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Two of Matthew Rutledge accusers describe details of his alleged sexual misconduct while they were students at Miss Hall's School. “He told me he had feelings for me. And by the time of my junior year, I was spending most of my time that I wasn’t in school, alone with him.”
The young chefs in Railroad Street Youth Project's Culinary Apprenticeship Program are creating a multi-course meal for their final dinner, also a fundraiser for the organization, 5:30 p.m May 18.
Aaron Simon Gross
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There was a smattering of applause and positive comments about the plan, which would allot households a free 48-gallon trash toter — and charge $40 per quarter for each additional trash container. Customers would also get a free 48-gallon recycling toter and free additional recycling containers.
Greg Sukiennik
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Louise Bichan, an internationally traveling fiddler from the Orkney islands off the northern tip of Scotland, will perform "Out of My Own Light," 7:30 p.m. May 11, at The Foundry.
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The Town of Lee has filed a summary judgement in its PCB lawsuit against Monsanto and General Electric claiming the 1972 agreement between those companies shows they are liable.
In a text message on March 29, a "terrified" Matthew Rutledge tells one of his former students that he will deny to Miss Hall's leadership the misconduct accusations against him.
Dalton residents voted on 22 articles at the annual town meeting on Monday night, as questions were raised about a number of proposed expenditures by the town.
Total spending of $6,767,514 — for operating budget, capital items and school assessment — represents a 4.5 percent increase. It passed by a wide majority, as did every article on the warrant.
Ed Lane and Neal Maxymillian won, but newcomer Jared Weber came in a close third. In a surprise outcome, Rebecca V. Miller, who had withdrawn from the School Committee race after ballots were printed, was reelected, along with incumbents Veronica Fenton and Meghan Kirby.
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With the YMCA no longer operating out of its facility in North Adams, it has started implementing its new plan to have programming in the city and the area without a building/property.
Sten Spinella
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Shawn McGrath and Raymond Killeen earned another term on the town's Select Board from Cheshire voters Monday.
Sten Spinella
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Though a five-candidate contest for two Select Board seats was the story on Monday, the Planning Board race had implications for the Greylock Glen campground development.
Sten Spinella
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Yebin Mai and Deming Wu, the New York men arrested in 2020 for a marijuana growing operation in Savoy, were found guilty Monday on felony trafficking charges.
Matt Martinez
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A city man allegedly threatened a woman with a knife then ordered her to withdraw cash from a bank on Friday, leading to the lockdown of a Greylock Federal Credit Union branch.
Amanda Burke
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The Stockbridge Affordable Housing Trust Committee voted unanimously to take the offer, but many steps remain before a potential decision on what could be built on the 34-acre site.
The proposed town government operating budget of $7,613,170.56, recommended by the Finance Committee, is a 7.2 percent increase.
Jane Kaufman
Community Voices Editor
Voters will be asked to approve a proposed $22.8 million budget, an increase of $1.13 million or 5.22 percent.
Greg Sukiennik
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The town will vote to authorize the Select Board to appoint a town administrator.
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Louise Bichan, an internationally traveling fiddler from the Orkney islands off the northern tip of Scotland, will perform "Out of My Own Light," 7:30 p.m. May 11, at The Foundry.
The father-son pairing went 8-under 62 at Wyantenuck on Saturday to win the season-opening Four-Ball Championship.
“Three Mothers,” which is having its world premiere at theRep, is the winner of the theater’s Next Act! New play development program.
Jeffrey Borak
Jeffrey Borak is The Eagle's theater critic.
The Cheshire Community Association has organized the second annual community bazaar and tag sale to be held Saturday, May 11, at the Community House.
Sam Kassow, a leading historian of Polish Jewry and the Holocaust, and Stockbridge resident Aaron Lansky, founder and director of the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, will participate in a talkback following the screening of the documentary film “Who Will Write Our History" on Tuesday, May 14, at The Triplex Cinema.
Williams College graduate students will present the 2023–24 Judith M. Lenett Lecture on Monday, May 13, at the Clark Art Institute.
The Berkshire Community College Jazz Ensemble will present its semester-end spring concert on Tuesday, May 14.
Local History
Incarceration rates for women rose with the creation of the first formal police forces in Massachusetts in the 1850s. Women were jailed for crimes including prostitution, drunkenness, and even "being a stubborn child."
Eagle Archives, May 6, 1981: Erika A. Uchman of North Adams works on her own time and at her own expense to clean up city land.
Eagle Archives, May 4, 1960: Pittsfield escaped almost scot-free in the May 3 nuclear bomb attack drill but Civil Defense volunteers had a busy time of it anyway.
