Hopkins calls North Adams mayor election for Alcombright

1. "I'm almost speechless," Hopkins. "This is quite a result and you should note at 7:30 the city of North Adams' history changed."#namayor1 minute ago from TweetDeckTotals: 3,046 votes for challenger Richard Alcombright 2,166 votes total cast 5,212 votes for Mayor John Barrett according to Hopkins' reading of the city tallies. #namayor
   

   
   

   
   WATCH VIDEO OF ALCOMBRIGHT'S VICTORY SPEECHWach video of Alcombright's victory speech:<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/52mj7ypQbuc&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/52mj7ypQbuc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>valleyparade Downtown is a MASS of car horns! #namayor #a4m3 minutes ago from txt

2. VIEW VIDEO OF ALCOMBRIGHT'S VICTORY SPEECH

   Rich Taskin calls this victory for Martha Coakley -- she endorsed opponent Alcombright to 13-term incumbent Barrett -- and won. #namayor"I thought it would have been closer than this," says Hopkins. #namayor

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3. "Based on these numbers, Dick Alcombright is the next mayor of North Adams," Hopkins says at 7:27 p.m. #namayor2 minutes ago from TweetDeck

4. Rich Taskin says this should free up the North Adams Transcript "to go out and cover the city." #namayor

   "Dick Alcombright is carrying the night right now with four of five wards reporting," says Paul Hopkins on WilliNet Channel 17 #namayor

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5. On WilliNet some returns now from North Adams election -- Channel 17#namayor12 minutes ago from TweetDeck
6. We'll be using the twitter hash tag #namayor tomorrow night to pass along news and commentary about the North Adams, Mass., mayoral race.about 22 hours ago from web