Train history in the Berkshires? Yeah, he'd be your guy. Circuses and trains in 20th century United States? Oh, most definitely your guy.
Felix Carroll
Reporter
The Berkshire Eagle is proud to support student interest in journalism at local high schools. The Eagle collaborates with student newspapers, …
In Berkshire County, as many as 7,000 or 8,000 children will soon become eligible for the COVID vaccine. Once the vaccine begins to roll out t…
It’s a gloomy forecast, but we may catch a break on Halloween.
Williamstown's Chris Conroy got the call he had been hoping for. Conroy, 47, will be the home plate umpire for Game 1 of the 2021 World Series.
Howard Herman
Sportswriter-Columnist
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Find out how hard the delta variant hit your town in Berkshire County with this graph.
Two vandals, one wearing boxing gloves.
Heather Bellow
Reporter
The Housatonic Improvement Committee will present its findings Monday night to the Select Board regarding the dilapidated former elementary school building on Pleasant Street.
Felix Carroll
Reporter
PITTSFIELD — A city woman arrested after allegedly admitting to starting a fire in her apartment at 17 Adam St. on Thursday evening was ordered to undergo an evaluation to determine whether she is competent to stand trial.
Amanda Burke
Cops and Courts Reporter
In many parts of the country, COVID-19 appears to be receding again.
Francesca Paris
Data and public records reporter
As home values soar, the town’s tax rate declines in an effort to keep bills stable.
South Street Veterinary Services has withdrawn its application to the Lenox zoning board for a special permit to purchase and move into the vacant restaurant building at Lenox Commons.
Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation visited the office of Great Barrington dermatologist Scott Goffin on Thursday. A spokesperson for the agency would not confirm whether the investigation was about Goffin.
Francesca Paris
Data and public records reporter
Amanda Burke
Cops and Courts Reporter
PITTSFIELD — One person was arrested and six were displaced following a fire at 17 Adam St. Thursday evening, authorities said.
Amanda Burke
Cops and Courts Reporter
When I was young, everything in society seemed to aim one toward marriage. It was the expectation. It was the inevitability. You would — and s…
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On May 1, 1986, a nuclear fire raged into its fifth day in Chernobyl. But 60 miles to the south, in Kyiv, Ukraine’s largest city, communist au…
BOSTON (AP) — Officials in Boston are beginning to clear a sprawling homeless camp, citing a crisis of opioid addiction there.
MERRIMACK, N.H. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered for a candlelight vigil held Sunday for a young boy from New Hampshire who went missing a m…
BOSTON (AP) — Early voting is getting underway in Boston's historic mayoral election.
ABINGTON, Mass. (AP) — The search for a young boy missing for a month in New Hampshire shifted to Massachusetts on Friday.
The city has announced its Street Improvement Project schedule and sidewalk construction sites for Oct. 25-29.
The Berkshire Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will present free Spooktacular events on Saturday, Oct. 30, in Lenox and North Adams. Silent films will be screened with live organ accompaniment by Peter Krasinski, an internationally acclaimed silent film accompanist.
Bingo has returned to St. Mary’s School. The first of these quarterly events will be held Saturday, Oct. 23, in the school gym, 115 Orchard St. Doors open at 1 p.m. and games start at 2:30 p.m.
The Great Barrington Libraries announce "Fiction in the Kitchen," a family cooking class with Colin McCullough, from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, via Zoom.
On Fridays, from 4 to 6 p.m., and Sundays, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Berkshirites can hear the stylings of Martha Escobar and her daughter, Deisy Escobar, on 89.7 WTBR-FM or 97.7 WBCR-FM. The Spanish-language radio program, Mundo Latino: Recordando Tus Raíces, which translates to Latin World: Welcoming Listeners of All Nations, has been broadcasting for the last 14 years.
Instead of mourning all of the "normal" things we might not get to do this Halloween, how about making some new memories at home? There are pl…
If you have kids, then you know that thinking about dinner on Halloween is not easy.
It's that time of year again, when gaggles of little ghosts, goblins and ghouls expect sweet treats.
Performed over the weekend at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, dancer-actor Mimi Quillin’s solo performance memoir, “Call Fosse at the Minskoff,” is a skillfully told up-close-and-personal account of the making of a Broadway musical revival and, not coincidentally, the coming of professional age of a Broadway dancer.
If you’ve ever wanted to start investing in real estate but thought you didn’t have the money, you actually now have the chance.
Business
They say nothing is certain in life but death and taxes. It feels like one other certainty is that taxes are going to increase.
The PVIAC and Berkshire County are putting on a one-week, eight-team Western Mass. tournament for four different Classes in each sport. This week, the Berkshires send seven volleyball teams, eight girls soccer teams and five boys soccer teams into battle for Western Mass. championships.
The Hoosac Valley football team is looking forward to a promising future in the state tournament, but took some time before Saturday's win ove…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — For the second time in as many games, the University of Massachusetts scored first. That was the good news.
LENOX — Lily McDermott and Lucy Igoe scored to help the Mounties pick up a road win at Lenox on Friday.
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
1Berkshire presents the official guide to the 65th Annual Fall Foliage Parade.
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.
A tribute to those we have lost, December 2020 - February 2021
The Eagle's guide to living with our furry and feathered friends
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