| Market 32 Red Kettle Campaign Raises Money for Salvation Army
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Market 32/Price Chopper stores announced that $618,000 was raised during the Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign, which took place over six weeks in November and December 2024.
Bell ringers were stationed at store locations across New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New |
| Greylock Federal Offers Assistance to Homebuyers Through FHLBank Boston
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union has been approved to participate in Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston's homeownership assistance programs, Equity Builder Program and Housing Our Workforce.
Both programs help income-eligible homebuyers who are purchasing one- to four-family homes that will serve as |
 | Cello in Lenox Wants Customers to Find Hospitality, Fun
Ryan and Kim Boya love the sense of community in the Berkshires and want to make the restaurant a destination that both visitors and residents will return to time and again.
LENOX, Mass. — Cello is looking to be the place for hospitality and fun for Lenox.
Partners Ryan and Kim Boya reopened the |
 | Believers, Skeptics Hear Tales of Elusive Bigfoot
There was an overflow crowd for the Bigfoot talk, with people coming from Vermont and around Western Mass.
DALTON, Mass. — The library's "Bigfoot! In The Northeast" event last week was a success, attracting more than 60 people from all over the county.
The Vogel brothers, Eric and |
| @theMarket: The Tariff War Begins
On April 2, Donald Trump has threatened to levy tariffs on several nations. This is in addition to the tariffs he has already imposed on China, Mexico, Canada, and now global auto producers. The question is whether the "if" in tariffs is still possible.
No, it isn't. The president is making good on his campaign |
 | Pittsfield to Study Speeding on Lenox Avenue
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city wants to ensure that upcoming construction doesn't turn Lenox Avenue into a bypass.
On Thursday, the Traffic Commission tabled Ward 1 Councilor Kenneth Warren and Ward 7 Councilor Rhonda Serre's request to resolve excessive traffic and speeding on Lenox Avenue until after the city gathers speed |
| Dalton Considers External Firm for Town Manager Search
DALTON, Mass. — The Select Board is considering hiring a firm to aid in the search for a new town manager.
Several board members agreed on having an external recruitment firm to aid in the hiring.
Town Manager Thomas Hutcheson, who intends to retire on July 1, will present materials on potential |
 | Berkshire Athenaeum Seed Library Open for the Season
Adult services staff Olivia Bowers and Tom Jorgenson cut the green ribbon on the seed library, opening the program for the season.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Athenaeum hosted a ribbon cutting for the seasonal opening of its seed library on Saturday.
The athenaeum has had a seed library since 2018 |
| The Retired Investor: The Trump Economy 101
For those of us in the business world, the myriad economic policy initiatives spewing from the White House are both confusing and at times difficult to understand.
Certain policies seem to cancel each other out. Full employment while reducing immigration, drill-baby-drill to force oil prices lower while raising tariffs to |
| Pittsfield High Investigation Extended One Month
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The school district-initiated investigation into alleged misconduct of Pittsfield High School staffers will conclude by the end of April, one month later than expected.
On Wednesday, the School Committee voted to extend the retainer agreement with Bulkley Richardson & Gelinas for investigations of wrongdoing |
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