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Pittsfield 'Targeted' Shooting Leaves One Dead, One Injured

At this time investigators believe that the shooting was a targeted act.

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Berkshire Botanical Garden Presents 'Family Fridays'

Family Fridays is free with Garden admission. Garden admission for BBG members and children under 12 is free.

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Dalton Air Quality Report Links Dust to Digsite

Air Partners Collaborative of Needham monitored the air quality over five months — from October to April — using a network of monitoring sensors at strategic locations surrounding the site.

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Williamstown Planners Finalizing Draft of New Subdivision Bylaw

The Planning Board last week gave its final direction to the consultants hired to help the panel rewrite the town's subdivision control bylaw.

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Pittsfield Councilors Request Speed Bumps on Lakeway Drive

Councilors have requested speed bumps on Lakeway Drive to address safety concerns on the residential street where Taconic High School's track is located.

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Blackshires June 19 Graduation

Each fellow receives a $1,700 completion stipend. Participation is completely free.

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Williamstown Launches AlertWilliamstown

Williamstown Launches AlertWilliamstown, New Official Emergency Notification System

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Weekend Outlook: Juneteenth and Pride Celebration

Check out the events happening this weekend including parades, parties and celebrations.

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Holiday Hours: Juneteenth

Juneteenth will be celebrated in Massachusetts as a state and federal holiday on Friday, June 19.

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BEAT Welcomes Volunteers to Housatonic River Cleanups

BEAT Welcomes Volunteers to Housatonic River Cleanups on June 27 and July 25 at 9:00 AM

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Prospect Meadow Farm Opens New Vocational Barn

Prospect Meadow Farm has officially opened a new barn to sell plants and other goods it produces.

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Clarksburg Board Orders Occupant to Vacate Condemned Property

The Select Board on Monday ordered a moldering Daniels Road property to be vacated and referred it to the Attorney General's receivership program.

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iBerkshires Monthly Business Review: June 2026

iBerkshires has been busy producing new content based around local businesses. Our new monthly section Berkshire Built highlights local businesses that are producing their own goods.

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Companion Corner: Lucy at Second Chance Animal Shelter

Lucy is an 18-month-old heeler/terrier mix with energy to spare. She has been at the Second Chance Animal Shelter for about a month.

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MCLA President Feted With Humor & Praise on Retirement

The college community bid farewell to President Jamie Birge last week as he ended his 10-year tenure at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

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Bird Banding With Berkshire Bird Observatory at Arrowhead

Bird Banding with Berkshire Bird Observatory at Arrowhead this Summer

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WilliNet-TV Hires Teri Yuan As new Executive Director

Yuan is a northern Berkshire resident who brings 15 years of executive and operations leadership experience building mission-driven organizations and public facing programs.

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Dalton Evaluating Land Bids for Police Station

For over a year, the town has been evaluating solutions to address the deteriorating condition of its police station. Recently, a request for land acquisition proposals has introduced a new option for consideration.

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Foundation Work Nearly Complete for North Adams' Greylock School

The School Building Committee was updated on the progress on Tuesday night by Todd Ashford, project manager with Collier's International, the city's owner's project manager.

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Lanesborough Town Election Sees Expanded Select Board

The Select Board will now have five people serving with the addition of two more board members elected on Tuesday.

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Local Hockey Program's Alum Projected in NHL Draft

An alumnus of the Atlantic Coast Academy hockey program is generating a lot of buzz heading into next week's National Hockey League entry draft.

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Adams Man Gets 20 Years for Child Sex Assault

An Adams man has been sentenced to 15 to 20 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a child.

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Dalton Voters to Decide Moveable ADUs at Special Town Meeting

It's time for voters to decide if they want to permit mobile accessory dwelling units in town and a special town meeting has been set to do just that.

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Berkshire Athenaeum Announces Annual Short Story Contest

The contest is officially open, and submissions will be accepted through 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026.

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Williamstown Elementary Principal Making Plans to Use New Math Position

Williamstown Elementary School's principal last week told the Mount Greylock Regional School Committee that the best use of an additional $120,000 in the fiscal year 2027 budget is to hire a math interventionist for the school.

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Pittsfield ConCom OKs Weed Treatment for Pontoosuc

Last week, the Conservation Commission OKed a request for Diquat treatment on 53 acres of the lake.

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North Adams Finance Recommends Public Safety, Administration Draft Budgets

The Finance Committee in the last two weeks reviewed Public Safety, auditor, Zoning Board of Appeals, City Council, election and registration, Office of Community Development, city solicitor, License Commission, information technology, Planning Board, and vital statistics.

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Historian To Speak About Colonial Life At Arrowhead

This event is sponsored by The Feigenbaum Foundation, Massachusetts Cultural Council, and Housatonic Heritage.

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William Stickney Pittsfield Adult Learning Center Graduates 61

For 50 years the William Stickney Pittsfield Adult Learning Center has built its foundation on guiding learners through their winding story and on Thursday, 61 graduates have become part of this legacy.

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Construct Announces Contest Fundraiser

The event, presented by and held at The ButtonBall Barn located at 17 Main Street, aims to raise money to support affordable housing, rental assistance, and emergency services in the region.

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