PROJECT PAYCHECK: Lenox is an “economically distressed” community. So is nearby Hinsdale, and even Becket. How these three relatively affluent Berkshire County towns got that designation – earning them a splash of red on a map – will be one of the pandemic’s weirdest footnotes.

The owners of Patrick's Pub in Pittsfield have decided to sell the popular eatery on Bank Row where they have been part of the ownership group for 20 years.