| The Classical Beat: The 2025 Summer Music Festival Season Begins
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 |
| Pittsfield's Infield Offers Youth Sports Camps
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 |
| MassDOT Advisory: South County Overnight Construction on I-90
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 |
| Post 68-1 Senior Legion Team Walks Off Win Against Sheffield
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 |
 | Community Hero: Evan Butts
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 |
| Nonprofit Center Launches Equity Academy
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 |
 | Friday Front Porch Feature: A Colonial Home Fit for Founders
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 |
 | Lee Elementary Student Wins 'My Ideal School' Award
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 |
 | Berkshires Bach Concludes Season
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 |
| MassDOT: Becket and Stockbridge Lane Closures
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 |
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