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Monument Mountain High School prom was held at The Country Club of Pittsfield on Thursday, May 30. Purchase photos of the event here.
Benjamin Gross, a jazz drummer from West Stockbridge, is the recipient of the 2024 Daniel Pearl Berkshire Scholarship. Gross plans to study music and music education at Syracuse University.
Matt Martinez
News Reporter
A unanimous City Council vote has authorized borrowing $3 million to replace the Pittsfield High School boilers before school starts in September. The project's total cost is about $6 million.
Meg Britton-Mehlisch
Pittsfield Reporter
Construction is underway for Berkshire Waldorf High School’s relocation to a renovated Old Town Hall built in 1839. Because of unexpected structural issues, the total project cost has soared to $8 million from initial estimates of $5 million.
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In a reversal of an earlier budget hearing, councilors decided the lone cut they'd make to the proposed $216.2 million budget should come from Pittsfield Public Schools.
Adams Town Meeting representatives will weigh in on the town's recommended spending plan, as well as items related to Greylock Glen.
Gov. Maura Healey’s office announced Tuesday that Hoosac Valley Regional School District will receive $328,000 as part of Commonwealth Preschool Partnership Initiative grants.
The question was straight-forward: “Where do you believe there was asbestos in the GE plant?” “Honestly, everywhere,” answered Nicholas Barone, a Connecticut man who had worked for two years at General Electric in Pittsfield.
Clarksburg voters approved a $5.1 million budget and other measures, including a right-to-farm bylaw
Clarksburg voters also approved a total schools budget of $3.3 million, up slightly from $3.22 million this year. About 80 residents turned out for the meeting.
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Turnout at Tuesday's Otis election was 28 percent. Meanwhile, voters also rejected a borrowing plan for a Town Hall annex.
Jane Kaufman
Community Voices Editor
Lawyers delivered closing arguments in the murder trial of Tyler Sumner on Wednesday, when prosecutors argued his guilt is proved by the very evidence the defense says failed to tie him to the crime.
Amanda Burke
Cops and Courts Reporter
The lawyer representing Truc Nguyen and her mother is asking that a Planning Board member recuse himself in the ongoing noise dispute with The Foundry, alleging a conflict of interest.
Heather Bellow
Reporter
Nearly two dozen families who have been living in temporary hotel accommodations in Pittsfield and Great Barrington are now in need of housing as the state winds down its emergency shelter program. Many have put down roots here while living in hotels.
Heather Bellow
Reporter
E. coli bacteria are found in the environment, foods, and intestines of people and animals. Although most strains are harmless, others can make you sick with diarrhea, urinary tract infections and other illnesses.
Jane Kaufman
Community Voices Editor
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A Pittsfield man on a dirt bike was killed in a collision Saturday on West Housatonic Street
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A Pittsfield man was killed Tuesday evening when his mobility scooter was struck by a pickup on Second Street
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Pittsfield resident is taken into custody safely after an almost four-hour standoff with police and mental health responders
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Police records reveal more details in Meghan Marohn death investigation
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Construction to this farm store in Great Barrington is finally done. Its owner says he believes in farming despite the hardships
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The Great Barrington Public Theater 2024 season opener runs May 31 through June 16.
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Jeffrey Borak is The Eagle's theater critic.
Cabaret artist Christine Andreas brings her show “Paris to Broadway,” to Mr. Finn’s Cabaret at The Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center at Barrington Stage Company, at 8 p.m. June 2 and 3.
Aaron Simon Gross
Arts & Entertainment Reporter
The lawyer representing Truc Nguyen and her mother is asking that a Planning Board member recuse himself in the ongoing noise dispute with The Foundry, alleging a conflict of interest.
Heather Bellow
Reporter
The eighth annual Mayor’s Fitness Challenge kicks off on Saturday, June 1, and runs through June 24. Participants will be working to build and track points by eating fruits and vegetables, drinking water and participating in physical activities and daily challenges.
The Becket Arts Center will present Douglas Williams in “Another Show,” a sequel to last year's one-man variety show, on Saturday, June 1.
The Unitarian Universalist Church has chosen Alex Reczkowski, director of the Berkshire Athenaeum, as the first recipient of the church's newly established Social Justice Award.
In celebration of Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month, everyone who adopts a cat or kitten at Berkshire Humane Society in June will receive a door prize and a chance to win a cat-themed prize package.
