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Williams Field Hockey Blows Out Colby

Pilar Torres scored two goals and assisted on another on Saturday to lead the Williams College field hockey team to an 8-1 win over Colby.

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Red Lion Inn Celebrates 250 Years

The community toasted 250 years of the Red Lion Inn and hoped for many more at a celebration last week.

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Healey Appoints Three to Board of Higher Education

The 13-member board is responsible for defining and maintaining the mission of the Department of Education.

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Painting Donated to Historic Fitch-Hoose House

Next year, the Historical Commission wants to host a bigger exhibit so it can display more of Hoose's paintings but need to find a safe way to do it.

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Pittsfield Cooperative Bank Donates $1,000 to Goodwill

The Soar for Success program focuses on job training in custodial skills, customer service, employability skills guidance for individuals preparing for job interviews, and provides interview and work attire

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Governor Names Director of Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation

ahnige will work alongside state agencies, including the Department of Fish and Game (DFG), the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the Massachusetts Marketing Partnership (MMP), and the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT). He starts on Sept. 25.

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Susan B. Anthony a Popular Ask for Women's Rights History Trail

A statewide Women's Rights History Trail is in the works and community members want to make sure that Adams, the birthplace of Susan B. Anthony, has a stop.

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Brown Lifts MCLA Volleyball, Calvert Powers Mass Maritime to Tie

Lee High graduate Elizabeth Brown had a match-high 13 kills Friday to lead the MCLA volleyball team to a four-set win over SUNY-Delhi.

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Williams Volleyball Sweeps Amherst

Marit Hoeym had a match-high 12 kills Friday to lead the Williams College volleyball team to a three-set win over Amherst.

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Fall Foliage Festival Leaf Hunt Clues 2023

This year the committee has revealed that there will be 15 colorful leaves hidden in Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Florida, North Adams and Williamstown.

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Pittsfield to Unveil Plaque for Buddy Pellerin Ballfield

The name change was approved about eight years ago after Pellerin passed away at the age of 77. The plaque's set be unveiled at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14.

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CATA Reading at the Mount

The event takes place at the Stable at The Mount, located at 2 Plunkett St. A free reception will follow the reading where attendees can meet and celebrate CATA writers.

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City of Pittsfield Announces Community Bike Ride

Participants are asked to arrive by 9:45 a.m. at the Crane Avenue parking lot. The bike ride will start at 10 a.m.

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Clark Art Screens 'Bless Their Little Hearts'

The showing is free.

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Weekend Outlook: A Festival, Fairs, and More

There will be a variety of events in the Berkshires this weekend including community days, apple squeeze, live musical performances, and more.

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Flushing of Pittsfield's Water System: Sept. 25 to Oct. 3

Mains will be flushed Monday through Friday each week, except holidays, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. This phase of flushing is expected to occur between Sept. 25 through Oct. 3.

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BCC to Host the First Berkshire County Second Chances Job and Resource Fair

They fair will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 8 from 4-7 pm at BCC's Paterson Field House, located at 1350 West Street in Pittsfield.

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Programming for Nonprofits

On Sept. 27 from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m., NPC hosts Anne Hager for a "Lunch & Learn" webinar entitled "Promises & Pitfalls: Navigating AI (Artificial Intelligence) for Fundraising as an Executive Director."

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Dalton Library Upgrading Internet, Replacing Return Bin

The library's primary provider Crocker, through CW Mars (the Central and Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing consortium), will have the the new routers hooked up by Oct. 1.

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Berkshire United Way Launches 2023 Campaign with $2.1M Goal

Berkshire United Way aims to surpass last year's fundraising with a $2.1 million goal to support quality-of-life improvements for county residents.

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CHP Marks Completion of Lee Family Practice Renovation

The nearly $1.1 million project was funded by CHP and by a federal Health Resources and Services Administration grant.

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14th Annual Berkshire Biodiversity Day

The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from noon on Saturday, Sept. 23, to noon on Sunday, Sept. 24, at Greenagers' April Hill Education and Conservation Center, 62 N Undermountain Rd, South Egremont.

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Milne Public Library Begins Director Search

After 25 years of public service, the current director, Pat McLeod, is stepping down effective in January.

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WCMA Celebrates Beatriz Cortez: The Portals Exhibition

The Portals is an exhibition in multiple locations in and around WCMA that explores alternative genealogies of Williams College.

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Krol Says Money Story a 'Political Hit Piece,' Will Seek Legal Action

He called the story an "absolute unadulterated political hit piece" and placed the fault on Greylock Federal Credit Union for a "banking mistake" which is apparently resolved.

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