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Sunday will be the nicest day of the upcoming week, followed by three days of clouds and showers. Then, a warmup and a return of sunshine are likely late in the week and into next weekend.
A mistrial was declared Friday in the murder trail of the Bronx man accused of fatally shooting David Green Jr. in 2018.
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The Pittsfield City Council voted Thursday to approve water and sewer rates for the coming fiscal year, effectively raising the rates by 12 percent and 24 percent respectively.
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Students at the William Stickney Pittsfield Adult Learning Center come for a variety of reasons, but leave largely with the same lesson: that they are capable of whatever they want to do. The extra support makes all the difference.
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Father's Day is June 18. Honor the father-figure in your life by sharing a funny story, some good advice or simply why your dad is the best dad of them all.
What's going on in Housatonic these days? There's a renaissance happening in this "sleepy" village, say residents.
With so many parts of our life being reimagined after the pandemic, we're revving up this much-beloved cultural guide, while reimagining Berkshires Week for your mobile device and the way you live today. We're excited for you to visit BerkshiresWeek.com.
Hanging from the walls and ceiling were pieces of butterfly artwork by sixth graders. That’s not unusual, but the swastika emblems on the artwork was something different.
A Dalton man accused of drunken driving in 2021 was supposed to stay out of trouble if he wanted to stay a free man. But then, he was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence again, this time causing a crash that killed 85-year-old John Cicchetti.
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The Geneva Conventions explicitly ban targeting dams in war because of the danger to civilians. But Russia seems to add this to its scorched-earth tactics in eastern Ukraine.
A recent Eagle report delves into how the Berkshire District Attorney approaches low-level drug crimes compared to his predecessor. Those diff…
As we enter another presidential campaign cycle, we should heed the words about words from former U.S. presidents, counsels columnist Curtis Honeycutt. Pay attention to what candidates say and measure them against what they have done.
We suffer from the aspirations of a nation of great expectations. It is a midlife existential crisis when we face decrepitude and decline of democracy. We idolize tyrants, thieves and thespians. Failing to find peace in ourselves, we look to others to save or complete us.
The Massachusetts Senate unveiled a long-awaited $590 million tax relief proposal Thursday as the Democratic-led Senate and House, and Democratic Gov. Maura Healey, work to come up with a final tax-cutting plan. The Senate proposal would increase the rental deduction cap from $3,000 to $4,000, increase the child and dependent tax credit from $180 to $310 per child or dependent and bump up the earned income tax credit from 30% to 40% of the federal credit. The Senate, like the House, would also raise the state’s estate tax threshold from $1 million to $2 million. The Senate is expected to debate the bill next week.
The prosecutor in the murder trial of a man charged with killing a Massachusetts police officer and an innocent bystander nearly five years ago told jurors in opening statements that the suspect acted with deliberation when he used the officer’s own gun to shoot him multiple times. The defense, however, on Thursday described a defendant who has spent years struggling with mental illness made worse by frequent marijuana use. Emanuel Lopes faces 11 charges in all, including two counts of murder, in connection with the killings of Weymouth police Sgt. Michael Chesna, a veteran and married father of two, and bystander Vera Adams, a 77-year-old widow, on July 15, 2018.
A growing number of states are decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips, seeking to protect people who use drugs from unwitting exposure to the highly potent synthetic opioid ravaging the U.S. with overdose deaths. The strips have the support of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a way to help prevent fentanyl overdoses. But the strips are still technically illegal in some states under drug paraphernalia laws dating back decades. Now at least 20 states, including Ohio, Mississippi and Pennsylvania just this year, have legalized the test strips in a bid to combat rising deaths from the ever-present opioid crisis.
The Lenox Memorial High School quiz team will compete in the semifinals of "As Schools Match Wits" on Saturday, June 10.
Berkshire Community College announces a full slate of orientation sessions for new students over the coming months. All accepted students are invited to attend.
Fairview Hospital is bringing back its free summer health education series for the community from June 13 to 20.
The Select Board will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, to set priorities for the coming 2024 fiscal year.
“The Nether,” which is being given an earnest, if unilluminating and considerably less than satisfying production at Ghent Playhouse, runs through June 18.
The first of three exhibits chronicling the history of the Berkshire Museum, from its founding by Zenas Crane in 1903 to the present, opens on June 17.
Small private galleries have the ability to offer up new works by contemporary artists, big and small, well-known and unknown. Here in the Berkshires, we have a vast variety of galleries offering up artists working in a multitude of mediums. Offered here is a just a sampling of shows being offered by small art galleries in June.
"Romance & Nature: Art of the Hudson River School," highlighting works from the Berkshire Museum's permanent collection, is on view through Oct. 1.
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Any company that can wag the flag of AI in front of the bull's face has seen its stock price soar, but investors should be warned that there are a lot of companies that are claiming to be in the forefront of AI when they are not.
Christina Rivera has joined Berkshire Welco, also known as The Pass Berkshires, as head of wholesale strategy and market development
Edward Schumann has been promoted to vice president, compliance, and Lisa Lawler to assistant vice president, portfolio manager at Pittsfield Cooperative Bank.
Angela Elzner of Berkshire Money Management has successfully completed the Series 65 exam, and is now licensed to provide investment advice and analysis.
It has been six years since Monument Mountain graduate Bobby Kinne first joined the Tampa Bay Rays organization. The Eagle caught up with the Coordinator of Major League Operations last weekend at Fenway Park.
Eagle sports columnist Howard Herman looks at how the hockey coaching tree at Williams College is sprouting another branch as one-time assistant Dana Borges has a new Division I job. He's taking what he learned under Bill Kangas to Arizona State.
Gene Chague: MassWildlife survey shows most brown trout in the Deerfield River are wild, not stocked
In this week's Berkshire Woods and Waters, Gene Chague talks trout in the Deerfield River, changes to goose hunting season, and some upcoming courses, classes and fishing events like Carp Palooza on June 24.
The Wild Goose Chase returns to the Housatonic River on Saturday, and will be followed by the annual Chocolate and Cookie Bowl races later this summer.
The Associated Press tracks down some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals that were shared widely on social media.