 | Fire Dept. Orders Berkshire Mall Owners to Secure Property
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The Fire Department has reinstated a 2022 order to secure the Berkshire Mall, giving owner JMJ Holdings 14 days to respond.
On Monday, Fire Chief Jeff DeChaine discussed current and past orders on the mall property with the Select Board. Failed fire-suppression systems triggered a court order to repair or |
| Dalton Consultant to Assess Police Station
DALTON, Mass. — Discussions over the proposed public safety facility continue to prove contentious as officials debate next steps.
During several meetings, Police Chief Deanna Strout has emphasized how the condition of the station, located in Town Hall, has been deteriorating for the last 28 |
 | Lanesborough Woman's Bravery Key to Solving 40-Year-Old Murder
David A. Morrison
BENNINGTON, Vt. — A former Lanesborough, Mass., woman's bravery was the key to solving a 40-year-old Vermont murder mystery.
David A. Morrison, 65, pleaded guilty Tuesday in District Court in Pittsfield, Mass., to the kidnapping of Laura Sheridan in 1981 and, in Bennington |
| Pittsfied Councilors See Dalton Ave. 'Walk Audit' for Safety Improvements
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A walk audit done on Dalton Avenue over the summer has made recommendations for a safer corridor.
The City Council's public works subcommittee will review the Pittsfield Community Design Center's report on an area where a fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash occurred over the summer. It makes five |
 | Reading and Tea at Arrowhead
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire County Historical Society (BCHS) welcomes author Kevin O'Hara to Herman Melville's historic home on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 2 pm for a special afternoon benefitting BCHS restoration, education, and preservation programs.
The afternoon begins in Melville's study—where he |
 | Berkshire Athenaeum Announces Family Search 101 Session
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Local History Department of the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield's Public Library, announces Family Search 101 at 1:30 pm on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025 Researcher David Heath will present an introduction to the basics of Family Search, a free genealogy database.
The session is free and open to |
| Berkshire County Partners to Celebrate Fall 2025 EforAll Cohort
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — 1Berkshire, in partnership with the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network's Berkshire Office and EforAll, announced the final presentations and cohort celebration of the final Berkshire County EforAll cohort happening on Tuesday Dec.16 at 6pm at the Berkshire Innovation Center.
Cohort |
| Dalton Town & Fire District Set Tax Rates for FY26
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board voted to maintain a single tax rate, as it has done historically, during its meeting on Monday night.
This means all types of properties within the town, whether residential, commercial, or industrial, will be taxed at the same rate.
The town's tax rate for fiscal |
 | Pittsfield Recognizes Firefighters of the Year, Outgoing Councilors
Pittsfield firefighters Matthew Mazzeo and Clarence Gunn with Gov. Maura Healey and state Fire Marshal Jon Davine at the annual Firefighter of the Year Awards in Worcester last month.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Two members of the Pittsfield Fire Department were recognized as Firefighters of the Year for rescuing a man from the |
| Hancock Shaker Village's Visitor Center Under Reconstruction
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Hancock Shaker Village plans to have a new, expanded visitor center next summer.
"It's a complete exterior and interior renovation of the visitor center and Center for Shaker studies," Village Director and CEO Carrie Holland said.
The Shaker museum is demolishing the current |
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