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         <title><![CDATA[Photo: Buddy to buddy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday May 25, 2013    Arich Erdeski, right, of Stamford, Vt., paid a visit to Ian Brule, 4, in his preschool class at Stamford School on Thursday afternoon to thank him for sending him his Easter candy while he was serving abroad in Afghanistan. Brule decided to forego his Easter candy and send it to Erdeski though Patty Erdeski, Arich's mom, who sent the candy in a care package to her]]></description>
         <dc:creator>North Adams Transcript</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 25 May 2013 11:28:19 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sullivan Elementary School honors U.S. Army Spc. Michael DeMarsico II]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday May 25, 2013    NORTH ADAMS -- Standing before the students of Sullivan Elementary School on Friday, Col. Michael Morgan, of the 158th Fighter Wing of the Vermont Air National Guard, said he believes one of his duties as a veteran is to ensure that those who have died in combat are not forgotten.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Jennifer Huberdeau, North Adams Transcript</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 25 May 2013 10:09:28 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Today in local history]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday May 25, 2013    
May 25



50 years ago today



ADAMS -- Doris Minardi of 70 North Summer St., was appointed to an elementary teaching position in the school system at last night&rsquo;s School Committee meeting. She has been teaching on a continuous substitute basic since last October.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 25 May 2013 00:46:39 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mystery Photo]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Saturday May 18, 2013    Young members of a royal family or a herd of wild animals? Who are these youngsters and where was the photo taken? What was the year? Please email any information to mysteryphoto@thetranscript.com or call our Mystery Photo line at 413-663-3741, ext. 222.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 May 2013 14:15:03 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mystery Photo solved]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday May 24, 2013    Rachel Branch called  to identify Gail "Gae" Scarborough on the left  and said she believed the photo was from a Williamstown Public Library book sale, We went to the microfilm files for the other identifications and found out she was right! From left, Scarborough, Judy Smith, Patricia Siskind and Joyce Jack.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>North Adams Transcript</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 May 2013 14:14:04 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Photo: Timeless courtesy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday May 24, 2013    While David Larabee, left, watches, Joshua Superneau helps his prom date, Lindsey Andersen, down from a horse-drawn carriage that brought them and another couple, Zach Senecal and Liz Culpepper, to the McCann prom at the Williams Inn on Saturday evening.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 May 2013 12:52:43 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Photo: A good soaking]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday May 24, 2013    Produce team member Miles Thomas Moore of Wild Oats Market in Williamstown waters the flowers and other plants for sale at the entrance to the store recently.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 May 2013 12:49:48 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[100 great reasons to party: Sophie Michalski passes the century mark]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday May 24, 2013    WILLIAMSTOWN -- A lifelong Adams resident celebrated 100 years Thursday at Williamstown Commons with a room full of family, friends and neighbors who'd had the temerity to surprise her.



"I was so elated that I can't express it," Sophie Michalski, the area's latest centenarian, said after the party.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Phil Demers, North Adams Transcript</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 May 2013 12:32:05 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Holocaust survivor shares stories at annual tribute night in Clarksburg]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday May 23, 2013    CLARKSBURG -- Twenty-one town students completed a course of study into the darkest event they'll ever research Wednesday, and wrapped up by meeting someone who was there.



"This will be the last generation to tell you what happened," Inge Auerbacher, a Holocaust survivor, told a packed gym at Clarksburg Elementary School.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Phil Demers, North Adams Transcript</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 10:59:50 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[No traces of a tornado found in the area after Tuesday's storms]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday May 23, 2013    Following a four-county inspection of Tuesday afternoon's storm damage, including the Great Barrington and Sheffield areas, investigators from the National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., reported no evidence of a tornado.



Based on radar images and a tip from a trained spotter in the small town of Copake, N.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Clarence Fanto, Special to the Transcript</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 10:32:42 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Photo: Race benefits cancer patients and those who love them]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday May 23, 2013    PopCares, an organization that gives 'Acts of Kindness for Local Cancer Patients,' hosted a 5K and 1-mile walk this Saturday in Williamstown. 90 walkers or runners came out for the event and raised more than $3,000. All proceeds benefit local cancer patients and/or their caregivers in Northern Berkshire County.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 10:23:30 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mystery Photo solved]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday May 23, 2013    We went to the microfilm files to solve this Mystery Photo after no one offered an identification. The original caption read: Christine LaCroix of North Adams is all bundled up as she waits for the bus on Main Street Friday afternoon. By Friday evening, temperatures were dipping down to 10 degrees, not including the wind chill factor.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>North Adams Transcript</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 10:21:44 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Photo: How hot was it?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday May 23, 2013    While it was pretty hot on Tuesday, it wasn't 95 degrees as the clock on Main Street in downtown North Adams read. It was closer to 84.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 May 2013 10:17:32 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Berkshire County unemployment rate flat in April]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 22, 2013    PITTSFIELD -- The Berkshire County unemployment rate, which normally fluctuates slightly from month to month, remained at 7.2 percent in April.



The figures for the county's total labor force, number of employed, and amount of unemployed also remained unchanged between March and April, according to figures released on Tuesday by the state Executive Office of]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Tony Dobrowolski, New England Newspapers</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 11:52:25 EDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Northern Berkshire District Court]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday May 22, 2013    
Transcript Staff



NORTH ADAMS -- The following cases were heard in Northern Berkshire District Court on Wednesday:


* Sean M. Bunnell, 34, of Main Street in Hinsdale, admitted to sufficient facts on a charge of violating and abuse-prevention order. Bunnell was fined $250 and the case was continued without a finding until May 29.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:29 EDT]]></pubDate>
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