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Pittsfield's Bed Bath & Beyond will close some time in March, its manager said, as the national retailer continues to downsize.
The drug xylazine, which is not an opiate and doesn't respond to opiate overdose reversal medication like naloxone, is being increasingly found in the drug supply in New England and beyond. A testing program in the Berkshires is tracking its rise.
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“They all were saying the same thing: It’s a decent meal that they can afford and it fills them up. It’s nothing fancy. It’s just good food for a good price.” And this is how the VFW bounces back from the pandemic.
Heather Bellow
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After the release of a video showing the police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tenn., the Berkshire County branch of the NAACP hosted a standout rally to call for a change in the culture of policing.
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Mexican-born husband and wife team, Jaime Lozano and Florencia Cuenca present “Broadway en Spanglish" at Club B-10 at Mass MoCA on Saturday, Feb. 4.
After two consecutive Sandisfield town meeting votes to amend the district agreement, the regional school committee will take up the matter at its Feb. 6 meeting. The measure would set terms by which Sandisfield might withdraw from the district.
No one has been arrested in connection with the incident.
The person was taken to Berkshire Medical Center with injuries that appeared to be life threatening.
During the work and school week, the leading edge of downright wind-chilly air will be on the move Tuesday and Wednesday, with temperatures trending below normal for the first time since Dec. 27.
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The groundhog story is meteorological nonsense, obviously. But it’s fun, putting Punxsutawney on the map since 1887, a remarkable public relations achievement for a rodent long despised for its ability to eat a row of green beans in a night.
Greylock Glen, although formerly farmed and even developed for a failed downhill ski area, consists of 1,000 reforesting acres with intimate v…
The most pressing question must be answered sooner rather than later: Exactly what is the status of that $31 million in tax credits that Massachusetts offered Wayfair for job creation in the commonwealth?
Who was that fellow running down this lonesome stretch of road? Haven’t I seen him before, in Windsor, perhaps, during a snowstorm? Or was it in Savoy, when he emerged through a wintry fog?
The husband of a Massachusetts woman who is accused of killing two of their three children and assaulting a third who later died says his family was the best thing that ever happened to him, and that he forgives his wife. Patrick Clancy’s statement appeared Saturday on a fundraising site to assist with medical bills, funeral services, and legal help. His wife, Lindsay Clancy, is facing two counts of murder and other charges after their 5-year-old daughter, Cora, and their 3-year-old son Dawson, 3, were strangled last week inside the family home in Duxbury. said. They were pronounced dead at a hospital. On Friday, the youngest child, 7-month-old Callan, also died.
A Massachusetts prosecutor says a mother has been charged with reckless endangerment of a child in connection with the death of her 2-year-old daughter, who allegedly was exposed to illegal drugs while the two were living in a car in Peabody. The 28-year-old woman was ordered held without bail following her arraignment Friday. She pleaded not guilty to the charge, as well as to a charge of permitting substantial injuries to a child. The prosecutor said the child was brought to a hospital on Jan. 18 after she appeared unresponsive. Efforts to revive her were unsuccessful. A message seeking comment was left for the woman's lawyer.
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) _ Enterprise Bancorp Inc. (EBTC) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter profit of $12.3 million.
Addressing hundreds of business leaders, Gov. Maura Healey said she is keyed into their concerns about competitiveness, tax burdens, a shortage of employees, runaway housing prices and unreliable transportation services. But her speech included few specifics about what her nascent administration will do to tackle those issues.
The Stephentown Historical Society will mark Black History Month with a talk about the Freedom Riders of the 1960s on Sunday, Feb. 5.
A spaghetti dinner to benefit the Pownal, Vt., fire victims is set for 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, at the Chef’s Hat, 905 Simonds Road.
MCLA Arts & Culture announces a Winter Woes Clowning Workshop from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, Feb. 4 to 21, at the MCLA Art Lab, 49 Main St. The class will culminate in an open session for invited guests and the public on Feb. 25.
The Great Barrington Kennel Club will hold its 111th-112th All Breed Dog Shows and Scent Work trials on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 4 and 5, at the Eastern States Exposition grounds, West Springfield.
Mexican-born husband and wife team, Jaime Lozano and Florencia Cuenca present “Broadway en Spanglish" at Club B-10 at Mass MoCA on Saturday, Feb. 4.
January may seem bleak, but winter in the Berkshires is anything but dull. Check out these musical events coming to area stages in the next few weeks.
Murray Hidary's immersive sound installation 'Distanced Together' is on view at Mass MoCA now through Feb. 4. "You can really interact with it however you need to. It really is a space for reflection, for catharsis, for healing and really reflecting on the experience we’ve all had over the last couple of years with the music as the soundtrack tracing the arc of the pandemic.”
Practitioners of the New Perennial Movement do not, typically, insist on the use of locally native plants in their landscapes. Indeed, especially in Great Britain, this school has popularized the concept of “novel ecosystems.”
William Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers will take the stage for a special Valentine's presentation, "I'll Be Thine, Valentine: Romeo & Juliet," 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at Shakespeare & Company's Tina Packer Playhouse.
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“They all were saying the same thing: It’s a decent meal that they can afford and it fills them up. It’s nothing fancy. It’s just good food for a good price.” And this is how the VFW bounces back from the pandemic.
Heather Bellow
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UCP of Western Massachusetts is seeking a new leader to succeed CEO Sal Garrozzo, who has stepped down to take a position in New York state.
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts to receive a $50,000 Grants for Arts Projects award.
“They all were saying the same thing: It’s a decent meal that they can afford and it fills them up. It’s nothing fancy. It’s just good food for a good price.” And this is how the VFW bounces back from the pandemic.
Led by Zoe Holmes and Keaghan Kline, the Spartans beat back Wahconah on the road. Taconic, also on the road, pulled out a thriller in a co-ed meet in New York.
Mount Greylock skiers held off runner-up Wahconah in both boys and girls races Saturday out at Mohawk Trail.
Taconic lost a nail biter to Agawam Saturday evening.
Make it two straight wins, and two straight Atlantic 10 Conference wins for UMass, as the Minutemen hold off Duquesne Saturday afternoon.
The Associated Press tracks down some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals that were shared widely on social media.