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Governor Declares Nov. 28 As 'Green Friday'| 03:08PM / Friday, November 28, 2025 | |
HATFIELD, Mass. — To kick off the holiday season in Massachusetts and to highlight the state's Christmas tree and nursery sectors, Governor Maura Healey is declaring Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, as "Green Friday." Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) Commissioner Ashley Randle joined state and local officials today to celebrate the declaration at Chestnut Mountain Christmas Tree Farm in Hatfield. The event included a presentation of a Governor's Proclamation, followed by a ceremonial Christmas tree cutting. "There's no better way to usher in the holiday season than by purchasing a locally grown Christmas tree and other festive
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Weekend Outlook: Holiday CheerBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:00PM / Friday, November 28, 2025 | |
Berkshire County is hosting a variety of events this weekend including holiday concerts, Santa meet and greets, and some Chritsmas tree lightings. Find all the craft fairs and bazaars happening here. Editors Pick Festival of Trees Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday until Dec. 28 The historic Hancock Shaker Village will welcome visitors to gaze at more than 75 trees throughout the museum, culminating in a magical display at the iconic roundstone barn. Tickets are $20. Children 12 and under are always free. Berkshire Museum and Hancock Shaker Village members are free. More information 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Issues Road Cut Moratorium| 11:07AM / Friday, November 28, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield announces that the annual city road cut moratorium will be in effect from Nov. 28, 2025 to March 15, 2026. The road cut moratorium is implemented each winter to keep roads clear of construction work during snow events and to limit the cuts in roads that are filled with temporary patches while hot mix asphalt material is unavailable. Contractors with active permits are advised to complete the work as soon as possible. During this period, steel plates are not to be used to cover open excavations in roads. All road cuts are to be repaired temporarily with concrete, and a final repair made after March 15, 2026 or once hot mix 0 Comments
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Holiday Wreath Art Auction to Benefit Pittsfield Food Pantries| 07:57AM / Friday, November 28, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Office of Cultural Development announces the 11th annual Holiday Wreath Art Auction on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025 at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts from 4-6:30 p.m. Approximately 50 wreaths will be on display during this ticketed event. There will be wreaths available for grab and go with a live auction of the featured wreaths at 5:30pm. All proceeds will benefit the Pittsfield Community Food Pantry. Since its inception in 2015, the Wreath Art Auction has raised more than $30,000 for the South Community Food Pantry. The Wreath Art Auction is a $10 suggested donation ticketed event with refreshments. The
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Hundreds Raise Tens of Thousands of Dollars for Food Pantries at Thankful 5KBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:10PM / Thursday, November 27, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Lauren Osborne did not finish in the top 10 of Thursday morning's 10th annual MountainOne Thankful 5K. Not even the top 100. But with their full-fledged turkey costumes, it was a shoo-in that she and her husband Carl would be in the running for best dressed. At 9 a.m., the Osborne family toed the line for the 3.1-mile circuit around the Berkshire Community College campus, out West Street and back to the parking lot. Unlike most of the 561 runners who finished the course, the Osbornes wore festive attire that included "feathers" that stretched from their wrists to their waists. The family has competed in the annual 0 Comments
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The Retired Investor: Venezuela's Oil Wealth Is s Tempting Target.By Bill Schmick,
04:55PM / Thursday, November 27, 2025 | |
Fifteen thousand U.S. troops mass on land and sea. Facing them, the beleaguered president of a nation 11 times smaller than the U.S. Will we invade and why? "I don't rule out anything," answers the president of the United States. A near naval blockade surrounds tiny Venezuela. President Trump has accused his counterpart, Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, of leading the Cartel de Los Soles, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Maduro denies it, claiming Trump is simply using that pretext to effect regime change. But before you start lambasting Donald Trump for going off the deep end, consider the following. We are witnessing Gunboat Diplomacy, a 0 Comments
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The Wild Turkey's Contribution to ThanksgivingVermont Fish and Wildlife,
04:17PM / Thursday, November 27, 2025 | |
 MONTPELIER, Vt.— One of our native wildlife species historically played an important role on Thanksgiving Day. North America's native wild turkeys were the ancestors of the Thanksgiving turkey on our dinner table. Originally found only in the wild, turkeys now exist as meat-producing domesticated varieties -- the broad breasted white, broad breasted bronze, white Holland, bourbon red, and a host of other breeds – all of them descended from our native wild turkey. More than 140,000 servings of Vermont wild turkeys are harvested each year – that's 140,000 servings of free-ranging, wild and sustainably harvested 0 Comments
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MountainOne Donates $25,000 to Food and Fuel Assistance Organizations | 10:13AM / Thursday, November 27, 2025 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — MountainOne announced it will donate $25,000 to local community organizations across the Berkshire County and South Shore regions to assist with combating food insecurity and providing winter fuel assistance. This financial commitment arrives at a moment when many local partners are seeing record need. MountainOne is stepping in with funding that will help keep homes warm and ensure families have access to healthy meals. "As the need around us grows, our commitment has only become stronger. The organizations we are supporting are lifelines for local families, and we are grateful for the work they do every single day," said Brenda Petell, 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Announces the 2025 Holiday parking schedule| 08:16AM / Thursday, November 27, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In celebration of the holiday season, the City of Pittsfield announced this year's free parking schedule. Free parking this season will include "Free Parking Fridays" on Nov. 28, Dec. 5 and 12. There will also be free parking starting Monday, Dec. 15 through Friday, Dec. 26. As always, parking in the city is free in the evenings and weekends. All other parking regulations remain in effect. 0 Comments
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John's Ace Hardware Hosted 'Thanksgrilling' EventBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:22PM / Wednesday, November 26, 2025 | |
Peggi-Jeanne Crosier says the store wanted to do its part to help families with food insecurity this Thanksgiving season. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — With Thanksgiving around the corner, John's Ace Hardware held a free "Thanksgrilling" to give back to the local community. "Community is what supports you, so if your community needs help, you want to help them out, because those are the people who are going to be your customers in the future, hopefully, said Peggi-Jeanne Crosier, store manager. Thanksgiving is one of those holidays where it is not about presents, gifts, or money — it's about togetherness and family, she 0 Comments
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A Season for Compassion, Not JudgmentBy Deborah Leonczyk, Guest Column
04:27PM / Wednesday, November 26, 2025 | |
 As the holidays approach, our thoughts turn naturally to light. Candles in windows, lamps in temples, fires that warm the hearth, and strings of light that brighten long winter nights. In every faith tradition, light represents goodness, truth, and hope. It reminds us that even in the darkest season, there is something within us that can still shine. This is also the season when compassion should burn brightest. Yet across the country, and indeed across the world, another force has grown stronger. It divides, judges, and determines who is "worthy" of help. Partisanship has become one of the greatest moral dangers of our time. When ideology replaces empathy, and 0 Comments
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Companion Corner: Socks at Berkshire Humane SocietyBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
02:25PM / Wednesday, November 26, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — There's a silly cat at the Berkshire Humane Society looking for a forever family to play with him. iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home. Socks is around 3 years old and is a tuxedo cat. He was found as a stray and brought to the shelter in August. Feline/small animal adoption counselor Alyssa Petell introduced us to him. Socks is a cat with his own boundaries and will let you know when you cross them. He has to go to a home with older children who will understand when he is done with petting and that has no other cats or dogs. "His perfect home would look like a
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