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“I was told that I wouldn’t be able to have children," said one cancer survivor Saturday at the annual Relay For Life of Berkshire County. "I have a 9-year-old girl; [she] keeps me on my toes.”
Heather Bellow
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The Stockbridge home of Black Revolutionary War patriot Agrippa Hull was moved to its new spot above where it has rested since it was built around 1830.
Heather Bellow
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Disbelief, anger, frustration and fear — those were the emotions expressed by Berkshire County residents and elected officials to Friday's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Tony Dobrowolski
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Greta Jochem
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Hours after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, residents of Pittsfield, and a few visitors, offered mixed views of the decision.
Aina de Lapparent Alvarez
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PITTSFIELD — Several defendants arrested in connection with a police investigation into a drug trafficking operation in Pittsfield and Springfield have either struck, or are heading toward plea deals with prosecutors.
On Sunday, an open swimming team has planned an event to teach all how to swim safely beyond the buoys.
In response to Friday's Supreme Court ruling that overturns Roe v. Wade, which allows states to ban abortion, local organizers are coordinating a rally in support of reproductive justice and abortion rights on Sunday, June 26, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Park Square in Pittsfield.
After Evelyn M. Gooch died at 101 in 2018, her family donated $10,000 in her honor to renovate the library's reading parlor. This week, members of her family recalled her devotion to reading.
A lawyer for J.C. Chadwell said Friday the 43-year-old did not pull the trigger, naming the shooter who killed Paul Henry as an alleged gang member whose whereabouts are apparently unknown.
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We have some English words that seem like fossils, yet, like those of us born in the last century, they keep a death grip on life. These words are called “fossil words.”
The Taliban, as you well know, is a militant, fundamentalist movement that favors dark robes, male supremacy and the primacy of religion over …
“The tears of the insane bounce like bullets off my brain.” The words of “Country Joe” McDonald about New York City — where I was, as I like t…
The court's ruling had been expected since a draft opinion leaked in early May, and reaction from Massachusetts, where abortion remains legal under state law, was swift.
CHICAGO (AP) — A prosecutor has asked a federal judge to sentence Jerry Harris, a former star of the Netflix documentary series “Cheer,” to 15…
In a ruling praised by gun rights advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down New York’s concealed-carry gun licensing law with …
The Massachusetts House took a major step Thursday toward injecting billions of dollars into work on the state's transportation and environmental infrastructure — including $250 million toward a possible east-west rail extension.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will be conducting overnight guardrail repair operations on sections of I-90 in Lee, Becket and Otis next week. Drivers who are traveling through the affected areas should expect delays, reduce speed and use caution.
Architect, author and historian Gary Lawrance will give a visual presentation on "Elm Court: Berkshires Estate of Emily Vanderbilt and William Sloane" at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, at Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum.
Dan Brown, Susan Choi, Ayad Akhtar and Henry Louis Gates Jr. are among the featured speakers at The Authors Guild's inaugural WIT: Words, Ideas and Thinkers Festival on Sept. 22-25 at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox. Advance registration is required to save a spot to attend the festival. Session selection will take place later this summer.
A number of area college students have been recognized for their academic achievements.
The joint is truly jumpin’ throughout director/choreographer Jeffrey L. Page’s singular, boldly theatrical treatment of “Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Fats Waller musical,” which opened over the weekend at Barrington Stage Company’s Boyd-Quinson Stage.
ADAMS — Four artists working with the Real Eyes Gallery aim to raise $10,000, for the Louison House, through art sales and donations from busi…
In the private universe of her mind, American socialite Florence Foster Jenkins (1868-1944) was a virtuosic opera soprano of epic megastar proportions. In reality she was constantly flat; tone deaf; unable to hold a rhythm or hit the high notes you expect a soprano to be able to hit.
Hancock Shaker Village's Back Porch Music series began during the pandemic as a solution that allowed music to continue at the village. The outdoor concerts are now a popular summer staple. The series returns July 1.
Sculptor and mixed media artist Rose B. Simpson's slender, androgynous cast-concrete 9-foot-tall sculptures, "Counterculture," will stand along the horizon line of Field Farm's meadow, visible from Sloan Road in Williamstown, though April 30, 2023.
No one likes sitting around thinking about the consequences of their own mortality. For most of us, it’s an uncomfortable topic even in the ab…
Our original store is in the heart of the beautiful Berkshires. We brought the Berkshires to Boston with our second retail location in the “Eastie” neighborhood. Our knowledgeable, friendly team is ready to guide you or order online before your visit and you’ll be in and ou…
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Aura Whitman, the part-owner of Berkshire Mountain Bakery who also owned and operated the former Cafe Reva in Pittsfield for 11 years, talks about what it takes to be a professional chef.
Tony Dobrowolski
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Diane M. Austin was recently elected president of the board of directors of the Bidwell House Museum replacing Rob Hoogs, who had served in that position since 2010.
Real estate salesperson Leslie Glenn Chesloff of William Pitt - Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty’s Great Barrington brokerage has been ranked in the 2022 REAL Trends list of “America’s Best” real estate professionals.
Carol Allman-Morton, an ordained minister, has been named director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College
This week's Berkshire Woods and Waters column touches on boating under the influence, potential avian flu, the Hoosic River Clean-up and much more.
Quintin and Steve Sumpter are ready to go this weekend. The brothers will be fighting in separate cards at the Road 2 Stardom in Framingham.
Will there be a new grandstand facility at Wahconah Park? Pittsfield Mayor Linda M. Tyer has suggested building a new grandstand that would go along with the historic ballpark.
Eagle sports columnist Howard Herman recommends you find the ESPN documentary "Dream On," and watch it. It's the story of the 1996 U.S. Women's Basketball team that won the gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics and laid the foundation for the WNBA. It was directed by Kristen Lappas, the daughter of former UMass basketball coach Steve Lappas.
The Associated Press tracks down some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals that were shared widely on social media.
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The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires presents the 2022 Berkshire Nonprofit Awards
A tribute to those we have lost, December 2021 - February 2022.
Prepare for the long-term with The Berkshire Eagle’s annual guide to financial readiness and life planning.
