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Isaias forecast shift: More wind, less rain in Berkshires

Tropical storm Isaias, still packing 70 mph winds after making landfall on the North Carolina coast late Monday night, remains on course to pummel the Berkshires with gusts close to 50 mph and heavy …

Kennedy visits Springside Park homeless PITTSFIELD — In the woods above Springside Park, Gregory Mathews Sr. is tending a camp fire at his summer home when U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III arrives, sleeves rolled up. It's not quite 9 …

Tornado in Sandisfield: 'You could hear all hell break out' SANDISFIELD — The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., is investigating a report of tornado here Sunday night. The tornado was reported by local residents around 7 p.m., according to …

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Bicyclist, 68, seriously hurt in Great Barrington crash GREAT BARRINGTON — A town man suffered serious injuries Friday when his electric bike collided with a pickup on Main Street. The victim, who is 68, was riding in the southbound lane when he …

NY biker seriously hurt after being struck by car in Cheshire

Tropical storm warning issued as Isaias takes direct aim at Berkshires

State showed no COVID-19 cases for Pittsfield nursing home. Facility told families something else.

Mask-less visitors violating state rules not challenged at Mass Pike shop in Lee

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The Checkup: Uncertainty no friend of business confidence

New owner, same (mostly) marijuana project at former Lee mill

The Checkup: Access to COVID-19 tests thin in region

Simon's Rock students to return for mostly in-person classes

COVID-19 case creep continued over weekend in Mass.

DCR vows to repair scars left by Lenox Mountain project

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Pittsfield: GE Pensioners cancel picnic

Pittsfield: GEAA sets election, membership meeting

Stockbridge: Austen Riggs event features Erikson & Pulitzer prize winner

North Adams: Drury postpones celebratory event

Lee: Library issues call for art

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Berkshire Business Insider

Berkshire Bank reports second-quarter loss as pandemic takes toll

Oppermann joins New England Public Media

Greylock promotes Beraldi, Hinkell

Women's business group accepting scholarship applications

Employer confidence declines in July

MLSC launches angel tax incentive credit program

Berkshire HorseWorks receives multiple grants

Town to hold virtual meeting with businesses

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Plan to build hangars at Great Barrington airport clears first hurdle

GREAT BARRINGTON — A rejiggered plan for new hangars at the …

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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 …

Luke F. Delorme: Should financial advisers get PPP loans? During the height of the COVID-19 crisis, the government rushed through a bill to provide loans to small businesses. The loans, furnished through the Paycheck Protection Program, were meant to …

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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Doctor rejoins CHP Great Barrington OB/GYN

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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

Pittsfield Suns owner has no regrets on opting out of 2020 Futures League season

The 2020 Futures League baseball season is just past the halfway point of its 39-game campaign. The six teams that are playing have anywhere from 14 to 17 games remaining in the regular …

Scores: Dalton Youth Softball League action continues with Senior, Junior Division play

Travel baseball: Berkshire Aces, Berkshire Thunder stayed busy over the weekend

Williamstown's Jake Benzinger is released by the NFL's Arizona Cardinals

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Our Opinion: At pike's plazas, state can't afford risk of loosened health guidelines

While the country has been left wanting for strong federal leadership in combating the coronavirus, some states have done well to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 with sensible strictures. …

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Our Opinion: Rural constituents need amplified voices so Beacon Hill will hear them

Our Opinion: State seal redesign effort offers chance to honestly engage history

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Columns

Lauren R. Stevens: Where the trails of Thoreau, Black Lives Matter meet Henry David Thoreau returned to Concord from his July climb and overnight on Mount Greylock, with a side trip to the Catskills, by Aug. 1, 1844, in time to ring the courthouse bell to summon people …

Mohammed Adawulai: African in the Berkshires - former exchange student reflects on race and America

Bass: Building herd support could smother fires of virus or racism

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Letters to the editor

Letter: I wish we would take coronavirus more seriously To the editor: What a strange statement I read in a recent letter to the editor: "I believe the honor system to be a witch hunt at best." (Eagle, "Reader finds travel restrictions a bit too …

Letter: Yes, the government is responsible for our safety

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Berkshire Landscapes

The Mount hosting live chamber music series LENOX — Three evenings of chamber music performed by regional musicians are set for later this month in the Forecourt at The Mount — Edith Wharton Home — at 2 Plunkett St. With …

Stagewhispers: Williamstown Theatre Festival heats up YouTube, Facebook

Too many scallions in your CSA? Try grilling them

Robin Anish: Grill a ham for a summertime dinner treat

Tanglewood Online Festival: Music for troubled times

Hartford Stage drops all live performances; hopes to reopen fall 2021

BTG: 'Godspell is the one show that had to be done'

Barrington Stage's 'Harry Clarke' a one-man show that's a team effort

Will a 'return to normalcy' mean a return to environmental degradation?

Remember when Greta Thunberg was a household name? When your social media feeds were filled with posts about plastic bag bans and being forced to use paper straws? Or, were filled with …