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No dice for return of craps, roulette at Mass. casinos

Documenting a pandemic response: Boyd Technologies subject of film series

North Adams School Committee taps Daunis to fill seat vacated by Moulton

Pittsfield sends out thousands of mail-in, absentee ballots

Alex Morse backers in Berkshires largely hold firm on support

Mass. outlines guidance for school, amateur sports

Thom Smith | NatureWatch: Even a tropical storm can't take down King Elmer

2 families now have houses to call home through Habitat for Humanity building blitz

PITTSFIELD — Leah O'Keefe, 8, stepped with joy into what is her new bedroom, after years in a cramped Pittsfield apartment with no safe place outside to play. "I have two windows to myself," …

Pittsfield to equip all students with laptops during remote-learning start to year PITTSFIELD — The Pittsfield Public Schools district will provide laptops to all students, after an announcement to families Friday of its plan to begin the school year remotely, while …

Notification glitch derails Lenox hearing on proposed marijuana shop LENOX — It was supposed to be the town's first in-person public hearing in the coronavirus pandemic era, but Wednesday's scheduled Zoning Board of Appeals session on a proposed retail marijuana shop had to …

Morse cites link between allegations, state party volunteer PITTSFIELD — Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse is calling for an independent investigation into the role an attorney associated with the state Democratic Party played in shaping an allegation lodged …

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Great Barrington officer gets probation in off-duty OUI GREAT BARRINGTON — A town police officer charged last spring with drunken driving while off duty will serve one year of probation.

Sergeant alleges sex harassment, bias, retaliation within Williamstown Police Department

Red communities jump to 11 under new Mass. virus tracking; Pittsfield still green

Pittsfield schools to go fully remote at first

Virus knocks out at least one Pittsfield restaurant; two others on the ropes

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Local News

Clarence Fanto: By filling out census, function follows form(s)

Curtis Honeycutt | Grammar Guy: You're on mute

Ralph Gardner Jr.: Fresh lobster roll was a little taste of heaven in the summer from hell

The Checkup: More communities get 'red' map treatment, signaling virus risk

Donald Morrison: In praise of ambitious, assertive, 'nasty' women

Dining in the streets? State grants help businesses find pandemic-era solutions

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Pittsfield: BCC spring semester dean's list

Pittsfield: Arrowhead names writers-in-residence

Pittsfield: Humane Society offers new program for young animal lovers

Huntington: School readiness program registering families

Sheffield: Mum Bett celebrated with exhibit, walk

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Digital Photo Archive

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Berkshire Business Insider

Bill Schmick | @TheMarket: Markets recapture year's highs

Elliott Greenblott | Fraud Watch: Be on a campaign to avoid political fundraising scams

Executive Spotlight: Malia Lazu, executive vice president/chief experience and culture officer at Berkshire Bank

Bill Schmick | The Retired Investor: Investors eye prospects for marijuana companies

Berkshire County Real Estate Transactions, July 27-31

Attorney awarded fellowship

BCArc elects two board members

Kelley Brothers Tree Service tackles tough, big jobs fast

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BIC program aims to groom students for local high-tech jobs

PITTSFIELD — To help bridge the skills gap between local employers and employees, the Berkshire Innovation Center is launching a new program designed to provide the county's young people with a …

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Bill Schmick | The Retired Investor: Tensions with China may heat up On Aug. 15, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Chinese Premier Vice President Liu He will be facing off once again, this time to review the Phase One trade deal inked Feb. 15. Neither …

Elliott Greenblott | Fraud Watch: Words of wisdom about words used by scammers Congratulations! You have been selected for an exclusive reward! Sounds great — "Selected!" "Exclusive!" (Wow!) Who can resist the opportunity? You click on the email, revealing that "an …

Kelley Brothers Tree Service tackles tough, big jobs fast

PITTSFIELD — There's a tree on your porch. Or on your car. Or on your house. Think propping up your old painter's ladder and your plug-in chain saw is the way to go?

Got compassion? Berkshire Meadows has the job for you!

