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Mistrial declared after man accused of threatening to shoot someone refuses to move ahead with trial
A mistrial was declared in a North Adams gun case after the defendant refused to go forward with his trial.
Amanda Burke
Cops and Courts Reporter
A New York man pleaded not guilty in Berkshire Superior Court to indictments charging him with child enticement and distribution of obscene ma…
Berkshire County is in a ‘mild drought.' Here's what that means for your plant-watering schedule ...
The state Energy and Environmental Affairs Department issued an alert for Berkshire County, while the rest of Massachusetts remains drought-free.
In October, Shawna Martel learned her kidneys stopped functioning. Now, she’s living in a time bomb.
Jane Kaufman
Community Voices Editor
The Berkshire District Attorney's Office confirmed Monday that a motorcycle rider was transported to Berkshire Medical Center on Sunday for in…
Matt Martinez
News Reporter
Blake Smith has found success in his new career as a dental assistant. Smith excelled at the state and national SkillsUSA Championships in June, demonstrating various dental assisting skills like creating teeth impressions, sanitizing instruments, and handling them during procedures.
Amanda Burke
Cops and Courts Reporter
A Quebec-based company, Huttopia Berkshires, has been approved to build a $8 million camping resort on the site of a former nudist campground …
Jane Kaufman
Community Voices Editor
A young teen visiting Beartown State Forest with a Pittsfield middle school group died in an apparent drowning at Benedict Pond on Wednesday a…
Heather Bellow
Reporter
Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Pittsfield on July 27 to support the Biden-Harris ticket, along with superstars James Taylor, Yo-Yo Ma…
High winds caused significant damage in northern and central Berkshire County, with trees falling on power lines, breaking equipment, and leav…
Jane Kaufman
Community Voices Editor
Today's Top Headlines
Northern Berkshires
If the City Council approves the Mayor's appointment of Meredith Starr, the North Adams Housing Authority Board of Commissioners will have four of its five seats filled. Still vacant is a seat to be appointed by the Governor.
Sten Spinella
Reporter
A School Building Committee vote Tuesday set up the next three months of politicking, as the committee and supporters of a new Greylock Elementary School in North Adams will vie for the approval of voters.
Sten Spinella
Reporter
New ownership will be leasing the land to a regenerative agriculture consulting company, which may yield a learning center, as well as new crops for the long-dormant farmland.
Sten Spinella
Reporter
The program, more than five years in the making, allows Drury High School students to take college-level courses in partnership with Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
Sten Spinella
Reporter
“They are still working on the issue on Brown Street,” Interim Police Chief Mark Bailey said.
Sten Spinella
Reporter
State legislators evaluated the effectiveness of Mass-Care's proposal, in the context of making sure history doesn't repeat itself in North Adams.
Sten Spinella
Reporter
The city of North Adams is working to open a recreation center in the former YMCA building as soon as possible, though the original plan to open it in June has been delayed. "The building was filthy," according to Mayor Jennifer Macksey, so the city is working to give it a fresh look.
Sten Spinella
Reporter
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the town's Main Street bridge will be closed to traffic.
Mitchell Chapman
Night News Editor
Central Berkshires
U.S. Rep. Richard Neal secured the reimbursement at the request of state Rep. William “Smitty” Pignatelli for the emergency restoration project completed in May 2022.
As part of the federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant, Pittsfield middle schoolers built campfires, went on hikes and learned CPR this summer while following along with a 1983 novel about a boy stranded in the woods.
Matt Martinez
News Reporter
Matt Bishop was appointed as interim deputy superintendent for the Pittsfield Public Schools on Monday, a move which will give the district time to focus efforts on the search for a new special education director.
Matt Martinez
News Reporter
Tuesday, Marine Private First Class Erwin Shaftsbury King's surviving family learned how their uncle served, how he died, how he was found and that proof of his service not only exists, but will be handed to them when he's buried in North Adams this fall.
Greg Sukiennik
News Editor
The Pittsfield Fire Department went to Camp Winadu twice over the weekend, as suspected electrical overload problems caused wires in the camp to overheat.
Matt Martinez
News Reporter
Kevin Sherman, a former city council president, and Jon Lifvergren, a 38-year employee of the state Department of Labor Standards, have accepted appointments from Mayor Peter Marchetti to serve on the Pittsfield Licensing Board.
Matt Martinez
News Reporter
A free program at the Lenox Library will explore how a document signed by 111 Lenox men called the Non-Importation Agreement on July 14, 1774, part of the American colonies’ prewar resistance to British colonial rule.
If everything goes according to plan, Allegrone Companies hope to open up applications and pre-leasing for the Wright Building in spring or summer of 2025.
Claire O'Callahan
Affordable Housing Reporter
Southern Berkshires
Cassilis Farm in New Marlborough has received a $3.1 million grant from the Healey-Driscoll Administration's 2024 Affordable Housing Development Program to build 11 affordable housing units.
Claire O'Callahan
Affordable Housing Reporter
A variety of radio programs are broadcast by the public from WBCR-lp's Main Street storefront. The old equipment is failing, and the station needs to replace it to keep going.
Heather Bellow
Reporter
In the counterclaim made against Theory Wellness, the town says the company also owes the town fees from when it was a medical dispensary starting in 2016. It opened its “recreational” retail business in January 2019.
Heather Bellow
Reporter
What to do about a looming crisis in fire and ambulance services? These towns have started talking about how to share costs.
Heather Bellow
Reporter
The backstop, dugouts and fencing all needed replacing.
Heather Bellow
Reporter
Another bout of tea-to-coffee-colored drinking water has Housatonic on edge — and frequently changing out filters.
Heather Bellow
Reporter
The Otis Select Board voted to request the school committee bring in a consultant to shepherd the process around apportionment for the two-town school district in order to achieve a “neutral process and ultimately a successful adoption by both towns.”
Jane Kaufman
Community Voices Editor
Josh Risen and Natalie Amendola were promoted at Town Hall. James Massey was hired as Health Inspector.
Heather Bellow
Reporter
More than 1,000 Berkshire Bank employees rolled up their sleeves on June 13 and helped make the communities where they live and work stronger and more resilient by volunteering at local nonprofits across the bank’s markets as part of Xtraordinary Day (X Day), the bank’s annual day of service.
Things to do this week in Berkshire County
Things to do this week in Berkshire County
Embrace warmer weather with the Berkshire Eagle's guide to backyard improvement.
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
