Sandisfield News

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.

The couple met decades ago as college students in Michigan, where their shared passion for music blossomed into a loving, lasting relationship.

Ken Moro wears two dog tags around his neck, and they're never coming off. One is emblazoned with a photo of his brother Eric Moro, who died in a car accident in Sandisfield in 2006.

"When i got up for work it really sunk in, it's really hard, " explains Diane Lemieux.

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State police say a Chicopee woman has died in a head-on crash in rural Sandisfield.

The Southern Berkshire Elderly Transportation Corp. is looking to increase awareness among member towns about the importance of their services for elderly and disabled citizens in South County.

The state and the Massachusetts Audubon Society have closed a $1.6 million deal to protect land along scenic Upper Spectacle Pond.

Tough economic times usually mean restraint or cutbacks for most companies, but for one local firm, the plans are actually for expansion in the coming years.

A local man believes the town missed an opportunity to be better prepared, and to aid other communities, during the ice storm last month that left thousands without power.

A home on Elk Road in Sandisfield burned to the ground this Christmas Day. Not much could be done to save the house which burned for more than hour Thursday afternoon while the town's volunteer fire department ...