| Fiber Optic Cable Coming to Housatonic Village from Stockbridge Road
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Great Barrington received a boost with a $250,000 grant for installation of fiber optic cable to serve Housatonic village center, including Route 183 between the village and Stockbridge Road.
The grant will pay a portion of the $700,000 total cost of installation; the 2023 Annual Town Meeting |
 | Herb Garden Workshops at the Bidwell House
MONTEREY, Mass. — In 2023 the Bidwell House Museum embarked on a project to revitalize their herb garden, one of a number of teaching gardens onsite.
Funded by a grant from Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area and completed by Gardens of the Goddess, the old herb garden was cleared, the space was redesigned |
 | Chris Vecchia Joins Stone House Properties
WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Stone House Properties announced that Chris Vecchia will be joining the company as a Sales Associate.
Born and raised in the Berkshires and currently raising his own family in Pittsfield, Vecchia brings an understanding of the local community.
Since 2019, Vecchia has been |
 | The Classical 'High Season' Bursts Upon The Scene
It's well known that the Berkshires and environs are a mecca for classical music lovers. With the tourist high season – from late-June through Aug. 31 – concert activity increases exponentially, offering listeners a cornucopia of musical delights, with enough variety to please every taste.
This week, two magnificent |
| MassDot Advisory: South County Construction Operations
LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing crews will be conducting nighttime pavement milling, paving operations, guardrail installation, slotted pavement marker installation, and bridge repair operations at various locations and times on I-90 eastbound and westbound during the week of Monday, |
| Bash Bish Falls Reopened
MOUNT WASHINGTON, Mass. — Effective immediately, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has reopened the Falls Road parking area of Bash Bish Falls State Park in the Town of Mount Washington.
The Department of Conservation and Recreation announced March 14, that Bash Bish Falls State Park will be |
 | Berkshire Pulse Hires First Executive Director
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire Pulse (Pulse) announced that Abigail "Abi" Rollins will join the organization as its first-ever Executive Director.
Rollins will partner with Founder and Artistic Director, Bettina Montano, to fulfill Pulse's mission of strengthening and enriching community life |
 | Garceau Earns All-America Honors at UMass Boston
Wahconah Regional High School graduate and UMass Boston sophomore Aryianna Garceau earned all-America honors in the 100-meter hurdles at May's NCAA Division III Championships.
Garceau took sixth in the finals with a time of 14.05 seconds after qualifying for the finals with a time of 13.97, which broke a 35-year school |
 | Du Bois Center Kicks Off Reflections on Democracy Series
Congresswoman Nikema Williams speaks about the attack on the Capitol and the need for a national voting standardized.
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams of Georgia's 5th District kicked off W.E.B. Du Bois Center's "Reflections on Democracy" series on |
| Berkshire Youth Soccer Holds Season-Ending Tournament
LENOX, Mass. -- Eight teams earned championships last weekend in the finals of the Berkshire County Youth Soccer League spring season.
Teams of boys and girls in grades 5-6 and 7-8 participated in the season-ending tournament, organized by Donna Laroque and Nigel Gayle and hosted mostly at Lenox Memorial Middle and High |
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