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McNinch Restaurant Group of Lenox, which recently opened the 101 Restaurant & Bar in the Holiday Inn & Suites in Pittsfield, is poised to add nearby Patrick's Pub to its downtown portfolio.
Tony Dobrowolski
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The Boston Symphony’s summer home returns to the “old normal” this summer after a 2020 pandemic wipeout and a condensed six-week 2021 season.
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Thursday that she's running for governor, transforming the year’s top political contest by stepping into the race as the presumptive front-runner on the Democratic side.
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We're all awaiting eagerly the announcement of Tanglewood's summer season — the first full season in two years, since the start of the pandemic. Check out these archival photos of Tanglewood with us, as we get into the spirit.
The Berkshire Eagle's daily recap on key COVID-19 data for Berkshire County and the state.
PITTSFIELD — A city man who was pulled from a car fire Wednesday morning outside an apartment complex near East and Second streets has died, according to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office.
West Main Street remained closed Thursday as crews worked to locate a suspected gas leak in North Adams. Berkshire Gas officials say the situation is not dangerous.
The non-profit Louison House winter effort to supply emergency housing for the homeless is an ongoing struggle. Louison House rents out rooms at three local motels to house folks in dire straits until the spring, when they try to find more permanent housing. Thanks to a $75,000 state grant, the Louison House faces better odds in their mission to house the homeless.
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EAST BOSTON — A new chapter in the race for governor began Thursday with Attorney General Maura Healey launching her campaign under dark, wint…
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A handful of business owners from various sectors and from around Massachusetts came together Thursday to call attention to how the proposed s…
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Thursday that she's running for governor, transforming the year’s top poli…
The Roeliff Jansen Community Library’s board of trustees held its annual meeting on Jan. 20 to elect its officers.
Frances Jones-Sneed, professor emerita, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, will present an online talk, "Elizabeth 'Mum Bett' Freeman: From Slavery to Freedom," for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College.
Robert Oakes, author of "Ghosts of the Berkshires," will be leading paranormal tours at Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum.
The Clarksburg Selectboard has voted to close the Senior/Community Center to the public to address COVID-19 virus issues.
If you could visualize your student loan debt what would it look like? How does one translate an invisible burden into a tangible volume? The answer for artist kelli rae adams came in the form of bowls — 925 of her hand-thrown ceramic bowls.
The Boston Symphony’s summer home returns to the “old normal” this summer after a 2020 pandemic wipeout and a condensed six-week 2021 season.
Celebrating National Cheese Lovers Day? Even if you didn't have that one marked on your calendar, here's our advice on how to put together the perfect cheese plate tonight — or whenever you get that craving.
I have continued my quest to clean out the freezer. It led to a pork shoulder I had stashed away in hopes that it could be used in the smoker. That's not happening, so I decided to make a standby recipe that can feed the family for days. I can always buy a new pork butt when the mercury rises above freezing again.
The three annual Berkshire County bird counts find 70-plus species in the area.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — While the latest U.S. Census data shows that thousands are flocking to big cities like Seattle, Fort Worth and Denver, for…
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McNinch Restaurant Group of Lenox, which recently opened the 101 Restaurant & Bar in the Holiday Inn & Suites in Pittsfield, is poised to add nearby Patrick's Pub to its downtown portfolio.
Tony Dobrowolski
Business writer
Small-business accelerator Lever began its Berkshire Interns program four years ago. Now, with two recent additions to the program, Lever's executive director, Jeffrey Thomas, believes that Berkshire Interns can help alleviate the chronic staffing shortages that Berkshire employers are facing.
Rent-A-Center has signed a lease and plans to open in the Steeple City Plaza.
Robin Helfand has an extensive background in marketing, which has served her well as the owner and operator of Robin's Candy Shop in Great Barrington.
The Drury, Mount Everett and McCann Tech boys basketball teams all earned wins on Thursday night.
Drury put nine girls in the scorebook on Thursday night in a home win over Lee.
Maria Gamberoni's 2020-21 basketball season was so strong that we're still talking about it a year later.
AMHERST — The Oxford Dictionary defines resilient as being “able to recover quickly after something unpleasant.”
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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A tribute to those we have lost, September - November 2021
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
