Berkshire County News

RICHMOND - A man was knocked out by a cow in the Berkshire County town of Richmond on Monday, according to a report by Fireground360 , a public safety website maintained by area firefighters and emergency medical responders.

Attorney Bernard J. Hamill recently filed a civil wrongful death lawsuit in the Berkshire County, Massachusetts superior court on behalf of the Estate of John B. Satiro against Sweet Brook nursing home.

A reorganizational meeting of the National Asso ciation for the Advancement of Colored People will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Second Congregational Church, 50 Onota St.

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. - For the first time, the annual Memorial Day parade on Sunday lacked a prominent figure: Paul Harris.

LENOX, Mass. - Heidi Nutt had grown up in Lenox not thinking much about the military, or the sacrifices of military families.

The North Adams Prom Committee will host its seventh annual semi-formal dance party, the NAMA Prom on Saturday, June 9, from 8:30 p.m. to 2 a.m., at the Elks Lodge.

A customer buys tickets at the Shakespeare & Company box office. Advance ticket sales for the current season increased 40 percent over last year.

The Hamill Law Firm recently filed a wrongful death action on behalf of family of man who died in a nursing home fallBoston, MA May 27, 2012 Attorney Bernard J. Hamill recently filed a civil wrongful death lawsuit in the Berkshire County, Massachusetts superior court on behalf of the Estate of John B. Satiro against Sweet Brook nursing home.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. - Berkshire Community College announced that Caitlyn Bessette has been selected as the 2012 valedictorian and will provide remarks at the commencement ceremony to be held Friday, June 1, at Tanglewood in Lenox.

While many Berkshire County communities hold Memorial Day parades, only one has two distinct displays of patriotism to salute veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice -- even in wars that lacked widespread popular support.

Cases heard before Judge Daniel Ford on Monday, May 21. Trevor Pryce Jr. , 30, of North Adams pleaded guilty to a single count of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon.

A letter from a fifth grader in Berkshire County led to a visit from the Commonwealth's most powerful leader on Friday.

A police officer suffered a "medical incident" behind the wheel just before the cruiser he was driving collided with four cars, according to a Pittsfield Police accident report.

Having raised 90 percent of its fundraising goal of $575,000, the Northern Berkshire United Way honored its donors and volunteers at its annual Victory Celebration on Thursday.

An organization representing 129 fire chiefs in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties is throwing its weight behind U.S. Rep.

The Rev Tor Band and friends are gathering at the Colonial Theatre Wednesday evening in a benefit concert honoring the late Levon Helm, who died of cancer on April 19, and The Band.

Consultants this week made preliminary recommendations to reshape Pittsfield's vocational high school offerings.

Call Me Melville is Berkshire County's summer-long online community reading of Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick," which he wrote in Pittsfield.

Drury High School would like to formally invite veterans of Berkshire County to attend the annual Memorial Day Celebration on Friday, May 25.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' Gallery 51 will present "Gillian Jones: Twenty Years of Photojournalism in the Berkshires," a selection of photographs taken throughout Jones' career at the North Adams Transcript, starting on May 31.