| Man Drowned in Becket Quarry
Update: The DA's Office on July 24 identified the victim as Rainiely Meteo, 25, of Springfield.
BECKET, Mass. — A man drowned Friday in Becket Quarry; his remains were recovered on Saturday.
According to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office, the victim, a man in his 20s, and a woman, were swimming |
 | New Exhibit Looks to Past, Future at Jacob's Pillow
Executive Director Pamela Tatge, left, and Katherine Helen Fisher, whose work 'Dancing the Algorithm' is on display in the Duke Theatre.
BECKET, Mass. — With the opening of the new Doris Duke Theatre last week, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival is using its new space to host two exhibits that represent the |
 | Southern Berkshire Comeback Falls Just Short at Babe Ruth Regional
WESTFIELD, Mass. – The Southern Berkshire Knights 16-and-under Babe Ruth Baseball team Friday battled back from an eight-run deficit to put the tying run on third in the bottom of the seventh.
But the Maine State Champions sat down three hitters in a row to secure a 9-8 win in the opener of the New England Regional |
| MassDOT Schedules Work on MassPike
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will be performing overnight and daytime milling, paving, bridge repair, and bridge painting operations on I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) eastbound and westbound in the towns of Stockbridge, Becket, Montgomery, and Russell. All work is weather dependent and will take place |
 | Bidwell Museum Holding Roadshow Summer Fundraiser
MONTEREY, Mass. — The Bidwell House Museum has announced the details of its annual summer fundraising party to be held on Friday, July 25, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the museum.
Attendees can have objects evaluated by local experts, including Charlie Flint, former owner of Charles L. Flint Art & Antiques in Lenox; Samuel |
 | W.E.B. Du Bois Statue Unveiling Set Saturday
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A life-size sculpture of civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois will be unveiled in his hometown this Saturday at 2 p.m.
The bronze sculpture, created by artist Richard Blake, will sit on a curving marble bench at the center of a redesigned plaza at Mason Public Library. The site features |
 | Great Barrington Public Theater Hosts Benefit Reading of 'Amchitka'
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Great Barrington Public Theater adds programming to its 2025 Summer Season with a new reading of Mark St. Germain's latest play, "Amchitka."
The first staged reading of this new play will take place on July 23, 2025 at 7:00pm. Tickets will cost $30; all proceeds from the reading |
| Deadline Nears for Triplex Festival Submissions
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Triplex Cinema is taking submissions for Trifest, an inaugural International Youth Film Festival to be held Sept. 19 to 21.
Trifest will showcase and celebrate films made by young filmmakers from around the world, aged 25 years and younger. The festival will screen films in all categories, |
 | Doris Duke Theatre Officially Opens with Ribbon Cutting
Patrons enter the new theater for its first performances on Wednesday night.
BECKET, Mass. — The party was held Sunday but it was Wednesday night's ribbon cutting that officially opened the Doris Duke Theatre at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
The opening night included nearly a half-dozen |
| Westfield 16-Year-Old Babe Ruth Team Edges Southern Berkshire
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Jackson Barnes drove in a run in the bottom of the seventh to break a 4-4 tie and send the Westfield 16-year-old Babe Ruth Baseball team a 5-4 win over Southern Berkshire in the Western Massachusetts Tournament on Friday night.
Cam Simmons and Kyle McMahon each went 2-for-3 at the plate for Southern |
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