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"I'm ready for this," Macksey said. "I'm in the chair. And we've got lots of work to do."
Greta Jochem
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Need a hand pulling out of the pandemic? Pittsfield has $13 million for businesses and organizations
The city of Pittsfield on Monday formally invited city residents, businesses and organizations to apply for the remainder of the $13 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding that it has already received.
Tony Dobrowolski
Business writer
PROJECT PAYCHECK: Lenox is an “economically distressed” community. So is nearby Hinsdale, and even Becket. How these three relatively affluent Berkshire County towns got that designation – earning them a splash of red on a map – will be one of the pandemic’s weirdest footnotes.
Larry Parnass
Investigations editor
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Longtime town official Ronald Bisson resigned from the Select Board and the Planning Commission on Saturday after apologizing for an antisemitic comment that he made during a recent commission meeting.
STOCKBRIDGE — The Community Preservation Committee will hold a public informational hearing in the Community Room of Town Hall this Wednesday at 6 p.m. The committee invites comments on the needs, possibilities and resources of the town. Members will answer questions on the group's mission, …
When state education officials earlier this month announced the extension of masking requirements in K-12 schools, they also quietly tucked in a change affecting a small number of schools where local officials have opted to drop the mask mandate.
Federal trials in Massachusetts will be suspended at least through Feb. 11 due to the omicron surge.
Longtime Secretary of State William Galvin said early Monday morning that he will run for reelection this year.
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Columnist Ruth Bass suggests tackling your favorite bread recipe instead of worrying about when — or even, if — the ice on your driveway will ever thaw.
Every four years, the United States holds a sports contest. And since the United States is the center of the universe, this contest is called …
The state’s residential tax exemption, which benefits lower-income full-timers but shifts expenses to part-timers and wealthier homeowners, is getting close scrutiny in some towns.
It sounds like a Berkshire fantasy: Cross-country skiers successfully defend their land against waves of tanks from the Evil Empire. This wint…
Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin, citing his record of overseeing accessible and transparent elections, announced Monday that h…
Longtime Secretary of State William Galvin said early Monday morning that he will run for reelection this year.
Congressional Votes for the Week of 01/14 - 01/20/2022
STOW, Mass. (AP) — Nearly 40 people are scheduled to graduate from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy in two separate graduation ceremonie…
Operation Better Start is the recipient of a $10,000 Community Impact Grant from Fallon Health. The funds will be used to support the Food and Families program in Pittsfield Public Schools.
Due to concern over COVID-19, the West Stockbridge Historical Society has postponed its program, “Back to School in West Stockbridge,” originally set for Friday, Feb. 4.
"Tech Talk" is the topic of the Council on Aging's Froio After Hours event at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at the Froio Senior Center, 330 North St.
The New Lebanon Book Group will discuss "The Personal Librarian” by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, at the New Lebanon Library.
In "Horizon Within" a new show at Carrie Chen Gallery, artists Arlene Santana Thornton, Julie Shapiro and Sandra Harper exhibit recent works which call attention to each artists' practice of meeting their subjective internal experience with the landscape that inspires them.
"Horizon Within" opens at the 16 Railroad St. gallery on Saturday, Jan. 22 and runs through Feb. 27. A public reception will be held, 3 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 29
In the span of eight years, beginning in 2013, Eugene Christy has written more than half a million words that now comprise a five-volume book series he calls "The 20th Century Quintet."
Bernay Fine Arts has curated an award-winning group of artists for its new "Winter Group Show," opening Saturday, Jan. 22, with an artists reception from 3 to 5 p.m.
Barrington Stage's 10X10 New Play Festival returns with in-person performances on Boyd-Quinson Stage
The 11th annual New Play Festival, part of the 2022 10X10 Upstreet Arts Festival will return to the Boyd-Quinson Stage, 30 Union St., Feb. 24 to March 13 with in-person performances. Tickets are now on sale.
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.
Depending on who you talk to, 2022 is either going to be one of those “this is my year” years, or a cautious minefield to enter if read as “20…
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Crispina ffrench and Sofia Hughes are sisters who keep a family tradition alive, through their ownership of The Dolphin Studio in Stockbridge, a family-run, hand-screen printing company that their parents founded in 1970.
Tony Dobrowolski
Business writer
The town of Adams has been pitched a new cannabis business, this time at 44 Spring St. Eric Cromwell, of Longmeadow, and Sacha Wing, of Wilbraham, want to open Berk’s Greens for retail, cultivation and manufacturing.
Dour messaging from corporate executives, as expected, marks just added another nail in the coffin of bullish sentiment. And investors can expect further downside in the markets ahead.
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.
Going into Tuesday's road game at SUNY New Paltz, the Ephs are scoring at a 74.5 point-per-game clip, while giving up only 58.5 points per game.
The Hurricanes and Generals were victorious on Friday night, both extending winning streaks.
UMass goes on the road and gets blitzed by Saint Louuis, losing 90-59.
Owen Gagne scored four points in overtime to help the Hornets to a one-point win over host Mount Everett on Saturday, while Taconic won by three over Agawam in Pittsfield.
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
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
