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The United States government and Massachusetts are clashing over the issue of extending federal benefits to married same-sex couples, with the Obama administration arguing that the government is not obligated to provide benefits to gay couples.

Even firefighters need to be rescued sometimes. Seeking to raise money to complete the addition to their firehouse on Route 7, volunteer firemen from Hose Company No.

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In about the late 1600's, people came from the south, west and east to settle Berkshire County, which was incorporated in 1761.

State Attorney General Martha M. Coakley announced Wednesday that Massachusetts has filed a complaint against the U.S.government, claiming the federal Defense of Marriage Act is discriminatory and unconstitutional because it excludes thousands of married same-sex couples from "critically important rights and protections based on marital status." ...

A Connecticut woman has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving charges in connection with a head-on crash in rural Massachusetts that resulted in the death of the other driver.

The state has announced that Pittsfield will not receive any emergency aid reimbursement for damages incurred during last week's flash flooding, despite the city declaring a state of emergency.

Despite a steady, and occasionally heavy, rainfall on Thursday, officials said it caused few problems compared to Monday's downpours that triggered flash flooding in parts of Berkshire County.

Public works crews across the county continued cleanup efforts Tuesday in the aftermath of a pounding rain storm that dumped as much as 4 inches of rain in localized areas Monday.

A sudden burst of heavy rain swept across parts of Berkshire County on Monday afternoon, spawning flash floods in parts of Pittsfield that swamped homes, closed roads and stranded several motorists who had to be rescued by city police and firefighters.

Q: I have squirrels, both red and grey, that will bite off a leaf of an elm tree and drop it to the ground.

Williamstown town meeting, Tuesday at 7 at the elementary school. Review of the warrant is here ; the full warrant and other important information is here .

At one of the better-attended annual town meetings in a few years here, voters approved 68 of the 69 articles at a 3 1/2 hour meeting on Saturday morning at Town Hall.

Voters at Saturday's annual town meeting, slated for 10 a.m. at the Town Hall on 3 Silverbrook Road, will be asked to address a 69-article warrant that includes 61 articles to raise and appropriate funds.