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Car Crashes Through Taft Farms Plant DisplayBy Brittany Polito, iBerkshires Staff
04:54PM / Wednesday, July 02, 2025 | |
An employee sets up caution tape at Taft Farms where a vehicle went through the plant display. GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Police are investigating an incident in which a vehicle plowed through an outside display at Taft Farms.
Shortly before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, police received the call of a crash at the farm. A car had driven through the outdoor plant section of the farm store on Park Street.
About an hour later, employees were cleaning up a car-sized hole in the cement divider, and that section of plants was gone, but the business was operating seemingly as normal. Those involved with the incident had left.
Police said the cause
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The Classical Beat: The 2025 Summer Music Festival Season Begins By Stephen Dankner, Special to iBerkshires
03:04PM / Wednesday, July 02, 2025 | |
The beginning of July generally marks the start of the long-awaited summer music festival season, though for Taconic Music, it began two weeks ago. How fortunate we music lovers are to be living in this corner of the world - the Berkshires - for what can only be described as 'Music Heaven?' With programs in Lenox and in South Worthington, MA, and in Manchester,VT, concertgoers will have a wide selection of music in a multiplicity of styles to enjoy in venues grand and intimate - cathedrals and chapels - from pop superstar James Taylor to Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Smetana, and also including modern master Stravinsky at Tanglewood, to Taconic Music's feast of chamber 0 Comments
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Pittsfield's Infield Offers Youth Sports CampsCommunity submission,
11:18AM / Tuesday, July 01, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Infield is offering a series of youth sports camps for children aged 4 to 12 starting next week at its Lyman Street facility. The first two sessions are a baseball camp for children 7 to 12. The camp runs from 9 a.m. to noon, July 7-9. From 9 to noon, July 21-23, The Infield will hold a softball camp for children 7 to 12. The cost for each three-day camp is $150. The Infield is holding an all-sports camp for kids 4 to 6 on Aug. 18 and 19 from 9 to 11 a.m. The camp will allow youngsters to explore baseball, soccer, basketball and more. The cost for the all-sports camp is $100. To register, visit The Infield's 0 Comments
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Holiday Hours: Independence Day| 10:55AM / Tuesday, July 01, 2025 | |
Above, the famous John Trumbull painting depicting the presentation of the Declaration to John Hancock. John Adams is standing on the right of the Committee of Five. Right, the Bill of Rights currently on display at Williams College. Independence Day will be celebrated Friday, July 4. It is a federal holiday marking the ratification of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Representatives from 13 original colonies, of which Massachusetts was a leader, actually voted on July 2 at the Second Continental Congress to declare their independence from Great Britain. The Declaration formalizing the decision — and giving the reasons for doing so — was written by
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MassDOT Advisory: South County Overnight Construction on I-90| 10:54AM / Monday, June 30, 2025 | |
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced overnight milling and paving operations, bridge work, and lane closures on I-90 westbound and eastbound in the towns of Stockbridge, West Stockbridge, and Becket. All work will take place during overnight hours and will be complete by 5:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 3, in anticipation of the July 4 holiday. Stockbridge/West Stockbridge: Milling and paving operations will be conducted on I-90 westbound from mile marker 4.0 to mile marker 0.0 nightly from Monday, June 30, through Wednesday, July 2, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Stockbridge: The I-90 westbound exit 3 off-ramp will 0 Comments
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Post 68-1 Senior Legion Team Walks Off Win Against SheffieldiBerkshires.com Sports,
03:33PM / Sunday, June 29, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Dominic Marcella drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh Sunday to give the Pittsfield Post 68-1 American Legion Baseball team a 7-6 win over Sheffield Post 340. Ben Jacob started the winning rally with a single to right, and Gavin O’Donnell singled to left to put runners at the corners. Sheffield opted to intentionally walk Jack Abel (1-for-3, triple, three RBIs), bringing Marcella to the plate with a chance to end it. Post 68 rallied for six runs in the bottom of the fifth to erase a 5-0 deficit and take a one-run lead. Sheffield tied it in the top of the sixth when Christian Blanchard singled to drive in Parker 0 Comments
