The coronavirus pandemic continued to weigh on the local court system this year. But, through a mix of virtual and in-person proceedings, cases continued to wend through the courts, and a few trials got underway. Here is a look at some of the biggest stories that played out in Berkshire County courtrooms in 2021. 

One of three people allegedly involved in a summer incident during which police said a firearm was used in an assault might enter a change of plea, while another Thursday was ordered released from pretrial custody on $5,000 cash bail. 

Michelle S. Curletti was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty in Berkshire Superior Court, admitting she drove with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.20 the night of the crash that killed Francis Kesse.

A local man will serve three years probation after pleading guilty in Berkshire Superior Court this month to illegally possessing ammunition, according to court documents.

Three local people are facing felony gun charges in Berkshire Superior Court, after an incident last summer that ended with police using a Taser on one of them at the Alltown gas station on First Street in Pittsfield.

Two Pittsfield men have been indicted in Berkshire Superior Court on charges related to a set fire at St. Joseph's Church during the  summer.

The arson case against Joseph A. Stone, who is accused of setting one of two fires at the vacant White Terrace apartments in September, will be tried in Berkshire Superior Court. 

PITTSFIELD — It was the start of the pandemic, and Gary M. had just been laid off from his job. Worst of all, a close family member had just p…

Juan Harry, who was accused of sexually assaulting two girls in 2003 in North Adams, then fleeing before his 2010 trial, has been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.

Jason Sefton was sentenced to life in prison after admitting in court that he fatally stabbed Pittsfield barber William Catalano on Robbins Avenue on Oct. 15, 2018.