Sheffield News

State Rep. William "Smitty" Pignatelli on Friday introduced legislation intended to curb the potentially deadly impact of repeat drunken drivers getting behind the wheel while intoxicated.

SHEFFIELD, Mass. - Mount Everett Regional School is proud to announce Gabriella Makuc as valedictorian and Samantha Swartz as the salutatorian of the class of 2012.

A team working with metal artist John F. Graney lifts an aluminum segment -- weighing nearly 600 pounds -- into place Wednesday as part of the 'Tree of Life' at Eisner Camp in Great Barrington.

Site on the African American Heritage trail tells the story of Elizabeth Freeman, who sued for her freedom in 1781, helping to end slavery in Massachusetts.

Curtis L. Benson, of Winsted, Conn., and Matthew G. Delmolino, of Salisbury, Conn., were arraigned in Southern Berkshire District Court on Thursday on charges of larceny over $250, larceny from a building and breaking and entering in the daytime to commit a felony.

SHEFFIELD, Mass. - The board of directors of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation elected new officers at its recent meeting.

All 30 articles -- including a $9.6 million spending plan for fiscal 2013 -- passed by overwhelming majorities at the annual town meeting.

Town Hall office administrator Mary Brazie and Finance Committee Chairwoman Laura Allen are running for a three-year term on the Select Board.

For only the second time in four years, voters here will be asked to approve a budget that isn't tied to a Proposition 21A1 22 override.