New Teen Center Plants ‘Roots’ in North Adams

When a grant was secured last summer to move forward with a new teen center, the grant application read “Northern Berkshire Youth Center.” That, in the minds of some of the young people helping to get the facility up and running, was a bit of boring name — and with the help of the adult board of directors they came up with a new one. “Roots” opened its doors Saturday in a grand opening celebration — and “Roots” is the perfect name for the new gathering place for Northern Berkshire youths ages 14 to 22 located at 43 Eagle St. Read more about the opening of the “Roots” teen center >>