Berkshire County Local News

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  The Berkshire Eagle

  

  3 hours ago

  Longtime Dalton Town Manager Kenneth Walto is poised to serve as Adams interim town administrator

  berkshireeagle.com - Sten Spinella

  ADAMS — Kenneth Walto, the town manager of Dalton for almost 20 years before departing in 2020, is poised to emerge from retirement to serve as …

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  The Berkshire Eagle

  

  10 hours ago

  While the Butternut Fire is still being mapped and monitored, police are exploring leads on who started it

  berkshireeagle.com - Heather Bellow

  GREAT BARRINGTON — Firefighters in Great Barrington and Sheffield responded overnight Sunday “to multiple calls” about fire flareups but determined …

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  The Berkshire Eagle

  

  18 hours ago

  A new report puts Pittsfield’s housing need at 2,035 units. It also offers clues on how the city can obtain them

  berkshireeagle.com

  PITTSFIELD — In the next decade, Pittsfield and 25 other Massachusetts cities must move fast if they are to close the gap between housing demand and …

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  The Berkshire Eagle

  

  1 day ago

  Firefighters continue to monitor Butternut Fire for hot spots on Sunday

  berkshireeagle.com

  GREAT BARRINGTON — Officials on Sunday were keeping a close eye on potential “hot spots” and “flare-ups” from the Butternut Fire, as conditions grew …

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  The Berkshire Eagle

  

  1 day ago

  At Seekonk Tree Farm in Great Barrington, residents get a head start on picking out the perfect Christmas tree

  berkshireeagle.com - Matt Martinez

  GREAT BARRINGTON — For the Mozzis, cutting down the family Christmas tree has been a family tradition for two decades. But this year, they had a …

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  The Berkshire Eagle

  

  1 day ago

  Neighbors launch petition to reopen a stretch of Old Williamstown Road for pedestrians

  berkshireeagle.com - Jane Kaufman

  LANESBOROUGH — Neighbors who want a section of Old Williamstown Road reopened for pedestrians are petitioning to the Select Board to act. After …