HOUSATONIC — These days, some see compassion as weakness. At Berkshire Meadows and its community-based homes and programs, compassion is the motivator behind the work, says Liisa Kelly, …

Call him Allen of the Berkshires

DALTON — What's the obligation of any business to serve the community it calls home? By the very laws of business, none. That's not the purpose of business. The purpose — plain and …

Let your next home sale, purchase help fight for legal, social justice

GREAT BARRINGTON — Endless piles of paperwork. Hardly an image that rings with joy. When you're buying or selling a home, or refinancing, you get buried under a pile of legal documents. …

Values-based financial planning and wealth management with The Davis Financial Group

PITTSFIELD — When was the last time a business asked you about your feelings? Or if you're optimistic about your future? Or, if you're living alone, that you'll be checked on and taken care …

Adams agency earns high marks for work with young people with autism

ADAMS — This is probably no shock, but modern parenting isn't always smooth sailing. Add in an autism diagnosis, and charting a course for your child can rapidly become downright …

Adviser keeps vigilant eye on assets, also scouts for opportunities

DALTON — How can you tell when someone is going to have a future in the money business? Probably if he's buying stocks in his teens and earning an adviser's license while a junior in …

Veteran investor ready to put his knowledge to work for you

DALTON — Whether ushering a client through the complications of estate planning or hiking his way to the summit of Mount Greylock, Berkshire native Peter Coughlin always maps out a plan for …

Eco-Genesis Corp. makes sure your cleaners are keeping it clean

PITTSFIELD — Across the Berkshires, employers and employees are slowly returning to their offices and other workplaces after months of economic stagnancy. Schools soon face similar challenges …

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Berkshire County Real Estate Transactions, July 20-24

New Lenox pizza store owners: 'Everyone will win for this'

Morewood, Gilded Age mansion in Pittsfield, for sale at $1,995,000

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The Berkshire Eagle Berkshire All Stars awards show

'It's pretty special': Berkshire County's top athletes, coaches honored by The Berkshire Eagle in All Stars video presentation After two years of an in-person event, The Berkshire Eagle All Stars Gala went virtual in 2020 — but still brought the same level of commitment to honorees. In a livestream on The Eagle's …

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Local Sports

Quality Printing beats Crosier Electric to win Dalton Little League championship

DALTON — For the 12-year-old members of the Quality Printing Little League team, hoisting the Dalton Little League championship trophy meant a lot. Not only did they, and their teammates …

Gene Chague | Berkshire Woods and Waters: Quick reactions by local angler earns high praise from paddling community

Richard Lord | Tee to Green: Alibozek's hard work pays off with Country Club of Pittsfield club championship

Italian American Club team beats East Side Cafe to claim Pittsfield Little League American Division championship

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Our Opinion: With safety in mind, the shows must go on

All the world's a stage, and ours has been host to far too many tragedies of late. In the Berkshires, where summer's cup typically runs over with a rich current of artistic and cultural events, a …

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Editorials

Rachel Kanz: Why I won't risk your kids — a teacher's letter to parents Every day, when I step into my classroom, I do so knowing that you are trusting me with your child — as I entrust my own children to my colleagues teaching high school.

Lauren R. Stevens: NEPA is worth conserving

Clellie Lynch: Moth days of August

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Letters to the editor

Letter: Becket resident very familiar with slow crawl of internet upgrade To the editor: As a Becket resident, I'd like to reply to the previous letter to the editor sent by our members of our Select Board (Eagle, "Misconceptions about Becket's broadband network," July …

Letter: Say yes to pot cultivation in Williamstown

Letter: Congress must fight COVID-19 here and abroad

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Berkshire Landscapes

Liza Donnelly's work is light, yet heavy, in these complicated times STOCKBRIDGE — We all could use a bit of comic relief these days. There is plenty to be had, front and center, at the Norman Rockwell Museum where an exhibit of drawings by New Yorker cartoonist …

Photographer Dan Morgan captures the cosmos in our backyard

Wendy Red Star: It's 'not just Native history, it's U.S. history'

'Berkshire Destinations': New guidebook provides hike ideas with 'WOW' factor

Take Five with Norton Owen, Jacob's Pillow's director of preservation

Berkshire Lyric: Online concert to benefit food pantries

James Taylor hosting online 'Best of Tanglewood on Parade'

Ron Kujawski | Garden Journal: Take time to enjoy the beauty of your garden

Tony winners co-starring in online reading to benefit Barrington Stage and The Actors Fund

The Berkshire Eagle PITTSFIELD — Tony Award-winning actors Jason Alexander and Patti LuPone, two-time Tony nominee Santino Fontana, and Grammy winner Michael McKean head the cast of a new …