Berkshire County News

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Sgt. Edward S. Passetto was laid to rest on Friday morning, earning acknowledgment from God, his country and his local community.

Programs that allow poor elders to receive care in their own households, instead of turning to nursing homes, will see increases in funding next year - a much needed step in the right direction, said officials that help administer elder services.

The Meditation Group of Northern Berkshire and the Pittsfield Meditation Sangha announce the return of Anyen Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist scholar and meditation master, as a presenter of two events in the Berkshires.

Pittsfield's Billy Keane and Northampton's Heather Maloney will perform at the new Summer Sound festival on May 26, curated by Wandering Star Brewery and hosted by Tanglewood.

Though its theme is "Youth on the Move," tonight's return of Third Thursday will include activities to get people of all ages moving -- from middle school dancers, to a new beer garden for the 21-and-over crowd.

Town meeting voters asked a number of probing questions about budget line items Wednesday, but they approved virtually intact the budget as proposed by town and school officials.

The Emergency Medical Services Committee of Berkshire County will hold its annual awards banquet on Friday, May 17, at the Itam Lodge.

The Pizza Hut on Merrill Road, which opened in 1976, closed for good on Monday, according to the restaurant's manager and the building's owner.

The wariness of Berkshire County officials about PCB-contaminated sediment from the Housatonic River ending up into a county landfill is justified.

So often, you hear someone say, "My mother always told me ..." And whatever it was, it's stuck with that person right into adulthood.

The view from the top of Monument Mountain, the 1,600-foot peak in Great Barrington where Pittsfield resident Edward Passetto, 28, jumped to his death on Saturday, according to law enforcement officials.

True to their motto, Northern Berkshire letter carriers would not stop for Saturday's rainy weather, and the area's residents showed their generosity as the 22nd annual "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive gathered more than 23,000 pounds of food for area pantries.

Unlike many of her peers, Williams College senior Meghan Kiesel has a job waiting for her when she graduates on June 2. But it wasn't an easy task.

Attractive contemporary in excellent condition located near Otis Reservoir, Berkshire county's largest lake.

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Memorial Day is approaching and our veterans are still overseas dying at the hands of the enemy.

A proposed plea agreement in a $4.3 million fraud case involving a private school in Bennington, Vt., fell through Thursday afternoon when a federal judge ordered a psychiatric evaluation for one of the four defendants -- three of whom live in Berkshire County.

North Adams, MA, May 10, 2013 -- Cord Master Engineering has been recognized for its quality and performance by Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems .

This summer, only one in four teens between the ages of 16 and 19 is projected to find a job, according to a report by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University.

TOG Manufacturing Co. Inc., located in the Hardman Industrial Park in North Adams, is expected to move south to the Renfrew Center in the Adams Corporate Park.