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Pittsfield Lights Up Christmas Tree
MoreThe city welcomed the Christmas season Friday with its annual tree lighting. The 35-foot tall tree in Park Square was lit by the Rapkowicz family, who donated the Colorado blue spruce to the city. Timothy and Susan Rapkowicz had planted it when they first bought their Euclid Street home. click for more
Marino Receives McCann Superintendent's Award
MorePrincipal Justin Kratz said the business tech senior from North Adams has a 4.27 grade-point average and is president of the school's Business Professionals of America chapter. click for more
Pignatelli Honored As 'River Hero'
MorePignatelli and Gobi were responsible for the passage of a $2.4 billion Environmental Bond Bill, signed by Gov. Baker in July, which allocated $55 million in funds for river and wetland restoration programs across the commonwealth. In Pignatelli's own Fourth Berkshire District, he allocated $400,000... click for more
The Independent Investor: Will Our Country's Military...
MoreThe Pentagon's National Defense Strategy was issued in January. Like all of their tomes before, it is heavy reading and fairly boring but this time around things were different. The United States Institute of Peace, a federal institution, issued a 98-page report rebutting some of the assumptions... click for more
State Crafting Plan For Unique Issues of Rural Towns
MoreRural towns have their own challenges. And now the state is taking a closer look at this issues. In 2015, the state Legislature created the Rural Policy Advisory Commission and this year the group has been on a listening tour to dig into those issues. On Thursday, the tour was in Berkshire... click for more
Cheshire Power Outage Caused by Dump Truck Hitting Wires
MoreCrane said the operator initially raised the truck to dump the material and as he pulled forward to empty the last bit from the truck, he hit the high-tension wire. click for more
South County's Becker Pond Dam Makes Priority Project...
MoreThe Baker-Polito administration made the designation on Thursday for Schenob Brook/Becker Pond Dam Removal Project along with 11 other river and wetland restoration projects across the commonwealth. click for more
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• Holiday Events and Tree Lightings 2018
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Drury, Wahconah Skate to 3-3 Tie in Opener
The Drury and Wahconah hockey teams opened the 2018-19 season on Saturday night in North Adams. click for more
Taconic Wrestlers Second at Season-Opening...
The Taconic wrestling team Saturday was edged by Natick for the team title at the season-opening tournament in Athol. click for more
McGuire Leads Drury in Season-Opening Win
The Drury boys basketball team Saturday defeated Hopkins Academy. click for more
Taconic Boys Struggle Early, Fall to Putnam
The Taconic boys basketball team Saturday lost to Putnam at Curry Hicks Cage. click for more
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Raymond F. Guyette, 88
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Raymond Francis Guyette, 88, of Clarksburg, Mass., died Friday, December 7,...
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Martin T. Brown, 76
LEE, Mass. — Martin T. Brown, 76, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at his home, with...
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Donald E. Phinney, 91
SAVOY, Mass. — Mr. Donald Edward Phinney of Savoy died December 1, 2018, at home after a long...
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David A Cooke, 78
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — David A Cooke, 78, of Pittsfield, Mass., passed away December 3, 2018, at...
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Carmelo A. Maffuccio, 87
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Carmelo Anthony Maffuccio, 87, of 35 South Carolina Avenue, Pittsfield,...
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Rev. Thomas B. Begley, 84
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Rev. Thomas Brendan Begley, 84, died Sunday, December 2, 2018, at...
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Steven M. Phelps, 59
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Steven Michael Phelps, 59, of Pittsfield, Mass., died on Saturday, December...
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Maria DiNicola, 85
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Maria (Rachiele) DiNicola, 85, of 55 Glenn Drive and formerly of 19...
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Kathryn A. Hayes, 78
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Kathryn Ann (Kelly) Hayes, 78, died peacefully at her home in Dawsonville,...
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Thermostat Causes Small Fire In Pittsfield...
Firefighters snuffed out a fire at 99 Second Street Monday...
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Barrington Stage Board of Trustees Welcomes New...
Seltzer graduated from Harvard College in 1965 magna cum laude and then obtained a JD degree from Columbia Law School, where he was a Stone scholar. He spent all of his professional career at the New York City law firm of Kaye Scholer, chairing its real estate litigation group and also practicing... click for more
Shakespeare & Company Founder Krausnick Dies at...
Krausnick was a founding member and the director of actor training at Shakespeare & Company, a leading performance, training and education center located in Lenox, Mass. click for more
Berkshire Museum Trustees Vote to End Art Sales,...
Berkshire Museum officials have voted to suspend further sales of the museum's art collection and to begin repairs on the century old building. click for more
'Bohemian Rhapsody': Fate, Free-Will and Rock 'n'...
All this self-indulgent perspective noted, I thank director Bryan Singer for jogging these memories into high-relief via his superb biographical film, "Bohemian Rhapsody," which astutely and soulfully details the birth of the group Queen and the star trajectory of its lead singer, Freddie Mercury. click for more
Berkshire Museum Announces Key Hires
"We are making thoughtful additions to a strong staff as the Berkshire Museum moves into the future with a renewed commitment to our community and our mission," said Elizabeth McGraw, president of the museum's Board of Trustees. "Local students and educators are seeking more from the museum, and we... click for more
Fall Festival Of Shakespeare Celebrates 30 Years
Beginning on Nov. 15, the four-day festival marks the culmination of the nine-week program that places Shakespeare & Company Education Artists in 10 high schools across Berkshire and Columbia counties. During the program, students explore creative thinking, teamwork and Shakespeare as they create a... click for more
