NORTH ADAMS — More than a dozen people wearing yellow and purple gathered solemnly at the corner of Marshall and River streets Monday evening as Anna Youngmann shared encouraging news amid a vigil for those lost to addiction: Overdose deaths in Berkshire County fell 44 percent from 2024 to 2025.

“We have a really strong network trying to reduce deaths and help people be more safe and healthy,” she said. “But we recognize that any death is too much.”

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