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Beneath the Mountain: The Tragedy and Folklore of the Hoosac Tunnel

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Beneath the Hoosac Mountain, between North Adams and Florida, Massachusetts, runs a railroad tunnel whose history is marked by engineering breakthroughs, deadly accidents and generations of ghost stories. Stretching approximately 4.75 miles through the mountain, the Hoosac Tunnel was one of the most ambitious American...

North Adams, MA · 2d
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BITS & BYTES November 6, 2026: What’s happening in the Berkshires and beyond!

Mill Town Foundation presents Wandering Dance Festival. Pittsfield— From November 7th through the 14th, Mill Town Foundation presents the fourth annual Wandering Dance Festival, bringing together local and regional dance artists for free workshops, community events, interactive experiences, and a showcase highlighting a diverse range of dance styles and traditions at The Colonial Theatre.

Pittsfield, MA · 2d
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Two Hollywood Legends Appear in The Gilded Age — Were They Filming in Upstate NY?

Imagine Matt Damon grabbing a Stewart's coffee before filming in Troy. Unfortunately, that's not quite how it happened.

Albany, NY · 5d

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Permission to pursue a passion

NORTH HAMPTON, Mass. — While growing up on her family’s western Massachusetts dairy farm, Emily Everett dreamed of writing for Hoard’s Dairyman one day. Instead, Everett has built a career that includes writing novels about her life experiences. Her debut novel, “All That Life Can Afford,” was Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club pick for April 2025.

Williamsburg, MA · 1d
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Music with words unsung and unspoken: Boston Symphony chamber music at the Tanglewood Learning Institute

Performed by Lucia Lim and Elita Kang, violins; Rebecca Gutter and Danny Kim, violas; and Johan Ellsworth and Owen Young, cellos, Linde Center for Music and Learning, Oct. 18, 2026. Program:. Antonín Dvořák — “Four Cypresses,” Op. 25. Libby Larsen — “Sorrow Song and...

Boston, MA · 1d

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Rising from the ashes: artist Aaron Meshon

GREAT BARRINGTON – For many people, challenges are a sign that it is time to change your life’s path, whether it’s a business failure, an illness, or some other catastrophe. Fortunately, artist Aaron Meshon is not such a person. Devastating fire. When his Brooklyn apartment burned down...

Great Barrington, MA · 2d

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Winner of community media award for Mass. docuseries, local producer talks local access, Main Streets and more

Earlier this year, a director working in western Massachusetts collected a top community media honor. Thomas Draudt is no stranger to awards – he’s collected at least one Emmy and several nominations for his work on the series "This Old House" – and one nomination for "This New House."

Northampton, MA · 1d

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Once a childhood dream, his Latino Book Fair is growing bigger each year

SPRINGFIELD — When he was a child growing up in the Dominican Republic, Jorge David Martinez picked up a book that would stick with him for the rest of his life: “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. “If you read the book, you’ll find that...

Springfield, MA · 2d

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Springfield's Latino Book Fair Returns Bigger Than Ever at Hope Center Nov. 14

What started in 2024 as an event that ran from Friday afternoon through Saturday, with a Sunday authors' workshop, has grown into a cultural gathering in Springfield, and this year it's moving into a brand-new downtown home. The third Springfield Latino Book Fair is set for Saturday, November 14, at the Hope Center for the Arts at 150 Bridge Street, with doors opening at 10 a.m. and the free, one-day festival running until 5 p.m.

Springfield, MA · 2d

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From Classroom to Broadway: Columbia English Class Takes Field Trip to See Tony-Award Winning Musical

A group of 50 Columbia High School students went on a field trip to New York City on Wednesday to see the Tony-award winning Broadway musical “Hadestown” at the Walter Kerr Theatre. The trip was part of the course The Play’s the Thing, which is an English elective that allows students to immerse themselves in acting prompts, theater knowledge, and overall creative expression.

New York, NY · 2d

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Veterans Day ceremonies around the Capital Region

Several communities across the Capital Region will come together to celebrate the courage and bravery of the nation’s veterans on November 11.

Albany, NY · 2d

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25 Lost Movie Theaters Upstate New Yorkers Still Remember

The old movie theaters of Upstate New York were once landmarks of everyday life. Downtown movie palaces filled the sidewalks of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Albany. Smaller houses in places such as Saranac Lake, Geneva, Oneonta, and Watertown offered the same excitement on a different scale. A theater could be a family’s Saturday afternoon destination, a teenager’s first date, or a place where the town gathered for a film everyone was talking about.

New York · 1d

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One Spider-Man Character is from Schenectady, but Who?

New York City is the center of the Spider-Man universe, but his greatest foe is Capital Region royalty

Schenectady, NY · 2d

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Visualizing what was here before, and explaining what is here now

My wife, Susan, and I attended an “Overlook Talk” at Thacher Park given by Mike Nardacci on Saturday, Oct. 31. He educated us and others about the many landscapes and mountainous regions you can see on a clear day from the park. Thacher Park is a National Natural...

Altamont, NY · 2d

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Proctors Announces $1 Movie Tickets to Celebrate 100th Birthday

Proctors is pulling all the stops for their 100th birthday

Schenectady, NY · 3d