Savoy News

Representatives from the Massachusetts Broadband Institute are currently visiting rural communities to work out the particulars of a large-scale fiber-optic cable project that aims to bring high-speed Internet to hilltowns throughout the commonwealth.

A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison after his conviction in western Massachusetts on a child rape charge.

A New Hampshire man was sentenced Friday to at least eight years in prison on a child rape charge following a three- day trial in Berkshire Superior Court.

Savoy Selectman Scott Koczela came before the board Tuesday night to seek its blessing on a potential grant to fund a feasibility study of Savoy Elementary School's future and how it could affect area school districts.

Because of tight budgets, the schools are targeted by their districts, partly because of rapidly declining enrollments and, even more significantly, because the buildings seem like 19th-century relics in a 21st-century world.

"Watching Wildlife for Juniors," sponsored by Berkshire Sanctuaries, will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, 472 West Mountain Road.

Elder Services' Nutrition/Meals on Wheels program has received three grants totaling $12,500 from the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.

Bringing joy to others isn't anything new to Matilda "Tilly" Brule, 13, who was one of 280 eighth-graders from across the state volunteering in Boston on Saturday as part of Gov.