Adams Select Board picks Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum president as new town administrator

ADAMS — The Select Board on Wednesday chose as its new town administrator a candidate who has put in plenty of miles in Northern Berkshire over the years, and not just in a car.With a vote of …

New coalition invites Neal to forum but might have to meet without him A new Western Massachusetts alliance will gather Friday to talk politics, though the guest of honor might not attend.As of Wednesday, members of the CD1 Progressive Coalition were still hoping that …

Blantyre: New amenities; different management

Making the Album with The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow

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LOCAL NEWS

Phyllis McGuire | A community is happy to have its library back in full swing WILLIAMSTOWN — I received good news in an email from the David and Joyce Milne Public Library in early February. "Our front door is open. The entire circulation area will be accessible soon." …

More turnover at Egremont Police Dept. with resignation of 10th officer in 2 years

Thomas Krens cleared to turn former Sleepy's into home base, showroom

Psychic consultant cleared to open on Ashland Street

Surviving the restaurant gauntlet: How 2 Lenox eateries serve up success in a tough business

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Drury girls defeat Greylock

Berkshire Products Sawmill in Sheffield

Mayor Tyer announces At Home in Pittsfield

Lenox boys defeat Greylock

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Dalton: CBRSD offers program for those without diploma

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Lenox: Library offering handwork program

Sheffield: Land Trust plans panel discussion

Stockbridge, Berkshire Chamber Players concert

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Pittsfield boys basketball D's up late to beat Wahconah in Dalton

DALTON — When it comes to a postseason tune-up, Wednesday night in Dalton had it all.Pittsfield and Wahconah, which will both await Western Massachusetts tournament seeds on Saturday, engaged …

Roundup: Taconic girls wrap regular basketball slate with road win

Drury girls basketball denies Mount Greylock postseason bid

Carpenter crosses 2,000 points, as Mount Everett girls basketball pushes by Lee

Lenox gets 40 points from brothers Steinman, clinches playoff berth over Mount Greylock

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Howard Herman | Designated Hitter

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: Examining UMass star Makar's spot in Minutemen all-time pantheon

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: New UMass football coach Walt Bell talks recruiting, weather and an uptempo pace

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: Breaking down the Patriots-Rams matchup

MIKE WALSH | THE POWDER REPORT

Mike Walsh | Powder Report: Preaching context in face of outrage towards Jiminy Peak

Mike Walsh | Powder Report: Berkshire East's skiing immaculate, and surrounding area quickly shaping up to be

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Letter: Retirement can be a tough adjustment To the editor: For many years I have been a member of retirement-online.com. We retirees listen and talk to each other. People in the U.S. and around the western world reveal to us their shock soon …

Letter: Adams should explore forming food co-op

Letter: Pittsfield should approve plastic bag ordinance

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Letter: Impressed with care given by Sweetbrook

Clellie Lynch: Golden owlets of 2019

Podcast | Don Morrison commentary: Life under the emergency

Francis Moriarty: Trump seeks a useful enemy

Robert F. Jakubowicz: Trump building wall on series of lies

Judy Waters: Pullman Porters' movement reached the Berkshires

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Our Opinion: Trump takes another step toward tyranny

Our Opinion: Green New Deal needs a tighter focus

Our Opinion: A cautionary tale from GE and Boston

Chan Lowe: The skills of yore are scarce this Yule

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Gypsy Lane Cabaret & Co. offers burlesque with a bit of cheek PITTSFIELD — At the 10x10 Upstreet Arts Festival, the annual 10-day revival of the Pittsfield arts scene during the dead of winter, Gypsy Layne Cabaret & Co.'s performances have contributed …

Da Vinci is on the move at the Berkshire Museum PITTSFIELD — To say that Leonardo da Vinci was a visionary is an understatement that nevertheless helps explain why, hundreds of years after his death, the world continues to discuss his …

Dump those winter blahs with a tuneful datenight

THURSDAYEDITOR'S PICKEnjoy an evening of bluegrass by Grant Gordy and the Brooklyn Acoustic Allstars, at Race Brook Lodge, 7 to 11 p.m., 864 South Undermountain Road, Sheffield. Race Brook previews: …

Kids in the kitchen: School vacation snacking

Bits & Bites: Library benefit, film and tea on tap this week

Akram Khan brings 'XENOS' to Williams College WILLIAMSTOWN — Akram Khan Company is scheduled to perform "XENOS," a portrait of an Indian dancer whose skilled body becomes an instrument of war, 8 p.m. Thursday at Williams College's '62 …

In Barrington Stage Company's '10X10 Plays,' good things do, indeed, come in small packages PITTSFIELD — L.H. Grant's "Double Entendre," the first of the 10 short plays in Barrington Stage Company's richly entertaining eighth edition of "The 10X10 Plays" is set, the playwright says, …

Indie rock fans find comfort in Car Seat Headrest

Thomas Christopher | Be-A-Better-Gardener: Cold Framing 101

Whitney Center for the Arts hosting special presentation of Eve Ensler's 'The Vagina Monologues'

Trust runs amok in 'Red Maple' at Capital Repertory Theatre

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ENTERTAINMENT

'Arctic' is not your average survival story

The premise for "Arctic " is so simple it's almost silly to describe: Stranded man tries to survive. It's also been done more than a few times in movies, so it's understandable if hearing that …

Film clips / Feb. 22-28 ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (PG-13)"Alita" tells the story of cyborg Alita (Rosa Salazar) who awakens without memory in a dystopic world where she's taken in by a compassionate father figure Dr. Dyson Ido …

New album: 'Varshons 2' from The Lemonheads

Five things to do if you're on a budget this week, Feb. 21-27

Chris Stapleton, Dan + Shay lead ACM nominations

THEATER

At Town Players of Pittsfield, 'New and Used' feels more shopworn and discarded PITTSFIELD — I'm not sure the world needs another stage adaptation of a Jane Austen work, especially "Pride and Prejudice," but we have one anyway thanks to Pacific Northwest playwright Gay …

Chester Theatre Company seiects first recipient of new-play initiative

WAM Theatre launching Elder Ensemble; members sought

Looking for love on Berkshire Theatre Group's stages this summer

Audiences take a spin with Shakespeare this weekend in Lenox

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