North Adams Mayor Richard Alcombright is vying for a fourth two-year term against the man he ousted from office, former longtime mayor John Barrett, and artist and real estate developer Eric Rudd. Alcombright, a former city councilor spent 36 years with Hoosac Bank and Williamstown Savings Bank becoming senior vice president of retail banking. WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Jim Levulis sat down with Alcombright in the mayor’s office to talk about the Democrat’s priorities.
The candidates will face off in a preliminary election September 22nd to determine which two head to November’s ballot. Click here for more coverage of North Adams’ mayoral race.