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MassDOT: Overnight and Daytime Construction on I-90| 10:57AM / Friday, August 22, 2025 | |
WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it will be performing overnight and daytime line painting, shoulder work, and bridge repair work on I-90 eastbound and westbound in the towns of West Stockbridge, Stockbridge, Lee, Becket, Blandford, Montgomery, and Russell. All work is weather dependent and will take place at the following locations and times: West Stockbridge/Stockbridge: Line painting and shoulder work will be conducted on I-90 eastbound and westbound from mile marker 0.0 to mile marker 7.8 nightly from Monday night, August 25, through Thursday night, August 28, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following 0 Comments
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Construct Bids Executive Director Jane Ralph Farewell By Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
12:21PM / Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | |
Board President Betty Farbman speaks of Jane Ralph's efforts toward affordable housing at Ralph's going-away party on Tuesday. GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Jane Ralph received an emotional sendoff before she steps down as executive director of Construct at the end of the month.
There were some tears at the affordable housing nonprofit's main office on Tuesday as staff and board members reflected on Ralph's impact over the last nine years. In this time, Construct has seen projects like the Forest Springs in Great Barrington and The Windflower in Egremont come to fruition, and expanded its housing navigation services.
"I know that supporting
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Southern Berkshire Public Health Collaborative Announces Fall Mobile Vaccine Clinics| 12:13PM / Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | |
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Southern Berkshire Public Health Collaborative (SBPHC) announced the launch of its Fall 2025 Mobile Vaccine Clinic series, offering convenient access to flu and COVID-19 vaccinations at community buildings and schools throughout Southern Berkshire County. These clinics will provide the following vaccines: Regular-dose flu for individuals aged 6 months and older; High-dose flu for individuals aged 65 and older; Updated COVID-19 for individuals aged 65 or older; and Updated COVID-19 for individuals with underlying medical conditions that make them high risk for illness. SBPHC encourages anyone who believes they may be eligible, 0 Comments
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Music in Common Returns to Guthrie Center for Black Legacy Project Album Release Concert| 10:40AM / Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | |
 HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Berkshire-born Music in Common returns to the Guthrie Center for an Album Release concert for the new Black Legacy Project record, Vol. 2. The Aug. 23 show is part of the Guthrie Center's annual summer Troubadour Series. Tickets are available online. Black Legacy Project, Vol. 2 features 12 songs reimagined and written by musicians in the Mississippi Delta, Boise, Atlanta, and the Berkshires. The three Berkshire songs feature Wanda Houston, Billy Keane, Matt Cusson, Rufus Jones, and more than a dozen other local artists. The album's first single, "It's About More", was written and recorded in the 0 Comments
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Opera Meets Hollywood at Ventfort Hall| 03:51PM / Monday, August 18, 2025 | |
 LENOX, Mass. — The Prima Music Foundation's returns to Ventfort Hall with their popular Opera Meets Hollywood concert on Thursday, Aug. 21 at 5:30 pm. This special evening at Ventfort Hall, presented by Anastasia Dedik Prima Music Foundation Artistic Director, features a blend of opera, musical theater, and iconic piano works from film. Anastasia Dedik founded the Prima Music Foundation, Prima Music Academy, and the Prima Music Institute & Festival Summer Camp that is held every summer in Berkshires. Her students have performed at Carnegie Hall and won top national and international awards. She is an internationally acclaimed pianist Dedik
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Bidwell House History Talk: The Battle of Louisbourg| 10:44AM / Monday, August 18, 2025 | |
 MONTEREY, Mass. — Join the Bidwell House Museum on Aug. 23 for their last history talk of the 2025 season with Dr. Amy Watson, from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The talk is free for members. Non-members pay $15. Only one registration is required per household. Lecture will be held via Zoom. 11 a.m. According to a press release: In 1745, New England colonists launched a successful expedition to conquer Louisbourg, a port in present-day Nova Scotia, which was then controlled by the French Empire. The original owner of the Bidwell House, Reverend Adonijah Bidwell, was witness to this battle as the Chaplain of the fleet. In this talk, Dr. Amy Watson will explain why New
