Two Transported to Hospital After Curran Highway Car Crash

Staff Reports 10:25AM / Tuesday, September 29, 2026Print Story | Email Story

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A two-car motor-vehicle accident near Ernie's Auto Sales on Route 8 on Monday sent two to the emergency department.

According to North Adams 911, North Adams Fire Department, Police and Northern Berkshire EMS were dispatched to the scene of a two car accident.

Both vehicles were traveling Southbound; one vehicle was making a left turn into Ernie's when the second vehicle struck the turning car in the passenger side rear.

Two people were transported to the emergency department and both cars were towed from the scene.

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Public Access Stations Look to Legislature, Alternatives for Revenue

By John TownesSpecial to iBerkshires
05:27PM / Tuesday, September 29, 2026

This is the second article in a series looking at changes and challenges facing local-access cable television channels, also known as PEG (public, education, government) media. Read Part 1 here.

While their structure, scope and policies vary, the non-profit organizations that operate local-access cable TV channels face common financial challenges — and opportunities — that have been created by the increasing dominance of online streaming media.

Berkshire County has several of these organizations, which are officially designated as PEG (public, education, government) channels.

They include Pittsfield Community Television (PCTV) in that city; Willinet in Williamstown; Gateway Collaborative Media (GCM) which serves North Adams, Adams, Cheshire, and Clarksburg; the Dalton Community Cable Association (DCCA); Lanesborough Community Access Television (LCATV), and Community Television for the Southern Berkshires (CTSB) which covers Lee, Lenox, Stockbridge, Great Barrington and Sheffield. They distribute programming on cable channels designated for PEG services.

Several operate three channels, with each earmarked for one of those categories, including local government meetings and information, programming from schools, and channels for diverse public and community programs. They are independent from Charter Spectrum, which is the cable TV provider in Berkshire County. However, their primary funding comes from a fee of up to 5 percent of gross local revenues from its cable television subscriptions. This is a pass-through fee which Spectrum collects on subscriber bills and sends to municipalities to allocate for PEG.

These terms are negotiated in local license contracts with towns and cities. The municipalities have the option to require PEG or not, so some communities do not have this service.

There has been a steady decline in traditional cable TV subscribers, as viewers turn to online streaming media. This includes existing subscribers who "cut the cord" and young people who have grown up using online media rather than traditional cable. According to statewide data, cable subscriptions in Massachusetts have declined more than 50 percent from their peak.

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