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Tiny home proposal falls flat at Dalton special town meeting
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (402+ words) Amy Turnbull holds a painting that she commissioned of her Dalton home, left, and the movable tiny home she is looking to build as an accessory dwelling unit on her plot of land on John Street. An article that would…...
Exploring the highest peaks in the Berkshires
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (603+ words) We visit the communications tower on Borden Mountain in Savoy in 2014. Bryan took particular note of the region’s topography. Discussing the many Berkshire hills, he said: “Whatever way one looks, there is a mountain background, dark and harmonizing in tint…...
Photos: Artist Maleek Adams paints a mural covering the building at Uniq Vape
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (74+ words) The Berkshire Eagle Pittsfield artist Maleek Adams uses an airbrush to place highlights on a large mural that covers nearly the entire building at Uniq Vape in Lanesborough. Pittsfield artist Maleek Adams uses an airbrush and a piece of paper…...
Rahm Emanuel ponders the presidential plunge
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (389+ words) Then-U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel listens during a November 2023 bilateral meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco, Calif. “If they ever make a sequel to ‘Dumb and Dumber,’” Rahm Emanuel mused to a packed hall at…...
Cheshire barn burns down after Friday blaze
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (82+ words) The Berkshire Eagle CHESHIRE â A Cheshire barn was deemed a "total loss" by the town's fire department after a Friday blaze. Town firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire at 920 Sandmill Road at 1:38 p.m. Upon arrival, the fire…...
Which Berkshire town made a top-25 New England best list?
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (804+ words) The Mount in Lenox, home of the Edith Wharton Restoration, seen as it opened its 1902 mansion for the spring and summer season last April. Along with Tanglewood, Yankee Magazine singled out The Mount as a prime attraction in its annual…...
Authorities believe Pittsfield hit-and-run suspect was aware he had hit a pedestrian before fleeing scene
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (935+ words) William Gross, 65, of Hancock, is arraigned in Central Berkshire District Court on Wednesday in connection with the Feb. 10 hit-and-run death of Pittsfield resident William “Billy” Colbert. PITTSFIELD — The driver accused of dragging a Pittsfield man's body through nearly 4 miles of…...
Bousquet Mountain partners with Berkshire Bike & Board for ski tuning, retail
5+ mon, 7+ hour ago (1417+ words) The McGee Automotive Family’s Audi, BMW and VW dealership ha… Founded in 1932, Bousquet Mountain is the Berkshires’ oldest continuously operating ski area and the first mountain to introduce night skiing with lighted trails. PITTSFIELD — There was a time when the…...
Photos: Snow day in the Berkshires
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (220+ words) Berkshire residents dig out from under January snowstorm. Andrew Fitch clears the sidewalk at the corner of Eagle and Main Streets in downtown North Adams on Monday. Brad Grant snowblows the sidewalks in front of the store Cheeky in downtown…...