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…
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…
MassDOT schedules All Electronic Tolling public meetings
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has scheduled three public meetings to present All Electronic Tolling (AET) information and solicit comments from members of the public. MassDOT proposes to convert…
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…
DAY TRIP: Bridge of Flowers
SHELBURNE FALLS – If someone doubts that one person’s idea can change an entire town forever, a trip to Shelburne Falls and the breathtaking Bridge of Flowers is in order.…
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…
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…