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Project Paycheck: Roberta Dus and Rick Callahan got their restaurant, Paddy’s Pub, through the worst of the pandemic. Then came the labor shortage — and a wholesale flight from the kitchen.
Larry Parnass
Investigations editor
A cold, partly cloudy week looms, with snow showers, some sunshine and temperatures remaining below normal.
The Annie Selke Companies 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 Selke Companies and Habitat for Humanity International.
Tony Dobrowolski
Business writer
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.
A school resource officer highlights the seven public safety measures the town's only recreational marijuana store will finance with money collected by the town.
Some 11th grade Mount Everett High School boys say that when they donned matching white tank tops for their yearbook photos this school year, they only were looking to display, in a silly, informal way, their camaraderie and that they meant no offense. But, when school officials saw the photos, they exercised their prerogative to determine that the photos “will not be usable.”
Berkshires residents across the county woke up to a layer of snow on the holiday weekend.
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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.
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…
BOSTON (AP) — Proposed regulations of autocycles will be on the schedule when Massachusetts state lawmakers hold a virtual public hearing Tuesday.
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — President Joe Biden appeared on the loose Friday in Nantucket.
The Hinsdale Lions Club's annual Christmas tree sale will open at noon Saturday, Nov. 27, at the Dalton VFW Pavilion, 366 East Housatonic St.
The North Adams Museum of History and Science located at the Holiday Inn, 40 Main St., returns to fall and winter hours beginning the week of Nov. 22.
Members of the Wahconah Regional High School Class of 1962 recently gathered at the school for a farewell photo prior to the demolition of the school building.
Beginning Friday, Nov. 19, the Melbourne Road Bridge will be restricted to one lane to accommodate upcoming repairs. One-lane thru traffic will be in effect until further notice.
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.
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.
Of the many dozens of bird books that I have read, skimmed, purchased or borrowed over 60 or so years, no one has inspired me more than Peter Cavanagh and his "100 Flying Birds."
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 Companies 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 Selke 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.
Lisanne Finston believes in the power of community. The New Jersey native's background in social work and the ministry led her to become executive director of Gould Farm in Monterey, the country's oldest residential therapeutic community for adults.
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.
