Track the last trace of Coltsville

Berkshire Eagle Online - Berkshires Week - Fri Nov 27

It seems clear enough to anyone looking for villages and neighborhoods in Berkshire County that the more built up the town or city, the less obvious are its separate communities.

Onota Lake Deeper drawdown ahead?

Berkshire Eagle - Thu Nov 26

The city's effort to further combat invasive species in Onota Lake can finally move forward -- including zebra mussels if they ever show up.

MEFA, banks will join forces

Berkshire Eagle - Thu Nov 26

The Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority has agreed to work with Berkshire County banks to set up college tuition savings plans that state Rep.

Proposal includes driver's licenses

Berkshire Eagle Online - Berkshires Week - Thu Nov 26

Some immigration advocates and law enforcement officials are expressing optimism about a state report recommending 131 proposals for immigration reform - including allowing illegal immigrants to apply for driver's licenses.

Black Friday offers early, but rainy shopping offers

North Adams Transcript - Thu Nov 26

Anyone hoping to get an early start on holiday shopping has plenty of options in Berkshire County on Black Friday - to the point that fulfilling a gift list before the sun comes up is entirely possible.

Lenox lures shoppers with show

Berkshire Eagle Online - Berkshires Week - Thu Nov 26

Local businesses are using antiques to draw holiday shoppers from the malls and outlets to this quaint, historic village along Route 7. The Lenox Chamber of Commerce is hosting an "Antique and Vintage Collectible Show" at the Lenox Town Hall on Friday, Saturday and Sunday this weekend.

Berkshire County jobless rate falls to 7.7%

North Adams Transcript - Wed Nov 25

Berkshire County's unemployment rate fell by more than half a percentage point to 7.7 percent in October, following a similar increase the month before.

Pair get more than a little time

Berkshire Eagle Online - Berkshires Week - Wed Nov 25

Two Massachusetts men were sentenced Monday to 15-year prison terms for torching a Berkshire County railroad facility and the Worcester County birthplace of the woman who allegedly inspired the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb." In addition to incarceration, John Rousseau and Michael Dreslinski were ordered to serve lengthy probation sentences ...

In the Berkshires

Berkshire Eagle - Tue Nov 24

Three new officers were elected to one-year terms by the Board of Managers at the Lenox Library Association's annual meeting on Oct.

County's jobless rate fell in October

Berkshire Eagle - Tue Nov 24

Berkshire County's unemployment rate dropped more than half a percentage point to 7.7 percent in October, according to figures released this morning by the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.