Local History
Eagle Archives, May 30, 1978: Tricycle daredevil James R. "Evel" Kupernik jumped over two parked cars from a ramp on the roof of Bojangles bar to raise money for the Egremont Fire Department.
Eagle Archives, May 29, 1952: The little man who had his busy fingers on the pulse of a variety of public and confidential subjects in Pittsfield for 45 years has decided to take a rest.
Eagle Archives, May 28, 1949: There are 11 kindergartens in Pittsfield where the small fry have rhythm orchestras and they turn their pert noses up at bebop.
Eagle Archives, May 27, 1964: William A. Mitkoff, a budding young entomologist, whose dream has been "to go all over the world collecting butterflies and moths," is on his way to making his dream a reality.
Arts and Culture
The Great Barrington Public Theater 2024 season opener runs May 31 through June 16.
Cabaret artist Christine Andreas brings her show “Paris to Broadway,” to Mr. Finn’s Cabaret at The Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center at Barrington Stage Company, at 8 p.m. June 2 and 3.
The singing starts, and the feeling of summer spreads across the meadow.
It starts with a three-year commitment that BOF Executive Director Abigail Rollins said she hopes will continue into the future.
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During each meeting, the Business Banking Team at Greylock Federal Credit Union takes some time to highlight their “mission moments.”
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The largest furniture retailer in the Northeast is opening up shop in Pittsfield, moving into the space where Bed Bath and Beyond once operated out of the Shops at Unkamet Brook.
Matt Martinez
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If your car broke down two years ago, it probably became a bigger problem than you bargained for.
This has already been a challenging year for college applicants, starting with the problems with a crucial federal form that delayed financial aid offers. Now students and families have more to worry about: The cost of borrowing for college for the next school year is rising to the highest r…
The downtown Lenox spot, formerly Bjorn Somlo’s acclaimed Nudel, suffered “not insignificant” losses in year one. Now it’s rebooting with hopes of a successful summer season and beyond.
Payton Shippee and Maggie Nichols worked their way on the javelin and 200-meter podiums Thursday at Fitchburg State.
Amanda Pou earned MVP honors, as the Generals took down defending champion Hampshire Thursday afternoon in the Western Mass. Class B Championship.
The Charlottesville Regional will feature both Raifstanger's Saint John's squad and Guachione's Penn Quakers. Meanwhile, Blake's Bryant Bulldogs are in Raleigh, N.C.
The Wahconah boys, Lenox boys, Greylock girls and both Hoosac Valley teams enter the MIAA State Tournaments this week.
As you may have heard, the recent Red Lobster bankruptcy and subsequent closures were largely caused by private equity and endless shrimp. So today, Professor McSeth is here to answer your frequently asked questions about private equity.
Fortunately, nearly all of Mr. Salame's former real estate holdings in Lenox, residential and business alike, seem to have landed in the hands of folks with Berkshire roots who are not tied to the financial fraud of the century so far.
To truly remember requires not just holding a thought but acting out a solemn deed.
The house had been cat-less for more than two years since Sadie’s death. By whichever measure we applied, the time never seemed quite right to choose successors of those much-beloved companions. Then we saw videos and still photos of the kittens we’ve named Ivy and Ella and were smitten.
Families may start getting kicked out of the state's emergency shelter system on Sept. 1, blindsiding providers who thought they had until next spring.
"Thing you might have a gambling problem?" For some in Massachusetts the answer was yes, but not to the kind of problem the gambling hotline is meant to serve.
The judicial front in the long-running battle over Uber and Lyft's treatment of Massachusetts workers has been a flurry of paperwork for nearly four years. That's about to change.
Campus police arrested 135 pro-Palestinian protestors at the University of Massachusetts Amherst late Tuesday night, hours after students established their second encampment this semester to demand the university divest from organizations connected to the defense industry and Israel.
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The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires presents the 2024 Berkshire Nonprofit Awards
A tribute to those we have lost, December 2023 - February 2024
Guidance and resources to help you take big steps and manage big changes, across every stage of life
An annual look at the state of education in Berkshire County
A tribute to those we have lost, September - November 2023
Helping people understand the basics of disposal and sustainable options.
The best of the best of Berkshire County, chosen by Berkshire Eagle readers
