Many items are coming home to roost on city meeting agendas this week. Two city boards will discuss Pittsfield's guidelines for keeping chickens; the opponents of a mountain bike skills course and pump track proposal at Springside Park will present their concerns; and the Pittsfield Municipal Airport Commission will present its annual report.
At Colegrove Park in North Adams, an annual event highlights residents' recovery journeys.
EAGLE INVESTIGATIONS: The job perk that comes with a steering wheel is alive and well for the state’s district attorneys in Massachusetts, des…
“I’m on the right side of the dirt.” Three cancer survivors tell The Eagle what it means to walk laps at the annual Relay for Life.
The man accused of setting a fire Thursday at White Terrace apartments is also believed to have started the three-alarm blaze that tore throug…
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Great Barrington now is recommending that people wear masks while outdoors amid crowds, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status, expanding an earlier advisory to mask up indoors while out in public.
Students are back in classrooms – and testing positive.
Francesca Paris
Data and public records reporter
DALTON — A tropical storm last month welcomed the Ziegler family to Dalton. But, this is a clan accustomed to searching the heavens.
Larry Parnass
Investigations editor
PITTSFIELD — A city man allegedly stabbed two people Thursday night, after an altercation over how his dog was being treated, police said.
A Massachusetts State Police trooper used skills he learned from his lifelong dream of being a cowboy to rescue a horse on the loose in Lee.
WILLIAMSTOWN — One of the best teachers I ever had never stood before a chalkboard, turned in a list of grades, filled out a hall pass or conf…
One of the most unsettling findings of modern psychology is that we often don’t know why we do what we do. You can ask somebody: Why’d you cho…
Much as we want it to be, the novel coronavirus is not done with us. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s county-by-county COVID m…
Anyone who believes the pandemic’s impact is exaggerated and that vaccine mandates are un-American should be advised that most of us are losing patience with you.
BOSTON (AP) — A bill that would scrap the MCAS test as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts is the subject of a virtual public hearing at…
BOSTON (AP) — One of the students prosecutors say was admitted to the University of Southern California with bogus athletic credentials as par…
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The second largest city in Massachusetts will require everyone to wear masks in indoor public spaces and will also req…
A 7-year-old girl grazed by a bullet on a Boston street in broad daylight was shot accidentally by her own father, prosecutors said in court Friday.
Shaker Mill Books will present an artist talk, "David Ricci & Shaun O’Boyle: Two Photographers / Two Paths to Photo Book Publication," at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will present the annual Vadnais Environmental Issues Lecture with Vivek Shandas at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, in Murdock Hall Room 218. A remote viewing option is also available.
Drumming, traditional Native American songs, speeches, and a procession culminating in a ceremonial blessing of the Housatonic River will mark the local observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday, Oct. 11. Alliance for a Viable Future has organized a series of four events from Sept. 23 to Oct. 17.
Pittsfield Green Drinks will hold an online meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21. Cathy Kristofferson from the Pipe Line Awareness Network for the Northeast will present "Pulling the Curtain Back on The Hydrogen Hoax."
When "SeaChange" went on the air in Australia in 1998, it became an overnight sensation and rode that crest for three seasons, all the while remaining under the radar for the rest of the world. The rest of us got our chance to check it out in 2019 when a fourth season was produced after 20 years and AcornTV picked up the entire charming run. I'm appreciative, since the show now ranks as one of my favorites ever.
Patrick Brennan’s setting for Regge Life’s crisp, incisive, penetrating production of debbie tucker green’s “hang” at Shakespeare & Company’s Tina Packer Playhouse is a generic, generally featureless meeting room in some quasi-governmental office building.
Kathleen Carey is back at the Theater Barn, in director Phil Rice’s generally admirable production of David Lindsay-Abaire’s remarkably written “Good People,” a bittersweet comedy-drama about a group of economically challenged people living in South Boston’s Lower End who do the best they can to look after themselves, protect what’s theirs, make do and survive while causing as little damage as possible.
Naked ground is never a good thing for a vegetable garden. As the growing season winds down and spent plants are pulled up, there is more and more open space in our garden. Leaving bare ground at any time leads to decreased soil quality ... The simplest solution is to plant a cover crop.
Festival Latino of the Berkshires will celebrate its 25th anniversary live and in person, noon to 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 25, at the the Town Hall Green Park and Saint James Place, with a variety of dance demonstrations, activities and Latin American cuisine choices.
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It's not easy operating an independently owner pharmacy anymore given the current business climate, but Flynn's Pharmacy and Home Medical Equipment in Pittsfield has beaten the odds, having been in operation since 1951. The pharmacy's current owners, Chris Flynn and Thomas Flynn IV, tell us how this week in Executive Spotlight.
BENNINGTON, Vt. — Doctors Patrice Thornton and Nicholas Wild have joined Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s Northshire campus in Manchester…
NORTH ADAMS — The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts recently added three vice presidents to its executive team.
It has been a bumpy week for stocks, and it could get worse if you believe the headlines of the financial press. The issue I see is that just about everyone is expecting a nasty period ahead for equities. That makes me somewhat bullish.
Easthampton quarterback Shea Healy threw for 110 yards and three touchdowns while the Eagles' stable of backs rushed for for another 163 yards in a 32-0 win over Monument Mountain on Saturday.
It hasn't been easy for UMass and for coach Walt Bell since he came aboard as head coach for the 2019 season. Falling behind by three touchdow…
WILLIAMSTOWN — For the first time in almost two calendar years, the Williams College football team played a game. It was a long wait, but ulti…
Random thoughts while waiting for the calendar to change from Summer (today) to Autumn (Wednesday).
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 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
Look into the future of education in the Berkshires and Southern Vermont.
Prepare for the long-term with The Berkshire Eagle’s annual guide to financial readiness and life planning.
