JENNIFER HUBERDEAU North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Although the proposed Lowe’s home improvement store was only mentioned by name once during a Nov. 10 City Council meeting, the project is apparently still in the works. Attorney Jonathan Sabin, representing developer Ceruzzi Properties of Fairfield, Conn.   Full Story

Vanessa Grajwer Boettiger Regardless of the latest theory about what did or didn’t happen between pilgrims and Native Americans at the original supper, we can understand why our Thanksgiving holiday falls at this time of year: the harvest is in. After all the toil, we can experience the results of our labor in relationship to the land.   Full Story

BENNINGTON -- A prominent Main Street retailer says he plans to move his store to Williamstown, Mass., next year because the Bennington Bypass has hampered business. "I came way late in the [bypass] project. It was a done deal, but it never made sense to me. A bypass -- just the word alone," Steve Hinchliffe, owner of Nature's Closet, said Friday about the decades-long highway project.   Full Story

HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. -- Don’t assume the police are completely familiar with the letter of the law. That was one of the main points brought up Thursday at a public forum hosted by the Rensselaer County Animal Protection Coalition. The coalition is made up of law enforcement personnel who’ve had additional training on how to deal with animal abuse and neglect cases, as well as   Full Story

HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- NASCAR chairman Brian France wants Jimmie Johnson to be commended for his four-year run atop NASCAR, and not used as an example of why the championship format might be flawed. Johnson heads into Sunday's finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway poised to become the first driver in NASCAR history to win four consecutive titles, all under the Chase for the Sprint Cup   Full Story

NORTH BENNINGTON -- Historic Park-McCullough will present several special events for the 2009 holiday season. The season has special resonance for Historic Park-McCullough because Trenor and Laura Park and their family moved into their new house in North Bennington on Christmas Day in 1865. To this day, Park-McCullough is filled with the furniture, art and objects that surrounded them and their   Full Story