LEE — Klas Bergman just wants to consume his local and statewide TV news. The self-proclaimed “journalist junkie” and Great Barrington resident balances a media diet of browsing online news, watching national broadcast news, reading newspapers and listening to National Public Radio. But for the former resident of Washington, D.C., and a former journalist, Bergman […]
GREAT BARRINGTON — A Great Barrington couple perished as the result of a Silver Street apartment fire. t approximately 7:40 p.m. on Monday, Great Barrington Fire responded to Beech Tree Apartments complex, located at 24 Silver St., for a reported structure fire with possible entrapment. Chris Dolby, a Beech Tree Commons tenant, reported hearing a […]
GREAT BARRINGTON — It took about half an hour for the voters to put the horse racing issue out to pasture. Voters rallied in favor of a home-rule petition voicing the town’s request to be heard at the legislative level and their collective disapproval of the return of thoroughbred horse racing to the Fairgrounds. The […]
MIRAMAR, Fla. — Four people were fatally shot following a jewelry store heist that led police on a high-speed chase across multiple county lines ending in a shootout in rush-hour traffic. Among those slain was an innocent bystander with roots in the Berkshires. Last Thursday, two armed men robbed a South Florida jewelry store and […]
PITTSFIELD — Fish and other aquatic species will soon have the ability to move more freely in the watershed as a dam on the West Branch of the Housatonic River is slated to be down by springtime. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and other federal, state and local city partners as well as conservation […]
GREAT BARRINGTON — A focus on education and a shift in attitude can go a long way to reduce the carbon footprint of a community in the Berkshires. That was the message given by Tony Schifano, the founder and CEO of Hillsdale, New York-based Antos Environmental to a group of concerned residents and neighbors on […]
GREAT BARRINGTON — The executive director of the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center will step down from her role at the end of this year. Beryl Jolly has served as the Mahaiwe’s lead for the past 15 years. Janis Martinson, the current director of development at the Mahaiwe, will assume Jolly’s position, effective Jan. 1, according […]
By Theodore Nappo EGREMONT —The issue of new sidewalks and bike lanes for Route 23 sparked a contentious debate at the town’s most recent select board meeting. Wendy Linscott, a resident,said she was worried about the width of the bike lanes that will be installed when the new road is paved. “These short, in distance, […]
By Cory Willey NEW MARLBOROUGH — A special permit application for the construction of a five-megawatt solar array on 16.4 acres of land in the area of Knight Road has been continued until June 6. Town officials have requested more information from the applicant ahead of that date. Representatives for the project from CVE North […]
By Joel Williams STOCKBRIDGE — The town passed all articles voted on during their Annual Town Meeting Monday night. “A new record,” Town Moderator Gary Johnston declared at the meeting’s close. Lasting just under 90 minutes, the meeting moved quickly, passing the first 14 articles with unanimous accord. All votes were taken with voice alone, […]