Great Barrington News

Baritone Jack Brown and pianist Harriet Rothstein will present "Welcome Summer, An Evening of Song" at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, at First Congregational Church.

The Green River swimming hole on Route 23 was closed on Friday after water samples confirmed elevated levels of E. coli, according to the town's Health Department.

The South Berkshire Household Hazardous Waste Collaborative will hold paint and oil collections for its 16 participating towns on Saturdays, June 1 and 29.

Laura Secord, Great Barrington native and Canadian heroine, is the subject of a new historical exhibit at the Mason Library, 231 Main St.

Among the 75 films being shown in the eighth annual Berkshire International Film Festival is 'To Them That's Gone.' Great Barrington is poised to go Holly wood once more when the eighth annual Berkshire International Film Festival swings into action on Thursday.

A local nursery has planned a Memorial Day weekend fundraiser in memory of Edward S. Passetto to benefit area homeless veterans.

Great Barrington, MA: The Paul Taylor Dance Company will return to the Mahaiwe for its sixth consecutive summer season on Friday and Saturday, May 24 and May 25 at 8pm and Sunday, May 26 at 3pm and 7pm.

Power restoration and storm damage cleanup is nearly complete following the first of what is expected to be three straight days of severe weather in the Berkshires.

Life would be different for the Mahida family if they were still in India. With hired helpers caring for their house and children, Jignesh Mahida, an electronics engineer, would probably be working for a large company and his wife, Rita, free to pursue a career.

Following a four-county inspection of Tuesday afternoon's storm damage, including the Great Barrington and Sheffield areas, investigators from the National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., reported no evidence of a tornado.

In what is envisioned as an annual tradition, the Berkshire Museum has created the Berkshire Awards to recognize those people who have made significant contributions to artistic, historical, and natural heritage of the region.

Friends of the Great Barrington Libraries announce a one day pop up art show in the theater at Ramsdell Library in Housatonic.

Porchlight VNA/Home Care's state-approved Nursing Assistant Program will begin its spring course schedule on May 28 at Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 148 Maple Ave.

Project Sprout's sixth annual fundraiser, the "Project Sprout Cookout" will be held from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 26, at Route 7 Grill.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for the southwestern corner of the state after a trained weather spotter across the border in New York state saw a tornado spinning east towards Massachusetts.

Once a tornado warning was posted in Berkshire County late Tuesday, people there began hunkering down, not just because of the recent deadly storm in the nation's midsection, but also because of what happened in their own community less than a generation ago.

SAC SITS THIS VERY INTERESTING STUCCO HOME. LIVING ROOM WITH FIREPLACE AND CATHEDRAL CEILINGS, FORMAL DINING AND LARGE EAT IN KITCHEN ALL FACING THE PRIVATE YARD.

Isabella Kemp, left, Alice McDonald, Tessa Sternal, Lulu Levy, Katherine Humes and Amelia Kemp will have their poetry published in 'Young American Poetry Digest 2013.' GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke took a break from current economic woes and uncertainties Saturday, looked into the future and found reason for optimism.

A recent rumor in town had St. Mary's School closing next month, ending a 127-year run of South County's only Catholic educational institution.