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West Stockbridge Celebrates Zucchini Fest on Saturday| 10:44AM / Thursday, August 07, 2025 | |
WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The annual Zucchini Fest returns to the downtown this Saturday from 10 to 10. Depot and Center streets will host booths of vendors, artists and crafters, and a local food court from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There will also be a pet parade and "Handcrafted Zuke Games," including a Zucchini Weigh-Off and a zucchini decorating contest. Other daytime activities include a rock climbing wall, poetry corner, and live music. The evening program begins at 4:30 p.m., with the food court remaining open until 9:30. Highlights of the evening include street performers, a "Gadzukes! Costume Contest," and more live music. The festival 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Soap Box Derby Returns SaturdayCommunity submission,
10:15AM / Thursday, August 07, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Westside Legends will host its fourth annual Westside Sweet G Super Soap Box Derby on Saturday, August 9, from noon to 4 p.m. with a rain date of Aug. 10. Check-in for racers starts at 11 a.m. at the corner of Columbus and Robbins Ave. The event features a day of activities for the whole family. There will be three race classes: kids from 6-12, kids from 13-17, and an adult class, ages 18 and older. Trophies will be presented in each division. The racers will “zoom” down Robbins Ave, and the finish line will be at Southern Ave. Inspired by soap box races in Pittsfield’s West Side during the 1960s, the Westside 0 Comments
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Berkshire County Public Housing Benefits From Internet Access Grants| 07:24AM / Thursday, August 07, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Healey-Driscoll administration and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative's (MassTech) Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) awarded $31,548,018 to four internet service providers (ISPs) to increase internet access for affordable and public housing residents statewide. Aervivo Inc. was awarded $10,527,014 for 6,402 housing units. This uncludes 30 units in Pittsfield through the Beacon Residential Management Limited Partnership and 30 units in Williamstown through the Williamstown Housing Authority. Archtop Fiber LLC was awarded $481,955 for 164 housing units. Through the Great Barrington Housing Authority, 31 housing units in Great 0 Comments
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The Classical Beat: Tanglewood Showcases Innovative Musical Forms; Sevenars Presents an Emerging Piano VirtuosoBy Stephen Dankner, iBerkshires columnist
03:41PM / Wednesday, August 06, 2025 | |
 Tanglewood this week will be very rewarding and diverse, with innovative musical riches across genres, representing the progressive continuum of today's evolving musical styles: in one instance, music that crosses boundaries - part music theatre and song cycle, and everything in-between; in another, a musical biography via a poetical setting that explores the life of a beloved grandmother. What's going on? Composers are probing and inventing uniquely creative ways to communicate their personal histories, and in the process, are reaching out to audiences universally. Attend and participate in these imaginative musical explorations. Tanglewood also continues its traditional
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Berkshire Botanical Garden Annual Grow Show| 10:34AM / Wednesday, August 06, 2025 | |
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Berkshire Botanical Garden’s annual Grow Show will be held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 9-10. On both days, floral designers and backyard gardeners are spotlighted in this judged event featuring five design and nearly 80 horticulture classes on display in the Exhibition Hall. The show times are Saturday, Aug. 9, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Anyone can enter, and there is no charge to participate in the Grow Show. Gardeners of all ages and experience levels are welcome to enter the blue-ribbon event known as the Horticulture Division. New for 2025, the event will include a youth category, 0 Comments
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Jacob's Pillow 2025 Festival CanceledBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
09:50PM / Tuesday, August 05, 2025 | |
Kat Sirico BECKET, Mass. — Jacob's Pillow has canceled its 2025 festival following the death of one of its production managers. "We have come to this difficult decision following the tragic accident on our campus on August 1. Ticket buyers affected by the cancellations will receive refunds," the venue posted to its Facebook page Tuesday evening. "For 93 years, Jacob's Pillow has been a haven for dance and a community dedicated to its creation, presentation, education, and preservation. We look forward to welcoming audiences back to our campus." The "tragic accident," resulting in the death of Kathryn "Kat" Sirico,
