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Mayor Linda Tyer had planned to direct only another $100,000 to community organizations after granting $5.9 million in April. Tyer said when the applications for the second round came in, she decided to allot more.
Meg Britton-Mehlisch
Pittsfield Reporter
In mid-June, officials with the North Adams Housing Authority received notice that a tenants group had formed. The authority's executive director has 90 days to formally respond to the group's notice.
Greta Jochem
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Mill Town Capital of Pittsfield is one of five partners that purchased the Mullen Companies, a fifth-generation moving, storage and warehouse business.
Tony Dobrowolski
Business writer
Housatonic Water Works Co. took Jack Curletti to small claims court after he stopped paying his bill to protest water quality problems.
Heather Bellow
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The combination of the long holiday weekend, traffic congestion and two sold-out James Taylor shows at Tanglewood presents a major challenge.
The Lee post office is temporarily closed to the public after a driver hit the exterior brick wall near the front door on Tuesday.
"Hopefully, this can be a guide and resource and an enforceable document that will help alleviate some of the issues we seem to be having in our city in regards to behavior and conduct and professionalism," Councilor Ashley Shade said.
Taking the stand in his own defense, J.C. Chadwell claimed Tuesday that police made false promises that in turn prompted him to confess to a fatal shooting he now says did not commit. The case is now with the 12-person jury.
Pittsfield City Councilors voted 7-4 in favor of a $188.8 million operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The vote put an end to what Mayor Linda Tyer summed up last week as “a bit of manufactured chaos.”
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We are happy to hear Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer get the ball rolling on a serious conversation about Wahconah Park’s future. During a radio i…
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Whatever anyone wants to say about this year’s weather, it was apparently perfect for strawberries, which appear only at the end of June and beginning of July. These are the best ever, some of them measuring more than two inches across, no green tips, ultimate sweetness and aroma.
Massachusetts’ Jewish community is on edge after a mysterious website launched earlier this month listing the names and addresses of scores of local institutions -- a number of them Jewish -- and calling to “dismantle” and disrupt them. The Anti-Defamation League is organizing an online forum Wednesday to talk about why the pro-Palestine Mapping Project is harmful. U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Rachael Rollins is among those expected to speak. Meanwhile, members of Congress from across the country are calling on federal law enforcement officials to investigate and shut down the website. Messages sent to the email listed on the site have gone unanswered.
Judge rules social media, membership questions inappropriate in police recertification questionnaire
BOSTON — Just days before the deadline for thousands of law enforcement officers to be recertified, a judge has ruled that two of the eight qu…
A former assistant soccer coach at the University of Southern California who created fake athletic profiles for the children of wealthy parents in the sprawling college admissions bribery scheme has avoided prison time after helping convict others in the case. Laura Janke was sentenced Tuesday in Boston federal court to time served and 50 hours of community service. Also on Tuesday, a California couple who admitted to paying $600,000 to get their daughters into USC and the University of California, Los Angeles, were sentenced to one year of probation. Bruce Isackson says he and his wife “profoundly regret” their part in the scheme and “look forward to making amends" by serving their community.
Boston leaders and state education officials have reached a last-minute agreement to stave off an “underperforming” designation and a state takeover of the city’s troubled public school system. The agreement announced Monday night by Mayor Michelle Wu and Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley includes pledges by the city to implement immediate improvement efforts in several key areas, including services for English learners and special education students, safety, and transportation. The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in a report released in May found “significant, persistent challenges” in the city’s schools. The school system has about 46,000 students.
Berkshire Botanical Garden's annual gala, Fête des Fleurs, is being hosted artist Hunt Slonem on Saturday, July 2, at Searles Castle.
Berkshire Community College has scheduled three free virtual admissions information sessions in July.
All Saints Berkshires Episcopal Church will offer tours of its historic building and Tiffany stained glass windows.
Author and historian Rene Silvin will present "Frank Lloyd Wright — The Dramatic Life of America’s Most Controversial and Creative Architect" on Tuesday, July 5, via Zoom at Ventfort Hall Mansion & Gilded Age Museum.
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.
Antlion larvae or "doodlebugs" are truly the most mesmerizing of insect predators. Like a spider, it will paralyze its potential meal by injecting poison. It then sucks out the nutritious juices and tosses away the empty carcass.
Whether you use herbicide or follow an organic plan, frequently monitoring your garden for weeds to pull, now is a critical time to take care of those flowering weeds since those flowers will soon be setting seeds ... and that means more weeds.
With the Fourth of July holiday weekend ahead of us, there will be plenty of cookouts and gatherings, so I’ve pulled together a few favorites to offer some ideas for sides to serve up alongside whatever you're throwing on the grill.
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A shortage of college housing provides criminals with opportunities. Avoiding these scams means developing a disciplined approach to apartment hunting.
Mill Town Capital of Pittsfield is one of five partners that purchased the Mullen Companies, a fifth-generation moving, storage and warehouse business.
Amelia "Lia" Spiliotes, who has led Community Health Programs in Great Barrington since 2015, is stepping down as the nonprofit's CEO. Her last day is Thursday.
The People’s Pantry food bank in Great Barrington is holding its Help Fill-the-Bag fundraiser which hopes to raise $300,000 by year’s end to cover 2022’s projected expenses.
Pittsfield Suns closer Ian Donahue struck out Vermont's Cam Conley with the tying run at third base in the ninth inning, as the Suns handed the league-leading Lake Monsters only their sixth loss of the season.
Former Williams College basketball player Will Hardy has a big-time new job.
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The North Adams SteepleCats spot visiting Valley a big early lead, and can't come back as the Blue Sox win at Joe Wolfe Field.
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