HRI embraces alternative method for Housatonic cleanup
GREAT BARRINGTON — The ongoing issue of cleaning up PCBs from the Housatonic River could soon reach a breakthrough, that is, if a pilot test of a new alternative technology gets EPA approval and turns out successful. This innovative method to remove PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, from…
Fairgrounds owners look to the future
GREAT BARRINGTON — Driving along Route 7 just south of downtown Great Barrington, motorists pass by the Great Barrington Fairgrounds. Once the site of a storied agricultural fair, the grounds have been abandoned since 1999. Now there are signs of revitalization of the site, and while news…
Otto and Lily find a new home
PITTSFIELD – Several weeks ago, the Berkshire Beacon ran a story about two older cats, Otto and Lily, needing to be…
Big Y, F.L. Roberts team up for convenience store outlet
Two Springfield based companies – Big Y Foods Inc. and F.L. Roberts & Co. Inc. – the region’s largest, independently owned…
Arrowhead resident-playwright loves her pair of Pyrs
PITTSFIELD – Sally Filkins, a city resident, is the playwright-in-residence at Arrowhead on Holmes Road. She’s written numerous plays that have…