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Amy Loveless, the Dream Away’s longtime chef, will head the kitchen. Bartender Kristin Parker is returning as general manager. And Daniel Osman, who owned the venue from 1996 until 2022, will be maestro of special events.
When Rebecca Guanzon and Justin Adkins opened Wild Soul River, they didn't expect to host quite so many community events, which range from a monthly moon circle to a weekly tarot card group to a summer foraging walk, where Adkins identifies edible and medicinal plants.
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The Hinsdale Pizza House opened its doors for the first time last Wednesday, but owner Jason Reed found he had underestimated the business's demand. After a brief reprieve, new hires and added equipment, he hopes to reopen on April 23.
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Susan Steenstrup served for 35 years in the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, and helped facilitate cleanup efforts in the Housatonic River. The Pittsfield native died earlier this week after a fire at her home.
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A CHP Mobile Health unit may be coming to a Berkshire County location near you. The vans now provide urgent, same-day, non-emergency care.
The man was released on personal recognizance provided he stay away from the store and has no further legal issues, according to Chief Paul Storti.
The Greylock Center, the building welcoming visitors to the eastern foot of Mount Greylock, is about eight months behind schedule and anticipated to open in August, the firm overseeing construction told the Adams Select Board on Wednesday night.
Bruce Trudeau took a car on a test drive, then turned it into a high-stakes joy ride. Now, Trudeau is being held without bail pending a hearing Friday on a long list of charges related to his exploits this week.
The pastor plans to shut the bell down at night from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. Those are also quiet hours in the town's noise ordinance.
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Great Barrington Police Chief Paul Storti said police have filed and received a warrant for the arrest of a man in the incident, which took place April 10 at the Family Dollar store.
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Miss Hall's School officials said they had notified the DA's Office after learning of the allegations last month. An investigation has been launched.
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A Berkshire County man is free after posting $100,000 bail Tuesday in a child sexual abuse and pornography case that a judge called one of the most severe cases of its kind he'd seen, the Berkshire District Attorney's Office said.
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The Town of Lee, in a response motion filed in Berkshire Superior Court, said it did not oppose moving the case. But the town said GE should have notified the town and the other parties to the lawsuit before doing so.
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Accused of claiming he had a gun and robbing the Beacon Cinema this winter, a city man is now facing charges in superior court.
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Amy Loveless, the Dream Away’s longtime chef, will head the kitchen. Bartender Kristin Parker is returning as general manager. And Daniel Osman, who owned the venue from 1996 until 2022, will be maestro of special events.
Jane Kaufman
Community Voices Editor
Coyotes officially leaving Arizona for Salt Lake City following approval of sale to Utah Jazz owners
The Arizona Coyotes are officially headed to Salt Lake City. The NHL Board of Governors voted Thursday to approve a $1.2 billion sale from Alex Meruelo to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith, clearing the way for the franchise's move to Utah next season.
Based on Robert James Waller’s hugely successful 1992 novel, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Marsha Norman and composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown's stage musical treatment of “The Bridges of Madison County” premiered in the summer of 2013 in a masterly, smoothly choreographed Broadway-bound production at Williamstown Theatre Festival.
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"Show Your Teen Spirit," the annual fundraiser for the ROOTS Teen Center, will be held Saturday, April 27, at the Norad Mill.
Guitar virtuoso and composer Gladius will perform his unique flamenco fusion style music in a solo concert on Thursday, April 25, at the Adams Free Library.
A dueling piano show benefitting UCP of Western Massachusetts will be presented by Howl at the Moon on Friday, April 26, at the Berkshire Hills Country Club.
Cheshire United Methodist Church will serve an eat-in or takeout chicken alfredo dinner Saturday, April 27. Reservations are required by April 26.
Local History
For nearly 85 years Besse-Clarke had been a popular North Street business from when it opened in 1910. The store closed in 1994 and was the very last of the 42 stores in the Besse System to close.
The construction of the new Union Station in 1914 brought two other changes to the area around it that also remained until the terminal was razed: a steel footbridge over the tracks and a park.
Eagle Archives, April 19, 1962: Once or twice a year, usually in the winter, you can bet that some motorist sliding down the Tyler Street hill is going to come crashing through the Laflin Memorial Fence at Pittsfield General Hospital.
Eagle Archives, April 18, 1972: The old Glendale chapel, once the scene of bustling activity, may be revived as a center for community events if a group of concerned residents has anything to say about it.