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Berkshire Pulse Welcomes New Staff and Board Members | 11:16AM / Friday, August 15, 2025 | |
 HOUSATONIC, Mass. — Berkshire Pulse, South County's dance and creative arts education center located in the heart of Housatonic, announced the addition of three new staff and board members. Joan Coombs - Board President - Joan (she/her) has over 40 years of nonprofit leadership experience in executive positions at metropolitan nonprofits, development positions at local and national levels, and volunteer chairs of national and community level boards, committees, and initiatives. Joan capped a 27-year career at Planned Parenthood affiliates in NYC, Boston, and Philadelphia, where she served as President/CEO, by serving as senior vice president at Planned Parenthood Federation 0 Comments
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The Classical Beat: A Profusion of Music at Tanglewood and SevenarsBy Stephen Dankner, iBerkshires Columnist
04:00PM / Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | |
 LENOX, Mass. — Come mid-August, classical aficionados are grateful for the cornucopia of extraordinary musical riches the Boston Symphony bestows to rapt audiences within the incomparably bucolic setting that is Tanglewood. During this busy, penultimate week of the Tanglewood Festival's classical programming, the spotlight will focus on a wide range of audience-favorite orchestral music and solo concertized works by Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Sibelius, Liszt and Bartók, where the range of musical expression and stylistic and national diversity is spread far and wide. For a huge, 180-degree contrast, be sure to check out the cool, refreshing change of pace,
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Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax Perform at April Hill to Benefit Greenagers| 11:32AM / Wednesday, August 13, 2025 | |
 SOUTH EGREMONT, Mass. — Yo-Yo Ma and Emmanual Ax return to April Hill on Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. with their fourth benefit concert in support of Greenagers, a local nonprofit serving area youth with paid outdoor jobs and education programs. Held on the scenic grounds of April Hill at 62 Undermountain Road, proceeds support Greenagers' programs that empower youth while caring for the land and community. Concert guests are invited to arrive early with their own meal; complementary beverages will be available. All ticket purchases support Greenagers' mission. Tickets are $1,000 (Sustainers; $960 tax-deductible) or $500 (Trailblazers, $480 0 Comments
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Millers, Tunnel City Freight Claim BABL TitlesiBerkshires.com Sports,
03:48PM / Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Brian Rodriguez Sunday struck out eight hitters in four innings to lead the G.B. Millers to a 3-1 win and a 2-0 championship series sweep over the Berkshire Thunder in the 20-and-over division of the Berkshire Adult Baseball League. The Millers opened the series on Saturday with a 4-1 win over the Thunder at Memorial Field in Great Barrington. In the league's 33-and-over division, Tunnel City Freight swept the Dalton Moneymakers over the weekend by scores of 15-5 and 14-2. In the deciding game on Sunday at Joe Wolfe Field, Nolan Brassard went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs to lead a 10-hit attack for Tunnel City. Jonathan 0 Comments
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Triplex Screens 'The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg'| 10:03AM / Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema announced two special screenings of the Peabody award-winning documentary "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg." On Sunday, Aug. 17 at 4:00 pm director Aviva Kempner and Lou-Ellen Barkan, Hank Greenberg's niece, will speak after the film. The screening is sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Berkshire Community College. Aviva Kempner will also speak after the Aug. 18 7:00 pm screening. Tickets are available at www.thetriplex.org. According to a press release: Celebrating its 25th anniversary, "The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg," is the story of 0 Comments
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Man Drowned at Camp Halfmoon | 08:49AM / Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | |
MONTEREY, Mass. — On Aug. 10, Miguel Rodriguez Perez, a 21 year old Mexican national, drowned in Lake Buel. According to the District Attorney's Office, Perez, an employee in the Camp Halfmoon kitchen, and two coworkers were swimming in the Camp Halfmoon swimming area of Lake Buel. While swimming from an inflatable water structure to the dock, Perez slipped below the surface about halfway into the swim. The distance between the inflatable to the dock is approximately 20 to 25 feet. The area where he slipped below the surface is approximately 6 to 8 feet deep. The two men swimming with him were unable to locate him. Perez was found approximately 10 0 Comments
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