Deerfield, MA

(Photo submitted by Ellie Richardson) (Greenfield, MA) – The Greenfield Recreation Department held its annual 4th of July fireworks display on Friday night. And people at Beacon Field were witness to a silent protest of the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. During the national anthem, a group of women dressed in “Handmaid’s Tale” style robes lined up in front of the stage. The group that organized the protest submitted the following press release afterwards:

A search warrant was executed at 95 West Main Street Apartment #4, in North Adams for suspected narcotics distribution Friday.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - According to Amtrak’s Public Relations Manager, an individual who was allegedly trespassing on train tracks in Holyoke near Beech and Lyman Streets was hit by a train Saturday at around 2:22 p.m. No word yet on their condition. Amtrak officials told Western Mass News Train...

A popular store in Massachusetts that has been a stronghold in the community for over one hundred years just announced they will be closing. Since 1914, customers have been buying office supplies, greeting cards, and college merchandise from the A.J. Hastings store on Pleasant Street in Amherst.

Greenfield’s annual Fourth of July Fireworks celebration was yesterday and the fun got underway much earlier in the day. Hundreds of people came out to Beacon Field for the beloved tradition. As always, in addition to fireworks it featured plenty of good food, fun activities, and live music by local bands including Lakeside Drive, and Janet Ryan & Straight Up.

DALTON, Mass. – The Berkshire County Little League Baseball All-Star season got underway on Saturday with a solid win for the Pittsfield Americans and a soggy outing for the teams from Dalton and Great Barrington. The Pittsfield American League 10-and-under All-Stars defeated their crosstown rivals from the Pittsfield NL,...

A three-vehicle collision on the Curran Highway in North Adams on Tuesday afternoon resulted in no injuries. It did however snarl traffic for a short time. Police, Fire, and EMS all responded... The North Adams Police Department, North Adams Fire Department, and Northern Berkshire Emergency Medical Services responded to the...

The following traffic plan will be secured to assist a easy flow of traffic once the 4th of July fireworks celebration ends.

A couple says four dogs died in a house fire in Becket, Massachusetts. The Berkshire Eagle broke the story Friday evening, when a house on Benton Hill Road went up in flames. Officials said no one was injured, but the couple, who was renting the house, run Berkshire Poodles, a company that breeds award winning poodles.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - The shower and thunderstorm threat has come to an end but we did see some severe weather in portions of the area. There were reports of trees down in Granby, Belchertown and Palmer. Drier air builds in gradually tonight, but it will still be muggy for...

Orange firefighters were called to Royalston Road for a rollover accident on Friday.

This commentary is by Karl Meyer, who lives in Greenfield, Massachusetts, has attended the meetings of the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission since 2009, and has been a stakeholder, intervener and a fish and aquatics studies team member in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s relicensing process for Northfield Mountain since 2012. He is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists.

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (WWLP) – The town of South Hadley held a variety of firework festivities Saturday night at William E. Smith Middle School. Despite the thunderstorms in the forecast, people came from all over to celebrate Independence Day weekend as a community. There were a variety of activities...

One step forward, two steps back. Such is life for UMass Football. The Minutemen suffered a blow to their 2022 recruiting class, as kicker/punter AJ Vinatieri announced he would be decommitting from UMass on Twitter. “I have decommitted from the University of Massachusetts, and my recruitment is now 100% open,”...

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — There have been more than a few ideas lobbed around for reinvigorating Western Gateway Heritage State Park — including a model railroad museum and an artists market. But the answer may be closer to home. So close, it's already inside the park. Colleen and...

Often, during this time of year, it can be forgotten that America has a relationship with slavery. Frederick Douglass spoke in front of a group of people one-hundred seventy years ago, changing such a relationship.

The victim in a Sunday evening shooting on Genesee Street has been identified.

ADAMS, Mass. — An exhibition at the Real Eyes Gallery has raised several thousand dollars for Louison House to help those affected by homelessness. "A Sense of Place" opened on June 4 and concluded on Thursday but the pieces will be live and available on the gallery's website for another month. Fifty percent of all artwork sales go to the non-profit organization.