Eagle Archives, April 17, 1942: Robert Burns Dickie, 29, of Pittsfield, was kept from enlisting in the U.S. Army and Navy because of his height of 6 feet, 7½ inches.
By the mid-1920s, the Ku Klux Klan was holding nighttime “konklaves” with anywhere from 1,000 to 1,500 local men, inducting hundreds of new members in a single cross-burning ceremony.
Eagle Archives, April 16, 1932: Many stamp collectors specialize in collecting stamps with early Berkshire railroad cancellations.
Arts and Culture
Based on Robert James Waller’s hugely successful 1992 novel, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Marsha Norman and composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown's stage musical treatment of “The Bridges of Madison County” premiered in the summer of 2013 in a masterly, smoothly choreographed Broadway-bound production at Williamstown Theatre Festival.
When Rebecca Guanzon and Justin Adkins opened Wild Soul River, they didn't expect to host quite so many community events, which range from a monthly moon circle to a weekly tarot card group to a summer foraging walk, where Adkins identifies edible and medicinal plants.
Ellen Driscoll presents 17 new drawings she has created for her solo show, "Re-Rooted,"on view at the Berkshire Botanical Garden April 20 through May 27.
The bluet is a magical little plant with absolutely gorgeous flowers. The only thing that might interfere with your enjoyment of these beautiful blossoms is the fact that they are so small.
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Amy Loveless, the Dream Away’s longtime chef, will head the kitchen. Bartender Kristin Parker is returning as general manager. And Daniel Osman, who owned the venue from 1996 until 2022, will be maestro of special events.
Jane Kaufman
Community Voices Editor
Columnist Bill Schmick writes that the wizardry behind today's high-tech kitchen appliances dazzles and would impress the likes of George Jetson. But, he warns, too many of them don't last and require parts and expert repairs that simply aren't available.
The Hinsdale Pizza House opened its doors for the first time last Wednesday, but owner Jason Reed found he had underestimated the business's demand. After a brief reprieve, new hires and added equipment, he hopes to reopen on April 23.
“O'Laughlin’s, Pittsfield's favorite pub, is on the market,” reads the listing by Steve Ray at Berkshire Property Agents. “The owner wants to retire and pass along this longtime local favorite for over 50 years."
Runner's High gets all the credit. We're here to talk about quad pain.
In the local roundup: Lee and Taconic softball got wins while Wahconah lacrosse lost.
Hoosac Valley wasn't always pretty but the boys lacrosse team held strong to beat McCann Tech.
The Generals had 12 hits in five innings during Wednesday's win, while Lee put up 13 hits on the road at Westfield Tech.
Growing up in the East Bronx in the 1940s and early ‘50s meant rarely leaving the neighborhood, except for Catskill summers and family visits.
America has long been at the forefront of apocalyptic thinking, thanks in no small part to the scholarship of a Pittsfield native.
Texas should secede. Alaska should come home to Mother Russia. It’s presidential election time again in America, and Kremlin leaders again are preaching the breakup of the United States. While this sounds like nonsense to many Americans, the Kremlin projects onto the United States its own innermost fears: the split up of the 82-unit Russian Federation.
Money for the state's emergency family shelter system could run out sometime between Monday and the end of April, according to a top senator, who is part of a six-person group of lawmakers trying to come up with funding solutions.
The steady stream of rain and snowstorms has state and county environmental advocacy groups keeping a wary eye on potential flooding threats. More stormwater infiltration is a major step in the right direction as a step to prevent flooding.
The House Ways and Means Committee version of the budget, which was unveiled on Wednesday, protects the parts of the Personal Care Attendant program that Gov. Maura Healey aimed to cut.
Massachusetts State Police have begun implementing a program to improve interactions with people on the autism spectrum.
Things to do this week in Berkshire County
A tribute to those we have lost, December 2023 - February 2024
Guidance and resources to help you take big steps and manage big changes, across every stage of life
An annual look at the state of education in Berkshire County
A tribute to those we have lost, September - November 2023
Helping people understand the basics of disposal and sustainable options.
The best of the best of Berkshire County, chosen by Berkshire Eagle readers
The annual guide to preparing your home for the coming New England winter.
1Berkshire presents the official guide to the 67th Annual Fall Foliage Parade.
Embrace warmer weather with the Berkshire Eagle's guide to backyard improvement.