| Dalton Health Board Pushes Recycling Reporting
DALTON, Mass. — The Board of Health is looking to issue an educational pamphlet on recycling to residents and waste haulers after haulers failed to report their tonnage.
The company Solid Waste Haulers was not reporting its tonnage quarterly as required. This sparked a conversation with the Green Committee about the need to educate |
 | Mass Wildlife: Why You Shouldn't Feed Wildlife This Winter
Each winter, MassWildlife receives inquiries from the public regarding whether or not to feed wildlife. While people have good intentions, supplemental feeding of wildlife typically does more harm than good.
Most wildlife seasonally change their behavior to adapt to cold temperatures and scarce food supplies. Supplemental feeding can alter |
 | Friday of Front Porch Feature: A Charming Home with Berkshire Scenery
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Are you looking for a big home with a lot of land to enjoy the Berkshire scenery in? Then this house is for you.
Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing 8 Northbrook Lane.
This home was built in 2025 and includes four |
 | Gov. Maura Healey's State of the Commonwealth 2026
Gov. Maura Healey's State of the Commonwealth address as prepared for delivery on Jan. 22, 2026, at the State House.
Good evening, Massachusetts! Senate President Spilka, Speaker Mariano, who I know is watching from home, Leader Tarr, Leader Jones, and everyone in the Legislature: Thank you for our work |
| @theMarket: Headline noise equals opportunity
A Greenland invasion, the end of NATO, another tariff war, Iranian riots, threats, and counterthreats. This week saw it all. It could have been the end of the world, but it wasn’t. Savvy investors took advantage of the noise.
Talk about TACO (Trump always chickens out)! This week exemplified Trumpian scare tactics. It is remarkable |
| Berkshires Opens Warming Centers, Provides Safety Resources Ahead of Frigid Weekend
A back-to-back weather threat is developing as an Extreme Cold Warning tonight gives way to a major Winter Storm Warning starting Sunday morning. Dangerously cold wind chills of 25 to 35 below zero will persist through Saturday afternoon, creating a high risk of frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Conditions will remain |
| The Retired Investor: Gen Z prefers stocks rather than houses to build wealth
Priced out of the housing markets, younger generations must look further afield to save for retirement. While the barriers to entry in the housing market keep rising, access to financial markets has gotten cheaper.
This is a vastly different attitude and behavior from previous generations. It has been a tradition here in America that the |
| Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity offers Free Tax Assistance
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — For more than a dozen years, Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity (CBHFH) has provided free income tax preparation to qualifying households through the IRS-supported Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
Services are available to households earning $69,000 or less, as well as individuals with |
| Crane Drops Challenge to Dalton Land Sale
DALTON, Mass. — The sale of the land known as the Bardin property is no longer being challenged.
Dicken Crane of Holiday Farm, the highest bidder on the property, withdrew his lawsuit and a citizen petition requesting the board award him the sale, recognizing that a reversal was unlikely after the deed had already |
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