Becket News

Mayor James Ruberto's mother, Edith Sonsini Ruberto, 92, died Thursday night. Ruberto said he will honor his commitment to the mayoral debate scheduled for tonight at 5 at Berkshire Community College.

A new matching grant program will give residents in the hilltowns a chance to help their neighbors in need this winter.

The following cities and towns have provided information on trick or treat activities.

Craft puppets, celebrate the season in verse, and sing and drum yourself silly! Or, just watch! The First Congregational Church of Williamstown, Massachusett s, invites the public to their free event "Give Christmas a-Way: Preparing a Simple Season" from 11:45 am-3 pm on Sunday, November 22.

Arthur Leslie Johnson Sr., 80, left this life peacefully Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Born in New York City, Oct.

Constance E. Hagen and Eugene M. Hagen sold property at 145 Friend St., Adams, for $135,000 to Jared J. Filiault and Allison Clairmont.

For all the bogeymen and ghouly ghouls out there, Halloween is the most wonderful time in the year.

Sports on By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff 01:44AM / Friday, August 01, 2008 CHESHIRE - The Country Charm Restaurant was auctioned off Thursday to a couple who plan to transform the property into a dance hall and flea market.

On Labor Day weekend, Simon Tucker, a black Labrador owned by Ware Junior Senior High School Principal Lucille L. Brindisi, went to Camp Unleashed at Chimney Corners in Becket.

Fourteen Berkshire County communities have committed themselves to becoming more energy efficient and to work on renewable power projects under the state's Green Communities program.

BECKET, Mass. a ' Move over, "Rocky Horror Picture Show." With his evening-length work "Fraulein Maria," inspired by Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music," Doug Elkins has created a new camp classic, complete with wholesome heroines, playful gender ambiguity and a score that the audience knows by heart.

The Pacific Northwest Ballet performs Ulysses Dove's "Vespers" Details: Pacific Northwest Ballet Jacob's Pillow, Becket, Massachusetts August 19 through 23 Of course, I'd like to see the Pacific Northwest Ballet in its hometown of Seattle-to become familiar with all 48 dancers and a rich repertory that's founded on ballets by George Balanchine , ...

Williams College Museum of Art "Behind the Scenes - Highlights of the Collection," with Matthew Lincoln, education intern, daily exhibition tour, 2 p.m., Williamstown.

Sat. through Sept., exhibition of memorabilia from the 1909 Tercentennial celebration, Robert Jenkins House.

At the Jacob's Pillow Festival in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, the barnlike theatres and studios are made from the pine of the dense surrounding forests.

At the Jacob's Pillow Festival in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, the barnlike theatres and studios are made from the pine of the dense surrounding forests.

10:10 p.m. - Gary Lefebvre, 25, of Manchester, was charged with an open container violation.

I love Rachel Maddow . It's not because of her politics but because of her poise.

At the Jacob's Pillow Festival in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, the barnlike theatres and studios are made from the pine of the dense surrounding forests.

Mauro Bigonzetti, Italy's premier choreographer, has created two new works for the company, both of which are on display and both of which are bold and mostly captivating.