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Community Hero: Evan ButtsBy Sabrina Damms, iBerkshires Staff
05:39PM / Saturday, June 28, 2025 | |
 LEE, Mass. — Although only living in the Berkshires for a few years, Evan Butts has already ingrained himself into the community. A server at the Italian restaurant Amici in West Stockbridge, Butts aims to helping others in his spare time, specifically with his journey raising funds for the charity Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy. Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy is one of the largest organizations in the state dedicated to advocating for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Duchenne is a progressive muscle disease and is the most common form of muscular dystrophy diagnosed in childhood, said Nicole Herring, development and community engagement vice 0 Comments
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Nonprofit Center Launches Equity Academy| 02:59PM / Saturday, June 28, 2025 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — In more than one survey, Berkshire nonprofit leaders indicated strong demand for training in DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging). As a result, Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires is partnering with André Lynch and the Berkshire Equity Association to launch a training series that runs from September 2025 through April 2026. The Agents of Change: Equity Academy includes 6 workshops, individual coaching to assist in achieving organizational goals, and a culminating sharing and "Equity Activator" certificate presentation. The cost of the series is largely underwritten by The Barr Foundation, Berkshire Bank, Greylock Federal
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Friday Front Porch Feature: A Colonial Home Fit for FoundersBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:29PM / Friday, June 27, 2025 | |
The property sits on a hill above the center of Monterey, not far from Lake Garfield. MONTEREY, Mass. — Are you looking for a historic home in the hills that perhaps a local founding family used to live in? Then look no further, this is the house for you. Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are discussing a colonial house at 6 Tyringham Road. The 4,188-square-foot home dates to 1780, with additions built over the last 250 years that include an indoor pool and two-car portico. This house was once home to the Bidwells, the founders of Monterey. William and Jessie Bidwell had operated the estate,
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Lee Elementary Student Wins 'My Ideal School' AwardBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
12:16PM / Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | |
M&T Bank, a co-sponsor of the contest, had the winning drawings framed and the children's names engraved. LEE, Mass. — A pupil at Lee Elementary School was a winner in the My Ideal School contest. Harlee Towne was the first student from Lee Elementary to win and the only Berkshire County student this year. The Massachusetts School Building Authority held a ceremony for its 16th annual contest, selecting 10 regional winners in first grade for their essays and drawings about their ideal school. "The My Ideal School contest invites first graders from across Massachusetts to use their creativity and share their ideas," said State 0 Comments
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Berkshires Bach Concludes Season | 11:42AM / Monday, June 23, 2025 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Berkshire Bach Society concludes its 2024-2025 season on June 28, 5pm, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Stockbridge with a solo recital by Cleveland Orchestra cellist Dane Johansen. The program includes three suites for unaccompanied cello by J.S. Bach, Benjamin Britten, and Gaspar Cassadó. "We're pleased to present a recital by Dane Johansen to complete our 35th season," said Terrill McDade, Executive Director of the Berkshire Bach Society. "Mr. Johansen has chosen a program that shows the lasting influence of J.S. Bach and how composers in different generations followed his example in exploring the 0 Comments
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MassDOT: Becket and Stockbridge Lane Closures | 10:27AM / Monday, June 23, 2025 | |
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing a number of lane closures will be in effect along I-90, in Beckett and Stockbridge, to facilitate road and bridge maintenance work. Evening and overnight closures: Stockbridge/West Stockbridge: lane closures on I-90 westbound, from mile marker 8.2 to mile marker 3.0, from Monday, June 23, to Thursday, June 26, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. (work concludes at 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 27). Stockbridge: high speed lane closure I-90 eastbound, from mile marker 5.0 to mile marker 5.8, turn around, from Monday, June 23, to Thursday, June 26, from 7:00 p.m. to 5:30 0 Comments
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