| @theMarket: November Profit-taking Surprise
It wasn't supposed to happen this way. Historically, November and December have been considered the best months of the year for stocks. The problem is that history has been turned upside down this year.
Take the fact that the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case on tariffs that have not been this high for 100 years. And then |
| Pittsfield Police Make Arrest in Taconic Students' Murder
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — An arrest has been made in last month's murder of 17-year-old Brodie Slonski.
Jaequan Spratling, 18, was arrested on Thursday evening by police and is being charged with murder and attempted armed robbery. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Central Berkshire District Court on Friday, today, at 2 |
 | BSO, Boston Dedicate 'Seiji Ozawa Square'
Seira Ozawa and her son, Masaki, stand under the Ozawa sign dedicated to her father, Seiki Ozawa, on Thursday.
BOSTON — The city of Boston and the Boston Symphony Orchestra dedicated "Seiji Ozawa Square" on Thursday with signage on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and St. Stephen Street.
Ozawa |
 | Dueling Pianos Fundraiser to Support Pediatric Development Center
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pediatric Development Center (PDC) will host a Dueling Pianos Fundraiser to raise money for programs that support more than 700 families across South and Central Berkshire County.
The event features the high-energy entertainment of Howl2Go. Two pianists will take the stage to play crowd favorites, |
| One Incumbent Returns to Pittsfield School Committee
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The next School Committee will have a couple of familiar faces, but largely new representation.
On Tuesday, voters elected Ciara Batory, Sarah Muil, Daniel Elias, Katherine Yon, Heather McNeice, and Carolyn Barry for two-year terms that begin in January. McNeice was the top vote-getter with 3,995 |
 | Mobile Museum of Tolerance Comes to Massachusetts
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Simon Wiesenthal Center's Mobile Museum of Tolerance advocates for education as a means to address the rising levels of hate and division observed nationally over the past two years.
Melissa Mott, Simon Wiesenthal Center's executive vice president of education programs and strategies |
| The Retired Investor: Trump's Tariffs and the Holidays
It is that time of the year when consumers begin planning for the holidays. It will also be a time when prices on almost everything are expected to rise. You can blame that on tariffs. After several months of absorbing rising import costs due to Donald Trump's tariff policies, American corporations have had enough.
Currently, |
 | Tyler Street Arcade Hopes to Be a Destination for Fun
Owner Edward Krzysztof, left, and manager Robert Williams celebrating the arcade's grand opening.
PITTFIELD, Mass. — Edward Krzysztof is hoping his new arcade will be a destination for fun on Tyler Street.
Tyler Street Arcade, located at 214 Tyler St., held its grand opening on Oct. 25 |
 | Gala Celebration of Youth Alive and ROPE Legacy
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A gala celebration in honor of the impact and legacy of Youth Alive (YA) and the Rites of Passage & Empowerment (ROPE) program will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Berkshire Innovation Center, 45 Woodlawn Ave. in Pittsfield.
The ticketed program will begin at 6 p.m. and feature guest speaker the Rev. Nakeida |
| Sports Television Pioneer Neal Pilson to Speak at BCC
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Berkshire Community College (BCC) will present an afternoon with Neal Pilson.
"Behind the Scenes of Sports Television" will take place on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 1:30 p.m. at Berkshire Community College and on |
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