How can business owners plan for an exit?

If you're a business owner, you always have a lot to do and a lot to think about. But have you put much thought into how you'll eventually leave it all behind?

PCTV Adds Spanish Language Translations to Programming

The service will allow Spanish speakers to follow along with government meetings as words will be translated into Spanish, allowing Pittsfield government another level of transparency.

Clark Art Presents Book Talk

The book is based on de Margerie's research as the founding director of the French Sculpture Census, the first comprehensive catalogue of French sculpture (1500–1960) in American public collections.

BCC Prepares Students for New FAFSA Form

Student Financial Services Office offers four workshops; drop-ins also welcome

North Adams Officials Mull School Closure

A draft budget for fiscal 2025 is up $2,430,054, a 12 percent increase over this year. This is largely being driven by three factors: contracted obligations, higher costs related to out-of-district placements and the loss of nearly $1 million in ESSER funds.

Dalton Swears in New Fire Chief

The town's new Fire Chief Christian Tobin was welcomed to the department during a swearing-in ceremony at the Stationery Factory on Monday evening.

Berkshire Health Group Sets 7% Rate Hike for Fiscal 2025

That was the decision of the BHG board at a two-hour meeting Monday morning at the Charles H. McCann Technical School.

Alleged Drug Dealer Charged in Great Barrington

Upon execution, law enforcement recovered approximately 146 grams of cocaine that was located within the residence and approximately $1,868.

Dalton Board OKs Technical Assistance Application

The Select Board last week approved an amended application for Berkshire Regional Planning Commission's District Local Technical Assistance Program (DLTA).

County Residents Earn Bay State Games Skating Medals

State Historical Commission Favors Wahconah Park Preservation

Planners said they are are willing to work with Mass Historic and are considering hiring a historic preservation consultant to work as a liaison.

MountainOne Bank Hires AVP, Community Mortgage Lending Specialist

Reporting directly to the Head of Residential Lending, Bianchi will work out of the Berkshires, and serve as a member of the Bank's Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Committee.

BHS Relaxes Masking and Updates Visitor Guidelines

The updated masking and visitation guidelines impact all BHS care settings across the county, including Berkshire Medical Center, Fairview Hospital, the North Adams and Hillcrest Campuses of BMC, provider clinics, and the Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association.

MCLA Professor's Research Featured in Top 10 Physics Breakthroughs of 2023

Over a 10-year span, the MINERvA detector recorded the interactions of neutrinos and antineutrinos, the antimatter partners of the neutrino.

Clark Art Fun on First Sunday: Tea (Party!)

Free. Special activities in the Conforti Pavilion and Museum Pavilion from 1–4 pm.

Maple Grove Equipment Legacy Continues With Familiar Face

Maple Grove Equipment's new owner Brandon Lemaire wants to continue in the footsteps of longtime owner and mentor Peter Levesque

Williamstown Fin Comm, Select Board Talk Need to Grow Tax Base

Residents carry a higher tax burden than people in surrounding towns, and the problem will only get worse unless the town sees more development.

Clarksburg Officials Want to Study School Regionalization

Town officials are asking the school superintendency union to consider regionalization as a way to reduce education costs.

National Grid Encourages Customers to Enroll in Heating Assistance Programs

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), commonly referred to as Fuel Assistance, provides eligible households with help in paying a portion of winter heating bills.

State Unemployment and Job Estimates for Dec. 2023

Labor force increases by 13,900, largest increase since January 2022; Unemployment at 3.2 percent

Local Firefighters Graduate from Firefighting Academy

Graduates of Class #S35 Represent 16 Massachusetts Fire Departments including North Adams and Pittsfield.

Office of Climate Innovation and Resiliency Welcomes Director of Strategic Initiatives

In this role, Black will work directly with Chief Hoffer on special initiatives like the Healey-Driscoll Administration's Corporate Climate Challenge and develop and execute Massachusetts' long-term climate initiatives, including implementing key EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant deliverables.

Roughley, Williams Men's Basketball Win at Bates

Dalton's Brandon Roughley scored 19 points, and the Williams College men's basketball team outscored Bates, 50-28, in the second half en route to an 84-69 win on Saturday.

MCLA Women's Basketball Falls at Fitchburg State

The Fitchburg State women's basketball team Saturday shot 35 percent from behind the 3-point line en route to a 62-39 win over MCLA.

Community Hero of the Month: Lynn DeSanty

DeSanty has been a nurse for 42 years and during her tenure has built a strong connection with her patients, their parents, and her co-workers.