Dalton News

Although Wayne Walton was given the key to the town by his many friends and associates in the community, for them Wayne Walton is the key to the town.

Dalton is getting a senior center. Voters have overwhelming agreed by a nearly 3-to-1 margin to exclude $512,000 in bond debt from the proposition 21 2 tax rate formula toward funding the $1.28 million facility.

A very observant witness led police to arrest a "less than cooperative Pittsfield man for breaking and entering, according Lenox Police Chief Stephen O'Brien. Stefan Veremko, 28, is charged with a daytime break in, receiving stolen property and possession of ammunition without a permit for an incident last Wednesday.

On Monday, Berkshire County became the first of six regions in the commonwealth to launch a state District & School Assistance Center.

Andover Bookstore is the second oldest bookstore in the country. So its 200th birthday bash will be celebrated all month as the staffers don't want this party to be a mere flash in the pan.

The yard signs are up and the fact sheets are in the mail. The campaign has begun for a yes vote on Monday, Nov.

Trying to remember who won what and why? All the information is right here. Hamburg Recall A half-million pounds of hamburger are being recalled from area supermarkets because of possible E.coli contamination.

Crane & Co. plans to consolidate its stationery paper division to a new state-of-the-art facility near its Dalton headquarters, CEO Charles Kittredge said on Thursday.

The Central Berkshire Regional School District has promoted within its ranks, naming veteran educator and administrator James "Jim" Stankiewicz its new superintendent of schools.

City police officers responding to a noise complaint inside Pepe's bar on Sunday had to call for reinforcements after a violent mle erupted outside the Wahconah Street watering hole.

A new matching grant program will give residents in the hilltowns a chance to help their neighbors in need this winter.

For most drivers, the additions rumble strips to the local highways probably went unnoticed.

Megan Grace, 15, of Dalton, and her friend, Julie Rosa, 16, of West Milford, N.J., were ready to see Michael Jackson's movie, "This Is It," on Wednesday.

Constance E. Hagen and Eugene M. Hagen sold property at 145 Friend St., Adams, for $135,000 to Jared J. Filiault and Allison Clairmont.

Jazz music is still hot -- even in preschool. The Sister City Jazz Ambassadors band wrapped up their "Jazz in the Schools" program on Friday at Hancock Elementary School with a performance that brought students and teachers to their feet.

The two Berkshire County men involved in Sunday's head-on crash in Dalton remain hospitalized with head and chest injuries, according to authorities.

Yes, I was one of the thousands of ramblers Monday to ascend and descend the foliage-lined, muddy and stone-packed trails leading to the summit of the highest peak in Massachusetts.

Changes are afoot at Burgner's Farm Market at the well-traveled crossroads where Washington Mountain Road and Williams Street meet.

Hot Harry's Fresh Burritos has re-opened at 87 Main St., although the new franchise owners won't officially take over for about six months.

A convicted child rapist is being held at the county jail after his arrest Wednesday for possession of child pornography.