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Governor Celebrates Massachusetts Farmers Market Week| 03:53PM / Sunday, August 03, 2025 | |
BOSTON — Governor Maura Healey has declared Aug. 3 to Aug. 9, 2025, as Massachusetts Farmers Market Week. This annual celebration highlights the essential role that farmers markets play in strengthening the local food system, supporting family farms, and increasing access to fresh, healthy food for residents across Massachusetts. With over 275 markets operating across Massachusetts, these markets serve as festive community spaces for more than a quarter of the state's 7,000 farms. In addition to providing residents with access to nutritious food, farmers markets help keep farms in business and dollars in local communities. "With so much produce in 0 Comments
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Pedal N Plod Biathlon Returns to Adams, CheshireiBerkshires.com Sports,
12:20PM / Sunday, August 03, 2025 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. -- Pittsfield's Kellie Harrington and Eric Harrington Sunday were the top two individuals when the Pedal N Plod biathlon returned to North Berkshire. Eric Harrington was the first across the finish line in the Iron Male division, completing the 4.4-mile run and 22-mile bicycling course in 1 hour, 20 minutes, 18.72 seconds. Kellie Harrington won the Iron Female division with a time of 1:35:05.13. Eric Harrington was just more than a minute ahead of runner-up Matt Rabasco (1:21:20.79). He was 31 seconds behind Rabasco at the end of the running portion and still trailed at the completion of the first 11-mile loop of the bike race but finished strong 0 Comments
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UPDATE: Jacob's Pillow Production Manager Dies in Accident on Grounds| 11:18AM / Saturday, August 02, 2025 | |
— The Berkshire District Attorney's Office reported that there are no criminal charges being brought to the accidental death of the Jacob's Pillow summer employee, 40-year-old Kathryn "Kat" Sirico o Rochester, N.Y. After an investigation it was found that the events leading to Sirico's death were related to a work-place accident. In the early afternoon of Friday Aug. 1, Sirico and a summer intern were moving platforms used for staging for a theater across the Jacob's Pillow property. The platforms were on a dolly. As the victim and intern began moving the dolly down a sloped area, they lost control of the dolly, and it began to roll. The Sirico 0 Comments
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MassDOT: South County Overnight and Daytime Construction on I-90| 03:47PM / Friday, August 01, 2025 | |
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it will be performing overnight and daytime paving and bridge repair operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound in the towns of Stockbridge, West Stockbridge, Becket, Otis, Montgomery, and Russell. All work is weather dependent and will take place at the following locations and times: Stockbridge: Paving operations will be conducted on I-90 westbound from mile marker 0.0 to mile marker 5.0 nightly from Monday night, August 4, through Wednesday night, August 6, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning. The I-90 westbound exit 3 off-ramp will be closed for paving 0 Comments
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CHP Celebrates 50 Years| 11:06AM / Thursday, July 31, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGRTON, Mass. — In 2025, Community Health Programs (CHP) celebrates its 50th anniversary. "Our beginnings were modest and centered on our mission," reflects CMO Dr. Andrew Beckwith. "We're very proud that we've grown into this size, expanded our services, and made them accessible to all of the Berkshires while maintaining our focus on our mission." According to a press release: Founded in 1975 by pediatrician Dr. Thomas Whitfield, CHP was born out of an urgent need. After seeing an alarming number of rural children who had never seen a doctor, Dr. Whitfield launched the Children's Health Program with a mission to bring 0 Comments
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Mahaiwe Presents Comedian Gary Gulman| 08:28AM / Monday, July 28, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.—The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center will present stand-up comedian Gary Gulman on Thursday, July 31 at 8 p.m. According to a press release: Over 25 years in comedy, Gary Gulman has established himself as an eminent performer and peerless writer. A product of Boston, Gulman has been a scholarship college football player, an accountant, and a high school teacher. He has made countless television appearances as both a comedian and an actor. Gulman has made five masterful TV specials including his most recent stand-up special, Born on Third Base, which premiered December 2023 on MAX. His previous, universally acclaimed special 0 Comments
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