 | 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 |
 | Pittsfield Commission Sees Plans for $15M Rebuild of Wahconah Park
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Tuesday, the Parks Commission saw plans for a $15 million rebuild of the historic-but-condemned grandstand.
The project team hopes to begin construction in July, after the original 1919 structure is demolished.
The new, half-cost design for Wahconah Park places the bathrooms and concessions |
| Lanesborough ZBA Denies Local Country Store's Appeal
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The fate of the Lanesborough Local Country Store's signature vintage pickup truck remains uncertain following the Zoning Board of Appeals' recent decision.
Tensions flared at last week's meeting as the board debated whether a truck with a sign mounted on its bed complies with the town's |
| Dalton Board OKs Personnel Policies, Handbook Updates
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board started approving updates to the town's Personnel Policies and Administrative Procedures Handbook last week.
Town Manager Eric Anderson, who started his new role on Nov. 1, presented to the board proposed amendments to the policies.
The town's solicitor, KP |
|
|
