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Single family residence in Northampton sells for $901,000
The spacious, recently built property located at 23 Higgins Way in Northampton was sold on April 12, 2024. The $901,000 purchase price works out to $397 per square foot. The house, built in 2020, has an interior space of 2,267 square feet. The layout of this two-story house includes three bedrooms and three bathrooms. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system. The property is situated on a lot spanning 4,835 square feet.
Pittsfield's Girls Edge Wahconah at Monument Mountain
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. – Dezerea Powell won two events and ran on a winning relay Thursday to lead the Pittsfield girls track and field team to a narrow win over Wahconah. Powell won the 100 meters and long jump and ran a leg on the Generals’ victorious 4-by-100 relay as Pittsfield edged Wahconah, 71.66-68.33.
BB gun assault reported at Great Barrington Marketplace parking lot
Great Barrington — An assault was reported in the parking place of Marketplace Kitchen Table at 240 Stockbridge Road on Wednesday, May 1, at around 1:45 p.m. Police Chief Paul Storti confirmed with The Berkshire Edge that the department is aware of the incident. According to a Facebook post...
Northampton fights opioid deaths with new Narcan initiative
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Northampton is adding to its fight against opioid deaths by connecting more people in the community with lifesaving overdose medication. On Thursday, the Naloxbox initiative expanded to more city spaces. Health Commissioner Merideth O’Leary told us, “In 2019, the city of Northampton took the initiative to...
Employees from these 4 Mass. towns improperly accepted free ski trips, state officials say
The state’s ethics commission has found that employees from four Massachusetts towns violated conflict of interest laws when they accepted valuable gifts — such as free ski trips — and the commission dished out fines ranging from $6,000 to $18,000. The employees were Vincent Roy, the Sudbury...
Former town employee launches write-in bid for Southwick Select Board seat
SOUTHWICK — David “Butch” LaBombard announced Tuesday he is running as a write-in candidate for the Select Board seat currently held by Douglas Moglin. “I have thought long and hard about this and decided we need change and if elected, I want to be the person to fight and give residents what they want, and what they don’t want,” LaBombard said Wednesday.
Weekend Outlook: First Fridays, Record Show, and More
There will be a variety of events in the Berkshires this weekend including First Friday Festivities, a record show, and more. The city has combined Third Thursdays and the First Fridays Artswalks to establish First Fridays at Five. Downtown Pittsfield will be alive with activities, including a maker's market on...
Departing Lenox town manager discusses warrant items for his final annual meeting
Tonight at 7, Lenox, Massachusetts will hold its annual town meeting at Lenox Memorial Middle High School. Voters will decide on financial plans for the coming fiscal year, including a $9.5 million general fund and appropriating almost $17 million for the Lenox Public Schools – a roughly 8.5% increase over the previous year’s spending. It’s the last annual meeting for Town Manager Christopher Ketchen, who is moving to a new job with the state’s Division of Local Services after a decade once his contract expires at the end of June. Ketchen broke down tonight’s warrant items and his new responsibilities with WAMC.
New Marlborough boarding school stressing innovation has 15 in first graduating class
MARLBOROUGH — In the fall of 2021, 15 students began taking a chance on a very different approach to high school. Now they're on the cusp of graduating from an innovative program that aims to change the model of contemporary education. "At NEIA, you can either do nothing, or...
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