With nearby hydrant turned off, public lends a hand to quell Pittsfield fire

PITTSFIELD — A blaze tore through a multifamily home Thursday on Tyler Street, damaging a nearby building and sending heavy smoke into the air that was visible from more than a mile away.

Book helps kids make transition to kindergarten LEE — Transitioning from pre-K to kindergarten can be hard.So the Berkshire Museum and Berkshire Bank Foundation have teamed up, again, to make that move a little easier — and a bit more …

Pittsfield builder awaits court decision: Jail sentence or trial? SPRINGFIELD — One of Greylock Federal Credit Union's most famous borrowers will learn soon whether the government must prove he engaged in a $4 million conspiracy. U.S. District Court Judge …

The Herbalist: Cannabis Culture in Western Massachusetts

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LOCAL NEWS

Jury trial set for Egremont man who allegedly attacked officer during stop GREAT BARRINGTON — An Egremont man who allegedly tried to remove an officer's pistol from his holster during a scuffle is set to face a jury-of-six trial in the fall.Sonny Harvey, 36, was …

No contests in New Ashford election

Sandisfield rejects school costs, forcing towns to adopt new budget by July 1

Fraud Watch: Spring is in the air and fraud is blooming with the flowers

Murder charge dropped against one suspect in Asiyanna Jones killing

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PHOTO GALLERIES

Fire at 664-662 Tyler Street

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Pittsfield: Civitan Club raffles at Sun's opening game

Pittsfield: Dementia-friendly happy hour

Great Barrington: Democrats to elect convention delegates

Pittsfield: Water quality monitors needed

Pittsfield: Dementia education for family caregivers

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Deficiencies, abuses, impending closure at Sweet Brook nursing home Since summer of 2017, the Sweet Brook Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has been cited by the state Department of Public Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services for a laundry list …

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: A county full of winners

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: From Churchill Downs to NBA referees, and Red Sox catch a 2nd wind

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: Forslund doesn't view himself as homer during national hockey broadcasts

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Gene Chague | Berkshire Woods and Waters: Great turnout at the Wild Acres youth fishing derby

Gene Chague | Berkshire Woods and Waters: A bittersweet youth turkey hunting day

LOCAL SPORTS

Lee softball escapes Lenox with 7-6, comeback win

LENOX — The Lenox and Lee softball teams roster arguably the two youngest cores in Berkshire County and the goal for 2019 has been a simple one — growth.Since coming together two months …

Roundup: Lenox baseball gets grand slam from Fielding to power by Putnam

Pittsfield natives Shepard, Cimini head west for USGA 4-Ball Championship

College Notebook: Locals lead Herkimer teams to playoffs; Ephs drop World Series opener

Ross, Tayi, Nda among top seeds at Western/Central Massachusetts Track & Field championships this weekend

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PUZZLES AND GAMES

Opinion

Letters

Letter: Lobster tale reveals consequences of warming To the editor:Due to climate change, the temperature in the Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99 percent of the rest of the world's oceans, according to Earth and Space Science News, and has had …

Letter: '29' Who Shine' marred by PC gospel music ban

Podcast | Don Morrison commentary: Smooted and Hawleyed

Podcast | Don Morrison commentary: Thank You, Mr. Hooper

Podcast | Don Morrison commentary: Good people on both sides

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Our Opinion

Our Opinion: Unclogged roadways give Berkshires 'status'

Boston traffic is bad. That's not news. What is news is that the unpredictable nature of its traffic heightens its badness. In Berkshire County, traffic is neither bad nor unpredictable. A selling …

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Columnists

Dalton Delan | The Unspin Room: Violence a turnoff?: Then turn it off

Leonard Quart | Letter From New York: Pulitzer critical to establishing journalism as a bulwark of freedom

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Columnists

Clellie Lynch: A week in Prague

H. Patricia Hynes: They are here because we were there

Donald Morrison: Don't smoot the economy

Tom Gerety: The Constitutional stress test

Long odds for Great Barrington horse racing

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Berkshire Landscapes

Big Things from a 'Tiny Desk' NORTH ADAMS — NPR's "Tiny Desk" videos hold a lot of weight in the music world. Staged behind the work space of "All Songs Considered" host Bob Boilen, these cramped concerts include eclectic …

'A classic summertime drink' This weekend will be filled with Memorial Day celebrations — the unofficial start of summer in New England (the official start is Friday, June 21) — and Saturday is National Wine Day. …

After depression and grief, Paul Graubard's paintings, collages celebrate the light LENOX — Paul Graubard has endured enough darkness in his life. Art provides him with an opportunity to revel in the light."I laugh a lot at my own paintings," Graubard said at his home studio …

Conversations lead to deeper connections between descendants

Shaping the exhibition

Follow Leslie Ferrin on social media and you'll notice that she rarely sits still. One day, she's sharing images of new ceramic works at gallery openings in New York City. The next day, she might be …

Margaret Button | Kitchen Comfort: Time to get ready for summer!

I can't believe this weekend is Memorial Day weekend. Summer has finally arrived ... well, unofficially until June 21. Time to get my act together and prepare for it.The first thing on my Memorial …

This is the story of the songwriter behind 'Story of a Girl' NORTH ADAMS — "This isssssss the story of a girl."Nine Days' "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" opens with one of the most recognizable hooks in recent rock history because, really, how else could …

The story of one-man's resistance

Berkshire Theatre Group goes for broke with Edward Albee's "The Goat, or, Who is Sylvia?"

Escher Quartet, gala bring Close Encounters With Music season to a close

Thom Smith | NatureWatch: Everything you need to know about visiting Mount Greylock

Datenight fun for a holiday weekend

Five things to do if you're on a budget this week

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ENTERTAINMENT

This 'Aladdin" is closer to 'The Mummy' than to 'Frozen'

It's pretty clear after watching the new live-action "Aladdin" that doubts about Will Smith's casting as the Genie are overblown. It's the guy behind the camera who should be doubted. And stuffed …

'Booksmart' blows the teen comedy genre wide open

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PEOPLE: Daniel Craig sustains ankle injury on James Bond set; director Christopher Nolan's new film gets a title; Jake Black, 'Sopranos' theme co-writer and co-founder of Alabama 3, dies

Generation X-era series, 'Party of Five,' takes on new meaning in reboot

THEATER

Auditions slated for WTF community production WILLIAMSTOWN — Auditions for Williamstown Theatre Festival's 2019 Community Works production, "Summer's Soldier!" are slated this weekend in Williamstown and Pittsfield.Saturday auditions are …

Mac-Haydn's 2019 season begins Thursday with 'Camelot'

Barrington Public Theater bows in mid-June

Shakespeare & Company launching new season with Kenneth Lonergan's 'The Waverly Gallery'

Look for 'fun, with teeth' this summer at Shakespeare & Company

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