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 adopted after their elderly owner Eleanor Leaheypassed away. Since…
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 companies, are developing their own brand of convenience stores…
EPA briefs citizens on Housatonic River plan process
LENOX — Those who have been waiting for a breakthrough in the process of finalizing a plan for the Housatonic River PCB removal – a process that has dragged on…
2013 Squeeze includes additional vendors
Autumn has officially arrived. Lenox translation: it’s Apple Squeeze time! The always-popular event that transforms historic downtown into a savory street fair is slated for this weekend, September 28-29 from…
RMV Special Plate Program Celebrates 10 Years on the Road
RMV SPECIAL PLATE PROGRAM CELEBRATES 10 YEARS ON THE ROAD Closing in on $75 million raised for associated charities Image of plates to go with story: http://www.massrmv.com/rmv/dmanual/appendix_f.pdf The 10th…
Tobi’s Limousine Service, Inc. expands into storefront
The Lenox Commons has become home to Tobi’s Limousine Service, Inc., which was formed in 1990 in Lenox. Today, Ellen and Tobi Lanciano have a storefront at the Commons and…
Update on fiber-optic broadband connectivity to the Lenox Library
Sharon Hawkes, Executive Director of the Lenox Library, recently offered a status report on the Massachusetts Broadband 123 initiative. MBI is building over 1,200 miles of fiber-optic cable to connect…
NATIONAL GRID OFFERS TIPS FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Western MA has experienced unprecedented severe weather events over the last several years. National Grid (NG) reminds customers to plan ahead, be prepared, and stay safe in the event of…
New cancer center at Hillcrest built to be green
PITTSFIELD — Construction is currently underway at the Hillcrest campus of Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) in Pittsfield for a state-of-the-art new cancer center, to be operated by BMC with the…
Medical marijuana dispensaries coming to Western MA?
Former Democratic Pittsfield state Sen. Andrea F. Nuciforo is one of two former state senators to file applications for nonprofit groups to operate medical marijuana dispensaries in Western Mass, according…