WILLIAMSTOWN — After giving up two early goals to Mount Greylock on Monday, the Wahconah girls lacrosse team rattled off eight straight to close out the first half.That six-goal lead at the break turned out to be more than enough as the …

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PITTSFIELD — The visiting Mount Greylock boys lacrosse team scored 11 goals in the first quarter to top Pittsfield by a score of 17-6 on Monday.Reilly Parker had six goals and six assists in the win for the Mounties (10-0, 7-0 Berkshire …

High school baseball and softball roundup: Mount Everett softball shuts out Wahconah

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College roundup: Williams softball off to Bowdoin to defend NESCAC tournament championship

Local sports roundup: Wahconah girls lacrosse drops close contest against East Longmeadow

Fond memories were shared Friday night by the St. Joseph Central High School community as the school's closing day comes ever closer. Unhappiness and disappointment predictably tempered those memories.The Springfield Diocese announced in October …

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Alan Chartock | I, Publius: Cuomo walks fine political line in Brinks case

Did you attend finishing school? No, you probably didn't even attend starting school, you unrefined ill-mannered person. That's why you need to ask advice of an expert like me, Dr. Manners, a certified Doctor of Mannerology, according to the …

Ruth Bass: Some sprinkle seeds, some place each one as if setting a diamond

CLARENCE FANTO | Changing channels: The tube, rabbit ears and now the cable box?

Fredric D. Rutberg | President’s Letter: Marking an Eagle milestone

Lauren R. Stevens: Bees are our friends, and need our help

To the editor:I support John F. Boyle for election to the Dalton Select Board. I urge Dalton residents to vote for John on May 8.John has extensive experience in Dalton town government. His 18 years on the Select Board were preceded by six years of …

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Letter: McGurn will upgrade Egremont Select Board

NEW YORK — The new federal spending bill would spare — and even slightly increase — funding for three arts-related agencies that President Donald Trump had proposed eliminating: the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the National …

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How'd you get that job: Photographer Amanda Jones finds her niche among man's best friend

Jess Gamarijgamari@berkshireeagle.comAfter a long day of work, there's nothing like coming home to your best friend waiting by the door with their tail wagging, eyes wide and ears flopping as they jump up to greet you. It's that kind of joy that …

Ron Kujawski | Garden Journal: Good fences make good gardens

Though the proverb "Good fences make good neighbors" originally dates back to the 17th century, it is most famous as a phrase from Robert Frost's poem "Mending Wall" from 1914. In the poem, the fence is actually a stone wall and that line is a …

Artificial womb may help preemies

WASHINGTON — Researchers are creating an artificial womb to improve care for extremely premature babies — and remarkable animal testing suggests the first-of-its-kind watery incubation so closely mimics mom that it just might work.

Are you a new college grad? Weigh your health insurance options carefully

As graduation approaches for thousands of young adults this spring, sorting out your health insurance options may seem more daunting than any political economics problem you came up against at school. You may not think it's a high priority, but …

What's the secret behind the flavors at SoCo Creamery?

If you work at SoCo Creamery, you start every day with — what else — ice cream. "The first thing we do every morning at 6 a.m. is taste the ice cream we made the day before," said Matt Scott, director of brand integrity and production at SoCo Creamery in Great Barrington, Mass.

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At Williams College, a prize-winning drama tests the mettle of its student cast

WILLIAMSTOWN — It's late afternoon at the '62 Center's Adams Memorial Theatre in Williamstown. Actors stand and sit on mismatched chairs, alone in their thoughts. A young man picks off a tune on a rickety wooden organ, a woman curls up on the …

La Voz de Tres: A musical collaboration in every way

PITTSFIELD — Natalia Bernal, Jason Ennis and Michael Eckroth check their egos at the door before performing as La Voz de Tres (The Voice of Three).The lack of vanity is apparent as the unique jazz trio hits the stage on equal footing, …

12th annual Berkshire International Film Festival will honor Christopher Plummer

PITTSFIELD — With a lineup of 80 narrative and documentary films, the 12th annual Berkshire International Film Festival is the biggest ever, says its founding executive director Kelley Vickery.

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