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This time, the neighborhood appears to largely support this project at 140 Maple Ave. The Planning Board unanimously approved a special permit for the former Great Barrington Rehabilitation & Nursing Center complex, after going over details such as lighting, parking, signs and trees.
Pittsfield's Bed Bath & Beyond will close some time in March, its manager said, as the national retailer continues to downsize.
Matt Martinez
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The drug xylazine, which is not an opiate and doesn't respond to opiate overdose reversal medication like naloxone, is being increasingly found in the drug supply in New England and beyond. A testing program in the Berkshires is tracking its rise.
Greta Jochem
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“They all were saying the same thing: It’s a decent meal that they can afford and it fills them up. It’s nothing fancy. It’s just good food for a good price.” And this is how the VFW bounces back from the pandemic.
Heather Bellow
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Mexican-born husband and wife team, Jaime Lozano and Florencia Cuenca present “Broadway en Spanglish" at Club B-10 at Mass MoCA on Saturday, Feb. 4.
The owners of the restaurant hit a snag in their application after the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission denied a first request. This is the workaround they found.
Five years of thefts from her employer, Donovan Construction, ended in a state prison sentence for a local woman, Heidi Kushi.
The McGee Automotive Family, a regional chain with Audi/BMW/VW dealerships on Merrill Road, has applied for a special permit and site plan approval for a commercial site at Pittsfield and New Lenox roads. But some nearby condo owners are opposed. The Lenox ZBA will inspect the location Tuesday afternoon.
After two consecutive Sandisfield town meeting votes to amend the district agreement, the regional school committee will take up the matter at its Feb. 6 meeting. The measure would set terms by which Sandisfield might withdraw from the district.
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The groundhog story is meteorological nonsense, obviously. But it’s fun, putting Punxsutawney on the map since 1887, a remarkable public relations achievement for a rodent long despised for its ability to eat a row of green beans in a night.
Greylock Glen, although formerly farmed and even developed for a failed downhill ski area, consists of 1,000 reforesting acres with intimate v…
The most pressing question must be answered sooner rather than later: Exactly what is the status of that $31 million in tax credits that Massachusetts offered Wayfair for job creation in the commonwealth?
Who was that fellow running down this lonesome stretch of road? Haven’t I seen him before, in Windsor, perhaps, during a snowstorm? Or was it in Savoy, when he emerged through a wintry fog?
A federal prosecutor says a wealthy Russian businessman and associates made tens of millions of dollars by cheating the stock market in an elaborate scheme that involved hacking into U.S. computer systems to steal insider information about companies such as Miscrosoft and Tesla. Vladislav Klyushin is standing in trial in Boston federal court nearly two years after he was arrested in Switzerland while on a skiing trip. He's the owner of a Moscow-based information technology company with ties to the upper levels of the Russian government. Klyushin also has close ties to a Russian military intelligence officer who was charged in 2018 with meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
The husband of a Massachusetts woman who is accused of killing two of their three children and assaulting a third who later died says his family was the best thing that ever happened to him, and that he forgives his wife. Patrick Clancy’s statement appeared Saturday on a fundraising site to assist with medical bills, funeral services, and legal help. His wife, Lindsay Clancy, is facing two counts of murder and other charges after their 5-year-old daughter, Cora, and their 3-year-old son Dawson, 3, were strangled last week inside the family home in Duxbury. said. They were pronounced dead at a hospital. On Friday, the youngest child, 7-month-old Callan, also died.
A Massachusetts prosecutor says a mother has been charged with reckless endangerment of a child in connection with the death of her 2-year-old daughter, who allegedly was exposed to illegal drugs while the two were living in a car in Peabody. The 28-year-old woman was ordered held without bail following her arraignment Friday. She pleaded not guilty to the charge, as well as to a charge of permitting substantial injuries to a child. The prosecutor said the child was brought to a hospital on Jan. 18 after she appeared unresponsive. Efforts to revive her were unsuccessful. A message seeking comment was left for the woman's lawyer.
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) _ Enterprise Bancorp Inc. (EBTC) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $12.3 million.
The Stephentown Historical Society will mark Black History Month with a talk about the Freedom Riders of the 1960s on Sunday, Feb. 5.
A spaghetti dinner to benefit the Pownal, Vt., fire victims is set for 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, at the Chef’s Hat, 905 Simonds Road.
MCLA Arts & Culture announces a Winter Woes Clowning Workshop from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 4 to 21, at the MCLA Art Lab, 49 Main St. The class will culminate in an open session for invited guests and the public on Feb. 25.
The Great Barrington Kennel Club will hold its 111th-112th All Breed Dog Shows and Scent Work trials on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 4 and 5, at the Eastern States Exposition grounds, West Springfield.
Christine Quintana’s intriguing bilingual drama “Espejos: Clean,” the play, which is being given a vibrant, highly theatrical, if at times overwhelming, production at Hartford Stage. The production runs through Feb. 5.
January may seem bleak, but winter in the Berkshires is anything but dull. Check out these musical events coming to area stages in the next few weeks.
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.
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…
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“They all were saying the same thing: It’s a decent meal that they can afford and it fills them up. It’s nothing fancy. It’s just good food for a good price.” And this is how the VFW bounces back from the pandemic.
Heather Bellow
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Local and state gas prices have both climbed another 6 cents this week, AAA Northeast reported Monday.
UCP of Western Massachusetts is seeking a new leader to succeed CEO Sal Garrozzo, who has stepped down to take a position in New York state.
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts to receive a $50,000 Grants for Arts Projects award.
The Lenox girls get to 8-4 by clutching out a win over Drury.
Girls basketball action from the weekend with Drury holding off Mount Greylock and Wahconah leveling 12 3-pointers on Taconic.
It was a busy weekend for boys basketball in the Berkshires. The Hurricanes hit 11 3-pointers to bury Lee, while Michael Ullrich dropped 34 for the Eagles, Chase Doyle had 28 for Greylock, Pittsfield bounced back, Taconic snuffed out powerhouse West Springfield and McCann won on the road.
Led by Zoe Holmes and Keaghan Kline, the Spartans beat back Wahconah on the road. Taconic, also on the road, pulled out a thriller in a co-ed meet in New York.
The Associated Press tracks down some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals that were shared widely on social media.
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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.
