Williamstown lost a native son and a loyal friend on May 1 when Jim Drummond died at 77.   Full Story

Getting the garden in has been most frustrating this so-called spring because it is difficult to pop seeds one at a time when you are wearing your down jacket, wool cap and heavy gloves.   Full Story

Monday, May 12 RICHMOND The good old days had their moments, but even in the perfection of hindsight, they weren't 100 percent.   Full Story

The sweetest calls moms get today will surely be from sons and daughters serving in the armed forces overseas.   Full Story

Readers may recall that a year or so ago, the restoration of Yokum Brook in Becket was completed.   Full Story

Saturday, May 10 GREAT BARRINGTON I have said all along that when the free passes to heaven are given out, Sandy Newman, the beautiful and   Full Story

DEAR COLLECTOR: The 10-inch high Pinocchio doll in this photo has "Made by Ideal Novelty & Toy Co.   Full Story

Next stop in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry: the Berkshire Museum.

A uniform worn by Red Sox great Ted Williams during the 1950 and '51 seasons.   Full Story

STOCKBRIDGE: 'Follow Cabot to the end. Turn left.   Full Story

In an interview on National Public Radio a few weeks ago a reformed American thief told his story.   Full Story

With the economy tanking and a gas fill-up costing $40 to $80 or even more, this summer is likely to be a bust for Berkshire tourism. Right?   Full Story

Getting the garden in has been most frustrating this so-called spring because it is difficult to pop seeds one at a time when you are wearing your down jacket, wool cap and heavy gloves.   Full Story

This month, Israel is commemorating its 60th anniversary.   Full Story

I was in Pittsfield the other day and I saw a woman, probably a mother, taking pictures of a younger man, probably her son, in a tuxedo.   Full Story

It was a very nice sendoff last week for Richmond postmaster Mike Perkins, a city resident who put in 34 years in the U.S. Postal Service, spending much of that time working in West Stockbridge and Richmond.   Full Story

I am not an expert. Certainly not according to General Electric and the Environmental Protection Agency.   Full Story

Everyone writes letters to the editor, if not in practice, at least in theory.   Full Story

They just can't help themselves. Immediately after the dissemination of statistics showing Massachusetts as one of the worst states to do business in, the Legislature responded in a manner that boggles the mind.   Full Story

One of my pet peeves with the news stories about the Massachusetts House of Representatives is the heaping of the blame for legislative shenanigans almost solely on Speaker Salvatore DiMasi.   Full Story

Sunday, May 04 RICHMOND Our present wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are being fought under the aegis of "God" and "the generals.   Full Story

Lights! Camera! No Action! Cut!Will the marquee ever light up for the Beacon Cinema project?   Full Story

I write reference books about popular fiction authors for Libraries Unlimited.   Full Story

I'm hopelessly hooked on books. I'm a book junkie.   Full Story

People think I'm wacky, but town meeting season is the most interesting time of year for me.   Full Story

True or false: YouTube, MySpace, Facebook and other personal on-line sites are the scourge of our digitalera, threatening to undermine civilization and exposing impressionable young people to potential danger; they should be closely supervised, even censored when appropriate.   Full Story

Joe Castoldi claims that the only language he can speak is English.   Full Story

As tiny branch tips swell with buds and the hillsides turn a misty green, Danny and I drive south to Cape May, New Jersey, for a quick trip into mid-spring.   Full Story

Harry, the talking fly, often refers to his seven-year stint in the White House.   Full Story

Pope Benedict's broadside a few weeks ago, his encyclical Spe Salvi (Saved by Hope), was among other things, a powerful attack on atheism.   Full Story

BOSTON -- WHAT'S THE American dream? Until last year, that dream for many Bay Staters was ending an 86-year World Series drought. But for many foreign-born residents, Massachusetts itself is the American dream. In fact, the number of new Americans who have   Full Story

FOR THE past five years "creative economy" has been one of the more influential ideas in economic planning. More and more thinkers and policymakers are heralding the unexpected benefits that creative endeavors bring to economies as a whole.   Full Story

In a culture noted for paying little attention to our serious writers unless they get embroiled in a tabloid-worthy scandal, it moved me to see two events take place in New York celebrating and memorializing two of America's greatest contemporary authors, Philip Roth and Norman Mailer.   Full Story

Are you a wildlife observer? Do you get out to the woods and meadows a lot?   Full Story