 | Pittsfield High Names Speakers, Scholars for 2025
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The senior class at Pittsfield High School has elected Helen Makdisi and Caroline Sherman to speak at graduation this Sunday, June 8, at 4 p.m. The ceremony will be held on the grounds of Tanglewood.
Makdisi and Sherman will represent the voice of this year's senior class, who have worked |
 | Letter: Town Officials Not Listening on Police Budget
To the Editor:
On May 5, at the annual town meeting, Dalton residents voted 162-117 to reject the police budget which has risen by 59 percent, or $600,000, since Chief Strout's appointment ($1.049M FY21 versus $1.665M 2026 projection).
The vote against the police budget is not a targeted attack or an attempt to defund the |
 | Letter: Dalton Police Unions Ask for Support at June 9 Special Town Meeting
To the Editor:
The Dalton Police Patrol Officers and Superior Officers unions are asking members of the community to come out in support of fair labor relations between them and town officials at the special town meeting on June 9.
Both unions are calling on the town voters to honor a contract that union officials lawfully |
| 1Berkshire Trendsetter Award Nominations Open
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The 1Berkshire 2025 Berkshire Trendsetter Award nominations are now open.
These Awards will be presented at the annual Celebrate the Berkshires event. In addition, the honorary Putting the Berkshires on the Map award winner will be announced at this event.
"We are happy to |
 | Resilience Emphasized at Taconic Graduation
Valedictorian Nicholas Kerwood, above, said the class needed courage to continue their journey and embrace uncertainty; salutatorian Alec Ginsberg told them to put 'growth over fear, curiosity over comfort.' See more photos here.
LENOX, Mass. — Resilience was the theme of Taconic High School's 2025 |
| North Adams Man Pleads Guilty to Child Assault
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — On Thursday, June 5, Jesriel Morales, 37 of North Adams, pleaded guilty to five charges in Berkshire Superior Court.
The charges are:
3 counts of Aggravated Assault and Battery with a Deadly Weapon on a Child
2 counts of Assault and Battery
The incident occurred in |
| @theMarket: June Should Be Good Month for Stocks But Watch Out for July
Stocks should climb a bit higher this month. The next round of tariffs is not due to be levied until July nor will Trump's Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) be passed until then. That gives investors some breathing room to book some gains.
The first-quarter earnings season is just about over. Overall results have beat estimates by 6 |
 | Greylock Federal Promotes Branch Manager at Lanesborough branch
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Greylock Federal Credit Union announced the promotion of Ashley Thompson to branch manager of its Lanesborough branch.
"I'm so proud to see Ashley take this next step in her career. Through her many years with Greylock, beginning with her first job as a Float Teller on Saturdays, Ashley has |
| County's Athletic Directors Recognize Senior Scholar-Athletes
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Twenty-two graduating seniors from Berkshire County public high schools recently were recognized by the county’s athletic directors with the inaugural Berkshire County Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards.
The honor is designed to recognize seniors who demonstrate “athletic excellence, strong |
| Berkshire County Historical Society to Mark Lafayette Bicentennial
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire County Historical Society (BCHS) will commemorate the bicentennial of the Marquis de Lafayette's 1825 visit to Pittsfield with a series of public programs and events from June 11 to June 13.
The commemoration will include a reprise of Lafayette's arrival in Pittsfield on Park Square on June |
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