Grand Jury Revamp
Do grand jury indictment procedures need to be reexamined?
 Yes
 No
(Ben Garver —The Berkshire Eagle)
Kinder Morgan shifts gas pipeline route through Berkshires

PITTSFIELD - In response to fierce opposition from homeowners, town officials and political leaders, energy giant Kinder Morgan is shifting northward its proposed gas pipeline route through Berkshire County.

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POLICE LOG
Pittsfield Police log for Tuesday, Dec. 2

Tuesday, Dec. 2 12:00 a.m. A smoke odor is reported at Rose Manor on Elberon Avenue. Full Story
LOCAL NEWS
(Ben Garver — The Berkshire Eagle)
Rest of the River cleanup: GE's challenge expected to delay start of restoration 3 to 5 years

General Electric's wide-ranging, strongly worded rejection of the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Rest of River PCB cleanup remedy for the Housatonic increases the prospect of a prolonged legal confrontation, an official with the EPA has confirmed. Full Story
SPORTS
(Stephanie Zollshan - The Berkshire Eagle)
Aggressive Holliston defense awaits Wahconah football in state final

Heading into Saturday's MIAA Division IV state football championship against Holliston, coach Gary Campbell's Wahconah squad will face off against an attacking and aggressive Panthers defense. Full Story
LOCAL SPORTS
(Matthew Sprague - The Berkshire Eagle)
Hoosac girls hoops, Wahconah hockey teams look to capitalize on state final berths

Both are coming off Western Mass. championships in 2013-14
Walking through Hoosac Valley High School, the exploits of the girls basketball program over the last two years are obvious. Full Story
No injuries in fire at uninhabited North Adams home
NORTH ADAMS>> A fire in an unoccupied home at 406 East Main St. that drew full response from the fire department may have been caused by a stray ember from roofing work, authorities said. Full Story

 
 
COUNTY NOTES
Support Groups

Al-Anon Meeting: Tuesdays at 10 a.m., Hevreh, State Road, Great Barrington. Anonymous Meetings: Alcoholics Anonymous, main contact number: (413) 443-0212; Narcotics Anonymous, information on daily meeting locations and times: (413) 443-4377; Al-Anon, for family members who have a husband/wife/son/daughter, etc. Full Story
(Jim Collins/AP)
Record-setting cat with 2 faces dies at 15

NORTH GRAFTON, Mass. (AP) — This cat had two faces — but only nine lives. A feline named Frank and Louie after he was born with two faces, two mouths, two noses and three blue eyes has died at the age of 15. Full Story
(Charlie Neibergall/AP)
CNN's Candy Crowley moving on after 27 years

NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran newswoman Candy Crowley is leaving CNN after 27 years. Crowley, the network's chief political correspondent and anchor of "State of the Union," will exit at the end of this month, she said Friday. Full Story
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Jenna Bush Hager admits to 'hanky-panky' on White House roof

President George W. Bush’s daughter later clarified she was kissing her husband, Henry Chase Hager.