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Bluebird Farm serves a niche spot in the Northern Berkshires because there are no other nearby shelters or sanctuaries that will take the animals Petricca can work with. She is duly licensed by Mass. Fish and Wildlife to rehabilitate a number of wild and farm species. Petricca has been at it for years, doing a good job keeping up with the demand. But then COVID-19 arrived, and as with many other things, turned it all upside down.
A quiet, no-frills national movement has made its way into the Berkshires, in the form of “blessing boxes,” or mini pantries, that typically provide food items, paper products, toiletries and other essentials, all free of charge.
Felix Carroll
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"I'm ready for this," Macksey said. "I'm in the chair. And we've got lots of work to do."
Greta Jochem
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Community organizations and the general public will have the opportunity to take a more active role in the spending of federal coronavirus relief money as Pittsfield opens project applications.
North Adams Police Department officers detained a person who allegedly illegally possessed a loaded firearm on Wednesday, the department said.
Rev. Joel Huntington is retiring as long-time pastor at South Congregational Church in Pittsfield. Why retire now and look back at the ministry he led for 32 years that included dealing with food insecurity, shepherding new clergy and bringing other churches in Pittsfield together.
The Northern Berkshire Community Coalition will award its 2022 Peacemaker Award to Kerri Nicoll for her work on a community assessment of public safety in Williamstown.
Pittsfield Public Schools will shift from contact tracing to an at-home, once-a-week testing program
Pittsfield Public Schools is shifting to a new COVID-19 testing program that will allow students with symptoms to test at home.
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The state’s residential tax exemption, which benefits lower-income full-timers but shifts expenses to part-timers and wealthier homeowners, is getting close scrutiny in some towns.
It sounds like a Berkshire fantasy: Cross-country skiers successfully defend their land against waves of tanks from the Evil Empire. This wint…
Back in 2010, a group of conservative academics, economists and money managers signed an open letter warning that the efforts of the Federal R…
If the last couple years has taught us anything, it’s that we must hold fast to hope when we can. With that in mind, we are heartened to hear …
Gov. Charlie Baker will recommend the standard $200 million in borrowing for transportation infrastructure. The state auditor, Western Massachusetts lawmakers and local officials have said that state funding falls short, hurting rural cities and towns.
The Massachusetts unemployment rate in December plunged beneath 4 percent and state officials on Friday said employers have added back 537,000 jobs since employment levels bottomed out in April 2020.
Attorney General Maura Healey’s entrance Thursday into the gubernatorial field not only shakes up that race, but sets the stage for a wide-ope…
EAST BOSTON — A new chapter in the race for governor began Thursday with Attorney General Maura Healey launching her campaign under dark, wint…
ADAMS — The Alert Hose Company, the town's crack all-volunteer firefighting unit, will stage its 95th annual ball at the Park Street armory Fr…
St. Mary's School has announced its honor roll for the second quarter of the 2021-22 school year.
Drury High School has announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2021-2022 school year.
Berkshire Music School is registering for its 2022 winter season of community group classes and private lessons.
In the span of eight years, beginning in 2013, Eugene Christy has written more than half a million words that now comprise a five-volume book series he calls "The 20th Century Quintet."
Bernay Fine Arts has curated an award-winning group of artists for its new "Winter Group Show," opening Saturday, Jan. 22, with an artists reception from 3 to 5 p.m.
In "Horizon Within" a new show at Carrie Chen Gallery, artists Arlene Santana Thornton, Julie Shapiro and Sandra Harper exhibit recent works which call attention to each artists' practice of meeting their subjective internal experience with the landscape that inspires them.
"Horizon Within" opens at the 16 Railroad St. gallery on Saturday, Jan. 22 and runs through Feb. 27. A public reception will be held, 3 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 29
Barrington Stage's 10X10 New Play Festival returns with in-person performances on Boyd-Quinson Stage
The 11th annual New Play Festival, part of the 2022 10X10 Upstreet Arts Festival will return to the Boyd-Quinson Stage, 30 Union St., Feb. 24 to March 13 with in-person performances. Tickets are now on sale.
The Boston Symphony’s summer home returns to the “old normal” this summer after a 2020 pandemic wipeout and a condensed six-week 2021 season.
Depending on who you talk to, 2022 is either going to be one of those “this is my year” years, or a cautious minefield to enter if read as “20…
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The town of Adams has been pitched a new cannabis business, this time at 44 Spring St. Eric Cromwell, of Longmeadow, and Sacha Wing, of Wilbraham, want to open Berk’s Greens for retail, cultivation and manufacturing.
Danny Jin
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Dour messaging from corporate executives, as expected, marks just added another nail in the coffin of bullish sentiment. And investors can expect further downside in the markets ahead.
McNinch Restaurant Group of Lenox, which recently opened the 101 Restaurant & Bar in the Holiday Inn & Suites in Pittsfield, is poised to add nearby Patrick's Pub to its downtown portfolio.
Small-business accelerator Lever began its Berkshire Interns program four years ago. Now, with two recent additions to the program, Lever's executive director, Jeffrey Thomas, believes that Berkshire Interns can help alleviate the chronic staffing shortages that Berkshire employers are facing.
The Blue Devils lead wire to wire in hostile territory, taking a rivalry win at Hoosac Valley in front of a raucous crowd.
Owen Gagne scored four points in overtime to help the Hornets to a one-point win over host Mount Everett on Saturday, while Taconic won by three over Agawam in Pittsfield.
Effort does not always translate on the scoreboard in college basketball. Saturday afternoon in Williamstown, it did — and in a big way.
Quinn McDermott and Mary Elliot took home individual victories on Saturday at Wahconah, as the Berkshire County Nordic League made its triumphant return.
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
A tribute to those we have lost, September - November 2021
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
