Music Summer Fundraiser for the Bidwell House Museum

Staff Reports 07:12AM / Monday, August 03, 2026Print Story | Email Story

MONTEREY, Mass. — The Bidwell House Museum announced the details of their annual summer fundraising party to be held on Saturday, Aug. 8 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the stunning home of Paula Bidwell McNay and Joe McNay in Richmond.

This year, the theme is The Berkshire Hills Are Alive With Music. The Museum's honoree in 2026 is long-time Board member and friend to the Museum, Kathryn Roberts. Roberts has been a volunteer with the Museum for 25 years and has held the roles of both President and Vice-President of the Board of Directors. She was also, for a number of years, head of the summer party planning committee and led some of the Museum's most successful fundraising parties.

Guests at the party will enjoy an evening of harp music from Tanglewood Fellow Renee Murphy, hors d'oeuvres by Handcrafted Catering, an auction that includes several trips to Europe and sensational views of the Berkshire Hills.

Tickets to the Bidwell summer fundraiser are $150 per person and can be reserved by contacting the museum office at 413-528-6888 or by purchasing them on the museum website at https://www.bidwellhousemuseum.org/event/the-berkshire-hills-are-alive-with-music/

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Units Available at Lee's New Eagle Mill Housing Development

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
01:57PM / Tuesday, October 27, 2026

It's took more than a decade to bring the Eagle Lofts to fruition in the former Eagle mill.

LEE, Mass. — Hearthway wants community members to know there are three-bedroom units available at The Lofts at Eagle Mill with little to no waitlist.

The apartments at 73 West Center St. recently came online in the historic building on the banks of the Housatonic River after more than a decade of work. The first tenants began moving in last week.

Three-bedroom units are less than $2,000 per month for those who meet income requirements.

"These units are $1,855 a month with hot water included. To qualify, applicants must be under the 60 percent AMI income limit by household size and be able to afford the rent," the affordable housing provider wrote in a communication on Monday.

"Mobile vouchers are welcomed."

A ribbon was cut at the former paper mill over the summer for 56 one- to three-bedroom, mixed-income units in the heart of downtown.

According to a chart provided by Hearthway, 60 percent area median income is $55,320 per year for a one person household, $63,240 a year for a two-person household, $71,160 a year for a three-person household, and $79,020 a year for a four-person household.

Applications are available in English and Spanish. They can submitted via email to leasing@hearthway.org, drop off to the main office at 1 Fenn St in Pittsfield, fax to 413-403-2710, or USPS mail to P.O. Box 1180, Pittsfield, MA 01202-1180.