After seeing an especially large swell of customers since the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic, adult-use marijuana shops will close their doors for two weeks.On Monday, March 23, Gov. Charlie Baker issued a stay-at-home advisory and emergency order requiring all “non-essential” businesses to close — at least, temporarily. Among those that were not considered […]
GREAT BARRINGTON — Sheffield police officers and Southern Berkshire Ambulance Squad EMTs and paramedics have added some new equipment to their emergency response kits.On Monday, March 23, the two local entities each received four sensory bags designed to help on emergency response calls that involve people or patients with autism. The bags were donated to […]
Fifteen people have died in the commonwealth as a result of a coronavirus-related illness, two of which are residents of Berkshire County. Both county residents, a man in his 70s and a woman in her 60s, were hospitalized and had preexisting conditions, according to the state Department of Health (DPH). The 15 people who died […]
GREAT BARRINGTON — A Bard College at Simon’s Rock employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, or COVID-19. The college issued a statement on Monday, March 23 that this is the first confirmed case at the institution. “In line with guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the employee has been […]
There are now nine confirmed deaths from a coronavirus-related illness and nearly 800 confirmed cases of those with the virus in the commonwealth, according to an afternoon report released by the state Department of Health. Over the weekend, the Department of Health (DPH) announced that three additional men had died from the novel coronavirus, bringing […]
There are now 20 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Berkshire County, according to an afternoon report released by the state Department of Health.As statewide totals have increased to more than 4oo confirmed cases, the Department of Health (DPH) also announced that a Suffolk County man in his 80s has succumbed from a coronavirus-related illness. The […]
GREAT BARRINGTON — Kim Widener did not anticipate her online food delivery business to launch amid a national emergency and a viral epidemic. But starting the week of Monday, March 16, roughly two weeks before her expected launch date, Widener found herself in the aisles of Guido’s Fresh Marketplace in Great Barrington, filling out upward […]
GREAT BARRINGTON — For the first time since its founding in 1999, The People’s Pantry has transitioned into a farmers market style of operation.This past Thursday, March 12, the Great Barrington-based pantry served a record number of new shoppers outside of its Main Street headquarters, said Beth Moser, vice president of the pantry’s board of […]
GREAT BARRINGTON — While the town’s first responders are still answering emergency calls, the response has been curtailed as a result of the coronavirus, officials say.From increased disinfecting of the town’s police department, including holding cells and the rear of cruisers, to providing additional training to officers on issues related to the virus, such as […]
GREAT BARRINGTON — A 64-year-old woman was sent to the Berkshire Medical Center after being struck by a car on Tuesday morning.At approximately 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, Great Barrington police received a report from a passerby that there was a woman on the side of the road near Saint Bridget’s Cemetery on Van […]