Berkshire County News

Two separate groups have established reward funds in the aftermath of the murders of Chocolate and Prada, the River Valley Farm llamas that were shot and killed with arrows this past weekend.

I don't know Milt and Ruth Bass. Perhaps they are so nice that they will someday take over St.

Across Berkshire County, efforts to curb underage drinking and substance abuse are gearing to become more visible in the community.

North County parents who receive state-subsidized child care will have to make the 45-minute drive to Pittsfield from now on to renew their vouchers -- instead of stopping by the Resources for Child Care satellite office on Main Street.

The number of people who have died of drug overdoses in Massachusetts from 2002 through 2007 is nearly 41 times as many as the number of servicemen and women from the state who died in Afghanistan and Iraq over the same span, according to just-released report on drug use in the Commonwealth.

Crane & Co. plans to consolidate its stationery paper division to a new state-of-the-art facility near its Dalton headquarters, CEO Charles Kittredge said on Thursday.

The Berkshire Eagle : ADAMS, Mass. -- Veteran Adams Police Officer Alan C. Vigiard, 45, was arrested last week and charged with possession of child pornography .

North Adams Mayor John Barrett, the state's longest-serving mayor, has been soundly defeated in his reelection bid by City Councilor Richard Alcombright.

Two of the most hotly contested mayoral races in recent memory highlight a busy election day in North Adams and Pittsfield.

Veteran Adams Police Officer Alan C. Vigiard, 45, was arrested last week and charged with possession of child pornography.

Comprised of 30 unique towns on 945 square miles of natural beauty, the Berkshires provide the best of town and country living.

A new matching grant program will give residents in the hilltowns a chance to help their neighbors in need this winter.

The following are from David Capeless, District Attorney in Berkshire County: Fred Lee Holt, Jr., 39, of Pittsfield, is charged with four counts of rape and abuse of a child.

A development company in Braintree intends to develop an 8-acre plot on Hubbard Avenue for a BJ's Wholesale Club store.

Antonio Dontay Spruill of Williamstown was ordered to serve 60 days in jail by Berkshire County Superior Court Judge John Agostini after pleading guilty to six charges of selling cocaine, possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute, one charge of possession of marijuana and of conspiring to violate drug laws.

For all the bogeymen and ghouly ghouls out there, Halloween is the most wonderful time in the year.

They came from around the corner and around the world. For a variety of reasons they live in Berkshire County.

More than two inches of rain pelted much of the county Saturday night, resulting in the flooding of some areas, mostly in North and Central Berkshire County.

Constance E. Hagen and Eugene M. Hagen sold property at 145 Friend St., Adams, for $135,000 to Jared J. Filiault and Allison Clairmont.

Jorge S. Gomez, 35, was given a six-month suspended sentence and one year of probation by Berkshire Superior Court Judge John Agostini after pleading guilty to charges of selling heroin and conspiring to violate drug laws.