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In today's newsletter:

  • How a North Adams writer is turning her life into a live memoir
  • How will North Adams police use new license-plate reader cameras?
  • What new e-bike rules could mean for riding in North Adams

Also on today's calendar: Join Rock Voices, the community choir that ONLY sings rock music! and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 62 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 68, low: 51.
  • Thursday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Maggie O'Brien's 'Two Birds One Stone' is a memoir that's still being written (berkshireeagle.com) — A North Adams writer is inviting neighbors to Mass MoCA's R&D Store on Oct. 3 for a free talk about her unconventional, serialized memoir, "Two Birds One Stone." Maggie O'Brien, who lives just minutes from the museum, is hand-making each volume and hopes local readers will help shape the story through monthly feedback postcards.
   

2. Great Barrington police scan 20,000 cars a day. Their database has been searched 41 times (berkshireeagle.com) — North Adams police are preparing to deploy four new cruiser-mounted license-plate readers purchased with a state grant, and have already written policies on data retention, oversight, and audits. The article explains how Great Barrington's similar system works, how often it's searched, and how both departments aim to balance public safety, budgets, and residents' privacy concerns as this technology spreads in Berkshire County.
   

3. States race to regulate ebikes as speeds get faster and complaints increase (wamc.org) — North Adams officials are reworking an outdated bicycle ordinance to address fast-growing e-bike use, including possible sidewalk bans, dismount rules at crosswalks, and a tiered penalty system. The podcast episode highlights how local police, councilors, and residents are grappling with safety concerns as powerful e-bikes share streets and pedestrian areas across the city.
   

4. Williamstown Select Board OK's 'Heroes' Banners, Names Skate Park for Max Rothschild (iberkshires.com) — Williamstown officials have approved a Hometown Heroes banner program modeled in part on nearby communities like North Adams, Adams, and Lanesborough, with displays planned between Memorial Day and Veterans Day. The Select Board also agreed to name the new Stetson Road skate park after 7-year-old Max Rothschild and set this year's Halloween trick-or-treat hours, decisions that shape how North Berkshire towns honor veterans, children, and families.
   

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  • Dunkin' posted a job opening for Crew Member in North Adams. Apply here.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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