Hinsdale News

Although Wayne Walton was given the key to the town by his many friends and associates in the community, for them Wayne Walton is the key to the town.

A Hinsdale man escaped serious injury -- but not possible legal action -- following a one-vehicle crash in the town over the weekend.

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

Q: Late one night we were driving on Lenore Drive in Pittsfield and saw what we thought to be a coyote, but it looked too big.

Crack Rifleman Mason Lillie, 19, of 99 Columbia St., has returned to the 1060th Transportation Tactical Carrier Co., North Adams National Guard, after six months active duty training at Fort Dix, N.J. During his training the young guardsman shot his way to several citations by Army commanders.

Susan A. Sobon, Susan Randall and Thurman Randall Jr. sold property at 6-8 Hastings St., Adams, for $120,000 to Timothy E. Randall.

HINSDALE, Mass. - A Hinsdale police officer has been cleared of charges that he sexually assaulted a woman while investigating a complaint about animals in her neighborhood.

Putting a school busing contract out to bid under an educational collaborative has resulted in three Northern Berkshire school districts beginning the year with a five-year contract that superintendents are applauding.

By JIM KINNEY jkinney@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - Unemployment in Springfield and Holyoke surpassed 12 percent in July, causing the cities to be ranked fifth and fourth in the state, respectively, in residents without jobs.

Each year the ice cream and gelato stand on Maple Street in Hinsdale starts its season with a blank wall to the left of its entrance.

They're simple gestures: A touch of the hair, the gift of a bag or a book. But it's the Berkshire County community's way of helping the children of America's Camp find comfort in their lives.

The home heating market is still running hot and cold. Though oil prices, a contentious issue during the last heating season, have dropped dramatically, experts in every energy market advise consumers to purchase fuel with caution.

A Dalton police officer escaped unharmed after getting into a "scuffle" with a suspected drunk driver over the weekend.

A Dalton police officer escaped unharmed after getting into a "scuffle" with a suspected drunk driver over the weekend.

A Dalton police officer escaped unharmed after getting into a "scuffle" with a suspected drunk driver over the weekend.

John and Kathy Maconga were sitting in their car Saturday evening eating ice cream outside the McDonald's restaurant at the Allendale Shopping Center when they saw a Subaru force another car off the road.

For almost eight years, I have volunteered my time on the Kittredge PTO. I have represented Hinsdale on the ad hoc committee of the Central Berkshire Regional School Committee and serve on the Hinsdale finance board as liaison to the schools.

What's summer without a good old-fashioned block party? For as long as I've been writing this feature, Steve Suriner, a prideful Hinsdale man and loyal reader, has invited me to attend the annual Hinsdale Volunteer Fire Department Block Dance.

Right about now, pubescent people are falling in love around Massachusetts, probably a bit awkwardly.

When Michelle Koelle of Hinsdale opened Harvest Moon General Store last year, she was excited about being able to share her cooking with people outside her family.