| Pittsfield Parks Commission OKs Outdoor February Events
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Locals can experience the snow-covered Berkshire landscape during outdoor February events in Pittsfield.
The Parks Commission on Tuesday approved a winter festival, fireworks at The Common, and a fishing festival at Onota Lake for the upcoming month.
The winter festival and fireworks are part of the |
| A New Leaf With Deep Roots
Three years before I arrived in the Berkshires in 2011, I watched my mother's new, small business collapse.
A relative had encouraged her to launch a small trucking operation and hire other Vietnamese community members as drivers. From the outside, transportation logistics can look deceptively simple: you're simply |
| Gov. Healey Urges Preparedness Ahead of Winter Storm
BOSTON, Mass.—The Healey-Driscoll Administration is asking Massachusetts residents to plan ahead and review winter weather safety tips this weekend and into early next week, ahead of the anticipated winter storm.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an Extreme Cold Warning for western Massachusetts from Friday at 7 |
| Dalton Health Board Pushes Recycling Reporting
DALTON, Mass. — The Board of Health is looking to issue an educational pamphlet on recycling to residents and waste haulers after haulers failed to report their tonnage.
The company Solid Waste Haulers was not reporting its tonnage quarterly as required. This sparked a conversation with the Green Committee about the need to educate |
 | Mass Wildlife: Why You Shouldn't Feed Wildlife This Winter
Each winter, MassWildlife receives inquiries from the public regarding whether or not to feed wildlife. While people have good intentions, supplemental feeding of wildlife typically does more harm than good.
Most wildlife seasonally change their behavior to adapt to cold temperatures and scarce food supplies. Supplemental feeding can alter |
| Dalton Water Warns Protect Your Pipes
DALTON, Mass. — With the expected snow and frigid weather this weekend the Water Department wants to remind people to take precautions to prevent frozen or broken water pipes.
A clipper system will bring Arctic temperatures to the Northeast with lows in the teens and single digits over the |
 | 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 |
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