At Entrepreneur for All's Berkshire pitch contest, an investment in 'validation'

PITTSFIELD — Kaitlyn Pierce has spent the last several years developing, refining and trying to sell a product that she invented to help wean young children from their pacifiers.The Pittsfield …

Bridges closed: Shutdowns take toll on commerce, fray nerves GREAT BARRINGTON — Dan Tawczynski says his farm and grocery store business is suffering — during prime pumpkin season — and he knows why: The bridge is out."Houston? We have a …

Pittsfield to set aside portion of pot money for public services PITTSFIELD — When it comes to the city's newest revenue source, public services soon will get a dedicated piece of the pie. Half of incoming cannabis revenues so far have fueled the city's …

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LOCAL NEWS

Phyllis McGuire | The bright side of aging: Seeing your great-grandchildren christened WILLIAMSTOWN — I had mixed emotions when my eldest grandchild, Alyssa, announced that she was expecting a baby.I was happy for Alyssa and her husband, Steve, as they wanted to start a family, …

DA's office still investigating fatal Cheshire crash

Man sought by Adams police arrested near mall

Springfield Diocese wants to add investigator for clergy abuse reports

Up to 9 years for underage rape

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Sheffield: STEAM challenge event for families

Pittsfield: Humane Society open house and car raffle

Richmond: Author to deliver memorial lecture

Hinsdale: Campground plans haunted adventure

Lenox: Lecture explores historic churches

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Sports

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: Keister has seen Nationals' growth first-hand

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: Williamstown's Conroy umpiring MLB's NLCS

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: Jim Calhoun still loves the game, even at the D-III level

Gene Chague | Berkshire Woods and Waters

Gene Chague | Berkshire Woods and Waters: Public hearings coming up regarding coyote and wanton waste regulations

Gene Chague | Berkshire Woods and Waters: More fishing exploits from Yellowstone

LOCAL SPORTS

McCann Tech girls soccer rides LaCasse hat trick to statement win

NORTH ADAMS — For the second straight afternoon, McCann Tech girls soccer defender Reva Whitman couldn't stop smiling.One day after helping head coach Mike Dowling earn his 200th career …

Roundup: Hoosac Valley girls soccer, Pittsfield volleyball sweat out thrilling wins

Carl Pierre embracing leadership role with UMass men's basketball

Hoosac Valley golf repeats at Western Mass.; Wahconah's Wilson joins Hurricanes at states

Roundup: McCann Tech girls soccer earns coach Mike Dowling's 200th career win

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Podcast | Mendel and the Mike

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ELECTION LETTERS ELECTION LETTERSAll letters related to the Nov. 5 city elections must be received at The Eagle by noon, Oct. 29.

Letter: Vote Tyer to keep wheels of change rolling

Podcast | Don Morrison commentary: How to be a dictator

Podcast | Don Morrison commentary: The Crowdstrike president

Podcast | Don Morrison commentary: How to be a man

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Our Opinion: Baker push for better preventive medicine

Gov. Baker has put forward a remarkably ambitious health care reform bill that tackles a variety of issues plaguing the state. If it becomes reality it will have a huge impact upon the health care of …

Columnists

James Burns: Reflections upon family letters

Clellie Lynch: Watching nature for winter predictions

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Melissa Mazzeo: An overdue program to make Pittsfield safe

Linda Tyer: Continue aggressive fight to combat crime in city

Rinaldo Del Gallo III: Be realistic about affordable housing

Melissa Mazzeo: Better business practices will benefit Pittsfield

Linda Tyer: Transforming the way we develop business in city

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Berkshire Landscapes

Do you vogue? You'll want to at Pillow's 'Mini Ball' BECKET — Growing up in New York City, Jason A. Rodriguez watched in awe as voguers performed on the dance floors of Escuelita, the legendary Latin LGBTQ club in Harlem, and at El Morocco in …

Van Alstine's art is precarious, yet strong as steel NORTH ADAMS — John Van Alstine's sculpture is often jaw-clenching. Take "Kyklos," the 51-inch tall stone and steel work currently residing at the center of the The Artist Book Foundation's …

Trick-or-treatless in the Berkshires

Since moving to Mount Washington, Sarah Kenyon and her husband, Cord, have built a family and a home. Now, the parents of two young boys — 4-year-old Lochlan and 2-year-old Ryland — are …

Kenneth Lonergan weaves an engagingly human morality tale in 'Lobby Hero' at Capital Repertory Theatre

Berkshire Symphony takes audience on an American nostalgia trip

National Arab Orchestra builds a musiocal platform of nuance, grace, and oneness

Music-making is all in the family for Pittsfield vocalists

Thom Smith: Why are some cardinals 'bald'?

Halloween happenings in the Berkshires

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ENTERTAINMENT

Film clips / Oct. 18-24

ABOMINABLE (PG)When teenage Yi (Chloe Bennet) encounters a young Yeti on the roof of her apartment building in Shanghai, she and her mischievous friends, Jin (Tenzing Norgay Trainor) and Peng (Albert …