Llamada para preguntas: ¿Qué le gustaría preguntarle al congresista Richard Neal y su retador, el alcalde Alex Morse?

Ex-Pittsfield police chief takes interim Dalton post; interim manager also tapped

Across Mass, road to school reopenings pocked with anxiety, concerns

Ron Kujawski | Garden Journal: Gardening is a never-ending learning experience

Thom Smith | NatureWatch: How to battle invasive water chestnut in local waters

Lindsey Hollenbaugh | Quarantined with kids: If you feel like you're drowning in guilt, stress, you're not alone

Donald Morrison: A primer on poetry for the practical politician

McCann grads celebrate new pathways

NORTH ADAMS — To principal Justin Kratz, Thursday night's commencement ceremony was a quintessential McCann Tech production. Amid the laundry list of thank yous he doled out from the podium …

Crews scramble to restore power, clear roads in South Berkshire Two days after Tropical Storm Isaias tore through the Berkshires, electric companies are scrambling to restore power to frustrated customers, while highway crews continue clearing roads of downed …

McCann post-grads worked through pandemic NORTH ADAMS— Although face masks hid their facial expressions, phones and cameras popped up in the audience to capture the special moment the graduates' tassels changed sides.

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NYC residents buy historic Morewood Manor in Pittsfield for $1.65M PITTSFIELD — The historic Morewood Manor on South Street has been sold for $1.65 million, according to documents filed at the Middle Berkshire Registry of Deeds.

Tropical Storm Isaias wreaks havoc on Sandisfield, Hinsdale; cleanup could last days

Pittsfield school officials feared state aid cuts, layoffs. Instead, they're getting a boost

Bicyclist, 68, seriously hurt in Great Barrington crash

Search for new Pittsfield schools superintendent may be more near than far

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Local News

The Checkup: Baby steps on restarting trial courts

Small Pittsfield businesses share $464,000 in virus relief money

The Checkup: Pandemic pinches wallets at supermarket

Judge's nudge: Reach 'stipulation' to avoid trial over ZBA decision on Windrose Place

North Adams Chamber launches email updates to aid businesses

Telehealth keeps Clinical and Support Options, a human services agency, at the ready

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Area Services, Aug. 8-9

Windsor: Registration open for woodland walk

Adams: Summer reading program extended

West Stockbridge: Naturalist leading online bird program

Berkshire County: LWV wave parade offers voter info

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Outdoor Biergarten at Haflinger Haus

McCann High School graduation

MGRSD's First In-Person School Committee Meeting

Wahconah High School topping off ceremony

75th Anniversary of Hiroshima Day Vigil

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Berkshire Business Insider

Nonprofit Center to release annual guide

Ocean State Job Lot distributing PPE

New restaurant opening next week

Former Eagle reporter joins WGBH

Chambery Inn honored as top hotel

Women's business group elects new board members

Agencies seeking to support immigrant-owned businesses

SBA recovery loan program now available in Western Mass.

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New owner, same (mostly) marijuana project at former Lee mill

LEE — A Midwestern developer is buying back the Greylock Mill to take control of the planned marijuana growing project from a West Coast company. Eric Spirtas has formed Spirtas Global LLC …

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Berkshire County Real Estate Transactions, July 20-24 JULY 20-24 ADAMS Berkshire County Properties LLC sold property at 45 North Summer St., Adams, to Steven Wenninger, $205,000. Tiersa A. Bazo and Tammy M. Chaperon sold property at 129 …

Berkshire Bank reports second-quarter loss as pandemic takes toll PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Bank posted a second-quarter loss as the coronavirus pandemic affected the institution's bottom line. The bank's holding company wrote off $584 million in noncash …

Got compassion? Berkshire Meadows has the job for you!

