S&Co.’s Rose Footprint features family-friendly entertainment
LENOX – Down the hill from the Tina Packer Playhouse, Shakespeare and Company is putting on a show for all ages. At the family-friendly Rose Footprint Theater (housed under an…
Record earnings at Pittsfield book sale
PITTSFIELD – The three day summer book sale sponsored by Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum and held last weekend, set a new record, bringing in a preliminary total of $11,800,…
What is TomoTherapy?
TomoTherapy combines an advanced form of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) with the accuracy of computed tomography (CT) scanning technology, all in one machine. With this advanced technology, technicians can…
Ryan M. Pratt remembered in Lenox Dale
It was a day of mourning. It was a day of celebration of life. It was Lenox Dale residents and friends who filled St. Vincent de Paul Church for the…
Acknowledgements to doctors, staff, a fellow writer and costs of cancer
Editor’s Note: When the staff presents one a yellow rose for undergoing 42 times of radiation, one thinks for a moment about them and their daily lives, then the reflection is…
Pittsfield School Committee chair not seeking reelection
PITTSFIELD – Alfred E. “Alf” Barbalunga, the current chairman of the city’s school committee, has announced he is not seeking re-election. “It has been my honor to serve as chair…
Jack the llama comes to Lee Library
LEE – Jack, a 250-pound, four-year-old llama with long eyelashes and a disposition as sweet as cotton candy, came to town and delighted 80 children and adults at the Lee…
Dr. Wade J. Gebara’s vision
PITTSFIELD – Dr. Wade J. Gebara, who joined the Berkshire Medical Center family to help push for the $30 million cancer facility at Hillcrest Hospital shared his vision: “Building of…
Ventfort Hall play offers human glimpse at Gilded Age
LENOX – In addition to Ventfort Hall’s traditional “Tea and Talk” series, this summer, you can get a closer glimpse at the people of the Gilded Age. The era comes…
Sediment flow from Windsor Reservoir raises concern
DALTON – Concern and frustration is mounting for a local farmer and environmental group regarding downstream effects stemming from a dam on Windsor Reservoir – a dam that was supposedly…