Great Barrington News

Firefighters from five communities were called out Monday to fight a large, spreading fire in the Interlaken part of town.

A bit of business musical chairs has led to the relocation of one downtown store and the expansion by another business owner into that store's former locale.

There was coffee and cider and doughnuts and good will, and even the people who didn't like the price tag had to admit, the new fire station was a doozy.

After climbing a few stairs and entering Xicoh's Express, your side of the counter consists only of a tiny room in which to stand and a few menus.

Gov. Deval Patrick appears to be starting to get it: Massachusetts taxpayers, from Gloucester to Great Barrington, Rockport to Rehoboth, are tapped out.

Berkshire Grown will host the Berkshire Grown Holiday Farmers' Market on Saturday, Nov.

Enjoy the holiday season at the Comfort Inn & Suites Berkshire and take part in the 20th annual Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas Celebration! GREAT BARRINGTON, MA, November 01, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Celebrate the magic of the holiday season at the Berkshire Comfort Inn & Suites.

More than 2 inches of rain pelted much of the county Saturday night, resulting in the flooding of some areas, mostly in North and Central Berkshire County.

The postponed auction for the Great Barrington Fairgrounds has been postponed again for another month.

It was a big night for the Great Barrington Volunteer Fire Dept. Monday night. With sirens blaring and lights flashing, the department's four fire engines drove from their former home on Castle Street, which they have inhabited since 1899, to their new digs on Stockbridge Road.

8, 9-2 Crafters, Chinese auction, bake sale For vendor information, Melanie at 413-743-5562. Nov.

Jane Jacobs, urbanist, writer and activist, is best known for "The Death and Life of Great American Cities." The lessons of her books are still relevant today.

No audience because of space limitations, but iBerkshires will be live blogging the five debates.

Molly Stephen, 10, applauds with classmates at a pep rally on Monday to kick off a campaign about giving at Monument Valley Regional Middle School in Great Barrington.

The rumors were rife on that Saturday, exactly 40 years ago, according to Elaine Gunn.

The movement has been afoot for a few years to eliminate having purchases packed into paper or plastic bags.

A local woman is facing several charges after allegedly blocking up traffic with her car in Lee and stealing a different vehicle from a courthouse parking lot later that day.

In 1985, local businessman Sheldon "Shelly" Fink was so incensed about the pending removal of the aging Japanese flowering crabapple trees on Main Street.

A restaurateur in western Massachusetts who faces deportation to Mexico is gaining support from immigrant activists.

Susan A. Sobon, Susan Randall and Thurman Randall Jr. sold property at 6-8 Hastings St., Adams, for $120,000 to Timothy E. Randall.