Northern Berkshire United Way Sets 90th Annual Meeting

02:03PM / Tuesday, September 08, 2026Print Story | Email Story

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Northern Berkshire United Way holds its 90th annual meeting and campaign kickoff breakfast on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

The breakfast will be held from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at Norad Mill's 3West event space and cated by Bounti-Fare Restaurant of Adams.

Guest speakers will be Matt Alcombright, executive director of Berkshire Food Project, and Deborah Leonczyk, executive director of Berkshire Community Action Council.

The business meeting will include election of officers for the coming year; the official kickoff will announce the chairs and the goal of the 2026/2027 campaign drive. Corporate sponsors this year are Adams Community Bank and Greylock Federal Credit Union.

In addition to speakers from organizations supported by NBUW, the agency will celebrate the impact they are making together across Northern Berkshire, share a look at what's ahead, and kick off another year of working together to strengthen the community.

More information and registration here.

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Four Pets Lost in North Adams Fire

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
11:03PM / Saturday, September 26, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A cat may be the cause of a fire that forced a woman to flee her home on Saturday night and lose four of her five pets.

The occupant of the small home at 1561 Massachusetts Ave. called 911 to report a fire on her kitchen stove at about 9:10 p.m.

"Looked like the fire started in the kitchen area. Best guess at this point is that it an animal turned the stove on," said Fire Chief Brent Lefebvre, repeating what the woman had reported.

"Basically, the occupant was alerted to the sound of the stove igniting, the electronic ignition. She came downstairs and witnessed the cat on the stove. Unfortunately, there was a box on top of the stove, and that lit, and that got the cabinets going."

One cat was saved but firefighters were unable to rescue two other cats and two dogs.

The chief said he hadn't completed his investigation but was going by what the resident had reported at this point.

Firefighters were able to swiftly douse the blaze on arrival and were rolling up hose about an hour later. Mass Ave was closed at Ashton Avenue on the city side.

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