 | Weekend Outlook: Markets, Competitions, and More
Berkshire county is hosting a variety of events this weekend including markets, competitions, and more.
Winterpills plays at the Dream Away this Saturday.
Editor’s Pick:
Third Thursday
Pittsfield Common, East Street
Time: 5 to 8 p.m.
Third Thursday returns on the Common. This |
 | Berkshire Art Center Announces Faculty Art Show
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Berkshire Art Center (formerly IS183 Art School) announced its Faculty Art Show will be opening on Friday, May 19, from 5-7pm in the Stairwell Gallery at Citizens' Hall in Stockbridge.
Twenty-three faculty artists, working in a variety of mediums including collage, ceramics, drawing, fiber |
| Pittsfield: Wild Acres Fishing Derby
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield Conservation Commission, in partnership with Lyon Aviation, has announced that they will sponsor a free Fishing Derby for youth 14 and under on Saturday, May 20 at the Wild Acres Conservation Area.
The event will be held rain or shine.
Volunteer support will be |
| 2024 Budget Day 1: Pittsfield Council OKs 9 Department Budgets
Ward 2 Councilor Charles Kronick objects to budget on Wednesday and voted against all but three department budgets.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City Council preliminarily approved nine departmental budgets on Wednesday, the first day of hearings for fiscal year 2024.
Budget Day 2
Ward 2 Councilor Charles |
 | Dalton Police Department Reminds Teens to Drive Safe
DALTON, Mass. — The Dalton Police and Fire Departments set up a mock staged accident on the lawn of Wahconah Regional High School on Wednesday morning to remind students to celebrate safely and the dangers of impaired driving.
The goal of the staging was to make the high schoolers think about the consequences |
| Pittsfield Man Pleads Guilty to Assault and Battery, Burning A Vehicle
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Monday, May 15 Eric S. Lefavour, age 39 of Pittsfield, pleaded guilty to 8 charges including violating an abuse prevention order; breaking and entering in the nighttime with intent to commit a felony; burning a motor vehicle; and assault and battery to intimidate a victim.
Lefavour was sentenced |
 | Women of Color Giving Circle Annual Graduates Recognition Event
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Women of Color Giving Circle of the Berkshires, in collaboration with the NAACP – Berkshire County Branch, St. John's Masonic Lodge No. 10, will host the 21st annual Graduates Recognition Event at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20 at Berkshire Community College, 1350 West. St., Pittsfield.
The |
| Missing Pittsfield Man's Remains Found
PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Police found human remains in the Morning Drive area that were identified as 69-year-old Lee Walter Meisenheimer who had been missing since July 2022.
Officers responded to the Morningview Drive area on Sunday at approximately 6:25 p.m. A resident there called after the discovery of apparent human remains |
| Pittsfield Community Development Supports Chicken Ordinance
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Affordable chicken permitting is reaching its final stretch.
On Tuesday, the Community Development Board unanimously supported a zoning amendment to permit six fowl through a $25 license.
It takes the process out of the Zoning Board of Appeals' purview, which cost more than $500, and |
 | Plans Expected for New Wahconah Park in August Following Community Input
Members of the project team hear from community members at the park on Monday.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Nostalgic, practical, and functional. These are planners' hopes for the future of Wahconah Park.
The park's restoration committee had its kick-off meeting with S3 Design Inc. on Monday. The firm, which |
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