 | Pittsfield Collision Detours Traffic on Merrill Road
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Merrill Road and Plastics Avenue partially shut down the roadway for nearly an hour.
There was a collision at about 2:30 p.m. involving a black Honda sedan and a white GMC extended-cab pickup truck, and possibly another pickup. The sedan suffered |
| Lanesborough Select Board Sees New Member, Chair
LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — The Select Board welcomed a new member on Monday and elected Deborah Maynard as chair.
Last week, just under 4 percent of the town's registered voters turned out for the election of a Select Board member, two Finance Committee seats, and more. Jason Breault secured a three-year seat on the |
| BHS Pledges Support for The First, a New Resource Center in Pittsfield
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The First, a new daytime resource and community center opening in downtown Pittsfield this fall, has received a major commitment from Berkshire Health Systems (BHS).
BHS has pledged $300,000 over two years to support the project's start-up costs, with a portion of the pledge being designated as |
| Berkshire Workforce Board Presents FY25 Workforce Impact Awards
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — MassHire's Berkshire Workforce Board recapped successes of FY25 and honored workforce professionals
The Board of Directors of the MassHire Berkshire Workforce Board (BWB) highlighted its FY25 successes and presented their FY25 Annual Workforce Awards on June 5.
The BWB recognized the |
| Dalton to Decide Police Budget, Fund Transfers
DALTON, Mass. — After a contentious two-day town meeting, lengthy discussions between community members and town officials, and the postponement of the initial special town meeting date, voters will reconvene on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Wahconah Regional High School.
Voters will be deciding on six warrant articles during the |
 | Pittsfield School Committee to Vote on Middle School Restructuring
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The School Committee will take a historic vote on the structure of Pittsfield Public Schools on Wednesday.
On the agenda is a "vote on the middle school grade plan" restructuring, which would create an upper elementary school for grades 5-6 and a junior high school for Grades 7-8 by the |
| BCC and PHS Awarded Early College Designation
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) and Pittsfield High School (PHS) have been officially designated an Early College program by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education and Board of Elementary & Secondary Education, part of the statewide initiative to create high-quality early college |
| Pittsfield Creates Separate Authority for Dangerous Dogs
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Animal Control Commission will no longer have to make tough decisions on dangerous dogs, as a hearing authority will now handle that.
This is a part of several changes made to the commission over the past couple of months, including fewer members and no requirement for veterinarian representation on |
| Post 68 Downs Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM, Mass. – Roshan Warriar went 2-for-3 with an RBI Monday to lead the Pittsfield Post 68-1 American Legion Baseball team to an 8-5 win over Wilbraham.
Ben Jacob and Connor Devine each doubled in a four-hit attack for Post 68, which drew nine walks and took advantage of seven Wilbraham errors.
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 | Stay Safe In the Heat Wave: Cooling Centers and Resources
Temperatures rose during the day, hitting 92 degrees on Main Street in North Adams.
List of South County cooling centers here.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Summer is here, and people are feeling it with the heat wave that has hit central and eastern U.S., including Berkshire County.
On Wednesday, |
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