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Robin Helfand has an extensive background in marketing, which has served her well as the owner and operator of Robin's Candy Shop in Great Barrington.
Tony Dobrowolski
Business writer
PROJECT PAYCHECK: Child care centers in the Berkshires are fighting to hold it together, one positive COVID-19 test and one teacher resignation after another. By all accounts, the pandemic has steamrolled a stressed early-education system in Massachusetts. “It’s been difficult not being able to work because I can’t find child care for my daughter," said one Berkshire County mother. She's not alone.
Larry Parnass
Investigations editor
Memorable blizzards, nor'easters and snowstorms, from 1888 to the present, in the Berkshires.
Jennifer Huberdeau
Features Editor
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A new Taco Bell restaurant will open Wednesday morning at 1101 Dalton Ave. in Pittsfield.
Massachusetts schools this week will be able to sign up to receive at-home rapid COVID-19 tests for weekly use by their students and staff, and those that choose to do so will stop contact tracing and participating in the "test-and-stay" program that allows close contacts to stay in the clas…
Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston branch of the NAACP, launched her campaign for secretary of state Tuesday morning.
Over the next two months, Republican and Democrat voters in cities and across Massachusetts will gather to select thousands of delegates for each party's election-year conventions.
Two Pittsfield animal shelters are benefiting from the Betty White Challenge, the national movement to raise awareness and money for care of animals.
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Joe Biden was Barack Obama’s vice president. His Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, was Obama’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve. The director …
Dismantling the Christmas tree is one of those onerous but orderly tasks that creates a certain satisfaction and a kindling of memories as each thing is tucked away. And then, it's lunch for the goats.
How did the automobile highway Route 2 from Williamstown to Charlemont, in historically Mohican territory, get to be called the Mohawk Trail?
The anniversary of the Capitol insurrection was Jan. 6, and Nancy Pelosi chose to mark the gravity of the day by having everyone at the Capito…
Massachusetts schools this week will be able to sign up to receive at-home rapid COVID-19 tests for weekly use by their students and staff, an…
Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston branch of the NAACP, launched her campaign for secretary of state Tuesday morning.
Over the next two months, Republican and Democrat voters in cities and across Massachusetts will gather to select thousands of delegates for each party's election-year conventions.
When a panel of lawmakers, experts and correction officials combed through data from county sheriffs in Massachusetts, they found rates of men…
Wahconah Regional High School will conduct a special orientation program for incoming Grade 9 students and parents at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan 26, in the school auditorium.
Students in the Taconic Hills High School’s Science Research Program will share the culmination of three years of intensive research work at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at the Roeliff Jansen Community Library.
The 2022 annual town census has been mailed to all town residents.
The Williams College Center for Learning in Action is hosting a mitten drive for local elementary school students.
Investigating a serial killer became "a serial obsession" for Josh Hallmark, the host of True Crime Bullsh** and a North Adams resident.
Wondering to do with all of those Brussels sprouts that are around?
Yes, you can deep-fry them, roast them, boil them with butter or just avoid them. But have you tried them with a ginger and cream sauce?
At the start of the new year, there are a ton of books out there to help start and guide you on your journey. Here are three recently released books aimed at helping you create a "healthier you" by encouraging acts of gratitude, self-healing and self-care.
At the Williams College Museum of Art, the exhibit "Repro Japan: Technologies of Popular Visual Culture" examines how the rise of visual culture, mass produced and consumed en masse, during Japan's Edo period has and continues to influence its popular visual culture, from manga and anime to cosplay and subcultural fashion.
In their first appearance at Dewey Hall as the duo Eloise & Co., accordionist Rachel Bell and fiddler Becky Tracy, on Saturday, Jan. 22, will perform a spirited blend of dance music anchored in the French balfolk tradition, mixed with contemporary compositions informed by historic airs.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — While the latest U.S. Census data shows that thousands are flocking to big cities like Seattle, Fort Worth and Denver, for…
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Shire Donuts' homemade doughnuts have been such a hit in Adams that owners Heather and Jeff King are planning to open a second store, in Dalton.
Tony Dobrowolski
Business writer
A new Taco Bell restaurant will open Wednesday morning at 1101 Dalton Ave. in Pittsfield.
PROJECT PAYCHECK: Child care centers in the Berkshires are fighting to hold it together, one positive COVID-19 test and one teacher resignation after another. By all accounts, the pandemic has steamrolled a stressed early-education system in Massachusetts. “It’s been difficult not being able to work because I can’t find child care for my daughter," said one Berkshire County mother. She's not alone.
PITTSFIELD — Josh Cutler has been named cash management officer of Pittsfield Cooperative Bank. In this role, Cutler will develop and provide effective cash-management solutions for the bank’s commercial clients.
The Hurricanes forced 26 turnovers on Monday night at Mount Greylock, turning the game into a track meet in which Carson Meczywor scored 26 points to lead Hoosac Valley to victory.
The Williams College men have moved up to No. 20 in this week's D3hoops.com men's basketball Top 25.
HOLYOKE — The Pope Francis girls ice hockey team racked up four goals in the first period and finished off visiting Oakmont 6-0 on Saturday.
WILLIAMSTOWN — Those two losses to start the season are starting to dim in the rearview for a Mount Greylock boys basketball team that won for…
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 2021
The best of the best of Berkshire County, chosen by Berkshire Eagle readers.
1Berkshire presents the official guide to the 65th Annual Fall Foliage Parade.
News, information and resources geared towards senior citizens and their caregivers, in the Berkshires and beyond
The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires presents the 2021 Berkshire Nonprofit Awards
