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Liquor World in North Adams Opens Deli Liquor World opened in the former V&V last year.  NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Liquor World and Market has opened up its deli section along with adding Krispy Krunchy...

Liquor World in #NorthAdamsMA finally opens the deli planned years ago by the previous owners. It has Krispy Krunchy Chicken! 🍗 tinyl.co/3Z8h

Jacob's Pillow 2025 Festival Canceled Kat Sirico BECKET, Mass. — Jacob's Pillow has canceled its 2025 festival following the death of one of its production managers.  "We have come to this...

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival cancels the rest of 2025 season after last week's tragic death. #BecketMA #BerkshiresMA tinyl.co/3Z78

Door Prize Now Serving in North Adams' Hotel Downstreet Swifty Josephs' pan-fried pierogies with caramelized onions,  saurkraut and housemade hot sauce. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Husband and wife restaurateurs Bryan...

Door Prize now serving European comfort food at Hotel Downstreet in #NorthAdamsMA tinyl.co/3Ysw

1Berkshire Announces Theme for its 69th Annual Fall Foliage Parade NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — 1Berkshire and the Northern Berkshire Fall Foliage Parade announced that the theme of the upcoming Northern Berkshire Fall Foliage Parade is "To Northern Berkshire...

This year's Fall Foliage Parade in #NorthAdamsMA will be out of this world! "To Northern Berkshire and Beyond." 🚀https://tinyl.co/3Yqb

Two Downtown Murals Unveiled in Pittsfield The murals are part of Let It Shine's Emerging Artists Mentorship.  PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Downtown is a little more colorful with the unveiling of two new...

#PittsfieldMA celebrates two new murals added to the downtown. tinyl.co/3YdZ The Light It Shine program has been spreading art around the city's walls for several years. There are more than two dozen now. Find a tour of the murals here: downtownpittsfield.stqry.app/tour/28538

Q&A: Local Umpire Works Little League World Series International Qualifer Don Singleton in Warsaw, Poland, an hour by train from Kutno, with his favorite statue, nuclear physicist Nobel Prize-winner Maria Curie-Skladowska.   WILLIAMSTOWN,...

Don Singleton's been umpiring youth sports for more than three decades. It's taken him overseas, including his recent trip to Poland to umpire a Little League tournament. #Williamstown #littleleague ⚾🧢 tinyl.co/3YcC

Fataility at Jacob's Pillow Cancels Performances BECKET, Mass. — The Berkshire District Attorney's Office reports that a "fatality" took place at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival on Friday.   The State Police...

#BerkshireMA DA's Office investigating a fatality at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in #BecketMA. The festival canceled performances Friday. tinyl.co/3Y86

Weekend Outlook: First Fridays, Dancing, and More There will be a variety of events in the Berkshires this weekend including First Friday Festivities, music, and more.  Editor's Pick  Loud Weekend Mass MoCA, North...

What's happening in #BerkshireMA & beyond this weekend: tinyl.co/3Y4p

North Adams Sees Races for Mayor, School Committee & City Council NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The city will see races for mayor, City Council and School Committee in November.    There will be no preliminary...

The ballot is set for the #NorthAdamsMA municipal election this November. #election2025 🗳️https://tinyl.co/3Xd9

MassDOT Plans $19M Fix for Bridge North Adams Hopes to Tear Down MassDOT project manager Joseph Breen explains the bridge repairs at a public hearing in council chambers at City Hall on Tuesday.  NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The state...

MassDOT plans to preserve the Veterans Memorial Bridge at a cost of $19 million until the city can determine whether it wants to demolish it. 🌉https://tinyl.co/3Xb9

Amended Camping Ordinance Sent to Pittsfield City Council PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The controversial public camping ordinance has been referred back to the City Council with several "compromises." This includes the removal of...

A controversial camping ordinance that many saw as targeting the homeless population is sent back to City Council with amendments. #PittsfieldMA tinyl.co/3XPq

Restaurant Planned for Shuttered Harry's Supermarket PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The former Harry's Supermarket is staged for rebirth as a restaurant. After a fire gutted the longtime Wahconah Street market in 2023, the operators of...

An Asian restaurant is planned for the former Harry's Supermarket that was damaged by a fire last year. #PittsfieldMA tinyl.co/3XP4

Community Hero: Berkshire Food Project The project has a small paid staff but largely depends on volunteers to sustain it.  NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Since 1987, the Berkshire Food Project has been alleviating...

Since 1987, the Berkshire Food Project has been alleviating hunger, food insecurity, and social isolation earning it our July Community Hero of the Month designation. #NorthBerkshireMA #NorthAdamsMA 🍝🍲🥧https://tinyl.co/3XNR

BCC Invites Community to Participate in Baking Contest PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) invites all amateur bakers to participate in the sixth annual Burke's Baking Contest, a community-wide bakeoff judged by...

#BerkshireMA Community College is hosting a baking contest! Winners can get a $25 King Arthur Flour gift certificate! 👑🧁 tinyl.co/3X8w

Teacher of the Month: Cindy Dickinson PITTSFIELD, Mass. — School is out, but learning continues at Hancock Shaker Village.    For the past 10 years, Cindy Dickinson has served as the museum's education...

