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North County parents who receive state-subsidized child care will have to make the 45-minute drive to Pittsfield from now on to renew their vouchers -- instead of stopping by the Resources for Child Care satellite office on Main Street.

With the distribution pace of the swine flu vaccine progressing from a crawl to a shuffle, officials are urging patience as supplies slowly reach the Berkshires and the H1N1 strain continues to sicken people statewide.

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 Friends of the North Adams Public Library will hold a "Blow-out Book Sale" on Saturday, 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.

Union officials presented the North Adams School Committee with documentation Wednesday night that they say proves the city has shortchanged the Health Insurance Trust Fund by $2 million over the last five years.

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Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nov. 3--ADAMS -- Veteran Adams Police Officer Alan C. Vigiard, 45, was arrested last week and charged with possession of child pornography.

Absentee ballots are sorted at the Registrar of Voters office in Pittsfield City Hall.

Nearly two dozen incumbent mayors are facing challenges on Election Day in Massachusetts.

School and health officials are asking the public to remain calm amidst rumors that the H1N1 influenza has been prevalent in area schools.

The following cases were heard in Northern Berkshire District Court on Monday: * Samuel J. Gonzalez, 26, of Hall Street in North Adams, pleaded not guilty to intimidating a witness.

At Tuesday night's City Council meeting, a group of people dedicated to the Hoosic River caught the council's attention with an ambitious plan.

Election Obituaries James R. Northrup, 89 More obituaries Bazaars Nov. 7: annual Fall Craft Fair from 10 to 4. Free admission, huge variety of arts and crafts, raffles, food and more.

This year's race for mayor will go down in the history books as the most expensive on record: The candidates have spent more than $94,000. According to finance reports filed with the city clerk's office this week, challenger Richard J. Alcombright has raised $54,587.26 and spent $44,701.78. Mayor John Barrett III, who began the campaign season with ...

The Berkshire Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the 2009 Francis H. Hayden Memorial Award.

Every place has its tales of supernatural specters, haunted houses and ghostly apparitions -- and the hills of Berkshire County are no exception.

Illustrated dramatic reading of the Washington Irving classic 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' at 2 p.m., Western Gateway Visitors Museum, 115 State St., North Adams, 663-6312. Comments made here are the sole responsibility of the person posting them, and they are subject to the terms and conditions of this site.

St. John's Episcopal Church became haunted with zombies, werewolves, witches and even hosted a mad scientist and his alien assistant Saturday afternoon, as part of a community-wide Halloween party.

Geographically, this city in Northern Berkshire County is much closer to Bennington than is Rutland or Brattleboro, and about the same distance away as Manchester.