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🌱 What could replace the long-empty Adams Ale House on East Hoosac?
You won't want to miss Crescendo's Second Holiday Production: A Tapestry of Traditions: Unraveling the History of Christmas on the Adams…

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- What could replace the long-empty Adams Ale House on East Hoosac?
Also on today's calendar: Crescendo's Second Holiday Production: A Tapestry of Traditions: Unraveling the History of Christmas.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Not as cold, with a high of 28 and low of 17 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Wednesday: Not as cold, becoming breezy, temps: high: 42, low: 23.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 45 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Former Adams Ale House to be reimagined as community food and service hub (wwlp.com) — The long-vacant former Adams Ale House on East Hoosac Street may soon become a community hub for food assistance, veterans’ services, and nonprofit programs serving Adams and northern Berkshire County. Owner David Jay Mendelsohn is seeking partners, funding, and in-kind support to equip the kitchen, upgrade systems, and potentially add workforce training and housing options in the building.
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📸 Around Adams
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Adams
★ Featured events ★
- Crescendo's Second Holiday Production: A Tapestry of Traditions: Unraveling the History of Christmas
Saint James Place, 352 Main St, Great Barrington
4:00 pm
Sunday December 21
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Other local events
- Lunch Break Wellness Walk
Noel Field Athletic Complex , 310 State St , North Adams
12:15 pm
Tuesday December 30
📣 Adams Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Lanesborough Public Library Storytime!
Lanesborough Library , 83 N Main St , Lanesborough
10:30 am - Mrs. Clause & Holiday Book Sale
Adams Free Library , 92 Park St , Adams
6:00 pm - Green Mtn. Stitcher's study group
North Adams Public Library , 74 Church Street , North Adams - What to wear
MASS MoCA , 1040 Mass MoCA Way , North Adams
3:00 pm - West African & Caribbean Drum and Song Classes
Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center , 1515 Savoy Hollow Rd , Windsor
5:30 pm - Library closes at 12 pm
North Adams Public Library , 74 Church Street , North Adams - Clark Art Institute, Performance
Clark Art Institute , 225 South St , Williamstown
1:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Wednesday December 24
Saturday December 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Adams. Apply here.
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager full time in Adams. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Adams here.
🗞 Nearby News
North Adams
- Something's ‘Brewing' At The Former Dunkin' Food Court Inside The North Adams Walmart (live959.com)
- Boil water advisory issued in North Adams (news10.com)
- Berkshire Rabbi says Jews must 'come together and be together' after Bondi Beach shooting (wamc.org)
Williamstown
- Gwyneth Paltrow Tribute: Two Sweet Teenage Matthew Perry Love Stories (wearedubuque.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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