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Captain Ahab, a 40-pound wooden lawn ornament, has gone on many adventures with his caretaker, Geeg Wiles, of North Adams. The latest? A trip to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.
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“It’s awful, just terrible,” said Thomas Moore, owner of Williamstown tree service The Tree Guy. “We’re losing trees like crazy. It’s like a perfect storm.”
Dick Dassatti is a local celebrity. He can’t walk through downtown without stopping to chat with friends three or four times. It’s like he is the mayor, but he’s not. He’s something better: He’s been a mail carrier on the same route for 36 years, until his retirement last week.
Allco Renewable Energy and its two partner companies want a second curb cut to reach property it purchased, most of it in a residential zone. But the town’s zoning board is skeptical, since the company’s leaders claim the site is for agricultural use.
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The two Democrats running for Berkshire County sheriff participated Wednesday in a forum ahead of the first contested election in over a decade.
A restaurateur aims to redevelop the inn and turn it into a "comfortable, modern dining and lodging experience” called the Heirloom Lodge.
Supporters of an initiative aimed at improving access to dental care pitched the measure in Boston Common on Wednesday before dropping off the signatures required to get the question on the ballot.
Christopher Lovett, 39, is charged with four counts of providing harmful or obscene matter to minors and one count of distributing obscene matter.
Pittsfield celebrates its "sisterhood" with the Irish city of Ballina, ahead of 2023, which will mark the 25th anniversary.
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A new omicron subvariant is spreading rapidly, with risks especially high for non-boosted or single-boosted people.
“Remarkably normal” might sound like an oxymoron. Amid the fanfare of Pittsfield’s Fourth of July Parade, though, that description from one pa…
We’re having a heat wave, a tropical heat wave. Also a temperate heat wave and an Arctic heat wave, with temperatures reaching the high 80s in…
It doesn’t matter to me when a woman somewhere in the United States decides she’s going to have a baby. It does matter to me that she thinks it’s any of her business whether I’m having a baby.
Supporters of an initiative aimed at improving access to dental care pitched the measure in Boston Common on Wednesday before dropping off the signatures required to get the question on the ballot.
Law enforcement agencies did not have intelligence ahead of time about a white supremacist organization's plans to march through downtown Boston over the holiday weekend, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Tuesday as local, state and federal officials urged residents to remain vigilant about radicalization in their communities.
During its first session of the final month of serious legislating, the Massachusetts Senate on Tuesday released and passed a bill further extending some pandemic-era policies.
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a fisherman believed to have fallen overboard from a fishing trawler near Marth's Vineyard. Crewmates of the man contacted the Coast Guard early Friday morning after he disappeared from the Susan Rose, a 77-foot-long fishing vessel based in Point Judith, R.I. Coast Guard cutters and aircraft searched for the man on Friday and Saturday morning in the waters between New Bedford and Martha's Vineyard. On Saturday afternoon the Coast Guard announced it had suspended the search. The missing 54-year-old fisherman has not been identified.
The Becket Arts Center will celebrate the life and legacy of the late Becket artist and art historian Stanley Marcus with a sculpture dedication and reception on Saturday, July 9. Later, singer-songwriter Cliff Eberhardt will perform on the lawn.
The Pittsfield Parade Committee has raised a total of $60,893 toward its goal of $85,000. The latest gifts total $5,885.
The public is invited to attend the Stephentown Historical Society's summer picnic on Sunday, July 10, at the Stephentown Heritage Center.
Williamstown Rural Lands is hosting a tour and lessons in micro-scale farming on Sunday, July 10, at Bigfoot Farm with farmer Brian Cole.
This week, NatureWatch columnist Thom Smith answers questions about American goldfinches and cowbirds.
STOCKBRIDGE — Dreams die hard in playwright Tara L. Wilson Noth’s “B.R.O.K.E.N. code B.I.R.D. switching.” Figuratively speaking, the shards of…
Captain Ahab, a 40-pound wooden lawn ornament, has gone on many adventures with his caretaker, Geeg Wiles, of North Adams. The latest? A trip to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Tanglewood's first official concert of the season opens 8 p.m., Friday, July 8, in the Koussevitzky Music Shed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by its superb music director, Andris Nelsons, and featuring two soloists.
Ethereal yet somehow earthy, it was unlike any lentil soup we’d ever had — orange and slightly tangy. We were left curious about its flavor. It turned out the secret ingredient was apricots, the national fruit of Armenia.
You know the joke: there are no guarantees in life except death and taxes. But while there’s no getting out of your annual obligations to the …
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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Heather Swistak describes how she became a dental hygienist and why she likes the profession so much.
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The Associated Industries of Massachusetts Business Confidence Index fell 3.9 points in June to 50.8, its lowest number since December 2020, and just a shade outside of optimistic territory.
Shakespeare & Company will host a one-week professional development workshop for teachers from July 11 through July 16 at the company’s Lenox campus.
ExtraSpecialTeas, a teahouse that employs adults with special needs, is planning to open an outdoor event and dining space at its new location in Housatonic.
Pittsfield National opens the District I Don Gleason 10-12 Little League tournament with a win over Dalton-Hinsdale
ADAMS — The scoreboard got quite the workout during the first game of a Little League doubleheader on Wednesday night.
Tim Cianciolo struck out 12 Worcester batters on Wednesday, setting a Pittsfield team record and the Suns beat Worcester for their second straight victory.
Pittsfield American opened District I Little League Tournament play with a run-rule victory over host Adams-Cheshire.
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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The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires presents the 2022 Berkshire Nonprofit Awards
A tribute to those we have lost, December 2021 - February 2022.
Prepare for the long-term with The Berkshire Eagle’s annual guide to financial readiness and life planning.
