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🌱 How long will North Adams’ boil-water order remain in effect?
Spotted on the North Adams calendar: Crescendo's Second Holiday Production: A Tapestry of Traditions: Unraveling the History of Christmas
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In today's newsletter:
- How long will North Adams’ boil-water order remain in effect?
- Is a new Subway finally coming to North Adams Walmart?
- How a North Adams rabbi is guiding Jews through a bloody Hanukkah
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 29 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Wednesday: Not as cold, becoming breezy, temps: high: 43, low: 25.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 46 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Boil water advisory issued in North Adams (news10.com) — North Adams residents are being told to boil tap water for at least one minute before using it for drinking, cooking, brushing teeth, or washing dishes after a water main break caused a system-wide pressure loss. The advisory, linked to issues on State Road and American Legion Drive, means anything made with tap water since December 14 should be discarded. Questions can go to the North Adams Water Department. 
2. Something's ‘Brewing' At The Former Dunkin' Food Court Inside The North Adams Walmart (live959.com) — Shoppers in North Adams may soon see a new food option inside the local Walmart, where construction noise suggests something is finally replacing the long-closed in-store Dunkin’ seating area. A recent poll of residents floated chains like KFC, Taco Bell, and Cinnabon, but many signs point to a possible Subway, which could serve both customers and store employees on break.
3. Berkshire Rabbi says Jews must 'come together and be together' after Bondi Beach shooting (wamc.org) — A North Adams rabbi is helping local Jews process grief and fear after deadly Hanukkah shootings in Australia and at Brown University. Speaking from Congregation Beth Israel, she describes increased security, emphasizes coming together rather than hiding, and urges channeling pain into resilience, hope, and bridge-building instead of vengeance during this year’s Festival of Lights.
4. BHS' New North County Urgent Care Center Opens Tuesday (iberkshires.com) — A new Berkshire Health Systems urgent care center opens Tuesday in Williamstown, expanding evening and weekend access for North Berkshire residents who might otherwise rely on North Adams’ hospital campus. Staff say the site will handle more serious non-emergency issues, with X-ray and procedures like suturing and splinting. Officials frame it as the latest step in strengthening care options after past changes in North Adams’ hospital services.
5. Joseph Grigely by Ayden LeRoux (bombmagazine.org) — North Adams’ MASS MoCA plays a starring role in this in-depth conversation with artist Joseph Grigely, whose 2023–24 exhibition there turned handwritten conversations into immersive installations. The interview explores how his deafness, disability politics, and battles over accessibility shape work like White Noise and What the Stress Amounts To, offering local readers a richer sense of the ideas behind a recent hometown show.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in North Adams
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- 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
- Green Mtn. Stitcher's study group
North Adams Public Library , 74 Church Street , North Adams
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Lanesborough Public Library Storytime!
Lanesborough Library , 83 N Main St , Lanesborough
10:30 am - Berkshire Green Drinks: "A New Vision for Protecting the Environment" with Berkshire Environmental Action Team Staff
Berkshire Environmental Action Team , 20 Chapel Street , Pittsfield
6:00 pm - Mrs. Clause & Holiday Book Sale
Adams Free Library , 92 Park St , Adams
6:00 pm - Tracking Winter Wildlife for Beginners
The Mount , 2 Plunkett St , Lenox
10:00 am - Haunted Hancock Tour
Hancock Shaker Village , 1843 W Housatonic St , Pittsfield
7:00 pm - Green Mtn. Stitcher's study group
North Adams Public Library , 74 Church Street , North Adams - Festival of Trees
Hancock Shaker Village , 1843 W Housatonic St , Pittsfield
11:00 am - Member Discount Days: Nov 28-Nov 30
Hancock Shaker Village , 1843 W Housatonic St , Pittsfield
11:00 am - Solstice Walk & Fire at Houstonic Flats
Housatonic Flats , Great Barrington, MA
3:00 pm - 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
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
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- Big Y posted a job opening for Kitchen Clerk in North Adams. Apply here.
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