sites for families that live outside the routes and/or farther from the schools.
 
These sites are: Sullivan School Parking Lot on Kemp Ave., Flynn and Dagnoli on West Main St. and the old Price Chopper parking lot, departing these sites between 7:55 am - 8:10 am. The "walking school bus" routes and park and walk sites can be found at www.napsk12.org/WalkToSchool and on the North Adams Public Schools Facebook page.
 

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Clarksburg Board Suspends Police Operations With Chief's Retirement

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday voted to suspend police operations in the town of 1,700 at the end of shift on Friday.
 
That's when Police Chief Michael Williams will retire after 40 years on the force, the last 21 as chief. 
 
Officials have been debating for weeks about the future of the Police Department, which has declined at this point to Williams and a single part-time officer. 
 
"I think we have to transition to State Police," said board member Colton Andrews. 
 
Fellow member Daniel Haskins agreed: "I don't see any alternatives at the moment."
 
Officials had researched several options: hire a new chief, contract with North Adams, or depend on State Police, as do a number of other small towns. 
 
"North Adams was not feasible," said Chair Robert Norcross. 
 
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