| Massachusetts Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest Opens for Submissions
BOSTON — Students in Massachusetts have the chance to showcase their artistic talents and deepen their understanding of nature through the MassWildlife's Junior Duck Stamp (JDS) art contest.
Open to students from kindergarten through grade 12, the competition invites young artists to create original artwork featuring ducks, geese, |
 | Pittsfield Firefighters Battle Early Morning Blaze in Extreme Cold
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – No injuries were reported after firefighters extinguished a fire in a two-story detached barn and garage at 566 South St. early Sunday morning.
The Pittsfield Fire Department just after 2 a.m. responded to reports of a building “fully involved” with the blaze.
“All |
| Berkshire Public Health Nurses Launches Newsletter
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Public Health Nurses Collaborative is announced the launch of a new quarterly newsletter "Public Health Pulse."
This newsletter will provide regular updates on reminders from public health nurses including ways to protect your health including during the height of the winter |
| BRTA Announces New Pilot Pittsfield Paratransit Evening Service
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Regional Transit Authority (BRTA) received funding from Massachusetts Department of Transportation for pilot evening Paratransit service through June 30, 2025.
This pilot evening service is for BRTA Paratransit customers travelling to or from: Adams, North Adams, Williamstown, |
| MassWildlife: Avoid Decorating With Invasive Plants
During the holiday season, many people use plants to decorate their homes or businesses. If you wish to use plants in your decorations, be sure to select native species such as native pines, spruces, hemlock, American holly, mountain laurel, fir, or winterberry holly.
Avoid exotic, invasive plants like Oriental bittersweet |
| @theMarket: Fed Backs Away from More Interest Rate Cuts
The Federal Open Market Committee cut interest rates again on Wednesday and reduced the number of interest rate cuts next year. That decision dismayed investors and triggered a run for the exits in the stock market. Will this government Grinch decision ruin the chances of a Santa Claus rally?
Wall Street labeled the central bank |
| NTIA Approves $14.1M to Boost Statewide Digital Equity
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. - The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) formally approved $14.1 million to fund digital equity programming proposed by Massachusetts' Executive Office of Economic Development.
Through NTIA's Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, this funding will support the launch of |
| Big Lots to Close Pittsfield Store
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Two major chains are closing storefronts in the Berkshires in the coming year.
Big Lots announced on Thursday it would liquidate its assets after a purchase agreement with a competitor fell through.
"We all have worked extremely hard and have taken every step to complete a going |
 | McCann and Taconic Awarded CTI Grants
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $525,482 in Career Technical Initiative (CTI) implementation grants awarded to two organizations in the Berkshires to train 80 individuals for careers in high-demand occupations within the trades, construction, and manufacturing sectors in the |
| The Retired Investor: Trump's 21st Century Mercantilism
Jan. 20 is just around the corner. It is Day One in the tariff wars that our next president is intent on launching. The corporate world is trying to dissuade him from that course of action, with no success.
It is an economic fact that the cost of tariffs is passed on to the consumer. If tariffs are high enough, |
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