Cindy Dickinson has been teaching about the lives of the Shakers with hands-on activities for a decade, making her our Teacher of the Month. #PittsfieldMA tinyl.co/3X7h

Pittsfield Remembers the 'Forgotten War' Pittsfield Veterans Agent James Clark says the war is personal as his father, an Air Force veteran, had been a PHS classmate of many of those listed on the monument.  PITTSFIELD,...

#PittsfieldMA VFW Post making sure casualties from the Forgotten War are always remembered. #KoreanWar #memorial tinyl.co/3X6K

Repairs Planned for Silver Lake's Underwater Cap PITTSFIELD, Mass.— Starting next month, a thinning portion of Silver Lake's underwater cap will be repaired.  During a public hearing on Tuesday,...

U.S. EPA plans repairs to Silver Lake's PCB cap. A section of the 14-inch cap has thinned by 5 inches. #PittsfieldMA #GE tinyl.co/3Wjd

Taconic High cuts the ribbon on a reconstructed track not included in the $121M high school. The project also upgraded some track & field event areas and added a set of bleachers. #PittsfieldMA tinyl.co/3WSJ

Historic Church Street Homes Finally on the Market A look inside 124 Church.  NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The future of a trio of historic houses on Church Street is now up to a private developer willing to take them...

#NorthAdamsMA has some fixer-uppers with class -- two historic Queen Annes in dire need of a glow-up.

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What better experience for a vocational student than working on their own school building? McCann Tech is asking the state to do just that to bring the 60-year-old building into full compliance with ADA. tinyl.co/3WCv

'Choose your Subaru' Fundraiser Benefits Berkshire Humane Society PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire Humane Society has kicked off its 13th annual "Choose your Subaru" car raffle with Haddad Subaru.   The prize is a 2026 Subaru...

Looking for some wheels? Take a chance on a new Subaru to benefit the #BerkshireMA Humane Society. 🐾
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Great Barrington Celebrates Unveiling of Du Bois Sculpture Sculpture project co-Chairs Ari Zorn, left, and Julie Michaels thank the many people and organizations that made the day happen.  GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The town...

Socialist, author and civil rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois was immortalized in his hometown of #GreatBarringtonMA on Saturday. tinyl.co/3Veh

Construct Marks 'Strong' Fiscal Year, Remembers Late President Construct Executive Director Jane Ralph tells the annual meeting that relationships are the housing organization's secret sauce.' GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass....

Affordable housing organization Construct marks another year helping hundreds of families and individuals find homes. tinyl.co/3Vch 🏡

54th Infantry Mural Will Be Permanent in Pittsfield's Durant Park PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  A mural honoring Black city residents who fought in the Civil War will be a permanent fixture at Durant Park.  On Tuesday, the Parks Commission approved...

A mural celebrating #PittsfieldMA residents who fought with the 54th Mass will become a permanent fixture. #civilwar #veterans tinyl.co/3VDM

Pittsfield Rally Wages 'Good Trouble' Against Trump Administration Shirley Edgerton recalled the 'good trouble' the late John Lewis did as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement and said the current administration is trying to roll back...

Hundreds make "good trouble" in #BerkshireCounty. tinyl.co/3V8g

Parks Commission Hears Complaints Over Pontoosuc Park Shore Access The site visit preceded a meeting of the Parks Commission  PITTSFIELD, Mass.— A site visit to the south side of Pontoosuc Lake Park on Tuesday turned combative at...

Some #PittsfieldMA residents are concerned that efforts to prevent erosion at Pontoosuc Lake Park will hamper use of the lake for swimming and fishing. tinyl.co/3Ugc

Pittsfield Marks 35 Years of the ADA Act The Common on Disabilities members and advocates walked North Street toward St. Joseph's Church, pointing to areas that could be improved for residents with...

#PittsfieldMA marked the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The city's Commission on Disabilities and advocates took a walk down North Street to see where further accessibility improvements could be made. tinyl.co/3UPj

Williamstown Theatre Festival Cuts Ribbon on North Adams Venue David Moresi, left, and Adrian White inside the theater.  NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Workers were busy inside The Annex on Thursday morning, getting the black-box theater...

The venerable Williamstown Theatre Festival opens a new black box theater, The Annex, in #NorthAdamsMA. tinyl.co/3Tq7

Cheshire Hoedown and Park Rededication Set Saturday CHESHIRE, Mass. — The town will celebrate community and history on Saturday, July 12, during its inaugural Cheshire Hoedown event at the Community House, starting at 4...

#CheshireMA is hosting a hoedown celebration this weekend, and rededicating the newly refurbished Leland Park. 🌽🎶🌭https://tinyl.co/3TQ9

Community Members Audit Walkability of Morningside Corridor Nicholas Russo, design center founder, discusses the area where the fatal accident occurred. PITTSFIELD, Mass. —  A group of concerned community members walked a portion of...

A community group focused on road safety toured the Morningside neighborhood in #PittsfieldMA, where a pedestrian was struck by a car and killed last month. tinyl.co/3TC7