PITTSFIELD — A Pittsfield man who held up a Berkshire Bank branch at knifepoint this summer has been sentenced to up to five years in state prison.

Cops and Courts Reporter

A man charged with stabbing another man in the North Adams Walmart parking lot earlier this year has been granted bail, just days after a judg…

Cops and Courts Reporter

Berkshire County Head Start has launched Harvest for Head Start, a yearlong initiative providing fresh food, nutrition workshops, and wellness…

Reporter

Spear joined the Eagle in 2023, returning to journalism after 35 years away from reporting and programming roles in radio.

News Editor

Caius Veiovis’ long-running bid for a new trial is now in the hands of the chief justice of the Superior Court, who took over after the prior …

Cops and Courts Reporter

PITTSFIELD — A Pittsfield man who held up a Berkshire Bank branch at knifepoint this summer has been sentenced to up to five years in state prison.

Cops and Courts Reporter

A man charged with stabbing another man in the North Adams Walmart parking lot earlier this year has been granted bail, just days after a judg…

Cops and Courts Reporter

Berkshire County Head Start has launched Harvest for Head Start, a yearlong initiative providing fresh food, nutrition workshops, and wellness…

Reporter

Spear joined the Eagle in 2023, returning to journalism after 35 years away from reporting and programming roles in radio.

News Editor

Caius Veiovis’ long-running bid for a new trial is now in the hands of the chief justice of the Superior Court, who took over after the prior …

Cops and Courts Reporter

City officials in Pittsfield are renewing efforts to save the historic William Russell Allen House with a feasibility study as it was listed among Massachusetts’ Most Endangered Historic Resources for 2025.

Reporter

Berkshire Community College is leaning on a network of local libraries, museums and colleges to fill in the gaps left by the loss of about 90 …

Reporter

Dozens of residents at the Main Street senior housing building in Great Barrington say they are without heat — or at least consistent heat — a…

Housing Reporter

Voters approved a new $152 million building for Monument Mountain Regional High School in Tuesday's special election.

News Reporter

Thanks to the work of Girl Scout Troop 64834, when Lenox middle and high school students are done with their lunch, they throw their food scra…

News Reporter

North Adams Partnership hosted an ADU design competition. The result are six ADU concepts that address not only the issues of a lackluster housing stock but also gives the aging population an option to downsize.

Housing Reporter

Adams voters approved a debt exclusion that will raise property taxes to pay for the town's $1.8 million share of roof and window replacements at McCann Technical School.

North County Reporter

Incumbent Jennifer Mackey was reelected mayor of North Adams, and three new candidates were elected to City Council.

North County Reporter

The Eagle asked City Council candidates: What is something that you could propose Day 1 on the council to address a current issue?

North County Reporter

The funding tackles five "high impact" initiatives, including Heritage State Park, the Mohawk Theater, downtown infrastructure improvements, a vacant storefront program, and the Walnut Street stabilization project.

North County Reporter

Through a series of surveys and interviews, residents and City Council candidates overwhelmingly listed creating more housing and jobs as the top issue North Adams faces. The majority also mentioned that progress on one doesn’t happen without the other.

North County Reporter

The Adams Board of Selectmen voted 4–1 to hire Williamsburg Town Administrator Nick Caccamo, a former Pittsfield city councilor, as the town’s next administrator.

Reporter

The center will take residents to the polls in wheelchair accessible vans during two slots from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m.

North County Reporter

North Adams Partnership hosted an ADU design competition. The result are six ADU concepts that address not only the issues of a lackluster housing stock but also gives the aging population an option to downsize.

Housing Reporter

Adams voters approved a debt exclusion that will raise property taxes to pay for the town's $1.8 million share of roof and window replacements at McCann Technical School.

North County Reporter

Incumbent Jennifer Mackey was reelected mayor of North Adams, and three new candidates were elected to City Council.

North County Reporter

The Eagle asked City Council candidates: What is something that you could propose Day 1 on the council to address a current issue?

North County Reporter

The funding tackles five "high impact" initiatives, including Heritage State Park, the Mohawk Theater, downtown infrastructure improvements, a vacant storefront program, and the Walnut Street stabilization project.

North County Reporter

Through a series of surveys and interviews, residents and City Council candidates overwhelmingly listed creating more housing and jobs as the top issue North Adams faces. The majority also mentioned that progress on one doesn’t happen without the other.

North County Reporter

The Adams Board of Selectmen voted 4–1 to hire Williamsburg Town Administrator Nick Caccamo, a former Pittsfield city councilor, as the town’s next administrator.

Reporter

The center will take residents to the polls in wheelchair accessible vans during two slots from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m.

North County Reporter

City officials in Pittsfield are renewing efforts to save the historic William Russell Allen House with a feasibility study as it was listed among Massachusetts’ Most Endangered Historic Resources for 2025.

Reporter

The School Committee, which is expected to make the go/no go decision at its Dec. 10 meeting, has scheduled a work session for Dec. 1 to review progress and ask questions.

