Sheffield News

The hands shot up when about a dozen sophomores in a U.S. history class at Mount Everett Regional High School were asked if they disliked math.

Following a four-county inspection of Tuesday afternoon's storm damage, including the Great Barrington and Sheffield areas, investigators from the National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., reported no evidence of a tornado.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for the southwestern corner of the state after a trained weather spotter across the border in New York state saw a tornado spinning east towards Massachusetts.

On Monday, May 27, a parade featuring local veterans, the Sheffield Fire Department, Selectmen, Sheffield Whinnies, local Scout troops, and other groups, will lead off at 8 a.m. from the village green and end at the cemetery on Clayton Road, where the ceremony will take place.

Edwin "Ted" Dobson credits a quickly organized and effective write-in campaign led by local supporters for his surprising victory on to the Board of Selectmen in Monday's election.

Incumbent Selectman Stephen C. Bannon and Daniel Bruce Bailey came out on top in Monday's three-way race for two seats on the Great Barrington Select Board.

A controversial request to open a Dollar General store on North Main Street will likely be a significant factor in today's annual town election.

Lovely three-bedroom, two-bath ranch on beautiful Undermountain Road. Approximately five acres.

A rare waterfront property on Mill Pond, a pristine, non-motorboat lake in the Southern Berkshires.

The public hearing to determine whether a building permit to Dollar General should be rescinded on Thursday evening was stopped short after lawyers stated a town committee didn't have the authority to make such a decision.

State Rep. William 'Smitty' Pignatelli, left, poses with Barbara Minkler, Carol Ide, Charles Bradshaw, Mayor Richard Alcombright and Cindy Brown.

Mayor Daniel L. Bianchi has nominated a longtime employee of the former Kolburne School in New Marlborough for the position of city personnel director.

What mother doesn't look forward to enjoying beautiful flowers on her special day? This year, families can add a special gift from Mother Earth by taking moms on a leisurely Mother's Day Wildflowers Guided Walk at Bartholomew's Cobble in Sheffield from 10 a.m. to noon on Sunday.

The annual Town Meeting on Monday night rejected a zoning change aimed at keeping retail chains from setting up shop in the community.

As part of the Focus On Health series at the Sheffield Senior Center, Robert J. LaCosta will present a program on the "Basics of Hearing Loss & Hearing Aids" at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 10.

Voters will be asked at town meeting to approve a Finance Committee recommended budget of $3.56 million, which would be an increase of slightly more than 1 percent.

A Sheffield low-income housing complex could have a new property management group as a result of local reaction to Gov.

Bylaw changes instead of the budget will likely generate the most discussion at Monday's annual town meeting at Mount Everett Regional High School at 7 p.m. Voters will be asked to approve budget expenditures that will total $9.66 million, which would be slightly less than a 1 percent increase over the previous fiscal year.

U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal will hold district office hours in seven towns in Berkshire County to give local citizens an opportunity to share their concerns directly with a congressional staff member.

Two south Berkshire County teenagers were arrested and charged on Wednesday night at a North Egremont park for possession of drugs, including cocaine, with the intent to distribute, according to Egremont police.