NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The two downtown Christmas trees were delivered and set up Monday, kicking off the holiday season in the city.
"It will take me from now until the tree lighting to decorate it," Wire and Alarm Inspector Mitchell Meranti said.
Meranti did not know the exact size of the two trees but noted the tree closest to the monument was difficult to size.
"This is probably the most challenging one that I have done," he said. "It started out a 50-footer and we had to cut it down at the site and here more. So it is a lot of work."
The crew must leave enough trunk exposed to place the tree in the 29-inch pit located in front of the Civil War monument.
After the tree is placed, Meranti said they have to square it up and secure it with cables. Then it is time to decorate.
Although a lot of work, he said the tree placement is always a bright spot in the year for the Department of Public Works.
"Everyone looks forward to this every year," he said.
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North Adams Takes Possession of Historic Church Street Houses
By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
The porch collapsed on 116 Church several years ago.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The state Land Court in February finalized the city's tax taking of four properties including the brick Church Street mansions.
The prestigious pair of Queen Anne mansions had been owned by Franklin E. Perras Jr., who died in 2017 at age 79.
The properties had been in court for four years as attempts were made repeatedly to find Perras' heirs, including a son, Christopher. According to court filings, Christopher reportedly died in 2013 but his place of death is unknown, as is the location (or existence) of two grandchildren listed in Perras' obituary.
Mayor Jennifer Macksey said the next steps will be to develop requests for proposals for the properties to sell them off.
She credited Governor's Councillor Tara Jacobs for bringing the lingering tax takings to the Land Court's attention. Jacobs said she'd asked about the status of the properties and a few days later they were signed off.
It wasn't just the four North Adams properties — the cases for three Perras holdings in Lanesborough that also had been in the court for years were closed, including Keeler Island. Another property on Holmes Road in Hinsdale is still in the court.
The buildings at 116, 124 and 130 Church St., and a vacant lot on Arnold Place had been in tax title since 2017 when the city placed $12,000 in liens.
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