Mud warriors make surgical strikes with crushed stone

SAVOY — The call from a household on New State Road was desperate: Could you just shut our road down?That was one resident's prescription for deepening mud. Bill Drosehn and his crew at the …

Fatal Lake Onota Village fire leaves a community `devastated' PITTSFIELD — Herika Carvalho-Galusha said she awoke to the sound of screams early Saturday morning.The fire from her neighbor's trailer crackled loudly, blazing red in between her window …

Brooklyn chocolatier eyes space in Berkshire Mall to grow marijuana LANESBOROUGH — A New York City-based chocolatier is eyeing the former J.C. Penney space at the Berkshire Mall as the possible home for a marijuana cultivation and manufacturing facility.The …

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Pittsfield garage demolition could mean parking squeeze The Berkshire EaglePITTSFIELD — Parking in the downtown is going to be a bit more challenging come next week.The city on Tuesday announced work will begin Monday to prepare the demolition of …

Pittsfield man found guilty of cocaine possession, but not intent to distribute

No bail for Pittsfield man charged with raping, beating woman with oxygen tank

'Eulogy for my beloved home': Fire razes 200-year-old farmhouse in Southfield

DA believes Karpinski killed family before setting fire to their Sheffield home

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Pittsfield: Boys and Girls Club sets fundraiser

Lenox: Town scholarship deadline announced

County Fare: Program serves up tennis refresher for Berkshire gym teachers

Lenox: Garden symposium registration open

Dalton: Preschool slates open house events

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UMass football team opens spring practices under new coach Walt Bell

AMHERST — The Walt Bell era began another new chapter on Tuesday with the first day of spring practice for the University of Massachusetts.What was it like?"It was fast, but it was like an …

Roundup: MCLA baseball picks up win in Florida

Berkshire County Sports Notes, March 20: Local basketball teams claim tournament wins

2-time defending Western Mass. champion Taconic baseball back to work in gym

Steinman, Guachione continue St. Anselm's ride to NCAA D-II Elite 8

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Howard Herman | Designated Hitter

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: Hoosac Valley team snaps all sorts of streaks in monumental win

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: Taconic boys, girls teams reaching Western Mass. finals creates special atmosphere for school

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: Berkshire County hoop teams upping intensity, excitement for Western Mass. title runs

MIKE WALSH | THE POWDER REPORT

Mike Walsh | Powder Report: Gettin' Sendy and sociable with spring time riding

Mike Walsh | Powder Report: Terrain parks at local mountains feature plenty to shred

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Letter: Trump 's dangerous love for murderous dictators To the editor:Donald Trump was in the real estate business before becoming president. To do well in real estate, he had to build personal connections with his potential buyers. He thinks what worked …

Letter: Civitan Club hosts benefit soupfest

Letter: "Lillian' a must-see play

Letter: Response to writer's Wahconah project concerns

Letter: Trump has done us an unwitting favor

Francis Moriarty: China's difficult struggles with its collective memory

Michael Gerson: Republicans have made a Faustian pact with Trump

Dana Milbank: What happens when corporations run the government

Carole Owens: Judiciary power is a double-edged sword

The Pun Also Rises | It's time for March Badness

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Our Opinion: Lenox should move forward on affordable housing

Chan Lowe: The skills of yore are scarce this Yule

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Pantry Staples: What can't you live without? There are some things chefs — home and professional — always have in their pantries. All good cooks know the power of a well-stocked pantry. Being able to adjust ingredients and improvise …

Riding the wave between landscapes and abstraction ADAMS — When artist Henry Klein arrived in the Berkshires in 1991, he was primarily focused on creating abstract paintings based on waves. "I first came to the Berkshires to do this kind of …

Robin Anish | Welcome spring with lemony braised chicken

Soon to come ... pussy willows and crocuses, daffodils and tulips, with violets, lilacs and dandelions not far behind.Welcome spring!You've heard the term "a spring chicken" as in a young person or …

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When it comes to classical ballet, the all-male Trocks are en pointe NORTH ADAMS — In tutus, toe shoes and stage makeup, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo dancers look gorgeous and work hard. Bodies are muscular, broad shouldered and tall, with unapologetic …

GhostLit Rep slates auditions, sets season PITTSFIELD — GhostLit Repertory Theatre Company has scheduled auditions April 7 for its June production of "Peter and the Starcatcher," adapted for the stage by Rick Elice (book) and Wayne …

Close Encounters With Music features Russian cello/piano sonatas Saturday

Thom Smith | NatureWatch: Are owls acting strangely this year?

'We take a pub on tour'

Hands say everything in Hubbard Hall's 'I Am My Own Wife'

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ENTERTAINMENT

Andre Williams, co-wrote 'Shake A Tail Feather,' dies

DETROIT — Andre Williams, an R&B singer and songwriter who co-wrote "Shake A Tail Feather" and performed across musical genres, died. He was 82.Williams' manager and musical director, Kenn …

People: Anderson Cooper has a two-book deal Anderson Cooper has a two-book dealAnderson Cooper has a two-book deal and plans to collaborate with historian-novelist Katherine Howe.Harper announced Tuesday the 51-year-old CNN anchor and "60 …

'Captain Marvel' holds grip atop box office

Fans honor Ginsburg's birthday with exercise

People: Tyson returns to TV after misconduct probe

THEATER

Playwright Lillian Hellman has her say in one-person play at Whitney Center for the Arts PITTSFIELD — Playwright-screenwriter-memoirist Lillian Hellman reportedly could be tough, witty, outspoken; heroic to some, self-serving and disingenuous to others."(Lillian Hellman) seems to …

A commedia 'Rapunzel' heading to Barrington Stage Company

Curtain goes up in May on three-day theater festival in Great Barrington

WAM's 'Ann' heading for DC, Dallas

One actor is his own ensemble in prize-winning drama at Hubbard Hall

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