HANCOCK – Brodie Mountain is the site of the largest operating wind farm in the state. The Berkshire Wind Power Project consists of 10 1.5-megawatt turbines that began operating two…
SHEFFIELD – BerkShares, a local currency initiative for The Berkshires, began in the fall of 2006. Since then, more than 400 local businesses have signed on to accept the currency,…
LENOX – Following the launch of MassBroadband 123 last month in Otis, Lenox is set to join the fiber-optic cable network. Last month, Governor Deval L. Patrick came to Otis…
People come to The Berkshires for a lot of reasons. Dr. Mehernosh Khan and his wife, Karen, had been living in an upper-middle class housing plan in Monroeville, Penn., a…
OTIS – Rural residents will no longer be left in the dark in the Digital Age, thanks to a new initiative to bring broadband to communities across western and central…
LENOX – Caligari’s Hardware has gone solar. The Lenox-based hardware store recently completed a 522-panel PV solar installation. According to Jeff Caligari, president of Caligari’s Hardware, the rooftop panels will…
Buses, trains, bike lanes – what kind of public transportation would you like to see in Berkshire County? That is the question being raised by a new campaign aiming to…
LENOX – Move over, Michael Phelps. A new force is taking over the pool. Meet the Swim Chicks – a group of about a dozen senior women who started taking…
PITTSFIELD – The 2012-2013 winter season went out with a bang as fireworks exploded over Bousquet Ski Area. A torchlight parade and fireworks display concluded Bousquet’s 14th annual St. Patrick’s…
The planet is heating up fast – a scientific study published last week reveals global surface temperatures are the hottest they’ve been in 4,000 years, with the rate of warming…