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We Are Berkshires

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Buying Alcohol Will Be Difficult for Berkshire Residents Come Christmas

Because of the Massachusetts law, planning ahead is key.

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Lee Chamber Celebrates Local Community Members

LEE, Mass. — Longtime teacher, coach and community activist Thomas Cinella was the recipient of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award from the Lee Chamber of Commerce. Cinella was one of four individuals and one organization who were celebrated at last week's gathering at the Greenock Country Club. "We have...

Lee, MA · 15h
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Berkshire Residents Can Bring Their Waste To Cheshire For One Day Only This Week

Got hazardous waste lurking in the garage. Northern Berkshire's first Zero Waste Day takes it off your hands Nov. 14 in Cheshire, free, 9 to noon.

Cheshire, MA · 1d

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Lee begins search for new fire chief

Lee — If all goes according to plan, the town will seat its new fire chief early next year. In a telephone interview with The Berkshire Edge, Town Administrator Christopher Brittain detailed the hiring process that will begin with a seven-member search committee to be approved by the Lee Select Board on November 17. That committee will include Brittain, Human Resources and Payroll Administrator Vanessa Horne and Building Commissioner Matt Kollmer, as well as representatives from the town’s Police Department, Career Firefighters Union, and volunteer call firefighters, in addition to a member of the public.

Lee, MA · 1d

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Great Barrington names yet another acting fire chief, second one in four days

Great Barrington — On Monday, November 9, Town Manager Liz Hartsgrove announced via email that Fire Department Captain Darrell Marks has been named acting fire chief, effective immediately. On Thursday, Nov. 5, Hartsgrove announced that Fire Chief Scott Turner had been placed on administrative leave after serving the town...

Great Barrington, MA · 2d

WWLP

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Lane closures on I-90 westbound in Lee for bridge repairs

Daytime bridge repairs on I-90 in Lee will result in lane closures on Tuesday.

Lee, MA · 1d

WWLP

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Veterans Day events across western Massachusetts

Massachusetts · 2h

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Aisling Mountain Farm Owners Say Town Scrutiny Has Damaged Business

ADAMS, Mass. — What began as a dispute between neighboring property owners has escalated into a prolonged conflict spanning multiple town boards and departments, leading Aisling Mountain Farm's operators to question whether some officials have overstepped their authority. Farm owner Kathryn Foley purchased the 22-acre property at 185 West...

Adams, MA · 3d

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Great Barrington board in talks to buy water company

Housatonic was without water Monday for the second time in two weeks as crews repaired a main break. While people in the village say the water issues are nothing new, some officials are hopeful the company that manages the water, Housatonic Water Works, could be acquired. Ben Elliott is on Great Barrington’s Selectboard and was one of the people without water at his home in Housatonic. He says discussions between the town and the company are ongoing.

Great Barrington, MA · 1d

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Skip The Big City And Check Out This Massachusetts Town With Homes Under $170,000

Nobody ever looked at a Boston mortgage payment and thought, “yes, this is fine,” and that’s exactly why Holyoke, Massachusetts deserves your full and immediate attention. If you’ve been convinced that buying a home in Massachusetts means choosing between a shoebox near the city and a long...

Holyoke, MA · 1d

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Pittsfield group launches home energy assistance program

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) has launched a new program to help Pittsfield residents cover repair costs that can prevent them from accessing home energy-efficiency upgrades. The organization announced its new Community Chest program, which offers forgivable loans of up to $4,000 to help...

Pittsfield, MA · 17h

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Three Berkshire Restaurants are Serving Free Meals to Active Duty Military Members and Retired Veterans

Each of the Berkshire restaurants is honoring our nation's heroes with a complimentary three-course meal and a drink.

Berkshire County, MA · 2d

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Columbia County Social Services Chief Quits Abruptly, Leaving Shelter Deal in Limbo

Columbia County's longtime social services commissioner is gone, and nobody is saying exactly why. Bob Gibson resigned from his post atop the county Department of Social Services effective Nov. 2, departing without a successor lined up after leading the agency for nearly a decade. Board of Supervisors Chair Matt Murell...

Columbia County, NY · 3d

The Financial Wire

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Senior homeowners in New Jersey, Florida, Massachusetts and Louisiana are in line for bigger property tax breaks, from Stay NJ payments of up to $6,500 starting February 2027 to Louisiana exemptions of up to $30,000 where local voters approve them

Four states have lined up bigger property tax breaks for older homeowners, and each one works differently. New Jersey’s Stay NJ program pays up to $6,500 beginning in February 2027 to people who applied by Nov. 2. Florida voters approved a homestead exemption of $150,000 on non-school taxes that starts Jan. 1, 2027, Massachusetts’s draft... The post Senior homeowners in New Jersey, Florida, Massachusetts and Louisiana are in line for bigger property tax breaks, from Stay NJ payments of up to $6,500 starting February 2027 to Louisiana exemptions of up to $30,000 where local voters approve them appeared first on The Financial Wire .

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MSBA: No Stearns in Proposed West Pittsfield School

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Stearns may not be part of the proposed consolidated West Side elementary school after all. During the School Building Needs Commission meeting on Monday, the owner's project managers, Skanska, reported that the Massachusetts School Building Authority would not fund a three-school project. Stearns Elementary School had...

Pittsfield, MA · 19h

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2 cats found dead in Pittsfield fire

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Two cats were found dead and six people were displaced after a structure fire in Pittsfield Monday afternoon. The Pittsfield Fire Department responded to 54-56 Worthington Place, a three-story two family residence, around 4:30 p.m. A fire on the first floor was put out thirty minutes later.

Pittsfield, MA · 1d

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Beneath the Mountain: The Tragedy and Folklore of the Hoosac Tunnel

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Beneath the Hoosac Mountain, between North Adams and Florida, Massachusetts, runs a railroad tunnel whose history is marked by engineering breakthroughs, deadly accidents and generations of ghost stories. Stretching approximately 4.75 miles through the mountain, the Hoosac Tunnel was one of the most ambitious American...

North Adams, MA · 5d

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Massachusetts council opens food pantry for families its senior program couldn't serve

"We had to turn people away, and I didn't like the way that felt."

Springfield, MA · 2d

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The Magical Massachusetts Railway Museum That Turns Even The Most Serious Adults Into Wide-Eyed Kids Again

There are places in this world that have a way of reaching right past your adult defenses and finding the kid you used to be, and Chester Railway Station and Museum in Chester, Massachusetts is absolutely one of them. You might think you’re too sophisticated for a railway museum in...

Chester, MA · 2d