Lenox Dale News

Kelly Wright remembers the city's downtown when she was younger, picking out clothes at England Brothers, or spending Thursday nights driving up and down North Street to check out the crowds of people outside.

A lightening strike ignited a fire that heavily damaged the inside of a $1.5 million home in the Lenox Dale section of town late Wednesday afternoon, local fire officials said.

Shea Carlson drove in seven runs with two swings Tuesday. Carlson hit a three-run home run in the third inning, and followed it with a fourth-inning grand slam as Dalton routed Lenox Dale 17-2. "He went up there trying to look at the ball better, not overswing," Dalton coach Ken Pease said.

Savoy Elementary School had much to celebrate Wednesday afternoon -- the graduation exercises for its fifth grade class and the arrival of a new principal.

The City Council has given LTI Smart Glass Inc. more time to complete its move to Pittsfield, allowing the company to continue accessing city economic development funds.

That was a curious column by Brian Sullivan about the closure of the majority of Catholic parishes in Pittsfield He states that the Diocese of Springfield made the decisions, and leaves it at that.

The steps leading into St. Charles Church on Briggs Avenue are rather steep. So, too, was the challenge of redirecting and integrating the Catholic community into the four remaining Catholic churches in the city following the decision by the Springfield diocese to close six churches here almost one year ago.

Take away your hands and legs, you still have a mind. You still have visions. Images. Creativity.

A woman wanted on a warrant out of Westfield led two police departments on a high-speed chase Friday afternoon, police said.

Former Fire Chief John "Jack" Stringer knew something was up yesterday when he walked through the door of the Lenox Dale Fire Station: You don't become a fire chief by not noticing the details.

The administration of the Montessori School is reaching out to the community to generate about $100,000 by Feb.

GLV Inc., a Canadian pulp and paper production firm, recently cut six percent of its global workforce, including one employee at its plant on Crystal Street in Lenox Dale.

One of the city's first liquor stores to open following the repeal of Prohibition has changed hands.