West Stockbridge News

Firefighters from five communities were called out Monday to fight a large, spreading fire in the Interlaken part of town.

At a special town meeting, a handful of voters approved the transfer of a total of $32,800 for roads, health insurance and solar panels on the town hall roof.

A West Springfield man is in police custody in Wisconsin after kidnapping a car salesman while on a test drive.

Police in Wisconsin have arrested a man who was being sought by Massachusetts police after allegedly stealing a car from a West Springfield auto dealership and kidnapping a salesman.

West Springfield police said Thursday night they will apply for an arrest warrant for kidnapping and motor vehicle larceny, after a man fled on the Massachusetts Turnpike in a vehicle he was test driving from a Riverdale Street dealership with the sales associate as a passenger.

A car salesman was taken on a wild ride Thursday afternoon, resulting in him being dumped off on the Mass.

A four-month long investigation by Great Barrington Police and members of the Berkshire County Drug Task Force led to a major round-up of heroin dealers in South County on Friday.

West Stockbridge has always been one of my favorite destinations in the Berkshires, and Truc Orient Express Vietnamese Restaurant has stood the test of time to become one of the landmarks in the heart of the town center.

Gerald ''Jerry'' I. Levitch of Greenfield died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, peacefully at home at the age of 91.

F or some it was a taste of victory; for others, it was eating crow. But for the judges of Hancock Shaker Village's fourth annual Pie Contest, the Saturday event could only be described as one sweet deal.

Last week, while taking part in a funeral procession, we once again witnessed the lack of respect of a motorist.

A second attempt to sell The Leaning Institute of America building at 150 Pittsfield Road by public auction is scheduled for Friday.

Sitting in vigil at Senator Edward M. Kennedy's wake yesterday were Jack Caldwell from Melrose, Gene Dellea from West Stockbridge, Don Dowd from West Springfield, and Sharon Waxman, foreign policy adviser with Kennedy's Washington office.

They're simple gestures: A touch of the hair, the gift of a bag or a book. But it's the Berkshire County community's way of helping the children of America's Camp find comfort in their lives.

They're simple gestures: A touch of the hair, the gift of a bag or a book. But it's the Berkshire County community's way of helping the children of America's Camp find comfort in their lives.

Some call it the fruitcake of the vegetable world. The squash that gardeners love to give away.

Some call it the fruitcake of the vegetable world. The squash that gardeners love to give away.

Signs of the impending celebration of all things zucchini are popping up all over West Stockbridge -- quite literally.

Earl B. Moffatt handily won the race for an unexpired term on the Select Board, defeating former Police Chief Karl G. Cooper, 207-169, in a special election yesterday.

The town's former police chief is one of two candidates seeking an unexpired term as selectman at Monday's special election, to be held at Town Hall.