HOUSATONIC — These days, some see compassion as weakness. At Berkshire Meadows and its community-based homes and programs, compassion is the motivator behind the work, says Liisa Kelly, …

Call him Allen of the Berkshires

DALTON — What's the obligation of any business to serve the community it calls home? By the very laws of business, none. That's not the purpose of business. The purpose — plain and …

Let your next home sale, purchase help fight for legal, social justice

GREAT BARRINGTON — Endless piles of paperwork. Hardly an image that rings with joy. When you're buying or selling a home, or refinancing, you get buried under a pile of legal documents. …

Values-based financial planning and wealth management with The Davis Financial Group

PITTSFIELD — When was the last time a business asked you about your feelings? Or if you're optimistic about your future? Or, if you're living alone, that you'll be checked on and taken care …

Adams agency earns high marks for work with young people with autism

ADAMS — This is probably no shock, but modern parenting isn't always smooth sailing. Add in an autism diagnosis, and charting a course for your child can rapidly become downright …

Adviser keeps vigilant eye on assets, also scouts for opportunities

DALTON — How can you tell when someone is going to have a future in the money business? Probably if he's buying stocks in his teens and earning an adviser's license while a junior in …

Veteran investor ready to put his knowledge to work for you

DALTON — Whether ushering a client through the complications of estate planning or hiking his way to the summit of Mount Greylock, Berkshire native Peter Coughlin always maps out a plan for …

Eco-Genesis Corp. makes sure your cleaners are keeping it clean

PITTSFIELD — Across the Berkshires, employers and employees are slowly returning to their offices and other workplaces after months of economic stagnancy. Schools soon face similar challenges …

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Morewood, Gilded Age mansion in Pittsfield, for sale at $1,995,000

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New Lenox pizza store owners: 'Everyone will win for this'

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Confluence of factors results in uptick in Berkshire real estate sales

The Berkshire Eagle Berkshire All Stars awards show

'It's pretty special': Berkshire County's top athletes, coaches honored by The Berkshire Eagle in All Stars video presentation After two years of an in-person event, The Berkshire Eagle All Stars Gala went virtual in 2020 — but still brought the same level of commitment to honorees. In a livestream on The Eagle's …

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Local Sports

Walt Bell, Ryan Bamford still optimistic for season as UMass football team begins training camp

It was the first day of training camp for the University of Massachusetts football team on Wednesday. The Minutemen took to the turf at McGuirk Alumni Stadium with the shadow of the novel coronavirus …

Wahconah's Caden Padelford selected for Under Armour All-America team in lacrosse

Greylock Thunder to host tryouts for its 18U fastpitch softball team

Scores: Dalton Youth Softball League action continues with Senior, Junior Division play

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Our Opinion: Pittsfield schools face yet another obstacle

"We've got to get on top of this." That concern expressed Monday by Pittsfield School Committee Chairwoman Katherine Yon reflects the anxieties of countless educators and families across the city. …

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Editorials

Our Opinion: At pike's plazas, state can't afford risk of loosened health guidelines

What questions do you have for Rep. Neal, Mayor Morse? Send them to us.

Our Opinion: Rural constituents need amplified voices so Beacon Hill will hear them

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Columns

Paul A. London: Founders' insights predicted progressives' hard-line tact BECKET — As the 2020 election approaches, progressive ideas are gaining traction. These would expand the safety net for hard-pressed middle-class and low-income Americans, an expansion that is …

Rachel Kanz: Why I won't risk your kids - a teacher's letter to parents

Dalton Delan | The Unspin Room: Reflections on aging after losing two legends

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Letters to the editor

Letter: Dictator Trump To the editor: So, Donald Trump is having himself a little pity party complaining about Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx having favorable ratings but not him. Boo-hoo. Maybe it's because they speak of the …

Letter: Consider the costs of felling Lee's trees

Letter: Give ranked choice voting a chance, Massachusetts

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Berkshire Landscapes

Thomas Christopher: One tree with 40 different stone fruit? It's possible ... Sometimes we follow a strange route to reach the garden. Sam Van Aken, for example, had made a career as a sculptor, winning all sorts of awards and fellowships and securing a position as a professor …

The Mount hosting live chamber music series

Stagewhispers: Williamstown Theatre Festival heats up YouTube, Facebook

Too many scallions in your CSA? Try grilling them

Robin Anish: Grill a ham for a summertime dinner treat

Tanglewood Online Festival: Music for troubled times

Hartford Stage drops all live performances; hopes to reopen fall 2021

BTG: 'Godspell is the one show that had to be done'

Barrington Stage's 'Harry Clarke' a one-man show that's a team effort

Reinvention is at the heart of Barrington Stage Company's production of "Harry Clarke," in more ways than just what's in the script. A week before the curtains were supposed to go up, the one-man …