HooRWA to Host River-Themed Poetry Share in North Adams

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Hoosic River Watershed Association (HooRWA) will host a public poetry share focused on the Hoosic River, its tributaries, and the local watershed.
 
The event is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 20, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the Mass MoCA's Research & Development Store.
 
The poetry share is free and open to the public. Participants are invited to read their original work, or works by others, related to the river and its ecosystem. Registration is requested to assist with planning.
 
The evening will feature David Crews, a poet from HooRWA's 2023 Music and Poetry Along the River project, who will read excerpts from his published work, "Hoosic River." Proceeds from the sale of his book at the event will benefit HooRWA. Wine and light refreshments will be served. 
 
The session will be facilitated by Arianna Alexsandra Collins, Executive Director of HooRWA. Collins is a naturalist educator and poet who has previously led community poetry shares.
 
The poetry share is supported by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire, a local agency supported by the Mass Cultural Council.
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Berkshires Remember First Responders, Military Personnel Lost at 9/11 and Aftermath

By Jack Guerino & Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

North Adams Mayor Jennifer Macksey, with Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre speaks at Friday's memorial. 

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The county's two cities held memorials on Friday morning to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. 

Great Barrington was scheduled to hold a dedication of piece of steel from the World Trade Center at 6 p.m.

North Adams held its ceremony in the fire station's side garden starting at exactly 8:46 a.m., the time Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower.
 
The small square of grass was packed with police officers, firefighters, wire and alarm personnel, dispatchers, and Northern Berkshire EMS employees, and city employees, officials and community members. 
 
After the ceremonial tolling of the bell, an honor guard presented the colors.
 
Mayor Jennifer Macksey said it felt odd welcoming people to a very solemn event.
 
"What happened 25 years ago put a mark on emergency services. It put additional pressure on police, fire, EMS, and dispatchers," Macksey said. "While we remember those who lost their lives during 9/11, and those who ran to help as many as they could during 9/11, we have to pause and appreciate those who continue to serve despite that awful threat that occurred 25 years ago."
 
She said it was a direct attack on the United States and all of its people.
 
"It was a question of our freedoms and our ability to be safe in our communities," the mayor said. "I can say today that here in North Adams, it could happen to us, but I know with the professionalism of our Fire Department, Police Department, EMS, and our dispatch team, we are a better community; we are a safer community than we were 25 years ago."
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