 | Create an Ad: MyCom Federal Credit Union
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ahead of their summer vacation, second grade students at Stearns Elementary School participated in our Junior Marketers Create an Ad series.
In their ads, students drew items people dream of having from cars, trucks, motorcycles, dirt bikes, and boats, demonstrating MyCom Federal Credit |
| DA's Office Seeks Extradition of Child Abuse Suspect
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A former The Bible Speaks pastor was arrested in the state of Florida for two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 from 1980.
Eric Anderson, 80, who had been an administrator in the church's Bible college and school, was taken into custody by the Manatee County |
| @theMarket: September Usually Risky Month for Markets
September into mid-October has historically been a dicey period for equities overall. Of course, history doesn't mean much when the financial system is wrestling with so many "firsts." Rather than red, it appears markets are waving a yellow flag of caution.
Wherever investors look, gut-wrenching changes are |
 | Pittsfield ZBA OKs Sign For Ollie's Discount Store
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city is closer to having another bargain store to shop at.
On Wednesday, the Zoning Board of Appeals granted a sign exemption for 457 Dalton Ave., the former Big Lots. The store will now be an Ollie's Bargain Basement, a company based in Harrisburg, Pa.
The store requested an |
 | Last Chance to see 'Baseball in the Berkshires' 2025 Exhibit in Lee
LEE, Mass. – One weekend remains to see “The Fascinating Story of Baseball in the Berkshires” at the Lee Premium Outlets.
The summer 2025 home of the Baseball in the Berkshires museum project has welcomed 3,000 visitors over the past couple of months, including people from more than 23 countries and 30 |
| Bullet Misses Sleeping Lanesborough Resident
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Residents near the Pontoosuc lakeside are being asked to review their security cameras after a bullet went through a home near Baglee Avenue.
On Wednesday, around 9:17 p.m., police responded to reports of gunshots in the area of Baglee Avenue, off Bull Hill Road. A sleeping person escaped serious |
 | Pittsfield Native Identified as Beating Victim
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A former Berkshire County man died Aug. 16, five days after being viciously beaten by juveniles in a park in Burlington, Vt.
Scott W. Kastner, 42, was not identified as the victim of the assault until Tuesday this week by Burlington Police, after his obituary was posted by Dwyer Funeral Home. |
 | Holiday Hours: Labor Day
Boston-born Labor Secretary Frances Perkins was the first woman to hold a Cabinet position and the architect of Social Security.
Labor Day is being celebrated Monday, Sept.1. Labor Day was established as a federal holiday in 1971 by Congress and is held on the first Monday of September. Read a history of Labor Day here.
The |
| BMC to Host Suicide Prevention Conference In Early October
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The 2025 annual Berkshire County Suicide Prevention Conference has been scheduled for Tuesday, Oct 7, hosted by Berkshire Medical Center, the Berkshire Coalition for Suicide Prevention, Massachusetts Department of Public Health Suicide Prevention Program, The Brien Center, Austen Riggs Center and National Alliance on |
| Elizabeth Freeman Center RISE Together 2025
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Join Elizabeth Freeman Center in September for RISE Together 2025 - six community walks to end domestic and sexual violence in Berkshire County and beyond.
Rise Together brings friends, families, neighbors, and community leaders together to honor survivors, remember those we have lost, and take a |
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