Southern Berkshire Annual Brochure Photo Contest

08:13AM / Thursday, February 19, 2026Print Story | Email Story

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce is asking photographers, amateur and professional, to submit an image or images that represent enjoying the Southern Berkshires.

The winning photos will appear on the cover of our magazine-size publication that is distributed throughout the Berkshires all year.

?Subjects could include nature and animals, outdoor recreation, agriculture, food, arts & culture, shopping and more.

As in past years, a photo entry cannot contain any distinguishable advertising or business entity.

There is no limit on the number of entries per person.

Winners will be selected via an anonymous vote by our Membership & PR Committee.

The winning photos will be featured on the cover of the 2026-27 Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce brochure with credit to the photographers inside. Any submitted photos might be used elsewhere in the brochure, on our website or in our Chamber promotional materials.?

The images must be high resolution (300 dpi or greater) and submitted digitally to office.sberkchamber@gmail.com by the end of the day on Monday, March 16, 2026.

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Great Barrington Fire, Police Respond to Chimney Fire

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
02:48PM / Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Fire Chief Scott Turner called for mutual aid as soon as he saw flames.

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Firefighters made quick work of a chimney fire on Tuesday afternoon and two police officers aided the occupant in escaping the building.

Fire Chief Scott Turner said the blaze at 205 North St. was reported about 12:38 p.m.

"When I arrived on scene, we had a small amount of flames coming out of the eaves of the roof over by the chimney for the wood stove, and then we had light smoke conditions on the second floor," he said.

Police Officers Andres Huertas and Elias Casey were first on the scene and immediately entered the single-family home to find the occupant was on the second floor.

They helped her out of the building, Turner said, "they did a great job."

The chimney is a metal chimney and burn marks could been seen where it meets the eaves on the side of the building.

North Street is a narrow residential way and firetrucks from Alford, Egremont, Monterey, Richmond, Stockbridge and West Stockbridge were parked along nearby streets. Scene support was provided by police, Southern Berkshire Ambulance, and National Grid.

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