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There are still no leads on the individual or individuals that brutally vandalized The Whitney Center for the Arts on Wendell Avenue in Pittsfield, according to executive director, Ghazi Kazmi. Someone broke into the building at 42 Wendell Avenue last month and trashed the interior and caused extens…

According to a new study conducted by the University of Washington, the U.S. is on pace for 300,000 coronavirus deaths by December.

Lenox Police and the Berkshire County District Attorney’s office are investigating an early-morning shooting incident in the vicinity of Burger King on Pittsfield Road that sent the suspect and his victim to Berkshire Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries...

If you were wondering what Pittsfield's plan is going to be for the return to school this year. The wondering is over.

Central Berkshire Regional School District announced their fall reopening plan earlier today.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has been seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases, and Gov. Charlie Baker wants to put a stop to it. At his media briefing Friday, Baker outlined a series of new initiatives aimed at stopping the spread.
The plan is basically looking to reduce the limit on outdoor gatherin…

The 44th Josh Billings RunAground Triathlon will go on this year, but instead of the usual mass gathering spectator event, it will be a virtual event to benefit Berkshire United Way and the Berkshire Humane Society. The event will run Aug. 15th to Sept...

Onota Lake in Pittsfield will be closed to all uses on Monday (Aug. 10th). A media release from the office of Pittsfield Mayor Linda Tyer says that the Lake will be chemically treated with aquatic herbicides on Monday to control invasive Eurasian watermilfoil and other nuisance aquatic vegetation...

Through its designated COVID-19 Recovery Small Business Funding, the City of Pittsfield has awarded roughly $464,000 to just over 60 small businesses in the city, resulting in the creation, and or, retention of an estimated 286 jobs. The small business fund is part of the City’s comp…

Lot’s a wind and rain was prevalent in the Berkshire yesterday afternoon as Tropical Storm Isaias made its way through the region. Winds gusting up to nearly 50 mph brought down trees and power lines around Berkshire County. That of course was coupled with flooding in streets, and po…