The Berkshire Street Railway and affiliates by 1909 could carry a passenger from North Canaan, Conn., to Hoosac Falls, N.Y., and any spots in between, not to mention Hinsdale or Huntington or South Egremont on spur lines.
Rescuing a dog from the Berkshire Humane Society can prove to be a rewarding, if sometimes frustrating, adventure.
Republicans have a lot to be thankful for. In the years since George W. Bush, their party has staggered around without a governing ideology, veering from one style of fantasy politics to another, and twice nominated a ridiculously unfit reality-television star for the presidency. Yet through…
PITTSFIELD — COVID-19 changed society in 2020, as the world reacted to the highly-transmissible virus that we initially knew little about. Things have gotten a little better this year, but the pandemic has dragged on, with the coronavirus still alive and well — including Pittsfield, which re…
America is watching the erosion of its norms and standards. The undoing of the rules of acceptable behavior. No matter how shocking to watch, it is more shocking that there are no consequences. The presence of one — purposefully misinforming, blatantly undermining our institutions, threateni…
Put that turkey leg down and listen up! Today, we have to discuss your family’s upcoming holiday card.
“Fa-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la.”
A blatant electronic intrusion requires a firm set of precautions to enhance security while preserving legitimate participation.
At this Thanksgiving season, when we gather to celebrate a heartwarming but largely fictional tale about Pilgrims dining with Native Americans in Plymouth in 1621, an opportunity is presented to consider an issue that resonates here in Berkshire County. That is the effort to end the attachme…
As his first year in office comes to a close, an ambitious new president is on the decline. His legislative agenda has stalled in a fractious Congress. Voters are angry over inflation and other economic concerns, and he is struggling to find his footing on the world stage.
Night owls should take a page out of Irving Berlin's playbook — let the world adjust to their schedule.
The first harvest feast in Plymouth, which morphed more than a century-and-a-half later into our modern Thanksgiving holiday, took place exactly 400 years ago in 1621. Of 102 pilgrims who had come over on the Mayflower, only 53 survived to celebrate that feast, thanks to the generosity of sp…
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Editorials
It’s that time of year: the first snowfall of the season.
Here’s the bad news: A surge in novel coronavirus cases tells us that this stubborn pandemic is still with us, much as we wish it weren’t.
Of all the things to be thankful for this year, safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines ought to be near the top of the list.
The Massachusetts House appears to be taking a small step toward normalcy with the chamber’s leaders rolling out a plan that would see staff begin to return to in-person work at the Statehouse next month. Better late than never, and while we would prefer to see the only state capitol on the …
Consider the scale of 100,000 lives. The population of a small city. Gillette Stadium filled to 150 percent capacity. Add up annual traffic fatalities and gun deaths in the U.S., and you’re still about 10,000 people short.
As the reconciliation bill continues its procedural slog through Congress, we want to highlight again what we believe would be a lifeline for the institutions of community journalism that inform the public and hold the powerful accountable.
Amid all the COVID-related hardships for the cultural economy last year, Jacob’s Pillow losing the historic Doris Duke Theatre truly felt like a dagger in the heart at the worst possible time. A year later, though, the renowned dance company’s big plans show a jewel in the Berkshire arts cro…
The Massachusetts Statehouse is home to one of the longest continuously operating democratic lawmaking institutions in North America. This outlier in history is also an outlier in the present — and not in a good way. Beacon Hill now appears to be home to the only state capitol on the contine…
What exactly has been going on in Monterey? That question should be answered before anything rash is done about the structure of local democracy in this small and seemingly quiet town.
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Letters to the Editor
To the editor: There were many absurd statements made during Tuesday’s City Council debate on whether to use additional “free cash” to lower the tax burden. ("Tyer's tax rate greenlit as Pittsfield council rejects using additional $1 million in free cash to reduce property tax bills," Eagle,…
To the editor: This is a note of gratitude for Leo Goldberger's Nov. 26 letter “At risk of losing democracy.”
To the editor: The season for snow-blowing has arrived and I'd like to remind drivers to be cognizant of people clearing their driveways.
To the editor: A town trusts its Planning Board to ensure that land decisions are made in the best interest of the town.
To the editor: I just read the story about the Hoosac Valley kindergartners telling us how to cook a turkey.
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To the editor: I read in The Berkshire Eagle a summary of the Pittsfield City Council meeting which took place Nov. 23, and again no mention of what is being done to help the homeless.
To the editor: We own the farm in Becket where the cannabis plot will locate.
To the editor: It is my impression as a naturalized citizen from Europe (where I endured Hitler’s regime as a youngster) that only quite a few U.S.-born citizens really know the history and meaning of the much celebrated Thanksgiving day.
To the editor: I recently read Ruth Bass' Nov. 23 column concerning the dangers of book burning — a most important issue in our democracy where we value the concepts of free press and freedom of expression.
To the editor: In a recent article about the arrest of a Pittsfield man for possession of child pornography ("Pittsfield man arrested after Google tip," Eagle, Nov. 22), I am once again taken aback by the terminology used to describe these despicable acts.
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Things to do this week in Berkshire County
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
The Berkshire Eagle's annual business feature puts a spotlight on downtown renaissances in Berkshire County.
