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STOCKBRIDGE — A high-stakes race for a Select Board post, a four-way contest for two Planning Board seats, and a challenge to the town moderator who has held the position for 43 years, highlight the annual town election.

PITTSFIELD — One man was injured early Thursday in a house fire at 16 Von Nida Ave. 

SAVOY — The town of Savoy will be saying goodbye to several longtime elected officials, at least in some capacities.

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HANCOCK — Hancock voters have filled two School Committee seats, but they were deadlocked in settling a Finance Committee contest.

Opioid overdose deaths in Berkshire County jumped by 44 percent last year, to the highest level recorded, amid a slight increase in fatal overdoses statewide.

DALTON— Rather than hurry to the scene of a reported domestic dispute, a Dalton cop tried to protect a fellow officer’s reputation, a newly filed lawsuit claims, then engaged in a cover-up of actions taken, or not taken, on the night a young woman was found dead.

Three Berkshire County colleges will receive millions of dollars in emergency money through the American Rescue Plan, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal announced Tuesday.