Editorials
Our leaders and officials should model accountability — especially those in the office of district attorney. Sometimes, though, accountability…
In the uncertainty and chaos of COVID’s onset, it was understandable last year when the Legislature strayed from its usual procedures in signi…
It’s down to two in the North Adams mayoral race. Tuesday’s preliminary decisively whittled the hopefuls to the pair of top vote-getters, who …
Much as we want it to be, the novel coronavirus is not done with us. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s county-by-county COVID m…
They might be far from their usual station, but four Dalton firefighters are still doing what they do best.
When a bipartisan pair of representatives introduced the Local Journalism Sustainability Act in 2020, The Eagle editorial board praised the ef…
Some scars we must learn to live with, for though their originating wounds fade over the distance of time they can never fully heal. And while…
When two city councilors resign within two weeks, each citing vague allusions to a ”toxic” and “dirty” local political climate, constituents a…
After a months-long dispute between neighboring businesses raised tensions in West Stockbridge, they appeared to be easing in recent days than…
A dispute that has roiled West Stockbridge for months just might have an amicable end in sight.
How many people are in the Berkshires?
As another school year begins anxiously thanks to a protracted pandemic, tensions between local officials, education leaders and concerned res…
On Aug. 5, Pittsfield launched a survey seeking public input on how to spend more than $40 million in federal COVID relief headed to Pittsfiel…
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Columnists
For those of us of a certain age, the notion of competing is not quite what it used to be. We former athletes, with faded scrapbooks and crack…
While the Armed Services Committee wants to increase military spending by $24 billion for more weapons, research and construction, others memb…
Until a week ago, a sign on a Cole Avenue building in Williamstown said Women’s Exchange, although that organization closed 10 years ago.
Everyone who paid attention during the Obama years knew that Republicans would also try to undermine Democratic presidencies. Some of the GOP’…
Catphishing initially focuses on establishing a presence that attracts intended targets by joining chatrooms, groups such as SilverSingles, so…
Who got Dennis the Menace in a laundry basket of trouble over the years? One man responsible was Pittsfield-born Donald Horrigan (1921-2013). …
WILLIAMSTOWN — Last week’s airing by PBS of an excellent biographical documentary on the late Muhammad Ali stirred memories of an afternoon in…
“Qui parle francais?” the consular officer from France’s Embassy in Bangkok called out in 1979 to crowds of ragged refugees newly escaped from…
Letters to the Editor
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
To the editor: Well the mayoral primary is over and already individuals in North Adams are spreading rumors and innuendo by mouth and in lette…
To the editor: This letter is dedicated to the staff and residents of Wingate Residences and other residential assisted living places nationwi…
To the editor: I am dismayed by the Sept. 23 front-page article identifying the future residence of Susan Sarandon. ("Susan Sarandon is buildi…
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
To the editor: I'd like to publicly thank Dr. Chi Zhiang and his crew at Berkshire Health North for their kindness and gentleness with me duri…
To the editor: Gov. Charlie Baker is on the executive committee of the Republican Governors Association, which, according to its website, is “…
To the editor: I have read and reread the article in the Sept. 7 edition of your paper regarding the four-member neighborhood group suing the …
Saturday, September 25, 2021
To the editor: This will be the 11th year I "walk the walk" in September to help raise money for Elizabeth Freeman Center.
To the editor: As co-chair of the 2021 Berkshire One Book community read of "Stop Telling Women to Smile," I am proud to participate in Elizab…
To the editor: I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Stockbridge Police and Fire Department for helping to rescue me Saturday fr…
Things to do this week in Berkshire County
1Berkshire presents the official guide to the 65th Annual Fall Foliage Parade.
The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires presents the 2021 Berkshire Nonprofit Awards
The Berkshire Eagle's annual business feature puts a spotlight on downtown renaissances in Berkshire County.
A tribute to those we have lost, December 2020 - February 2021
The Eagle's guide to living with our furry and feathered friends
