Lenox Library Book Club for Adults Who Enjoy Young Adult Books

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LENOX, Mass. — Lenox Library will launch a new monthly YA for Adults Book Club for adults ages 18 and up to discuss new and classic young adult literature.
 
The first meeting will take place at the Library, 18 Main Street, Lenox, on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. to discuss "Looking For Smoke" by K. A. Cobell (Blackfeet). 
 
Books are available to check out from Lenox Library's youth desk. Interested participants may sign up for the club when they pick up a copy or email Youth Librarian Vanessa Justice at vjustice@lenoxlib.org. Meetings will occur the last Tuesday of each month.
 
Visit https://lenoxlib.org or the Library's Facebook page for more information.
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Utility Pole Collision Closes East Street in Pittsfield

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — East Street north of Junction Road was closed off Monday afternoon after a vacuum truck apparently pulled down wires and at least one utility pole. 
 
The accident occurred just before 3 p.m. near J.H. Maxymillian Inc. and involved two other vehicles. 
 
Truck, branded to Maxymillian, apparently caught on a utility pole, pulling it down on top of cars. A second pole may also have affected. 
 
According to scanner reports, one of the poles "completely snapped" with a vehicle underneath it and wires were down in two locations.
 
A Hyundai Tucson's roof was smashed in at the rear and the back window broken. A Honda apparently hit or was hit by a pole based on the damage to its front end. 
 
The bottom of the pole was hanging near the Honda and the top appeared caught on the suction boom of the vacuum truck in the other lane. 
 
The Fire Department initially responded but cleared the scene about a half hour later. Both Verizon and Eversource responded to the scene. 
 
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