Pan-Mass Challenge Returns To Support Cancer Research and Treatment

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LENOX, Mass. — On Saturday, Oct. 4, the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) will bring together hundreds of new and existing PMC riders in the Berkshires for PMC Unpaved, a charitable gravel ride and camp experience.

One hundred percent of every rider-raised dollar through PMC Unpaved will directly benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Dana-Farber) as part of the PMC's annual gift.

In 2025, the PMC aims to raise a record-breaking $76 million.

The 4th PMC Unpaved experience kicks off on Friday, Oct. 3, around the campfire with s'mores, live music and community bonding. This will be held at Camp Mah-Kee-Nac, located on 6 Hawthorne Rd.

The ride itself starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, with two gravel routes: a 50- or 30-mile option, dubbed "The Eagle and "The Raven," respectively. Riders on either route will cycle on and off country roads of the Berkshires through western Massachusetts and into New York state.

Those who want to see the riders can catch them at these locations:

Richmond: 10-10:30 a.m.
East Chatham, NY: 11 AM - noon.
West Stockbridge: 11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Following the ride, the PMC Unpaved camp experience continues on Saturday afternoon and evening with live entertainment, activities for riders and their loved ones, as well as a speaking program featuring PMC leadership and members of its Living Proof community, a special group of riders and volunteers who have faced, or are currently facing, cancer diagnoses.

Those interested in experiencing PMC Unpaved for themselves can visit unpaved.org to learn more.

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North Adams Officials to Revote School Committee Members

Staff reports06:31PM / Friday, October 09, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — City and school officials will meet a second time to vote in two new members of the School Committee.

The joint convention of the City Council and School Committee will be held on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the City Hall conference room and via Zoom.

Damon Grimes and Paul Moriarty were jointly elected on Monday to fill two seats vacated by resignation. They were two of four candidates standing for election.

Mayor Jennifer Macksey, chair of the School Committee, said she had received in inquiry about the votes, which were done by secret ballot.

"I have been advised that voting by ballot was not permissible in this circumstance," she said, after consulting the School Committee's attorney Adam Dupere and city solicitor KP Law.

To ensure the validity of the votes and conduct of the election, the joint convention will reconvene and formally confirm the selection of Grimes and Moriarty.

"I apologize for the inconvenience of having to reconvene," the mayor said in a statement. "My intention in using a ballot was to address concerns raised following our previous convention, when some members expressed discomfort with publicly voting for or against individual candidates.

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