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A North Adams man has been charged with attempting to strangle his wife early Tuesday morning.

A North Adams man has been charged with attempting to strangle his wife early Tuesday morning.

Persevering bidders will be buying not only history but time today as 500 antique clocks go up for auction in Pittsfield.

City officials yesterday officially signed off on the local financing for the $22.4 million Beacon Cinemas project in the 90-year-old Kinnell-Kresge building on North Street.

A North Adams man has been charged with attempting to strangle his wife early Tuesday morning.

Text of ethics commission letter to James Ruberto 03.JUL.08 Editor's note: This is the text of the official June 30 "public education letter" from the state ethics commission to Mayor James Ruberto regarding ...

The thrill of spinning around in a carnival ride and eating fried dough has returned to Lee.

It's Day Three of "Rock On," a workshop for young musicians, and a dozen or so freshly minted bands are starting to plug in and come together in classrooms and auditoriums all over the campus at Berkshire ...

A bill to require that School Committee members be elected in the Southern Berkshire Regional School District passed the state Senate yesterday and is sitting on Gov.

The only antidote to homelessness is a home. But to keep the chronically homeless housed requires support services and devoted case management.

The founder of the proposed Housatonic River Museum on Wahconah Street hopes to have the final design plans for the 13,000-square-foot structure completed by this fall.

Several conservation groups are seeking a special environmental designation for the upper stretch of the Housatonic River, a move that could shape the PCB cleanup and restoration by giving the state a larger ...

Call it a big risk, call it smart business, call it both. Either way, the owners of Berkshire County's newest bookstore, Chapters, at 54 North St., have made a calculated decision that growing interest in ...

In a move bound to trigger reverberations - and speculation - in the county's legal community, four prominent attorneys at Cain, Hibbard, Myers & Cook are leaving the renowned Pittsfield law firm to start their ...

The streets of Pittsfield have never been the same since Third Thursdays came to town.

At first glance, the rows of single French marigolds along the pond at Peace Valley Farm appear to be a bit of aesthetic gardening.

The city could be seeing a payment from Charles "Rusty" Ransford on a portion of the back taxes he owes on 47 different properties for unpaid water and real estate bills - a total of more than $215,000. ...

Fear not second home owners, tourists and out-of-towners, the Pittsfield police are not targeting just you.
During the buildup to yesterday's Third Thursday, the police were out trying to help vendors get set up and were judiciously handing out parking tickets and doing traffic control
The car pictured was illegally parked, and after a few minutes was given a ticket. The owner upon seeing his ticket stated "I knew I was going to get a ticket." Interestingly enough, about a half hour later he came back and did the same thing. This time he waited in his car while someone finished running errands -go figure.
Another legally parked car from Maine was not given a ticket even though it was blocking a set up area for Third Thursday. In casual conversation, the officer stated that there was "nothing he could do" because they were "legally parked". Incidentally right after taking this picture I was almost hit by a car that blew through the crosswalk (Yield To Pedestrians in Cross Walks) The officer shown actually came out into the street and pulled the offender (MA Plates) over and gave him a ticket. It was a pretty slick move and maybe a little dangerous as he just stood in the lane and forced the guy to pull over.
Kudos to you Pittsfield Police for being on the job, and making the Third Thursday event a safer one.

As the debate over the proposed Smart Growth Zoning Overlay District continues, a neighborhood community group has scheduled an educational meeting on the measure on Tuesday.

The Fourth Annual Pittsfield Art Show returns Saturday and Sunday to Palace Park on North Street.