Bianchi leads trip to sister city
PITTSFIELD – Even local officials end up on international trips in a modern global economy. A delegation from the city, led by Mayor Daniel Bianchi and his wife Theresa, visited…
Norman Rockwell to again host citizenship ceremony
STOCKBRIDGE – After great success last year, the Norman Rockwell Museum is partnering with the Berkshire Immigrant Center to host a naturalization ceremony, to be held in the Museum’s galleries…
Floodplain forest restoration nearly finished
SHEFFIELD – The final steps of a multi-year project to restore the floodplain forest of Bartholomew’s Cobble are underway this week with the planting of native trees on The Trustees…
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…
Chamber to host session on Obamacare
WILLIAMSTOWN – The national debate over the Affordable Care Act has again begun to heat up and now an informational session for local businesses has been announced. The Berkshire Chamber…
Local student to attend art academy
PITTSFIELD – Sixteen-year-old John Buckley will attend Interlochen Arts Academy, a fine arts boarding high school located in Michigan. Buckley, the son of Tom and Raya Buckley of Pittsfield, will…
Pittsfield continues to look at Affirmative Action
PITTSFIELD – The city will play host to the award winning Civil Rights author, Professor Stewart Burns, in a free public forum entitled “Affirmative Action.” The forum will be held…
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…
Berkshire Mountain Distillery still on the move
SHEFFIELD – Berkshire Mountain Distillery has been looking for a new home in town and after the first deal fell through a new location has been found. At this year’s…
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…