| Friday Front Porch Feature: This Luxury Home Has Plenty of Amenities
LENOX, Mass. — Are you looking for a big house to enjoy your days with a big movie theater, a sauna, and more? Then this is the house for you.
Built in 2004, this seven-bedroom, and nine-bathroom home is 7,073 square feet on more than an acre. The home comes with an elevator to the lower level to access a theater, sauna, gym, wine |
 | Roots of Stories: A Bilingual Exhibition of Oral Histories
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Manos Unidas Multicultural Educational Cooperative is announced the public unveiling of a new bilingual exhibit developed through a 2024 Mass Humanities "Expanding Stories: Advancing Equity" grant.
Created in collaboration with the World and Eye Arts Center, a nonprofit based in the |
 | Letter: Dalton Public Safety Facility
To the Editor:
I must respond to the article: "Dalton Consultant to Assess Police Station" on 12/11/2025.
I do not know why the town has never pursued the option of renovating Town Hall to accommodate the needs of the Police Department and improve access to town offices.
There was $82,000 in ARP funds that could have |
| @theMarket: Jobs Trump Inflation in the Fed's Calculations
Faced with the choice, the Fed considers unemployment a greater threat to the economy than higher inflation. It is why they lowered interest rates again by one quarter point to close out the year.
Stocks rallied on the news on Wednesday afternoon but fell back on Thursday and Friday. At least the major averages did, but what went |
 | Weekend Outlook: Holiday Festivities
Check out the events happening around the county this weekend including holiday themed parties, and some Christmas tree lightings. Find all the craft fairs and bazaars happening here.
Editor's Pick:
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Cascade School Supplies Tag Sale
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 | No Drought Conditions In Berkshire County
BOSTON — Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper declared the Western Region has returned to Normal Conditions.
Drought levels remain unchanged throughout the rest of the Commonwealth with the Cape Cod and Islands Regions, and Millers Basin at a Level 2–Significant Drought; the |
| Berkshire Organizations Awarded SafteyWorks Grants
BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration launched the SafetyWorks Initiative, including grant funding and free technical consultation for employers to improve safety in the workplace.
In Berkshire County, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, 18 Degrees and Berkshire County Head Start Child Development Program |
| Pittsfield Middle Schools to Restructure Next Fall
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city's middle schools will restructure next fall to give all students equitable access to education and take fifth grade out of the early elementary level.
Over nearly two hours on Wednesday, the School Committee and district officials mulled the decision to move forward with an upper elementary and |
 | Wagon Wheel Inn Fire Still Under Investigation
LENOX, Mass. — The Friday morning fire that gutted the Wagon Wheel Inn is still under investigation, and several people who were living at the motel have moved to another one.
The Fire Department received a report of the blaze around 6:15 a.m. on Friday, and it took hours to bring it under control, with numerous county |
| The Retired Investor: Drinking on Decline
Whether you know it or not, Americans are drinking less. This year, the percentage of Americans who say they drink alcohol has fallen to a record low. But don't kid yourself, 54 percent of Americans said they still do drink booze, according to a recent Gallup poll, which has been tracking U.S. drinking since 1939.
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