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The challenger for the job of Berkshire County sheriff says the current officeholder presides over a bloated payroll. The employee salaries are matter of public record. We created a searchable database of salaries in the Berkshire County sheriff's office.
Amanda Burke
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Berkshire District Attorney candidate Timothy Shugrue’s campaign finances outpace incumbent DA Andrea Harrington’s campaign finances by a ratio of about 2 to 1 as countdown to the primary election passes the one-month mark.
Meg Britton-Mehlisch
Pittsfield Reporter
While hiking, reporter Greta Jochem finds the joy of a new pair of hiking shoes, an overnight stay at the Upper Goose Pond Cabin and a bag of chips at Cumberland Farms.
Greta Jochem
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A sign still says "COOKIE LADY" — and well it should, as a tribute to the late Marilyn Wiley, who for three decades made her family's Washington blueberry farm a sweet destination for hikers coming up or down the Appalachian Trail. But for the second summer, members of another family now greet hikers.
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Nearly six years after voters approved legalizing recreational marijuana and almost four years since legal sales began, Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law the first major step of its kind by state government to bolster the nascent industry and tear down obstacles that its participants face.
A mobile home in Cheshire was destroyed early Thursday in a fire.
Look for the Perseid meteor shower and the August full moon, known as the Sturgeon Moon on the night of Aug. 11 through 13. This full moon will be the last supermoon of the year.
Nevaeh Mack may be, or have recently been, in the Philadelphia area, according to Massachusetts State Police. She has been missing since July 29.
Joseph A. Aberdale, of Housatonic, has been named superintendent of Great Barrington's public works department.
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Polls show that many Americans — of both parties — think President Biden should step aside for somebody younger in the next election. But for a guy born before the U.S. entered World War II, he's unexpectedly burning up the track.
“The feet of the heron, under those bamboo stems, hold the blue body, the great beak above the shallows of the pond.
WILLIAMSTOWN — Whether it was the North Adams Transcript or The Berkshire Eagle, I grew up with a newspaper in my childhood home. In college, …
A good reporter goes where the story is — even if you have to chase it down over a 90-mile hike.
CHELMSFORD, Mass. (AP) _ Harte-Hanks Inc. (HHS) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $4.5 million.
Nearly six years after voters approved legalizing recreational marijuana and almost four years since legal sales began, Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law the first major step of its kind by state government to bolster the nascent industry and tear down obstacles that its participants face.
BURLINGTON, Mass. (AP) _ Circor International Inc. (CIR) on Thursday reported a loss of $21.5 million in its first quarter.
BOSTON (AP) _ Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc. (GLUE) on Thursday reported a loss of $26.5 million in its second quarter.
The Housatonic Valley Association, in partnership with the town of Great Barrington, has produced a Road-Stream Crossing Management Plan that identifies the highest priority road-stream crossing replacement projects in Great Barrington. Public comments are invited until Aug. 31.
The ExtraSpecialTeas singers will perform their annual concert at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, at the Gazebo behind the Town Hall as part of the Great Barrington Summer Concert Series.
The Drury High School Class of 1962 has announced its 60th reunion activities for the weekend of Aug. 19 to 21.
The Berkshire County Historical Society will present a free lecture tracing the history and economic impact of western New England’s "marble corridor" on Wednesday, Aug. 17, at Herman Melville's Arrowhead.
PITTSFIELD — Irish novelist Bram Stoker published about a dozen novels and several short story collections before his death at age 64 in August 1912; none as successful as his first, “Dracula,” published in 1897.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte, a librettist, first met in Vienna in 1783. They shied away from the staid Greco-Roman mythologies, used frequently in opera until then, choosing to collaborate on human interest stories. Musicologists rightly praise Mozart’s ability to "draw" character in very few bars. In 1786 "The Marriage of Figaro" was their first collaboration.
Don Giovanni, antihero of Mozart’s eponymous 18th century operatic masterpiece, is a man with insatiable appetites — for women, for corporeal pleasures, and, in Berkshire Opera Festival’s new production at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, for the escape offered by drinking and drugs.
In 1910, Maurice Ravel wrote five pieces for two pianos based on the “Mother Goose” stories for the two children of friends. The youngsters must have been gifted, if, at the ages of 6 and 7, they were able to play Ravel’s enchanting score. The following year Ravel orchestrated the piece, and it will be in its orchestral version that it will be played on Saturday evening at Tanglewood.
It’s surprising that the FX series "Pistol," which tells the story of the infamous band the Sex Pistols, ends with a joyful scene, a recreation of the band’s benefit performance on Christmas day 1977 for the children of striking firefighters in Huddersfield. It’s a giddy spectacle that shows the band in good cheer and good unity. The scene highlights what could have been, had the band not self-destructed.
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The Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center has received a $176,000 grant from the state for improvements to its facility.
The Laurel Hill Association has joined Olmsted 200, a nationwide bicentennial celebration of American landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted’s birthday, and will celebrate that occasion at the organization’s annual Laurel Hill Day on Aug. 27.
Due to the increase in gas prices, the annual cost to own and operate a new vehicle has risen substantially this year and is higher than the national average in Massachusetts, according to AAA Northeast.
Given the significant expense of pet health care, pet insurance should be an obvious choice for anyone owning a pet. But it isn’t.
The Williams College football team will gather on campus and begin practicing on Aug. 26. When the players arrive, they will meet three new members of head coach Mark Raymond's staff.
It's Millers vs. River Monsters and Aces vs. Thunder for the 2022 BABL Titles.
After seeing a 1-0 lead disappear, the Crows needed to grind through PKs to hoist the championship trophy.
It was a big day for area juniors who competed in the Berkshire Junior Open golf tournament at Greenock Country Club in Lee. Lenox's Ben Haddad beat his former Millionaires' teammate Max DiGrigoli, who was seeking his third straight title.
The Associated Press tracks down some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals that were shared widely on social media.