News Editor

The just-completed $20 million facility wil be open to the public on Saturday at noon for a building dedication, walk-through and a historical presentation.

Berkshire Community College is leaning on a network of local libraries, museums and colleges to fill in the gaps left by the loss of about 90 percent of its library's physical collection.

Reporter

The committee did not offer Phillips a contract extension on the spot; rather, it voted to enter into negotiations with her to extend her contract to June 30, 2027. It currently expires June 30, 2026.

News Editor

Heather McNeice ran away with the overall vote for Pittsfield School Committee on Tuesday, rolling up nearly 1,000 votes more than her closest competitor.

News Editor

Incumbents dominated Pittsfield’s City Council election Tuesday, with most members retaining their seats while two open races in Wards 2 and 7 introduced new faces.

Reporter

Besides the purchase of two downtown parcels, Lenox special town meeting voters will consider land acquisition in Kennedy Park and local registration and safety regulations for short-term rental properties.

The School Committee, which is expected to make the go/no go decision at its Dec. 10 meeting, has scheduled a work session for Dec. 1 to review progress and ask questions.

News Editor

The just-completed $20 million facility wil be open to the public on Saturday at noon for a building dedication, walk-through and a historical presentation.

The committee did not offer Phillips a contract extension on the spot; rather, it voted to enter into negotiations with her to extend her contract to June 30, 2027. It currently expires June 30, 2026.

News Editor

Heather McNeice ran away with the overall vote for Pittsfield School Committee on Tuesday, rolling up nearly 1,000 votes more than her closest competitor.

News Editor

Incumbents dominated Pittsfield’s City Council election Tuesday, with most members retaining their seats while two open races in Wards 2 and 7 introduced new faces.

Reporter

Besides the purchase of two downtown parcels, Lenox special town meeting voters will consider land acquisition in Kennedy Park and local registration and safety regulations for short-term rental properties.

Westside Legends, a nonprofit with a mission of improving the quality of life on Pittsfield’s West Side, is listing a rehabbed home on South Church Street for a qualified family.

Housing Reporter

The Dalton Fire Department is planning renovations to its Flansburg Avenue station to address space limitations and ADA compliance issues. An ad hoc committee has been formed to evaluate the plans and determine costs.

Reporter

The next four months will be spent digging into the details of the design, fine-tuning and mapping out construction documents before putting the project out to bid.

News Reporter

The need for better communication was repeatedly mentioned as a key factor in making progress on the Select Board's most important issues.

News Reporter

While bundled in layers of clothing and safety gear, about 35 volunteers braved the rain on Friday to build homes at Prosperity Way.

Housing Reporter

Through a partnership with the University of Connecticut’s Technical Assistance to Brownfields Program, the town has envisioned possibilities for the now-dilapidated sites of the former Columbia, Greylock and Mountain mills.

Reporter

Instead of handing out candy on Halloween, Jessie Dawson and her mother, Brigitte, give children new little best friends — refurbished stuffed animals donated by people from across Berkshire County.

News Reporter

In order to protect potential habitat space for the northern long-eared bat, an endangered species, tree clearing at the landfill site cannot begin before Nov. 1.

Reporter

Chief among the Lee PCB Advisory Committee's concerns is how site preparations could impact the surrounding environment, as well as unclear language around certain site regulations.

Reporter

For $152 million, Berkshire Hills Regional School District would get a three-story, 146,000-square-foot energy-efficient, greener high school built for 485 students and every classroom will have natural light. Here's a breakdown of where the money will be spent ...

News Reporter

The next four months will be spent digging into the details of the design, fine-tuning and mapping out construction documents before putting the project out to bid.

News Reporter

The need for better communication was repeatedly mentioned as a key factor in making progress on the Select Board's most important issues.

News Reporter

Dozens of residents at the Main Street senior housing building in Great Barrington say they are without heat — or at least consistent heat — as the newer construction building continues to struggle with HVAC issues.

Housing Reporter

Voters approved a new $152 million building for Monument Mountain Regional High School in Tuesday's special election.

News Reporter

Thanks to the work of Girl Scout Troop 64834, when Lenox middle and high school students are done with their lunch, they throw their food scraps into newly placed composting bins.

News Reporter

Scattered across the health classroom at Du Bois Middle School on Tuesday morning, 19 students were putting the finishing touches on the second edition of The Spartan Scout, a product of the digital journalism class.

News Reporter

From mid-October through early November, a team from the Berkshire Bird Observatory in Great Barrington hikes about a quarter-mile into the state’s Jug End Reservation and Wildlife Management Area roughly four hours after sunset to collect data. Their research focuses on the movements and population trends of the northern saw-whet owl, an elusive, small and adorable species that migrates through the area each fall.

News Reporter

While bundled in layers of clothing and safety gear, about 35 volunteers braved the rain on Friday to build homes at Prosperity Way.

Housing Reporter

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