Great Barrington News

A recent rumor in town had St. Mary's School closing next month, ending a 127-year run of South County's only Catholic educational institution.

About 130 people have retraced Arlo Guthrie's journey immortalized in the song "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" to raise money and awareness for Huntington's disease.

Abbey Road on the River , With Peter Noone, Leon Russell, Peter Asher, Laurence Juber, May 23-27, Galt House Hotel, Louisville, Ky.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Sgt. Edward S. Passetto was laid to rest on Friday morning, earning acknowledgment from God, his country and his local community.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong.

The 13th annual Historic Garbage Trail Walk to Massacree HD, a walk for Huntington's Disease, will take place at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 19.

Zalmen Mlotek, artistic director of the National Yiddish Theatre- Folksbiene, will perform music written in the Jewish ghettos of Poland.

A suspect in an extensive series of break-ins and jewelry thefts in Lenox and neighboring communities is being held without bail after pleading not guilty on Wednesday to new charges that include burglary, drug possession and larceny.

Scheduled today in Pittsfield, Dalton and Richmond on Time Warner Cable Channel 16, except as indicated.

The flag-waving and speech-making that erupt when America goes to war evaporate as the war drags on and fades into the background of life in the United States.

Edwin "Ted" Dobson credits a quickly organized and effective write-in campaign led by local supporters for his surprising victory on to the Board of Selectmen in Monday's election.

The Berkshire Hills Chorus of Sweet Adelines International and Arlene Adler of the San Francisco and New York Opera Companies will perform in the "Divas and Desserts" musical program at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, at First Congregational Church.

This 4 bedroom, 3 bath home sits on 25 open acres with more land available. As you approach the house you are greeted by a fieldstone wall and an Ashfield patio.

Spring auction : The Montessori School of the Berkshires will host its annual benefit spring auction, "Springtime in Paris," at Founders' Theatre at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox on Saturday, from 6 to 10 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

What's better than chocolate cake? For you, it might be a really good beer or a great sandwich, even a really fresh salad but for me, it's chocolate cake.

Incumbent Selectman Stephen C. Bannon and Daniel Bruce Bailey came out on top in Monday's three-way race for two seats on the Great Barrington Select Board.

In Afghanistan, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Edward S. Passetto saved the lives of two men in a helicopter crash that killed 16 civilians at Kandahar Airfield in 2009.

William Caligari has opened Linen, a luxury linens store, at 105 Main St. The president of William Caligari Interiors and The Drapery Workroom said his newest venture offers the finest luxury linens for bed, bath and table to retail customers in the region.

A controversial request to open a Dollar General store on North Main Street will likely be a significant factor in today's annual town election.

Unlike many of her peers, Williams College senior Meghan Kiesel has a job waiting for her when she graduates on June 2. But it wasn't an easy task.