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Great Barrington's Richard Swiater Wins $1M In Mass Lottery
Richard Swiater, of Great Barrington, won the seven-figure payday playing "$4,000,000 Monopoly Doubler” $10 scratch-off ticket. Swiater chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity. He bought the ticket at Silk’s Variety store at 107 Main St. in Sheffield. The store will...
Bear Butter opens shop in Great Barrington
Just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Jonathan Vella was try to make energy balls at his business, The Spot in Pittsfield, when he ended up creating Bear Butter. He then jarred the mixture and the Bear Butter business took off from there.
“A Stage of Twilight,” starring Karen Allen, screening at The Triplex on 4/21
A heart-wrenching meditation on how to say goodbye for the last time, “A Stage of Twilight” features stunning performances from Karen Allen and William Sadler as a couple forced to grapple with end-of-life planning. Karen Allen and producer Brian Long will be at The Triplex in Great Barrington,...
Woman taken to medical center after Pittsfield fire
A woman stuck on the second floor of a house fire was taken to a hospital in Pittsfield on Monday. Firefighters say the fire took place on Marlboro Drive and were met with hoarding conditions while trying to get inside.
Last chance to view ‘A Tribute to the Thursday Morning Club’ at the Great Barrington Historical Society Museum, April 20 and 21
Great Barrington — This coming weekend is the last chance to view “A Tribute to the Thursday Morning Club,” an exhibit at the Great Barrington Historical Society Museum. The Society wishes to honor and celebrate the Thursday Morning Club’s 132 years of history and service to the community. The Great Barrington-based women’s club has dedicated itself to civic causes, education, preservation, and the arts. The exhibit, at 817 South Main Street, is free and open to the public this Saturday and Sunday, April 20 and 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Report: Pittsfield, cannabis dispensary could be near lawsuit settlement
Pittsfield could be looking to settle a lawsuit with a cannabis dispensary. Lawyers for the city are scheduled to meet with Bloom Brothers on Friday. The dispensary sued the city over what it says are unlawful community impact fees, NewsChannel 13’s media partners at The Berkshire Eagle reported. Those...
Great Barrington police seek man in connection with indecent exposure at Dollar Tree
GREAT BARRINGTON — Great Barrington Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man in connection with an indecent exposure incident that occurred at the Dollar Tree store in the Barrington Plaza. The incident, described as indecent exposure and open and gross lewdness, reportedly took...
Parishioners subdue man making threats during church service
HUDSON – A Hillsdale man was committed to the Columbia County Jail after he disrupted the Sunday morning mass at St. Mary’s Church in the City of Hudson. Cameron Jamieson, 47, was charged with making a terroristic threat for allegedly entering the church at about 9:40 a.m. while wearing a mask and a long black cloak and shouting “all hail” toward the congregation and church officials.
Construction on the Mass Pike in Hampden, Berkshire County
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that there will be daytime and overnight guardrail repair, drainage work, bridge repair, and tree trimming operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound throughout Hampden and Berkshire County this week.
Arbor Day Celebrations Planned in Pittsfield
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Department of Community Development Parks and Recreation Program will be hosting two community Arbor Day events to celebrate the life and achievements of Robert L. Presutti. Presutti is a longtime city resident who volunteered many hours with both the Parks Department and the Retired...
Breakfast with the Sheriff
The pancake breakfast at American Legion Post 178 in Millerton on Sunday, April 14, a fundraiser for Sheriff Kirk Imperati, who is running for reelection, was packed with people and politicians from all over Dutchess County. It was organized by Bruce Flynn of Millerton. Left to right, Sheriff Imperati, Flynn and Undersheriff Jason Mark.
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