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Two Pittsfield Men Arrested After Stabbing Report in North Adams
Staff Reports,
02:56PM / Saturday, June 15, 2013
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Two Pittsfield men were arrested at the Artery Lounge early Saturday morning after reports of a stabbing.   According to the police log, 21-year-old Messiah Grandson and 20-year-old Brandon Green were both arrested at the bar on Union Street. They were both charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Grandson was also charged with assault to murder, armed.   The police log also stated that six involved parties were sent to the hospital.  State police were reportedly at the scene and the section of Union Street in front of thebar was closed to traffic for several hours.   The call was reported at 1:43

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Tractor-Trailer Crash Sends 3 to Hospital, Closes Rte. 2
By Tammy Daniels,
04:40PM / Monday, March 25, 2013
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A horrific collision between two tractor-trailer trucks on Route 2 on Monday afternoon sent four three people to the hospital and is expected to close the road between Miner and East Main streets for hours.

[Both drivers were in fair or stable condition on Tuesday morning. The road was not reopened until 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday.]

Police say the westbound semi lost its brakes around the Hairpin Turn on the Mohawk Trail. State police followed as he tried to slow the vehicle without success.

The truck hit the median on the eastbound lane at the intersection of Union and Beaver streets and rammed

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Two-Car Collision in North Adams Injures One
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05:18PM / Thursday, March 07, 2013
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A two-car accident on upper East Main Street sent one woman to the hospital on Thursday afternoon.

The collision was reported at 4:35 p.m. of an accident at East Main above Pleasant Street. A Chrysler PT Cruiser going north up around the "S" curve of the narrow street appeared to have been struck by a Dodge Neon sedan heading down.

Both bright red cars sustained damage. The Cruiser was hit on the driver's side door and the Neon had damage around the driver's side headlight. There was other damage on the Neon that didn't appear to be related to the accident.

Emergency

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Truck Slides Off Road On Mohawk Trail in North Adams
By Andy McKeever,
06:24PM / Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A black truck slid off Route 2 on Wednesday night causing delays in traffic.

Police received a call of a black truck weaving down the Mohawk Trail at about 5:40 p.m. and moments later, the vehicle had crashed. For more than an hour, police, ambulance and fire were on the scene but the driver and a child who were in the vehicle did not appear to have suffered injuries.

The vehicle was lodged against a hill and Mohawk Auto Wrecking had difficulty pulling the vehicle out. Meanwhile, traffic was reduced to one lane.

Freezing rain has made the roads slick Wednesday night and police were calling for additional

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Worker Injured in North Adams Fire Escape Collapse
By Andy McKeever,
05:29PM / Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A man was taken to the hospital after falling about 15 feet when a fire escape collapsed on North Church Street.

According to Fire Director Stephen Meranti, the man was working in the Flatiron Block on Wednesday afternoon and was climbing down the fire escape when the ladder portion detached from the platform. The ladder and the man both tumbled onto sidewalk. The man, whose name Meranti did not have available, suffered a laceration on his head.

The road was shut down for about 30 minutes while North Adams Ambulance transported him to Berkshire Medical Center

 

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