BOSTON — The Senate is looking to pass a new policy-heavy climate bill that aims to achieve the net-zero emissions target by 2050. But, while there are high hopes for a greener future, advocates say there is still a need for improvement.
A bill that would allows undocumented immigrants to obtain Massachusetts driver's licenses could reach Gov. Charlie Baker's desk as soon as ne…
A second round of $500 checks will be on the way to about 330,000 low-income workers across Massachusetts next month as the Baker administrati…
The U.S. Census Bureau said last year that it had counted 7,029,917 people living in Massachusetts in 2020 but in a report issued Thursday, th…
State transportation officials are preparing next month to kick off a major rehabilitation project that will shutter the Sumner Tunnel from Fr…
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State transportation officials are preparing next month to kick off a major rehabilitation project that will shutter the Sumner Tunnel from Friday night through Monday morning for three dozen upcoming weekends, then for four continuous months next year, and then for another series of weekends in late 2023.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge has vacated the murder conviction of a 78-year-old Las Vegas woman who spent 20 years in prison for the 1994 killing of her millionaire husband until she was paroled in 2020.
So many people are fighting for the precious few homes for sale in Massachusetts that the intense competition in April propelled the median sale prices of both single-family houses and condos to new record heights, real estate market watchers at The Warren Group said Tuesday.
The $9.75 billion infrastructure bond bill that cleared the Transportation Committee does not include any language creating a new rail authority to oversee a passenger train extension to Western Massachusetts, bucking a prediction U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Springfield, made last month when h…
The U.S. baby formula shortage has sparked a surge of interest at milk banks around the U.S. with some mothers offering to donate breast milk and desperate parents calling to see if it’s a solution to keep their babies fed.
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The budget bill unveiled by Senate leadership Tuesday proposes to double the increase amount of unrestricted general government aid to $63.1 million, for a total $1.23 billion. But local school officials also asked the House and Senate to pay attention to big spikes in student transportation costs.
A long-debated proposal to expand driver's license access to undocumented immigrants took a major step Thursday toward becoming law, clearing the Senate with a strong enough margin to overcome the prospect of Gov. Charlie Baker's formal opposition.
COVID-19 vaccine sales helped Moderna triple its net income in a better-than-expected first quarter.
Starting one year from Tuesday, the standard Massachusetts driver's license will no longer be accepted as an ID valid for boarding domestic flights or entering certain federal buildings.
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Starting Tuesday, one of the two on-ramps to the Massachusetts Turnpike in Lee will be temporarily closed for repairs.
The future of the theater is still unclear, but the marquee will be getting a boost.
Emergency personnel from 33 local and regional units held a mass casualty simulation drill Saturday morning at Garnet Peak in Peru.
A massive explosion at a fuel depot in Vietnam. A young sergeant lay bleeding, one leg gone. A young MP from the town of Stockbridge arrives. That's the start of a story of a rescue that had been unfinished for 51 years.
It’s been a long time since there was a sandy swimming area at Pontoosuc Lake Park. With a little luck and a lot of hard work, in a few years a new swimming beach will be a popular feature at the lake once again.
He says people who will crack open a beer in the car, could also do that after buying it from a supermarket or package store. This is just one reason he says he's suing the Select Board for denying him a permit.
The automaker didn’t survive, but a legendary car line still rolls, with as many as 50 owners headed to a Lenox show Saturday.
Call by call, staffers with a local program work to connect parents with a sorely needed source of nutrition, particularly in the case of families who need hypoallergenic formula.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will close the Route 20 eastbound on-ramp to I-90 in Lee beginning Tuesday, May 24, for approximately two months for bridge deck, joint and facia repairs.
Things to do this week in Berkshire County
A tribute to those we have lost, December 2021 - February 2022.
Prepare for the long-term with The Berkshire Eagle’s annual guide to financial readiness and life planning.
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.
