From Coal to Cape Wind: Climate activists to walk 60 miles over six days
Call it a movement – literally. This Labor Day will see over a hundred people converge on the Cape, some having walked there all the way from Fall River in…
Jazz legend to play lakeside benefit concert
Grammy-winning jazz musician Paul Winter is slated to perform a benefit concert for Orion magazine on Saturday, September 7 at 6 p.m. “We are really pleased that Paul Winter offered…
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals revs up Tanglewood crowd
LENOX — One of the final acts in this season’s stellar lineup of popular artists hit the stage at Tanglewood Monday night. Vermont-based rock group Grace Potter & the Nocturnals…
Conservation Commission briefed on Open Space & Recreation Plan
LENOX — Lenox Town Planner Mary Albertson, representing the town’s Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) committee, was on hand at the Conservation Commission meeting last Thursday evening to update…
Berkshires biggest beer festival on tap
DALTON — Hundreds of beer lovers from the Berkshires and beyond will be getting their craft brew fix this weekend. The 8th annual craft beer festival sponsored by Kelly’s Package…
Greening the music business, one tour at a time
From traveling long distances on airplanes and tour buses to setting up the stage with lighting, speakers, mike stands and other equipment, the music industry overall bears quite a large…
Solarize programs soar in Lee, Williamstown
[media-credit id=13 align=”alignright” width=”300″][/media-credit]Last year, Pittsfield and Lenox were among 17 Massachusetts communities selected to participate in the Solarize Mass program, a state-sponsored clean energy initiative. This year, the program…
Butterfly House sets flight at Project Native
GREAT BARRINGTON – Promoting the connection between native habitats and local wildlife, Project Native has opened a Native Butterfly House open to the public at its native plant nursery on…
Local hearings held on hazardous waste regulations
PITTSFIELD — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) held two public hearings last week on a proposed amendment to a regulation regarding hazardous waste facilities. But the public, for…
Renewable energy legislation gains momentum
In an effort to expand the alternative energy portfolio across the Commonwealth, a bill has been introduced that would make renewable heating and cooling systems eligible for financial credit. A…