May is National Foster Care Month, and at 18 Degrees, a provider of comprehensive foster care services, we want to celebrate our families doing the work. We also want to let you know if you have ever thought about being a foster family, now is the time. You can do this, and we will be with y…
It seems so long ago, back on Valentine’s Day of 1989, that Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against Salmon Rushdie for blasphemies against Muhammad in the novel “The Satanic Verses.” Rushdie’s logorrhea offended me less lethally by failing my trusty five-page test.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II turned 96 on April 21. Because of the English weather, King George II created the “official” birthday as June 2, reliable sunny days good for parades like Trooping of the Color. Last Feb. 6, The Queen celebrated 70 years since she ascended to the throne at age …
Gun violence is a problem that happens to have some specific solutions — some better than others but all worth considering. Here are 21 of them.
The glorious month of May arrives. As the sun warms our land, leaves unfurl, flowers bloom and the landscape becomes a canvas of pale green leaves and pink, white and yellow blossoms, on trees, shrubs and weeds. More and more birds fly in under cover of darkness. Time for our annual Great Gu…
WILLIAMSTOWN — My wanderings into the world of sports could be described by one of my favorite words: inept.
Since the initial omicron wave receded and inflation replaced COVID-19 in the headlines, the debate over reopening has largely been settled in favor of the reopeners. But the debate over the wisdom of reopening and unmasking hasn’t gone away. As COVID-19 cases rise again, there is still a vo…
The explosion of spring seasonal allergens that trigger asthma is an opportunity to assure asthma sufferers that there are highly effective ways to manage, reduce and even eliminate your symptoms by knowing your triggers and taking your medications consistently.
Before the pandemic, one of the best options for those without cars to get around was to hail an Uber or Lyft, if the bus wasn’t available or wasn’t going as far as they needed.
At 65, there are few things as exhilarating as racing down a hill on my bicycle at 50 miles per hour. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does it’s frightening and wonderful at the same time.
When I talk to business groups these days, the most commonly asked question is, “Are we headed for stagflation?” I’m pretty sure they find my response unsatisfying, because I tell them it depends on their definition of the term.
The Richmond library currently is in a rented former garage and package store. It once was operated in a resident’s living room, and in the basement of the old Richmond Consolidated School. But soon, it will have a proper home in the new town hall and community center on State Road.
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Editorials
From the local level to Washington, compromise in governance is a precious resource: valuable but rare. We were happy to see a small Berkshire town mine some at its recent annual town meeting.
What will a nation do after it sees nearly two-dozen of its citizens, mostly children, killed in their classrooms by a hail of gunfire?
Last month, we were elated to hear that the state’s East-West rail plans appeared to be picking up speed. Gov. Charlie Baker, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal and other officials joined in Springfield to announce a new agreement on a real path forward for a landmark passenger rail project that stands …
“Circumstantial and not particularly strong.” “Hopelessly slanted.”
Earlier this year, we highlighted Pittsfield’s persistent pothole problems and the bigger issues that might disappear into some of those chasms.
The push to equip Pittsfield Police officers with body cameras is gaining traction — better late than never. We have urged all Berkshire County departments to pursue this commonsense measure toward accountability, but the fatal police shooting of Miguel Estrella and the resultant heated deba…
Unfortunately but unsurprisingly, Verizon is hitting back hard against the Pittsfield Board of Health, previewing a messy — and entirely avoidable — legal battle.
Our landscape is our most abundant natural resource, and preserving it is an American tradition. So is fostering the public’s access to and enjoyment of these most pristine parcels. That is the beauty of preserving open space and public land, even as it requires considerable investment and c…
As Tip O’Neill noted, all politics is local — and in our town offices and city halls, so is the maintenance of democracy itself. That’s not just a principle but a process and, for some, a profession. Regional leaders are sounding the alarm, though, that those folks who make up the vital infr…
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Editorial Cartoons
Letters to the Editor
To the editor: This letters is regarding the recent massacre in Buffalo, N.Y.
To the editor: I think former presidential adviser David Axelrod said it best when he described it as "Groundhog Day."
To the editor: Yes, of course, we need sensible gun control measures.
To the editor: How can we continue to live in a country where children risk their lives by going to school every day, in a country where parents don’t know if they will see these children again after they have kissed them goodbye at the door of the school?
To the editor: Did you know that May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month?
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To the editor: Almost 10 years after the death of 20 innocent little boys and girls at Sandy Hook Elementary, a sequel has now occurred in Uvalde, Texas.
To the editor: I would like to take this opportunity to publicly express our sincerest thanks and gratitude to the entire staff at the Pittsfield Veterinary Hospital.
To the editor: Violence has been here since the beginning of time. The weapons change but there's one constant: people.
To the editor: Our Legislature is working on a climate bill that will mandate changes by 2035.
To the editor: The Eagle's Santa Fund Elves thought it was a great idea to give area children the opportunity to move away from screens this summer and play outside.
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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.
