With nearby hydrant turned off, public lends a hand to quell Pittsfield fire

PITTSFIELD — A blaze tore through a multifamily home Thursday on Tyler Street, damaging a nearby building and sending heavy smoke into the air that was visible from more than a mile away.

Book helps kids make transition to kindergarten LEE — Transitioning from pre-K to kindergarten can be hard.So the Berkshire Museum and Berkshire Bank Foundation have teamed up, again, to make that move a little easier — and a bit more …

Pittsfield builder awaits court decision: Jail sentence or trial? SPRINGFIELD — One of Greylock Federal Credit Union's most famous borrowers will learn soon whether the government must prove he engaged in a $4 million conspiracy. U.S. District Court Judge …

The Herbalist: Cannabis Culture in Western Massachusetts

Spring Home Improvement 2019

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LOCAL NEWS

Alan Chartock | I, Publius: Return of horse racing to fairgrounds is a sucker's bet GREAT BARRINGTON — There is a new wave of excitement in Great Barrington. Apparently the ponies will be running right next to the Barrington Bagels, the Guido's, the Big Y, the Wards and a host …

Jury trial set for Egremont man who allegedly attacked officer during stop

No contests in New Ashford election

Sandisfield rejects school costs, forcing towns to adopt new budget by July 1

Fraud Watch: Spring is in the air and fraud is blooming with the flowers

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PHOTO GALLERIES

Classroom of the Week: Kelsey Falkowski's math class at Reid Middle School

Fire at 664-662 Tyler Street

News Photos for the week of May 20, 2019

Greylock Glen activity

Stop The Bleed

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Pittsfield: Kennel Club barn trial slated

Windsor: Boreal forest guided hikes

Lenox: Free family fun day at sanctuary

Dalton: Veterans resource dinner program

Adams: Program explores 1912 textile strike

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Continuing coverage

Deficiencies, abuses, impending closure at Sweet Brook nursing home Since summer of 2017, the Sweet Brook Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has been cited by the state Department of Public Health and the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services for a laundry list …

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: A county full of winners

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: From Churchill Downs to NBA referees, and Red Sox catch a 2nd wind

Howard Herman | Designated Hitter: Forslund doesn't view himself as homer during national hockey broadcasts

Gene Chague | Berkshire Woods and Waters

Gene Chague | Berkshire Woods and Waters: Great turnout at the Wild Acres youth fishing derby

Gene Chague | Berkshire Woods and Waters: A bittersweet youth turkey hunting day

LOCAL SPORTS

Lee softball escapes Lenox with 7-6, comeback win

LENOX — The Lenox and Lee softball teams roster arguably the two youngest cores in Berkshire County and the goal for 2019 has been a simple one — growth.Since coming together two months …

Roundup: Lenox baseball gets grand slam from Fielding to power by Putnam

Pittsfield natives Shepard, Cimini head west for USGA 4-Ball Championship

College Notebook: Locals lead Herkimer teams to playoffs; Ephs drop World Series opener

Ross, Tayi, Nda among top seeds at Western/Central Massachusetts Track & Field championships this weekend

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PUZZLES AND GAMES

Opinion

Letters

Letter: Lobster tale reveals consequences of warming To the editor:Due to climate change, the temperature in the Gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99 percent of the rest of the world's oceans, according to Earth and Space Science News, and has had …

Letter: '29' Who Shine' marred by PC gospel music ban

Podcast | Don Morrison commentary: Smooted and Hawleyed

Podcast | Don Morrison commentary: Thank You, Mr. Hooper

Podcast | Don Morrison commentary: Good people on both sides

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Our Opinion

Our Opinion: Unclogged roadways give Berkshires 'status'

Boston traffic is bad. That's not news. What is news is that the unpredictable nature of its traffic heightens its badness. In Berkshire County, traffic is neither bad nor unpredictable. A selling …

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Columnists

Robert Costa: Great need for intensive foster care homes

Bernard A. Drew | Our Berkshires: Robert S. Clark and the conspiracy against FDR

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Columnists

Dalton Delan | The Unspin Room: Violence a turnoff?: Then turn it off

Leonard Quart | Letter From New York: Pulitzer critical to establishing journalism as a bulwark of freedom

Clellie Lynch: A week in Prague

H. Patricia Hynes: They are here because we were there

Donald Morrison: Don't smoot the economy

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Berkshire Landscapes

Work by a designer, artist who can do 'anything' Designer Robert U. Taylor's work can be seen in films, theme parks, restaurants and resorts around the world, from the U.S. to China and Dubai. Through June 24, Taylor's artworks can be viewed closer …

A look at the Bidwell House Museum's collection MONTEREY — "This is Metropolitan Museum of Art level," said Sam Herrup, turning over a salt cellar with a deft hand. The creamy ceramic is patterned in deep blue, and it flares at the head and …

A hub for artists in the Berkshires and beyond GREAT BARRINGTON — Though a verdant landscape can be seen through the windows behind them, the 19 bronze sunflowers looming at the back of L'Atelier Berkshires' gallery are in decay. They …

Annie Lennox's dreamscape finds a home at Mass MoCA

Bob Dunn | Game On | Review: They Came From Below

When We Happy Few was released in 2018, it dropped players into a candy-colored nightmare, concocted from influences including authors George Orwell and Aldous Huxley, video games like "Bioshock" …

'A classic summertime drink'

This weekend will be filled with Memorial Day celebrations — the unofficial start of summer in New England (the official start is Friday, June 21) — and Saturday is National Wine Day. …

John Seven | Viewer's Discretion: Film, show probe dysfunctional family, wrongly accused man '51 BIRCH STREET' (APPLE, SUNDANCE) Thank goodness for people who like to work out their problems in public, because they have single-handedly enlivened the dysfunctional family documentary genre, …

Book Review: Volume of photos, poems celebrates birth of child

Edward Albee pushes boundaries

Big Things from a 'Tiny Desk'

Thom Smith | NatureWatch: A little bear etiquette goes a long way

Datenight fun for a holiday weekend

Five things to do if you're on a budget this week

Arts, Entertainment, Lifestyles and More

ENTERTAINMENT

Sisters of 'Vida' back amid gentrification

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Starz drama "Vida" returned for its second season on Sunday with an even deeper exploration of an issue facing many U.S. Latino communities: gentrification.The show …