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This year, Memorial Day will be observed on Monday, May 29th. Ironically, it was on the same day and date where Mother Nature gave portions of our tri-state region the scare of their lives back in 1995. On that particular day, we felt oppressive humidity and summer like temperatures in the 80's, but the early evening hours proved to be a true attention getter.

From the Town of Great Barrington and the Great Barrington Fire Department (information and photos used by permission) At approximately 12:52 pm on Friday afternoon (May 26) the Great Barrington Fire Department was dispatched for a reported outdoor fire within 10 feet of a structure in the area of Silver Street at Main Street. Great Barrington. Engine 2 observed heavy black smoke while en route and found a heavy fire involving a structure upon arrival, requesting a second alarm. Great Barrington units found a large outdoor fire at the rear of the Wards Nursery and Garden Center complex with an extension to an adjacent wood staircase to a second-floor apartment of a stucco multifamily building off Silver Street.

LEE, Mass. – It was part redemption, part preparation and mostly Lenox on Sunday morning in the Western Massachusetts Class C girls tennis final. The Millionaires swept the doubles matches and got singles wins from Rory Lenehan and Rihana Patel to earn a 4-1 win over Lee and claim the regional crown.

NORWELL, Mass. – Lenox’s Dennis Love followed his third-place finish in Thursday’s 2-mile run with a second-place showing in the mile on Saturday at the Division 5 State Championships. Love finished in 4 minutes, 24.59 seconds to finish just 4-tenths of a second behind state champion Lekan...

LEE – The No. 2 Lenox girls tennis team came into Sunday afternoon’s Class C Western Massachusetts championship match against No. 4 Lee with one thing on its mind: revenge.

Great Barrington — Since 1946, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) James A. Modolo Post 8348, located at 800 South Main Street, has been of service to both veterans and the Berkshire community. The local post is part of the VFW national nonprofit veterans service organization, which was started back in 1899.

Wow! I'm all about getting up close and personal with wildlife and nature, but this might be a little bit too much if you ask me. This is an incredible home video and the type of thing that you rarely get to see, especially here in Upstate NY - but imagine experiencing it first-hand.

Finally, someone said the quiet part out loud. When it needs to be said, there is no better way than graffiti on a Great Barrington billboard. It’s like a Hallmark card addressed to the town. In May, a couple of town billboards were defaced with anti-second homeowner messages. The...

Lee USA Speedway is a Matt Hirschman kind of track. And on Saturday night, it gave him a Matt Hirschman kind of race. The calculating racer from Pennsylvania sprinted to the front, then paced the field to win the second Granite State Derby at “New Hampshire’s Center of Speed,” earning his sixth NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win and his first since last year.

A local police department has set up an option for residents to opt out of solicitors from visiting their property.

Pope Francis’ Brenna Sears put on a show in the girls one-mile run, finishing the day as the only Western Massachusetts to claim a state title during the Division V Track & Field state championships. Sears won the event by over a second, finishing first in a time of...

This Memorial Day weekend, events around the Capital Region are honoring the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives while serving our country. Rensselaer’s parade will be held Sunday. Opening ceremonies begin at 1 p.m. at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Forbes Avenue. The parade will begin...

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — CHP Berkshires has expanded its primary care practice with new clinicians at practice locations in North Adams and Lee. Michelle M. Bedard, Adult Acute Care Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, has joined the primary care team at CHP North Adams Family Medical, where she will care for patients 13 years and older.

Rabbi Mendel and Rochie Kremer, along with their two children, will be moving to Columbia County, New York to establish the first Chabad House in the county. Rabbi Mendel and Rochie Kremer, along with their two children, will be moving to Columbia County, New York to establish the first Chabad House in the county.

“Ni neart go cur le cheile” (“We are better together”) is an old Celtic saying that has found modern relevance in the young and growing local musical ensemble called Vocalis, which is Latin for “having a voice.” (It also refers to the muscle that, together with the vocal ligament, forms the vocal cords.)

Berkshire county and the surrounding areas are having a variety of events including live musical performances, comedy nights, and more. *Do you want your market or event included in the outlook? Email info@iberkshires.com. Find Memorial Day events here. MayFest 2023. Downtown Bennington, Vt. Time: 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Main...

Lee and Stockbridge — Following the joint meeting of their towns’ Select Boards in early March, Lee and Stockbridge working group members unanimously voted on May 18 to hire JB Consulting Group to assemble a preliminary plan that would kickstart a possible merger of their fire and emergency services divisions.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Members of the public are allowed to be rude during open microphone and even use hate speech, the city solicitor has confirmed. On Monday, the Ordinances and Rules subcommittee discussed the Supreme Judicial Court's recent decision that regulating the substance of public commenters is "unconstitutional" and what that means for Pittsfield.

Here’s what we have for you this week in The Edge Real Estate section:. Property of the Week – Cortney Dupont of Cohen+White Associates offers a Monterey Contemporary with sweeping views. Transformations – Designer Jess Cooney explores the central problem of designing kids’ spaces: how to design both...

Memorial Day is being celebrated on Monday, May 29th as we recognize the sacrifices of our nation's servicemen and women. It started as a day to decorate the graves of fallen Civil War soldiers in the south and since then, many states adopted May 30th as Decoration Day to commemorate all U.S. soldiers after World War I. This was the official observance prior to when Congress signed a measure in 1971 which moved the federal holiday on the last Monday in May. (I remember the 30th was the day we were off from school, but this idea of an extended weekend has been rule of thumb for decades)