Eagle Archives, May 3, 1939: Looking back on the many years he has spent as a barber, Alfred A. Jerome had fond recollections of the time when, in 1884, he started work as an apprentice in his brothers' shops.
Eagle Archives, May 2, 1940: Hastings Cross is one of the few survivors of the early American art of glass-blowing.
Eagle Archives, May 1, 1976: The 200-year-old elm that stands near death on Prospect Hill in Stockbridge basked in a moment of glory as "the last living testament to the American Revolution" in Berkshire County.
Eagle Archives, April 30, 1984: A discovery by the Feds was a scene straight out of the Kentucky mountains during Prohibition. But the location was not traditional moonshine country. This was Great Barrington, and Prohibition had ended months earlier.
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May is #AmericanCheeseMonth. We're celebrating the month by sharing four American Cheese Society 2023 award winners. This week's featured cheese is Great Hill Blue, a blue cheese crafted by Great Hill Dairy in Marion.
The young chefs in Railroad Street Youth Project's Culinary Apprenticeship Program are creating a multi-course meal for their final dinner, also a fundraiser for the organization, 5:30 p.m May 18.
Food columnist Elizabeth Baer writes, "With this recipe, I’ve made Goldfish part of the recipe, using them instead of regular breadcrumbs, in little fish balls or patties with Yukon Gold potato — Goldfish Gold ’n Fish!"
Louise Bichan, an internationally traveling fiddler from the Orkney islands off the northern tip of Scotland, will perform "Out of My Own Light," 7:30 p.m. May 11, at The Foundry.
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Columnist Bill Schmick applauds some recent organized labor wins. The number of U.S. workers who claimed union membership increased ever so slightly last year from 14.3 million in 2022 to 14.4 million.
The owner of the North Adams Mexican restaurant said Saturday that frustration caused him to post on social media that Trés Niños is for sale. But it's not going anywhere anytime soon.
BOSTON —Gov. Maura Healey touted this week that her economic development proposal "goes big" on the burgeoning climate tech field with a $1 billion state investment, and said it could result in a similarly significant economic return.
Community Access to the Arts and other Berkshires nonprofits aspire to say 'yes' to everyone who asks for their assistance. But despite the grants and private donations that enable them to provide support and services, myriad challenges and uncertainties keep them from assisting many who'd benefit from their help, writes Business Editor Victor Schaffner.
McCann Tech jumped out early to beat Mount Everett baseball and sweep the season series against its Bi-County South foe.
Pittsfield High couldn't sustain its lead in a slugfest, losing to Springfield Central.
Berkshire County tennis teams were all in action Monday afternoon.
Retired former Eagle editor Tony Dobrowolski is experiencing this Stanley Cup Playoff run differently. After Bruins buddy Dick Lindsay's passing, there's a few less texts, but perhaps some new perspectives.
It seems simple, but first you have to gather up a small stack of those cards that look like bookmarks but are actually the beginning of a nightmare: color. Which one, then which shade of that color?
It's awesome to be happily married whether you follow these rules, create your own as you go along or simply live a joyful life in blissful anarchy. There is, of course, one caveat: It takes a little work — actually, a lot.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he invaded Ukraine to push back NATO. Instead, Russia’s nearest western neighbors are closing ranks and creating a north-south wall against Russian expansionism. They wonder: Could we be next?
Despite last week being a "whipsaw" and "chop fest," Columnist Bill Schmick says it was a plus for the bulls. Though the U.S. economy added 175,000 new jobs, which was a lot lower than the expected job gains of 240,000, what is bad news for the economy is good news for the stock market, Schmick says. Weaker macroeconomic data means the Fed may cut interest rates sooner rather than later.
Gov. Maura Healey voiced her support for how police were deployed to clear recent pro-Palestinian encampments at Northeastern University and Emerson College.
The Massachusetts House voted 153-4 late Friday to pass a $58 billion fiscal 2025 budget that invests in K-12 education, child care and public transit, shifting debate on spending priorities to the Senate.
Both the federal government and the state have taken efforts to streamline the process to approve new immigrants to work in the U.S. Here's an inside look at that process.
While negotiators remain at odds over how much they want to draw from state savings and exactly what kind of time limits to place on shelter stays — plus whether restaurants should resume takeout drink sales — funding could run out in less than two weeks, a Healey administration official confirmed Thursday.
Things to do this week in Berkshire County
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
The annual guide to preparing your home for the coming New England winter.
1Berkshire presents the official guide to the 67th Annual Fall Foliage Parade.