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         <title><![CDATA[An international savior]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[North Adams Transcript



NORTH ADAMS -- For Paul Rusesabagina, the inspiration of the Oscar-nominated film "Hotel Rwanda" and author of "An Ordinary Man," it is not enough for the world to acknowledge that a genocide took place in Rwanda in 1994.



He wants the world to acknowledge that it knowingly turned its back as 800,000 Rwandans were massacred by Hutu extremists for more than 100 days]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Jennifer Huberdeau</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:31:38 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Painkiller death   nets 3 to 6 years]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[New England Newspapers



PITTSFIELD -- A North Adams woman was sentenced to three to six years in state prison for selling a powerful opiate painkiller to a friend who overdosed and died shortly afterward.



Dawn Cote, 44, of Liberty Street, North Adams, was found guilty Sept. 27 of selling Fentanyl, a prescription painkiller described as 100 times more powerful than heroine, to 32-year-old]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Scott Stafford</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:31:26 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[In Pittsfield, the mayor remains the same]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[New England Newspapers



PITTSFIELD -- Mayor James M. Ruberto edged Ward 6 Councilor Daniel L. Bianchi by just 209 votes Tuesday night to retain the corner office in City Hall for the next two years in one of the closest mayoral races in city history.



Bianchi said he will likely ask for a recount.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Benning W. De La Mater</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Nov 2009 02:56:09 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Design firm is chosen for Adams Memorial Middle School study]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[North Adams Transcript



ADAMS -- The Adams-Cheshire Regional School District took a big step Monday toward finalizing a plan to deal with the mothballed Adams Memorial Middle School.



The state School Building Authority&rsquo;s Designer Selection Panel named its first pick for a design firm to conduct the feasibility study to determine how the district will deal with Adams Memorial.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Ryan Hutton</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Nov 2009 02:55:58 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bee Hill Road property is sold for $2.2 million]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[North Adams Transcript



WILLIAMSTOWN -- A property on Bee Hill Road sold for $2.2 million on Oct. 23, making it one of the highest residential property sales in the town&rsquo;s history.



"It even may be the second highest," Assessor William J. Barkin said Tuesday.



He said the highest residential property sale took place in 2004, when the Cole Porter estate at 1425 West Main St.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Meghan Foley</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Nov 2009 02:55:52 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Alcombright elected by wide margin; after 13 terms, Barrett is voted out]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[North Adams Transcript



NORTH ADAMS -- It was the end of an era Tuesday night. City Councilor Richard Alcombright swept all five city wards, winning the election by 880 votes and ending Mayor John Barrett III&rsquo;s 26-year tenure in the city&rsquo;s corner office.



Alcombright, who attributed his victory to an unprecedented outpouring of community support, celebrated his victory with a]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Jennifer Huberdeau</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Nov 2009 02:55:42 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[No time for a rake]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Brad Thibodeau of the facilities department at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts blows the leaves from the lawn of the Church Street Center on Monday afternoon.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>North Adams Transcript</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 3 Nov 2009 02:02:13 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hospital restricts visitation over flu]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[North Adams Transcript



NORTH ADAMS -- Starting today, children under the age of 18 will not be permitted to visit patients at North Adams Regional Hospital, a temporary measure hospital officials say will protect patients from swine flu.



The hospital is also restricting visiting hours and the number of visitors allowed and asking any adult with flu-like symptoms to refrain from visiting the]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Jennifer Huberdeau</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 3 Nov 2009 02:02:05 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Adams Police officer arrested on child porn charge]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[North Adams Transcript



ADAMS -- Veteran Adams Police Officer Alan C. Vigiard, 45, was arrested last week and charged with possession of child pornography. He has been placed on administrative leave pending further investigation, authorities said Monday. 



According to state police reports, Vigiard, who is married with two children, allegedly downloaded and viewed child pornography in the]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Ryan Hutton</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 3 Nov 2009 02:01:58 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[&rsquo;Hotel Rwanda&rsquo; figure to speak]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[North Adams Transcript



NORTH ADAMS -- In 1994, the act of one man saved the lives of 1,200 refugees as racial genocide ripped through the African nation of Rwanda, killing nearly a million people over 100 days.



Paul Rusesabagina, whose story inspired the Oscar-nominated 2004 docu-drama "Hotel Rwanda" and later "An Ordinary Man," his firsthand account of the 100 days of death witnessed from]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Jennifer Huberdeau</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 3 Nov 2009 02:01:49 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Man arrested over break-ins]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[North Adams Transcript



NORTH ADAMS -- Police are pursuing several charges against a local man in connection with recent house break-ins that have plagued the city.



Bruce L. Trudeau, 32, of Mohawk Forest Boulevard, pleaded not guilty in Northern Berkshire District Court on Monday to 16 different charges, ranging from breaking and entering to drug possession.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Ryan Hutton</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 3 Nov 2009 02:01:46 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Vehicles damaged by vandals]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[North Adams Transcript



ADAMS -- Police are investigating damage done to motor vehicles believed to have been caused by Halloween revelers on either Friday or Saturday.



Sgt. Richard Tarsa said Sunday while toilet papering trees, houses or cars, hitting them with eggs, or smashing pumpkins in the streets is usual Halloween activity, causing damage is unusual.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Meghan Foley</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 2 Nov 2009 02:52:50 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[State officials endorse mayoral candidates]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[NORTH ADAMS -- Both candidates for mayor in Tuesday&rsquo;s election have picked up endorsements from major political figures.



State Attorney General Martha Coakley, a candidate for U.S. senator, has endorsed challenger Dick Alcombright, while U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., is backing long-time incumbent Mayor John Barrett III.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Transcript staff</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 2 Nov 2009 02:52:48 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Grant gives hilltowns emergency aid boost]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[New England Newspapers



GREAT BARRINGTON -- A new matching grant program will give residents in the hilltowns a chance to help their neighbors in need this winter.



Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation has announced a matching grant of more than $100,000 to support its Neighbor-to-Neighbor program in central Berkshire County.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Trevor Jones</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 2 Nov 2009 02:52:47 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Afghan leader handed election]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Associated Press



KABUL -- President Hamid Karzai was effectively handed a second five-year term Sunday when his only challenger dropped out of the race, and the Obama administration said it was prepared to work with the man it has previously criticized to combat corruption and confront the Taliban insurgency.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Heidi Vogt and&lt;br&gt;</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 2 Nov 2009 02:52:46 EST]]></pubDate>
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