| State Closes Brookside Road Bridge
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.— Brookside Road bridge was closed today following a routine inspection by the MA Department of Transportation.
Town Public Works Superintendent Joe Aberdale said the DOT inspection report now requires further state review and that there is no information yet on a timeline for reopening. Brookside |
| Weekend Outlook: First Fridays, Record Show, and More
There will be a variety of events in the Berkshires this weekend including First Friday Festivities, a record show, and more.
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Pittsfield's Inaugural First Friday at Five
Downtown Pittsfield
Time: 5 p.m.
The city has combined Third Thursdays and the First Fridays |
 | Adams Lions Club Golf Tourney Set for May 18
ADAMS, Mass. -- The Adams Lions Club’s annual golf tournament will be Saturday, May 18, at Forest Park Country Club.
Teams of four will compete in a 9-hole scramble format with tee times beginning at 8 a.m.
Proceeds will support Lions initiatives, including scholarships for local high school graduates and |
 | Hoffmann Bird Club Field Trips: New Ashford
NEW ASHFORD, Mass. — Join the Hoffmann Bird Club and explore birding spots in the New Ashford area.
The tour starts at 7 am on May 5.
Meet at JW Kelly's Real Estate, Route 7, New Ashford.
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 | Hoffmann Bird Club Field Trips: Tyringham
TYRINGHAM, Mass. — On May 22, Search for spring migrating and resident warblers, flycatchers, swallows, and raptors at several sites in the beautiful Tyringham Valley.
Fairly easy walking on roads and trails. The trip will be approximately 3 hours.
Meet at Lee's Big Y parking |
 | Crescendo to Perform Music by Gilbert and Sullivan
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The award-winning chorus Crescendo concludes its 20th anniversary season with two semi-staged performances of light opera compositions by the famous English librettist/composer duo: Sir W.S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
There will only be two performances: on Saturday, May 4 at 6:00 PM at |
 | Bard College Annual Spring Dance Concert
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Bard College at Simon's Rock's Dance Program will present their annual Spring Dance Concert this year on Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4.
Both performances will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m.
This year's Spring Dance Concert will showcase over 30 dancers and |
 | Hoffmann Bird Club: Birds and Bartholomew's Cobble
SHEFFIELD, Mass. — Join a naturalist for a guided walk along the Housatonic River looking for spring ephemerals and migrating warblers at Bartholomew's Cobble.
This joint program is offered by the Trustees in partnership with the Hoffmann Bird Club.
Expected birds: mergansers in the |
| Baseball in the Berkshires Exhibit to Open in Great Barrington
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. -- The Baseball in the Berkshires traveling museum and the Great Barrington Historical Society on Saturday open a new exhibit, "Baseball, The Berkshires and The Babe."
The free exhibit will be on view Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the historical society's museum at 817 South |
| MassDOT Advisory: South County Road Work
WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced crews will be conducting daytime and overnight hour guardrail repair, drainage work, bridge repair, tree trimming, and bridge paving operations at various locations and times on I-90 eastbound and westbound during the week of Monday, April |
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