| News and events in South Berkshire, Mass.
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Monterey To Host Three Stooges Festival| 09:30AM / Tuesday, September 23, 2025 | |
 MONTEREY, Mass. — The Monterey Community Center at 468 Main Rd. will host a Three Stooges Festival at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26. Stooges fan Bernie Klem will serve as emcee for the event, introducing five Three Stooges short films and sharing behind-the-scenes details and trivia. This is a family-friendly event. Admission is free but seating is limited so reservations are recommended. For more information or to register, visit ccmonterey.org or contact the community center at (413) 528-3600. 0 Comments
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Market 32 Launches Pet Food Drive| 08:13AM / Saturday, September 20, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. In celebration of Market 32's 10th anniversary, Market 32 and Price Chopper stores are inviting customers to help make a difference in the lives of pets in need through the purchase of $10 bags of pet food. Now through Oct. 4, shoppers will have the option to purchase and contribute a bag containing five dog food or cat food items. All donations will be distributed to animal shelters local to each store, ensuring these organizations and local families facing hardship can keep their pets healthy and well-fed. "Pets are family, too," said Pam Cerrone, director of community relations for Market 32 and Price Chopper. "We're happy to
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Monument Mountain Building Project Advocates Warn Cost of 'No' VoteBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires Staff
06:58AM / Saturday, September 20, 2025 | |
Architect Donna DiNisco, above, talks at Tuesday's forum at Monument Mountain; right, Berkshire Hills Superintendent Peter Dillon takes a question from the audience. GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — On Nov. 4, voters in the Berkshire Hills Regional School District will decide whether to take on the $89.5 million local share to build a new Monument Mountain Regional High School. Advocates of a yes vote would frame the question a little differently: Do the voters in the three member towns want to pay $457,339 to get a new school? Because school officials will tell you that if the building project is defeated, the district faces a series of 0 Comments
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Friday Front Porch Feature: Live/Work Potential in West StockbridgeBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:48PM / Friday, September 19, 2025 | |
 WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Are you looking for a residential building with lots of opportunity? Then this is the home for you. Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing 4 Main St. This 1890 house has three bedrooms and three bathrooms. It's selling for $635,000 and is 2,476 square feet on just under an acre. It comes with a trash compactor, washer, refrigerator, dryer, and a dishwasher. Custom built-ins, a cast-iron wood stove, storage, and heat pumps. The house is a commercially zoned, mixed-use property with versatile one-bedroom accessory apartment. It overlooks the Williams River
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MassDOT: Stockbridge, West Stockbridge, Becket Overnight and Daytime Construction on I-90| 11:12AM / Friday, September 19, 2025 | |
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it will be performing overnight and daytime line painting, shoulder work, and bridge repair operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound in the towns of Stockbridge, West Stockbridge, Becket, Blandford, Montgomery, and Russell. All work is weather dependent and will take place at the following locations and times: Stockbridge/West 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, September 22, through Thursday night, September 26, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following
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Boba Train Celebrating a Year of BusinessBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
02:44PM / Thursday, September 18, 2025 | |
The caramel boba is one of the shop's most popular drinks. GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Boba Train is celebrating its one year anniversary by giving back to its customers. For the month of September, Boba Train is taking 10 percent off all boba drink sales. The tea shop is located at 47 Railroad St. and serves a variety of drinks and baked goods. Owner Liliana Arteaga opened during last year's Labor Day weekend. She said her shop was inspired by her daughter, who introduced her to boba. "She loves bubble tea, and she introduced me to this drink, being honest, the first time, when I tried it, I thought it was very sweet, and I told her. I told her it was a little
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Berkshire Humane Society Celebrates Renovation of Purradise By Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:18AM / Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Nestled in South County, Purradise has long been a sanctuary for felines, a facility to help them find their forever home or a comfortable place to stay as their families are away. Families and visitors had smiles from ear to ear as they celebrated Berkshire Humane Society's reopening of its newly renovated feline boarding and cat adoption facility. What better way to launch the facilities' reopening than by demonstrating the society's resources to make the nonprofit an essential part of the community? Visitors to the open house on Saturday could find pamphlets with information under canopies decked out with 0 Comments
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Lenox and Stockbridge Exploring Expanded Pedestrian and Bicycle Network| 04:00PM / Monday, September 15, 2025 | |
LENOX, Mass. – The towns of Lenox and Stockbridge invite residents and neighbors to learn more about recent planning efforts to improve walking and cycling connections around the area of Tanglewood and nearby institutions. Stakeholders in the two towns have been working with Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) and its technical consultant, BETA Group, Inc., to explore what an expanded pedestrian and bicycle network could look like in the vicinity of Route 183, Hawthorne Road, Hawthorne Street, and Old Stockbridge Road. Members of the public are invited to an open house on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the Lenox Town Hall auditorium. The open house will run from 3:30 to
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MassDOT: Becket, Lee Tree Trimming on I-90 Westbound| 10:55AM / Monday, September 15, 2025 | |
LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing tree trimming operations on I-90 westbound from mile marker 15 to mile marker 14.2 in Becket and Lee. The work will take place from Tuesday, September 16, through Friday, September 19, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day. Drivers traveling through these areas should expect delays, reduce speed, and use caution. Appropriate signage and messaging will be in place to guide drivers through the work areas. All scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change without notice. 0 Comments
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BCC Volleyball Team Takes First Win| 09:56AM / Monday, September 15, 2025 | |
BOSTON, Mass. – Taconic High graduate Jenyka Ostellino pulled a team-high 12 digs Saturday as the Berkshire Community College women’s volleyball team defeated Roxbury Community College in three sets. Taconic’s Jasmin Aslan had a team-high four kills and Karen Amichiia led the way with seven aces for BCC in the 25-10, 27-25, 25-11 win. BCC (1-1) is home on Tuesday at 5 p.m. against Bristol Community College. 0 Comments
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Triplex International Youth Film Festival | 08:00AM / Monday, September 15, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Triplex Cinema announces Trifest, the Triplex's inaugural International Youth Film Festival to be held Sept. 19 – Sept. 21, 2025 at the Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington. 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, including narrative, documentary, experimental, and animation, with programs focusing on both the international and local perspectives. Films, can be any genre or length, made with any camera, – including mobile phones and other devices. The festival weekend will include an opening 0 Comments
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'Fodder: Stories from the Fields' Brings Farm Stories to Life| 11:00AM / Sunday, September 14, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — "Fodder: Stories from the Fields," an event celebrating the joys, challenges, and unexpected moments of agricultural life in the Berkshires, will take place on Sunday, Sept. 21, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The event will be held on April Hill, 62 Undermountain Road, South Egremont, with doors opening at 3:30 p.m. Moderated by local writer and former Moth StorySLAM winner Sheela Clary, the evening showcases the full spectrum of farming experiences. Attendees will hear stories from local farms. The event is sponsored and organized by five organizations working together to strengthen the Berkshire region's food system: Berkshire Agricultural
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