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As a lawsuit against several Pittsfield city officials continues to wage on, a discussion about the potential health impacts of cell tower emissions returned to City Council this week. Councilors overwhelmingly called for state and federal leaders to push for a reevaluation of the FCC standards relating to cell towers.
A tip led animal cruelty investigators to this East Road property in West Stockbridge where people told The Eagle the horses have gone with a lack of shelter, proper food and care. Some are sick and limping.
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It’s “business as usual” at his two operating restaurants in Lenox, the Olde Heritage and Firefly. The outcome for the rest of the properties remains to be seen.
About seven months after a change at a dangerous intersection, traffic so far seems to be smoother.
Greta Jochem
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Officials from the Mexican consulate in Boston made their annual visit to Pittsfield Saturday to help Berkshire residents sort out passport and visa issues.
The driver of a Lincoln Navigator was taken to Berkshire Medical Center for treatment Saturday after the vehicle split a telephone pole in half on East Otis Road, causing police to shut down part of the road.
It is not clear why the aircraft turned over, but a pilot who flies out of the airport noted that recent wind gusts may have loosened or unhooked its tie-down straps.
Members of the Planning Board have heard emotional appeals, from Amy Brentano and her supporters, in favor of granting a permit for live music. They’ve heard equally emotional accounts of the harm that loud, amplified music has had on neighbor Truc Nguyen and her business, Truc’s Orient Express. A fifth hearing comes Monday.
In the coming days and weeks, Michelle Petricca will be out and about talking to readers, advertisers and people interested about The B magazine and her vision for it.
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When looking for indicators about our region’s economic future, one might not immediately think of how much local ski resorts have spent on their snow guns. As we drop into the season, though, the investments that ski areas across the Berkshires have pumped into their operations are eye-catching — and not just for those itching to hit the slopes.
Crossing the Gulf of Dnipro in inflatable speedboats, Ukrainian special forces are fighting to reopen Ukraine’s river gate to the Black Sea, a…
On Nov. 2, All Souls Day, I came very close to dying. My brush with death occurred while bagging leaves beneath our massive, 200-year-old sugar maple. Taking a short break, I went indoors and grabbed a fistful of peanuts. When I returned to my task, I found a dead limb — five feet long and weighing more than 40 pounds — lying directly across the pile of leaves where I’d been working.
A pandemic-inspired chore of gathering family yearbooks reveals a collection of 65 of them, spanning almost 100 years. But what purpose do they still serve?
An American service member who survived the notorious Bataan Death March during World War II but later died in a Japanese prisoner of war camp has finally been accounted for. Military officials announced Friday that the remains of Army Air Forces Pvt. Joseph E. Lescaut, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, were identified in August using mitochondrial DNA analysis as well as dental and anthropological analysis and circumstantial evidence. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency says Lescaut was reported captured in the Philippines in 1942. After the 65-mile forced march, he died in July 1942. Lescaut will now be buried in Arlington National Cemetery at a date to be determined.
Rhode Island has become the latest state to allow recreational marijuana sales. Customers started lining up to buy recreational marijuana in the state early Thursday morning, a little more than six months after Gov. Dan McKee signed legislation permitting such sales to people 21 and older. Five stores are currently allowed to sell recreational cannabis products, but the state could eventually have dozens more. They are in Central Falls, Providence, Pawtucket, Portsmouth and Warwick. All five stores had already been selling medical marijuana. The co-owner of Mother Earth Wellness in Pawtucket said the store opened earlier than normal on Thursday and business has been brisk.
A 21-year-old Vermont man is facing federal charges that he purchased a handgun that was found less than 24-hours later at the scene of a shootout in Springfield, Massachusetts, that resulted in the deaths of two men. Prosecutors say that Cameron Yee, of South Burlington, was arrested Tuesday. He appeared in court Wednesday where he pleaded not guilty. Court documents say Yee was paid $2,000 by a man he knew as “Jay" to buy a .40 caliber handgun and that Yee knew Jay was involved in a dispute with another man. Prosecutors did not specifically say if the man who was killed was Jay. Yee's attorney declined comment.
New York congressman Hakeem Jeffries has been elected House Democratic leader and will become in the new year the first Black American to lead a major political party in Congress. Democrats met Wednesday behind closed doors for the internal party elections as Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her team step aside. House Democrats are ushering in a new generation of leaders. The 52-year-old Jeffries has vowed to “get things done,” even after Republicans won control of the chamber and relegate Democrats to the minority party in January. The trio led by Jeffries includes 59-year-old Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts as the Democratic whip and 43-year-old Rep. Pete Aguilar of California as caucus chairman.
In celebration of the holiday season, the city has announced this year’s free parking schedule.
Images Cinema will present Music in Movies: Roomful of Teeth, Carter Burwell and "Catherine Called Birdy," a fundraising event, on Tuesday, Dec. 6.
The Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts has received a $25,000 Catalyst Grant from the Women’s Foundation of Boston.
Berkshire Environmental Action Team will lead a free winter tree identification walk on Saturday, Dec. 10, in Springside Park
On Dec. 10 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Stockbridge and again on Dec. 11 at Trinity Lime Rock Episcopal Church in Lakeville, Conn., Crescendo Chorus will perform “Resonet In Laudibus — Resounding Joyful Praises", an hour-long program.
The Clark Art Institute is offering free admission for all visitors from January through March of 2023. The “Free for Three” program is part of the art museum’s ongoing effort to expand awareness of its offerings and to welcome new visitors.
A new show, "Eloise and More: The Life and Art of Hilary Knight," at the Norman Rockwell Museum, takes a deep dive into the career of the illustrator who gave us the precocious Eloise.
"Home for the Holidays," featuring performances by Wanda Houston, Billy Keane, and Grammy-nominated Matt Cusson, is a benefit concert for the Berkshire Music School and Music in Common, parent organization of the Black Legacy Project.
Berkshire Theatre Group's early summer season includes “contact,” a Tony Award-winning dance musical; “What the Constitution Means to Me,” a co-production with WAM Theatre; “Photograph 51,”; and the world premiere of “The Smile of Her,” by Christine Lahti. Tickets go on sale Dec. 2.
“Oh! It smells so good in here! What is that!?” That’s the exclamation we hear most behind the counter at the country store when folks step ov…
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Team Auto Group, the new owners of Pittsfield's Nissan dealership, arrived in the Berkshires Thursday to assess their new acquisition.
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George Bain and Robyn Phillips-Pendleton were recently elected to the Norman Rockwell Museum’s board of trustees
Sarah Blexrud has joined the Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires in the senior position of director of operations, while Laurie Werner and Katherine Grubbs have joined the organization's board.
Barbara Krauthamer of Amherst, who once served in a leadership role with the Berkshire County Conference of Women Historians, was recently appointed to the governing council of the Massachusetts Cultural Council by Governor Charlie Baker.
Williams College's bid for its first NCAA Division III men's soccer national championship came up short Saturday, as the Ephs lost to the University of Chicago.
In a Bay State basketball classic Friday night in Boston, the Minutemen came all the way back to drop Harvard and improve to 6-1.
The Eagle's Lauren Stevens takes you through the Old Military Road trail in Vermont.
The Eagle's Gene Chague talks about prescribed forest burns, conservation efforts and the new hunting season.
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
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.
The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires presents the 2022 Berkshire Nonprofit Awards
