Wigwam sign pays homage to Berkshires being seen as 'America's Switzerland'

NORTH ADAMS — The Wigwam is celebrating a dash of the past with a new sign proclaiming the Berkshires as "America's Switzerland."The discovery that the Berkshires once were known as America's …

Weather might draw record crowds to Lenox Apple Squeeze, organizers say LENOX — With sunny and mild weather predicted for the last two days of summer this weekend, the 40th Lenox Apple Squeeze might attract record crowds of 15,000 to 20,000 people, according to …

Pittsfield's 12 schools unify codes of conduct PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield Public Schools spent years aligning its curriculum so students would have a consistent education from kindergarten through senior year in high school.Yet, when it came …

Berkshires Week

The Berkshire Eagle Conversation Series: Coming of Age with Ambassador Madeleine May Kunin

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TODAY: Pittsfield Preliminary and City Elections 2019

Berkshire Robotics Challenge signup open

Senior Bulletin Board, Sept. 23-29

St. Joe Class of 1959 celebrates reunion

Area Religious Services, Sept. 21-22

Lenox: Event celebrates sanctuary founding

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Sports

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: Don't hit the panic button yet for UMass football

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: New Hall of Famer Paul Westphal a friend and foe to Boston Celtics

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: Some good and some bad for UMass football in loss to Rutgers

Gene Chague | Berkshire Woods and Waters

Gene Chague | Berkshire Woods and Waters: Pick up a copy of "Fishing, Gone?" and read it

Gene Chague | Berkshire Woods and Waters: Linking Landscapes a group for everyone to join

LOCAL SPORTS

Huban nets hat trick as Wahconah boys soccer blanks Hoosac Valley

DALTON — Kevin Huban got off the mark in the second minute, and his Wahconah boys soccer team was well on its way to an 8-0 win over Hoosac Valley under the lights at home Wednesday.Huban …

Williams football team heads home to face Tufts

Soccer roundup: Monument Mountain, Lenox boys programs earn wins

Roundup: Hoosac Valley, Wahconah golf teams earn wins

Lenox cross-country teams defend home course in Week 3

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Letters

Rich Woller: The pain of anti-Semitism LENOX — Sitting at the dinner table each night, I listen and argue politics with my 93-year-old father-in-law; often about Israel and the rise of anti-Semitism throughout the world and here in …

Letter: A village green for Housatonic

Podcast | Don Morrison commentary: The plot against America

Podcast | Don Morrison commentary: Lessons of summer

Podcast | Don Morrison commentary: Who killed Jeffrey Epstein?

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Our Opinion: Kunin's return visit should be interesting

Immigrant. Governor of Vermont. International ambassador. Madeleine Kunin has forged a remarkable path, one that took her through Pittsfield.A 1952 graduate of Pittsfield High School, Ms. Kunin left …

Columnists

Donna Haghighat: Women's Fund data should worry county

M. Christine Macbeth and Megan Eldridge Wroldson: Celebrating return to a meaningful and productive life

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Carole Owens: Lady of Naumkeag

Edward Udel: Honesty and the cycle of violence

Lauren R. Stevens: Fresh, young face of climate change movement

Susan Birns: Bring the kids to Walk A Mile event

Don Morrison: Slow down, you’re goin’ too fast

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Berkshire Landscapes

Throwback theater nights serve up nostalgia with your popcorn If you're somebody who has watched even a little TV in, say, the last 25 years, there's a good chance you've seen "Friends." Since the show's Sept. 22, 1994, debut on NBC, Rachel, Ross, Phoebe, Joey, …

Ratatouille: The dish, not the movie As this is an article appearing in the Food section, the ratatouille I'm referring to is the French vegetable dish, not the movie. I did have a good laugh though while researching when I came across …

Robin Anish | The Table Is Set: Jack up your corn on the cob

Not to panic, but the local fresh corn season isn't going to last much longer. Walk, don't run. Don't put away those cute little corn picks just yet or let your supply of butter run low. Yes, there's …

New play, 'Orion,' opening at The Whit

Calidore String Quartet tackle three pieces, three mysteries

Malcolm Lowe announces BSO retirement

Romanticism times three at South Mountain

Ron Kujawski | Garden Journal: The recent perils of growing tomatoes

Plenty of chances to dance the night away

Straight Up: Lauren Ferin serves spirits with a side of spirituality

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ENTERTAINMENT

Ready or not, here come the fall movies

There is a lot of pressure on the films of fall, which are each year supposed to redeem the films of summer. But summer movies aren't supposed to be good, they are supposed to make money, and for the …