Dalton News

Dust off the credit cards and the wish list. The House of Representatives this week is scheduled to consider a two-day sales tax holiday for August, something the state has offered consumers the past four years ...

Many hunters and gun owners were shocked to learn that last Sunday Gov. Deval L. Patrick filed a supplemental appropriations bill for fiscal year 2008, which, if passed, would greatly affect their pocketbooks ...

Plans for a gravel pit on Cleveland Road will be unveiled tonight at a public meeting at Town Hall, and several residents who live close to the site have voiced concerns over the proposal.

The city could be seeing a payment from Charles "Rusty" Ransford on a portion of the back taxes he owes on 47 different properties for unpaid water and real estate bills - a total of more than $215,000. ...

Judge John Agostini heard the following cases in Berkshire Superior Court on Monday.

A new gravel operation has been proposed on land that is currently a farm on Cleveland Road in Dalton.

Revving and roaring for charity, more than 350 motorcycles thundered up North Street yesterday morning, beginning the 12th annual Jimmy's Ride, a fundraiser for victims of child abuse.

Kevin Boino chips a piece of well-weathered limestone off a block he recently removed from the bell tower of the First Church of Christ Congregational on East Street, places it in his hand, then rubs the stone ...

The Massachusetts company that makes the paper on which U.S. currency is printed has sold a minority ownership stake to a private equity firm.

Theft of purebred pets rising across the country. Article Last Updated: 07/07/2008 11:27:38 AM EDT Monday, July 07 DALTON - The advertisement has been running every day, since early February, in the newspaper's ...

Bob Ostellino was cleaning out a family shed yesterday when he discovered more than nuts and bolts.

When it comes to job performance, Selectman Clare Jeannotte compared Town Manager Paul Cohen to the Energizer rabbit.

Obituaries Columnists That's Life Politics AP Campaign Minute High Cost of Smoking Massachusetts joined Vermont in increasing the tax on cigarettes on Tuesday.

As co-chairman of the Dalton Lions Club circus program, I would like to respond to Julie Navon's letter, "Shun the Bigtop" . The Dalton Lions Club has had a circus program for this, our 15th year.

One gun. Three bikes. A plastic swan. A few hundred pounds of metal. Not what you'd expect to step on while wading in a stream ripping with mountain fresh water.

The narcotics officers announced their presence several times. But when no one responded, the officers bashed down the door with a battering ram.

H.E.L.P. can go a long way. The Housatonic Environmental Literacy Program was formed earlier this year when Mass Audubon and the Housatonic Valley Association teamed up to offer an interactive multi-tiered ...

County and local law enforcement officials hosted a luncheon recently to announce the launching of the newest Triad program in Berkshire County, an effort that includes Great Barrington, Alford and Egremont.

New zoning bylaws. Monetary allocation for a new senior center. A tax agreement for a new business.

A Northwest Hill photographer is releasing his latest book after spending a decade revealing the most intimate parts of a Pittsfield landmark.