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While it isn't clear how an affordable housing rental exemption might work in Great Barrington, Provincetown has been doing it since 2004. It provides an example of how to calculate the exemption based on how much square footage of a home or apartment is being rented.
Last year, museum planners said they had a location, but now they are looking at a list of options. City officials say planners were eyeing a shopping plaza last year.
Greta Jochem
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When snow comes down in Pittsfield, teams work in 12-hour shifts to keep their routes clear. The elements can be unpredictable, and there's obstacles to contend with on the road. This is what a day in the life is like for them. “A lot of people don’t realize how exhausting it is to be in that truck for 12 hours."
Matt Martinez
News Reporter
The property at the base of Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort is listed at $1.195 million and includes 13 acres.
Jane Kaufman
Community Voices Editor
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Williams College has pledged to pay $5 million toward the town's proposed $22.5 million fire station
Williams College trustees have voted to kick in $5 million toward the cost of a proposed new fire station. Voters will decide next month whether to support the $22.5 million project.
Addressing hundreds of business leaders, Gov. Maura Healey said she is keyed into their concerns about competitiveness, tax burdens, a shortage of employees, runaway housing prices and unreliable transportation services. But her speech included few specifics about what her nascent administration will do to tackle those issues.
After agreeing to a $110 million one-year extension, lawmakers, advocates and families are calling for the state to make school meals free for all Massachusetts students permanently.
Ed Gazouleas, artistic director and provost of Philadelphia's esteemed Curtis Institute of Music, is a former Boston Symphony violist and a longtime faculty member at the Tanglewood Music Center.
Town employees are moving out of the too-small town hall and into the more spacious former Cheshire Elementary School building.
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I was a college student in 1973 when Roe v. Wade first ensured that a back-alley abortion was not the only choice for an American woman who ne…
If House Republicans refuse to raise the debt ceiling, the U.S. could mint a single platinum coin with a face value of $1 trillion — not to spend, but to deposit in the Treasury, writes Eagle columnist Donald Morrison. That would automatically put the U.S. safely under the debt limit.
NORTH ADAMS — As I’ve gotten older, I find myself looking at the obituaries in The Eagle to see if I know anyone who has died. Lately I seem t…
When we congratulated Maura Healey on stepping into the governor’s office, one simple thing we suggested to a leader pledging to better serve …
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) _ Enterprise Bancorp Inc. (EBTC) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $12.3 million.
Addressing hundreds of business leaders, Gov. Maura Healey said she is keyed into their concerns about competitiveness, tax burdens, a shortage of employees, runaway housing prices and unreliable transportation services. But her speech included few specifics about what her nascent administration will do to tackle those issues.
After agreeing to a $110 million one-year extension, lawmakers, advocates and families are calling for the state to make school meals free for all Massachusetts students permanently.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Wednesday that she wants to set the city on a path to reach its former peak population while guarding against trends that are putting pressure on residents because of soaring housing costs. Wu said she hopes to manage the city’s surging growth while avoiding some of the urban renewal efforts of the last century that ended up displacing thousands of working class, immigrant, and Black and brown residents. Boston’s population peaked in 1950, when the number of residents topped 801,000. Wu became the first woman and first Asian American elected Boston mayor in 2021.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and its Department of Business Administration are partnering with Habitat for Humanity to offer free tax preparation services to local residents in need through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.
Pittsfield Public Schools will begin registering students for prekindergarten on Feb. 1 and kindergarten on March 1.
Rehearsals for the Stockbridge Festival Chorus' spring concert will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Sundays, beginning Feb. 5, in the sanctuary of First Congregational Church.
Charlie Jaferian's image of a line of cross-country skiers took top honors in Mass Audubon's photography contest in the People in Nature category, under-18 division.
'Secret Hour,' the 2021 Next Act! New Play Summit, is having its world premiere at theREP’s Capital Repertory Theatre Jan. 27 through Feb. 19. Opening night is Jan. 31.
Murray Hidary's immersive sound installation 'Distanced Together' is on view at Mass MoCA now through Feb. 4. "You can really interact with it however you need to. It really is a space for reflection, for catharsis, for healing and really reflecting on the experience we’ve all had over the last couple of years with the music as the soundtrack tracing the arc of the pandemic.”
Practitioners of the New Perennial Movement do not, typically, insist on the use of locally native plants in their landscapes. Indeed, especially in Great Britain, this school has popularized the concept of “novel ecosystems.”
William Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers will take the stage for a special Valentine's presentation, "I'll Be Thine, Valentine: Romeo & Juliet," 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at Shakespeare & Company's Tina Packer Playhouse.
The Mac-Haydn Theatre's 54th summer season is filled with some of the most highly-requested musicals in theatre's history.
Attorneys John J. Martin, Jr., Andrew M. Hochberg, and David R. Cianflone are pleased to announce the formation of a new law firm in Pittsfiel…
Our original store is in the heart of the beautiful Berkshires. We brought the Berkshires to Boston with our second retail location in the “Eastie” neighborhood. Our knowledgeable, friendly team is ready to guide you or order online before your visit and you’ll be in and ou…
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The property at the base of Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort is listed at $1.195 million and includes 13 acres.
Jane Kaufman
Community Voices Editor
The North Adams movie theater announced that it is closing at the end of the month.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.9 percent annual pace from October through December, ending 2022 with momentum despite the pressure of high interest rates and widespread fears of a looming recession.
The city of Pittsfield's Commission on Disabilities has provided funding to Pittsfield Community Television to add closed captions on many local programs broadcast on PCTV’s channels.
Wahconah got a combined 41 points from Brody Calvert and Pat McLaughlin as the Warriors beat Hoosac Valley in Cheshire.
The Eagles held their hosts to just five fourth-quarter points to pull in front and bring a victory back to Sheffield.
Local sports roundup with Lenox, Lee and Taconic girls basketball.
Pittsfield High couldn't complete the sweep against Chicopee, losing at home to a dominant game from Chicopee's offense.
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
A tribute to those we have lost, September - November 2022
The best of the best of Berkshire County, chosen by Berkshire Eagle readers
1Berkshire presents the official guide to the 66th Annual Fall Foliage Parade.
The annual guide to preparing your home for the coming New England winter.
Berkshire Community College presents an annual roundup of forty young leaders making a difference in Berkshire County.
Embrace warmer weather with the Berkshire Eagle's guide to backyard improvement.
