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After managing a small surplus for its hybrid 2021 season, plans are nearing completion at the Shakespeare & Company for a full slate of attractions next year.
A cold, partly cloudy week looms, with snow showers, some sunshine and temperatures remaining below normal.
On a bright snowy morning in Pittsfield, the city's small business engine was hard at work.
Francesca Paris
Data and public records reporter
Are you confused by the many spellings of Hanukkah? Berkshire Jewish experts offer some explanations for the Jewish holiday's many spelling variations.
Want to learn more about the plan to sell the Mohawk Theater? A special meeting Wednesday is for you
Anyone interested in the proposed sale of the Mohawk Theater has the opportunity to learn more and weigh in at a special meeting on Dec. 1.
Count Gov. Charlie Baker among the public officials who eagerly are awaiting answers to crucial questions about the latest COVID-19 mutant and whether it could alter the nature of the coronavirus pandemic and the public health response.
A Town Hall that is awash in strife.
In 2010, Stephen Sondheim, then almost 80 years old, took the stage at Williams College's Chapin Hall.
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Find out how hard the delta variant hit your town in Berkshire County with this graph.
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Put that turkey leg down and listen up! Today, we have to discuss your family’s upcoming holiday card.
Here’s the bad news: A surge in novel coronavirus cases tells us that this stubborn pandemic is still with us, much as we wish it weren’t.
A blatant electronic intrusion requires a firm set of precautions to enhance security while preserving legitimate participation.
QUINCY, Mass. (AP) — Sea turtle strandings on Cape Cod are picking up after a slow start to the season, experts at the New England Aquarium sa…
Count Gov. Charlie Baker among the public officials who eagerly are awaiting answers to crucial questions about the latest COVID-19 mutant and whether it could alter the nature of the coronavirus pandemic and the public health response.
BOSTON (AP) — Phil Saviano, clergy sex abuse survivor who helped expose decades of assaults by Roman Catholic priests, has died at 69.
MIDDLETON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts sheriff is requiring proof of coronavirus vaccination for all employees, vendors and contractors at th…
The sidewalk in front and around the perimeter of City Hall is undergoing construction Nov. 29 to Dec. 3.
Kenneth Gloss, a second-generation owner of the internationally known Brattle Book Shop in Boston, will discuss the value of old and rare books at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, via Zoom, for the Milne Public Library.
The Lebanon Valley Seniors' Christmas party featuring a family-style dinner with ham and turkey and all the fixings will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17, at the White Stone Cafe in Ghent.
Author Carolyn Kay Brancato will give a reading from her new book, "The Night Belongs to the Maquis: A World War II Novel," at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, at Richmond Congregational Church, Route 41.
Arts and Culture
If you weren't able to visit one of USA Today's 10 Best Public Holiday Lights Displays of 2020, you still have time to get tickets to see Winterlights at Naumkeag. But you'll have to hurry, tickets are almost sold out.
Are you confused by the many spellings of Hanukkah? Berkshire Jewish experts offer some explanations for the Jewish holiday's many spelling variations.
Music fans will have another chance to hear Wanda Houston sing on Dec. 4, when she appears with The Wanda Houston Band at Spencertown Academy Arts Center offering spirited covers of popular songs from Ella Fitzgerald’s hit “A Tisket, A Tasket" to Al Green.
A look at what's coming to cinemas this holiday season.
Anne Thompson will lead a tour of her "Trail Signs" at The Clark on Dec. 5.
Lenox, Mass. — In a world in which the click of a mouse can have anything from high-end cars to fast food delivered to your door, the global s…
Business
Staged Ryte, a home staging company, has moved into a new location in Ashley Falls that is big enough to hold the company's 10,000-plus pieces of furniture and accessories.
Tony Dobrowolski
Business writer
The Annie Selke Cos., of Pittsfield, donated $1 million worth of material to Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity last spring. That gift has led to a partnership between the companies and Habitat for Humanity International.
The labor shortage is one of the three most significant challenges to businesses today. One way to attract new workers is to be sure you create a workplace attractive enough to keep your current employees.
BENNINGTON, Vt. — Dr. David Record has joined the anesthesiology practice at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians.
Powder Report and Runner's High columnist Mike Walsh combined both worlds this past weekend, racing in the Thankful 5K on Saturday in downtown Pittsfield before heading to Bousquet to check out the Cranberry Jam, a rail jam hosted by Bousquet and The Garden.
Williams men fall to .500 after dropping a weekend hockey series to Oswego State in Williamstown.
In Episode 4 of the podcast 'Sully,' Tom Sullivan is remembered by a host of colleagues on the Northeastern New York PGA.
With deer hunting season set to open Monday morning in Massachusetts, Berkshire Woods and Waters columnist Gene Chague is trying to get some sleep while reminiscing of seasons past.
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 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
The Berkshire Eagle's annual business feature puts a spotlight on downtown renaissances in Berkshire County.
