| ArtWeek Berkshires 2024 Welcoming Submissions
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — ArtWeek Berkshires, a county-wide collaboration, will take place May 17-27.
The ArtWeek committee posted its call for artists. The non-juried event is free to all Berkshire County individuals, organizations, and businesses interested in showcasing creative work. Submissions from actors, cartoonists, |
 | Letter: International Women's Day
To the Editor:
This letter was ignored by the Berkshire Eagle
Friday, March 8, was International Women's Day. Here in the Berkshires, it was celebrated by the Zonta club, an International Women's Leadership organization, by honoring six dynamic women from our community at a special dinner that attracted over 200 |
| Head-on Collision Injures 2, Closes Dan Fox Drive
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dan Fox Drive was shut down for four hours on Sunday afternoon following a head-on collision near Bousquet Ski Area.
The crash occurred about 12:41 p.m. Police and Fire responded to the report of an accident with airbag deployment.
Police say Alec Vincent, 28, of Lenox was eastbound |
| Dalton Board of Health Works to Modify its Demolition Guidelines Checklist
DALTON, Mass. — The Board of Health will collaborate with the building department to modify the demolition guidelines checklist.
The current checklist does not clearly outline the board's responsibilities when approving a demolition or the items the board is responsible for, Health Agent Agnes Witkowski |
| Nonprofit Resource Directory Gets an Update
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires (NPC) has published an updated version of its Resource Directory to help nonprofits efficiently access information to business products and services.
"It's our job to connect nonprofits to the resources they need and, in the process, stimulate the |
 | Pittsfield Council to Tackle School, Roadwork Petitions
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Tuesday's more than 400-page City Council agenda includes several items related to Pittsfield Public Schools and street work.
The council will vote on a request from Superintendent Joseph Curtis to submit a statement of interest to the Massachusetts School Building Authority for a combined elementary build |
| CBRSD Amends School Calendar
DALTON, Mass. — Central Berkshire Regional School Committee approved an amended version of its 2024-2025 school calendar that removed a controversial religious holidays' box.
The box listing major religious holidays was originally included to inform teachers of what days students may be absent or fasting. The decision |
| FEMA Awards Funds to Mass for COVID Antibody Treatment Costs
BOSTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $6.5 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse it for the cost of providing monoclonal antibody treatment services to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $6,516,938 Public Assistance grant will reimburse the Massachusetts |
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