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Farmington River tubing starts tomorrow
NEW HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Farmington River Tubing opens for the season on Saturday. The New Hartford Fire Department sought to remind people about river safety. “It’s that time of year again,” the department posted to social media. “Our friends at Farmington River Tubing are opening for the 2024 season [Saturday], just in time for Memorial Day Weekend!”
Baseball: Gove, Drucker help Burke Catholic beat Pine Plains to repeat as Section 9 champ
SAUGERTIES — As the Burke Catholic baseball team gathered after its victory Saturday, opinions varied a bit on how the accomplishment should be celebrated. An afternoon pool party? A good nap to unwind after intense competition? Those are happy disagreements. But there was one thing about which the group was in total accord and said almost in unison during its post-game huddle: “The job’s not finished!” ...
Berkshire Waldorf High School receives $4 million anonymous donation for renovation of Old Town Hall in Stockbridge
Stockbridge — On Thursday, May 23, Berkshire Waldorf High School announced that it received a $4 million anonymous donation to move forward with the renovation of Procter Hall, also known as the Old Town Hall, at 6 Main Street. Previously, the school announced that it would move from its...
Berkshire region real estate sales
3255 Main Street: Becket Town Of of Becket to Robert C. Sweet and Doreen M. Sweet, $1 on 05/06/2024. 80-82 Daly Avenue: Michael A. Vella of Dalton to Tate Pasquini and Amanda Toomey, $335,000 on 05/06/2024. Great Barrington. 18 Fairview: Keith A. Hausknecht and Gail L. Hausknecht of Great Barrington...
Close calls with drivers are on the rise, Torrington firefighters say
TORRINGTON, CT (WFSB) - The Torrington firefighter’s union said there has been a troubling trend across the state. It said drivers have been disregarding the “move over” law. On Monday, a firefighter was hurt on a scene when a driver drove over a wire and entangled him,...
Veteran Voices: American Legion Shekomeko Post #426 is a Pine Plains Gem
Long before I joined the Army, I was aware of the significance the American Legion played in my local community. Growing up, we would attend weekly bingo and social dinners at the Legion’s main hall; my friends, who were more coordinated than I was, would play American Legion baseball; and there was always a Legion member handing out a scholarship to a local student. Of course, this was life in the early 1990s in a town very similar to Pine Plains, located in the middle of Vermont.
Motorcycle crash closes lane in Falls Village
FALLS VILLAGE, CT (WFSB) – A motorcycle crash closed a lane on Under Mountain Road in the Falls Village section of Canaan on Tuesday. State police told Eyewitness News that a motorcycle was the only vehicle involved in the crash. Life Star was called but did not respond because...
Lee officials make second request to three Rest of River towns, seeking approval to access privileged documents
Lee — The Select Board voted unanimously on May 21 to execute a letter to the select boards of Great Barrington, Lenox, and Stockbridge, requesting a decision on a resolution that would release unredacted attorney-client-privileged documents from executive sessions belonging to the now-defunct Housatonic River Rest of River Municipal Committee, documents that could show how Lee was selected as the site for a Superfund landfill.
Fake missing kids scam seeks to get people’s money
A new hoax has been popping up across social media and it has made its way to the Berkshires, according to Pittsfield Police. The scam uses pictures of random children claiming that they have been found and asks users to share the post. After enough people share the post, these...
Berkshire schools lead the way in first day of Division VI outdoor track & field championships
The Berkshires led the way for Western Massachusetts at the Division VI outdoor track & field championships on Thursday with three first place finishers. Mount Greylock’s Maggie Nichols placed first in the 200 meters in 25.40, Monument Mountain’s Amelia Desilets placed first in the 2-mile in a time of 11:14.65 and Hoosac Valley’s Taylor Garabedian placed first in the discus with a distance of 108-01.
Lee Bank Holds Annual Meeting, Elects Four New Corporators
LEE, Mass. — Lee Bank held their annual meeting on Tuesday, April 30. During that time, the board of trustees elected four new corporators all of whom have accepted their roles. New corporators, nominated by the board's governance committee, include:. Linda Tyer Clairmont, a resident of Pittsfield, who works...
Pine Plains scores nine early runs, rolls to Section 9-C softball title over Tri-Valley
NEWBURGH - It was joy and misery, all in short order. Pine Plains batted first in the Section 9 Class C title game against Tri-Valley ... and kept batting. The Bombers would send 15 hitters to the plate before the top-seeded Bears could set them down. In what seemed like an interminable opening stanza for the Bears, Pine Plains collected nine runs on four hits, four walks and five Tri-Valley errors, dooming the start of junior Jenna...
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