Pittsfield News

The state is expected to close the boat ramp at Laurel Lake today, a week after a destructive and invasive species of mussel was discovered in its waters.

Accused killer Tyson J. Benoit pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday morning, ending his second Berkshire Superior Court murder trial before any testimony was heard.

Though Ward 7 City Councilor Anthony Maffuccio is facing an assault charge, there does not appear to be a movement afoot to cut short his political career.

The second trial of a black Pittsfield man charged with fatally stabbing a white teen during a racially charged fight has started.

A Dalton woman accused of punching a sleeping toddler in the face was released on personal recognizance after her arraignment Monday in Central Berkshire District Court.

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.

Pittsfield's big 4th of July parade has long been one of the treasures of Western Massachusetts honoring America's birth as a nation, in style.

A convicted sex offender is being held on high bail after pleading not guilty in Central Berkshire District Court to allegations that he had contact with a 13-year-old city resident.

Former Pittsfield resident and marathon runner John Prenguber is running in Saturday's 24th Annual Independence Run.

Ward 7 City Councilor Anthony Maffuccio and his live-in girlfriend were arrested Thursday, each charged with assaulting the other following an alleged domestic dispute at their Danforth Avenue home.

The Fourth of July parade of Pittsfield will be held on Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. The parade route will utilize South, North and Wahconah streets.

Investigators have arrested a Great Barrington man for a late-night business break-in, one of six that occurred in the town Wednesday night.

The Berkshire Talking Chronicle, the nonprofit outfit that broadcasts reading services for the blind and reading impaired, has moved to a new home.

A Pittsfield couple is preparing to sue the city this week, claiming it is responsible for the damage done by a snowplow to their stone wall following a late January snowstorm.

The last of five defendants charged in connection with a West Side home invasion case was arraigned Wednesday in Berkshire Superior Court.

Developer Michael Deep lost another of his lawsuits against the City of North Adams this week.

The anticipated top lot of the sale is this Colt M 1883 Gatling Gun, with Accles feed mechanism, in remarkable condition.

Tests. Tests. And more tests. Depending on the grade level, kids today face an alphabet soup of exams.

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