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Mass. weather: Hail possible in the Berkshires during Tuesday night thunderstorms
Berkshire County could experience hail, gusty winds and heavy rain during thunderstorms that are expected to reach the region Tuesday night, according to National Weather Service forecasters. There is a 30% chance of precipitation after 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to the weather service. Less than a tenth of an...
DOG PEOPLE to Open Great Barrington Public Theater's Summer Season
Great Barrington Public Theater will start its season with world premiere of Dog People, by Leigh Strimbeck a fun and revealing day in the park with two rescue dogs and a human pair who could use a playday off leash. At the heart of its mission, Great Barrington Public Theater...
Pittsfield city council talks free parking for veterans, impending North Street infrastructure project, Miss Hall’s gift to DEI office
During discussion of a $600 gift from private all-girls boarding school Miss Hall’s, Ward 5’s Patrick Kavey said he was uncomfortable accepting the donation to the city’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Office given the spring’s explosion of sexual abuse allegations over years there. “Just with the...
Gary Johnston for Stockbridge town moderator
Two of the most important characteristics of a successful town moderator are a judicious temperament and non-partisanship. Gary Johnston has consistently demonstrated these qualities over many years in Stockbridge. I urge his re-election. David F. McCarthy. 29 Church St. Stockbridge.
Keeping it fresh in Great Barrington: Farmers’ Market opens for new season
Great Barrington — The town’s Farmers’ Market opened for a new season on Saturday, May 11 at its location at 18 Church Street. According to Farmers’ Market Manager Dennis Iodice, this is the 34th year for the market, with 28 vendors participating this year. “The market has endured for all these years because we have amazing food, we have an arts market next to us, and we have amazing vendors,” Iodice told The Berkshire Edge. “The market has become kind of a third space in Great Barrington. You have your home, you have your work, and you have the Farmers’ Market as a place to be with your community.”
Downtown Pittsfield cleanup set for Friday
Hundreds of people to clean up downtown Pittsfield. Hundreds of people will cleanup downtown Pittsfield on Friday. More than 250 volunteer representing more than two dozen local businesses and organizations will take part. The cleanup includes North and South Street between East and West Housatonic streets and Berkshire Medical Center...
Abderhalden, Spartans Hold off Mount Greylock
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. – Jade Abderhalden went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, and the Monument Mountain softball team held off Mount Greylock’s comeback bid in the top of the seventh to earn a 12-10 win on Tuesday. Abderhalden drove in four runs and scored three times. Ember...
A 50-year love of the printed word: Great Barrington’s Bookloft celebrates anniversary
Great Barrington — The Bookloft celebrated the 50th anniversary of its opening on Saturday, May 11. The bookstore was started in 1974 by Eric and Ev Wilska and was originally located at Barrington Plaza on Stockbridge Road. Back when The Bookloft first opened its doors, the top-selling New York...
Lee voters push forward new public-safety complex, public-works site
Lee — By an overwhelming margin of 267 votes to 148 votes, with 11 blank votes, Lee voters approved a ballot measure on May 14 that will put in motion a plan to create a new $36.7 million public-safety facility and Department of Public Works site. In December, residents...
Fire in Valatie Monday morning
Nine people are being helped by the Red Cross, after a fire in Columbia County on White Mills Road in Valatie. The victims include six adults and three children, ages 2, 5 and 11, according to the American Red Cross. NewsChannel 13 has reached out to Valatie Fire Department for...
Great Barrington Rotary Day Of Service
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.— On Saturday, May 18, 2024, more than 800 Rotary clubs and 30,000 Rotarians across 10 states and 7 countries, from Connecticut to Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and New York in the United States, plus the countries of Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom will volunteer in their communities for a Rotary Day of Service.
Lee Chamber Seeks Volunteers for Main Street Beautification
LEE, Mass. — The Lee Chamber of Commerce is reaching out to the community for volunteers to participate in a project aimed at enhancing the charm of the town's main street. On Thursday, May 23, the Chamber plans to hang flower baskets sourced from Clark's Nursery on lamp posts along the main thoroughfare.
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