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PITTSFIELD — Sort the local economy into clusters, and pursue action plans specific to each group.That is the central approach of an ambitious strategy designed to guide the Berkshire economy …

Hinds, Barrett chide Big Y for not consulting with Adams officials on pending store closure ADAMS — The town's state legislators were sharply critical of Big Y on Friday, a day after the company announced that it is closing its Adams location.State Sen. Adam Hinds, D-Pittsfield, and …

Lenox's $28.5 million budget plan reflects `good financial stability'

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Williamstown panel satisfied that proposed pot-cultivation site won't affect wetlands WILLIAMSTOWN — A company proposing to open a marijuana-cultivation facility adjacent to the Green River has satisfied officials that the operation would not encroach on protected …

No jail for Pittsfield man if he meets conditions after heroin-transport arrest

Alan Chartock | I, Publius: Ripped from the headlines: Will Dems find their sweet spot? Can Catholic leaders rise above scandals?

Wahconah project a step closer to crucial April vote

Confidential settlement reached in BSO flutist's gender pay-discrimination suit

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Drury's Scott McGuire scores his 1,000th point

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Big Y Supermarket in Adams to close

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Pittsfield: Medicaid guidance dinner seminar

Becket: Nomination papers available for town caucus, election

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Williamstown: Susan B. Anthony dinner scheduled

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LOCAL SPORTS

McGuire busts through 1,000-point milestone in Drury's rivalry win over Hoosac Valley

NORTH ADAMS — For Scott McGuire Jr., getting his 1,000th point brought a smile to his face.McGuire took a pass from Reece Racette and drove to the basket with 4.9 seconds left in the first …

Roundup: Taconic sends 4, Mount Everett 1 to MIAA D-III wrestling semifinals

Wahconah bowling topples Lee for Berkshire County championship

Area Notes: Taconic baseball picks up accolad; Bartels Nordic Race coming up

Roundup: Paris drops 42 points to send Mount Greylock boys basketball by Lee

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Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: New UMass football coach Walt Bell talks recruiting, weather and an uptempo pace

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: Breaking down the Patriots-Rams matchup

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: Asking a former Pittsfield Sun about college teammate Kyler Murray's upcoming pro decision

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Letters

Letter: Prison system failing many county women To the editor:I am sorry to hear that the Berkshire County House of Correction has insufficient room for the incarceration of women. ("Long-distance lockup," Eagle, Feb. 3). This is contrary to the …

Letter: Debates begin process of ousting Trump

Letter: Strong case made for Trump's impeachment

Letter: Wahconah project numbers don't add up

Letter: Life/death decisions belong to God alone

Andrew L. Pincus: A brother after all

Bernard A. Drew | Our Berkshires: Behind scenes of a newspaper column

Craig S. Altemose: Neal: Sign on to Green New Deal

Leonard Quart | Letter From New York: Black intellectuals debate race

Dalton Delan: A Valentine for Dad

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Our Opinion: Religious exemption fuels anti-vaxx menace

Our Opinion: Overdue budget help for rural school districts

Our Opinion: 'Four Freedoms' exhibit is timely and relevant

Chan Lowe: The skills of yore are scarce this Yule

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Monica Bliss is just following her calling PITTSFIELD — Monica Bliss was in the midst of a hectic morning when she ordered the "Cherry Pecan Dipped in Flan" — French toast topped with honey, goat cheese and candied pecans — …

Da Vinci is on the move at the Berkshire Museum PITTSFIELD — To say that Leonardo da Vinci was a visionary is an understatement that nevertheless helps explain why, hundreds of years after his death, the world continues to discuss his …

The lure of the trail

FLORIDA — "Nick, are you going to start rounding 'em up?"Florida Mountaineers Secretary Tim Keating was hovering over a deck of cards and a slow cooker filled with pulled pork when he asked his …

All's sweet in love and war

Margaret Button | Kitchen Comfort: Margarita cupcakes ... nailed it? Not really

Pilobolus sees dance through the lens of nature GREAT BARRINGTON — They swing like saplings — roll and lift and orbit. Six dancers blend into three creatures, four-armed like dancing Shivas. They are wearing spare clothing the colors …

Trust runs amok in 'Red Maple' at Capital Repertory Theatre ALBANY, N.Y. — For all the secrets that abound in David Bunce's wildly uneven comedy, "Red Maple" — which is being given a hell-bent, go-for-broke, emotionally raucous world premiere at …

Indie rock fans find comfort in Car Seat Headrest

Thomas Christopher | Be-A-Better-Gardener: Cold Framing 101

Trust runs amok in 'Red Maple' at Capital Repertory Theatre

At Town Players of Pittsfield, 'New and Used' feels more shopworn and discarded

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ENTERTAINMENT

Glenn Close's Oscar moment may be here at last

NEW YORK — Glenn Close stands doubled over laughing in the doorway to her downtown Manhattan apartment while her loyal white Havanese, Pip, circles an arriving reporter.It's star time for both. …

Girls rule in mesmerizing 'Alita: Battle Angel' Alita is just like a typical teenage girl. She loves chocolate, breaks curfew and crushes on a bad boy with floppy hair, a leather jacket and a motorcycle. But Alita isn't typical in other ways. For …

The rom-com is alive and well in 'Isn't It Romantic'

2018 a good year for diversity in Hollywood, study shows

People: Abramson book sales sluggish in first week

THEATER

Chester Theatre Company seiects first recipient of new-play initiative CHESTER — A new-play initiative is being launched by Chester Theatre Company, thanks to a $100,000 gift from longtime CTC supporters Frances Henry and Walter Korzec.The money is being used to …

WAM Theatre launching Elder Ensemble; members sought

Looking for love on Berkshire Theatre Group's stages this summer

Audiences take a spin with Shakespeare this weekend in Lenox

Uma Thurman highlights a 2019 Williamstown Theatre Festival season

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