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Four will be interviewed Monday
The four town manager candidates will be interviewed on Monday morning, according to Selectman Chairman Walter F. Atwood III.
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Director resigns after 3 months
Three months into her job as executive director of Berkshire Creative, Liz Thompson has resigned.
New chief happy to be home again
It was both an easy and difficult decision. That's how Police Chief Michael J. Stanton felt about coming back to the town in which he and his family have lived for most of their lives to take over the Police ...
Southern Berkshire Regional School
Officials from the five member towns of the Southern Berkshire Regional School District will meet next week at the Sheffield Town Hall to discuss a potential merging of services and personnel with the Berkshire ...
Wood-stove dealers seeing surge in sales
With home heating oil prices rising, wood-stove dealers in the Berkshires are seeing a surging demand from customers seeking cheaper alternatives.
Ron Latham, director of the Berkshire Athenaeum, remembers when county libraries had a finite collection of books to offer their members.
For the second time in two months, the town voted down the idea of selling hundreds of acres of town land to offset a debt that has exceeded $1 million.
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Authorities said everyone is safe after Wednesday night's fire that heavily damaged the attic of a 12-resident dormitory at Berkshire Meadows, a school for the developmentally disabled in Housatonic.
Firefighters from at least five communities were called out last night to battle a structure fire at the Berkshire Meadows residential school at 249 North Plain Road, Housatonic.
LaRocca receives Ziter Music Scholarship
A graduating senior from Drury High School is this year's recipient of the Dr. Ziter Music Scholarship.
As the mercury rose to 96 degrees on Tuesday in the Tunnel City it set a record for the highest temperature on the 10th of June.
Summer opens door for outdoor art
Exhibition space expands exponentially with the arrival of summer. Here's a selection of what's happening in outdoor exhibits this season: Art Omi Ninety acres of rolling farmland at the Columbia County ...
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'I thee wed': a real Civil War union
As a little girl playing with paper dolls, Sarah Goethe had a dream. She wanted some day to walk down a church aisle in a beautiful gown to be a bride in a Civil War wedding.
Monument class savors the traditions
With whoops, cheers and colorful beachballs, members of the Class of 2008 celebrated the 41st commencement of Monument Mountain Regional High School at Tanglewood yesterday afternoon.
David Reynolds stood proudly in front of his childhood home in Richmond, tears filling his eyes as he watched Gov.
Bech seeks support in bid for Congress
The young Rep-ublican from West Springfield who hopes to topple U.S. Rep. John W. Olver, D-Amherst, from his 17-year seat in Con-gress made a campaign stop in North Adams on Tuesday.
Many small towns, same big worker
In the wilds of Western Massachusetts, where the trees are tall and the towns are small, a cadre of courageous locals drive from town hall to town hall to balance books, collect taxes, write letters, assemble ...
Unveiling of the new Helix line by Elaine Hoffman, potter in residence, also, new works, refurbished garden sculptures, plate painting and bargain bazaar, 103 Great Barrington Road/Route 41, West Stockbridge, ...
Not since the days of Miss Ruby's Cafe has West Stockbridge been such a culinary destination.
The Selectmen have hired longtime Stockbridge Police Officer Michael J. Stanton as the town's police chief.