 | Riverside Public House Offers Warm, Friendly Atmosphere
Riverside opened on Depot Street with some interior changes and a new menu —with a few popular holdovers.
DALTON, Mass. — A new restaurant is trying to fill the hole left by the iconic Dewey's Public House.
Robert Collins opened the Riverside Public House recently in the former |
 | Companion Corner: Beauty at Berkshire Humane Society
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — There's a sweet dog waiting for their new home at Berkshire Humane Society.
iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home.
Beauty is a 5-year-old bulldog mix and has been at the shelter for about a month after she |
 | Workforce Development: Kaela Martin
Before Kaela Martin completed the Front Line Advanced Supervisor course at Berkshire Community College, she had already made smart career choices. She had landed a job as a welder fabricator at Lenco, an armored vehicle manufacturer in Pittsfield, in 2023 and was proving herself to be a valuable employee. But Kaela isn't the type of person |
| Man Shot by Police in Hinsdale Incident Dies
HINSDALE, Mass. — The individual shot by police on Wednesday died that afternoon at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.
Police Chief Shawn Boyne and Sgt. Dom Crupi were injured during the incident. Crupi is recovering from gunshot injuries to the hand and elbow at Albany, N.Y., Medical |
 | Pittsfield Health Board Upholds Berkshire Pipe License Revocation
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city has lost another tobacco permit, and Berkshire Pipe and Tobacco was advised to find a different product to sell.
On Wednesday, the Board of Health reaffirmed its Dec. 3 decision to revoke the 17-year-old business's tobacco license, which has been suspended since March. While the shop owners |
 | Literacy Volunteers of Berkshire County Information Sessions
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Literacy Volunteers of Berkshire County will be holding information sessions at the Berkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield on how to become a volunteer tutor for LVBC.
Attend one of the sessions on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at either 10:30 a.m. or 6:30 p .m. to learn more about the program and the steps to |
| State Fire Marshal Reminds Bars and Clubs of Sparkler Hazard
STOW, Mass. — State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine today sent a notice to Massachusetts bars and restaurants regarding the fire hazard posed by sparklers, which are believed to have contributed to the tragic New Year's Eve fire that claimed dozens of lives in a Switzerland bar.
"Please be advised that sparklers and |
| Pittsfield Launches A Public Survey
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield is seeking public input through a new community survey focused on community interaction and the use of technology specifically related to the Department of Public Works (DPW).
The city is currently engaged in a project with the Edward J. Collins Center for Public Management at |
| Police, Civilian Injured in Hinsdale Shooting
HINSDALE, Mass. — Two police officers were injured and a civilian is in critical condition after a shooting late Wednesday morning not far from the police station.
The civilian was taken to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield; the officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries from what police describe as an |
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