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As a crowd gathered around the front steps of the Post Office to hear different acapella groups from Williams College perform, a long line of families waited patiently for free hot chocolate. Meanwhile, hundreds of others waited cheerfully on the sidewalks, greeting neighbors and strangers as they all waited for the big event. At the same time, dozens of dogs in holiday haberdashery were gathering with their human pals on a lawn nearby, preparing to make their way down Spring Street for the annual Reindog Parade.
The Eagle’s new printing press is now in full operation, following an installation this fall that Fred Rutberg has described as akin to “a complicated military maneuver.”
Felix Carroll
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Dr. Scott Goffin of Great Barrington, whose office was visited by the FBI in October, performed procedures on Medicare patients at rates significantly higher than other Massachusetts dermatologists. In 2019, he took in more than $1.6 million in Medicare payments.
Francesca Paris
Data and public records reporter
Abrupt temperature shifts and a windy start to the week, followed by a possible light snowfall at mid-week as turbulence continues.
Berkshires victims of drunken drivers remembered at annual Candlelight Vigil of Remembrance and Hope
Friends and family members on Sunday afternoon pay tribute 53 victims of drunk driving in Berkshire County over the past 60 years. Each victim has candle lit in remembrance during a vigil held at the Pittsfield First-Methodist Church.
The dead man found in Pittsfield State Forest over the weekend was the victim of a homicide.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined on Sunday that 32-year-old Reymon Delacruz-Batista of Pittsfield died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office.
During Saturday's special town election, Washington voters elected David Ellis over John Fish and Keith Sharp to fill a vacancy on the Select Board. The voters also chose Pauline Combe-Clark, Richard Spencer and John McElwain to serve on the Municipal Light Board.
With winter weather settling into the Northern Berkshires, work on the new hike/bike path has stopped, except for construction of the pedestrian bridge over the Green River to connect the western part of the path to The Spruces area.
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Holiday season scams will be closely followed by winter scams, followed by Valentine’s Day scams. Entering December brings a renewed effort by scammers.
Pipe dreams aside, today I’d like to take a look at ananyms and anadromes. Ananyms are backward names; anadromes are backward words.
Russia’s coat of arms features a double-headed eagle — a fierce bird of prey that simultaneously looks West and East. Ukrainians lampoon this …
Recently, while driving from Great Barrington to Stockbridge, another car went to pass me. I was in the narrow stretch heading north after pas…
U.S. health officials said Sunday that while the omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading throughout the country, early indicat…
BOSTON (AP) — A woman in her 20s who had traveled out of state is the first known case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus detected in M…
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is upset that her beloved Mariah Carey Christmas album has gone missing, but she nee…
Phil Saviano was a clergy sex abuse survivor whose courage to go public and resolve to hold abusers and their enablers accountable inspired an…
Dalton United Methodist Church, 755 Main St., will sell Christmas cookie platters this holiday season as a church fundraiser. Order deadline is Dec. 11.
Stockbridge Festival Chorus will resume offering live indoor concerts with its Christmas concert at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, at First Congregational Church, 4 Main St.
The Pittsfield High School Orchestra will perform its holiday concert at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, at St. Mark Church, 400 West St.
The Great Barrington Historical Commission is hosting a book launch and book signing party for “Great Barrington Here & Gone” by local historian Bernard A. Drew at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, at Saint James Place.
Arts and Culture
The Berkshire Museum's newest exhibit, "Museum of the Moon" is on display through Jan. 9, 2022.
More than 18 months after closing, Gramercy Bistro is back. Chef/owner Alexander "Sandy" Smith reopened the restaurant on Oct. 21 in a new Williamstown location — at the corner of Water and Main streets, a space once occupied by the former Hops & Vines restaurant.
Mahaiwe audiences are in for a treat when comediennes Jane Lynch and Kate Flannery bring their cabaret-style show “A Swingin’ Little Christmas” to town on Friday, Dec. 10, for an evening of tight harmonies and high jinks.
Berkshire Theatre Group's production of "Irving Berlin's White Christmas: The Musical" at the Colonial Theatre begins with previews Dec. 2-3 and runs through Dec. 23.
Viewer's Discretion columnist John Seven recommends two French series this time around, "Mythomaniac" on Netflix and "He Even Has Your Eyes" on Topic.
Pittsfield, Mass. — As the pandemic winds down and the world reopens, BBE President Dan Proskin is focused on creating options that fulfill sp…
Business
Sandisfield native Ryan Salame, a cryptocurrency CEO based in the Bahamas, has invested about $5 million into the Lenox dining scene under the umbrella of Lenox Eats.
The Index of Consumer Sentiment recently fell to a level that has not been seen since the end of 2011. In other words, survey respondents feel worse about the economy right now than they have at any point in the last decade.
PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Music School has added two faculty members, hired an operations manager, appointed new officers to its board of trustees and formed an advisory board.
Catheryn Chacon and Lilliana Atanacio are the co-presidents of Latinas413, an organization that was formed last year to assist Latinas in the Berkshire with economic and social capital.
After a few years on the bench as an assistant coach, Mitch Scace has stepped into the head role for the Pittsfield High varsity boys basketball team.
Nate Karren's 25 points helped Williams College to a road win over rival Wesleyan 69-60. The Ephs improved to 7-0 on Saturday in Connecticut.
Head coach Matt McCall's 100th career victory on the sidelines came as UMass turned a 17-point deficit into a 10-point win over Harvard on Saturday in Amherst.
After Don Brown's introductory press conference this week at UMass, columnist Howard Herman looks deeper at the new, old coach's first impressions and gets the take from a local high school coach familiar with Brown's style.
The Associated Press tracks down some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals that were shared widely on social media.
Things to do this week in Berkshire County
The best of the best of Berkshire County, chosen by Berkshire Eagle readers.
1Berkshire presents the official guide to the 65th Annual Fall Foliage Parade.
News, information and resources geared towards senior citizens and their caregivers, in the Berkshires and beyond
The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires presents the 2021 Berkshire Nonprofit Awards
The Berkshire Eagle's annual business feature puts a spotlight on downtown renaissances in Berkshire County.
