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BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on Lanesborough Local Country Store

The goal of the woman-owned business is "to be a destination for people who want to find products made in the Berkshires."

Recent births: Harold James Parkerson and Elise Marie Telle

Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington announces two recent births.

Recent births: Amelia Rose Karpinski

A baby girl, Amelia Rose Karpinski, born to Samantha Evans of Pittsfield, Mass., and Daniel Karpinski, on August 22, 2016

Business Briefs: Fairview rehab earns certification; Guardian awards grants to area nonprofits; Sheffield Cultural Council seeks proposals; NPC to offer fall workshops; Columbia County...

Columbia County had a 5.7 percent increase in tourism spending in 2015, the largest increase of any county in the Hudson Valley region.

BCC forum confronts swelling tide of opioid addiction in the Berkshires

A small bag of heroin is now cheaper than a six-pack of beer, and easier for young people to buy. In 2015, 17 percent of local high school seniors had “tried an opiate.”

Bits & Bytes: BIFF 2016; Miss B. Haven at the Colonial; Family Fun Day & Health Fair; ‘Who Was Annie Haggerty?’; Artful Hike at...

Roberta Hareld's talk at Ventfort Hall is presented in conjunction with an exhibit that portrays the lives of Civil War hero Col. Robert Gould Shaw and his bride, Annie Haggerty, whose family owned Ventfort, the home at which the two spent their brief honeymoon.

News Briefs: VIM Berkshires non-opioid pain management; CATA earns NEPR award; Andrea Harrington announces State Senate bid; The Mount honored by National Trust

VIM Berkshires patients with chronic pain are routinely given services such as acupuncture, massage, mental health counseling, nutrition counseling, and support group participation; opioid painkillers are rarely prescribed.

Bits & Bytes: Marc Cohn at Colonial; healing foods discussion; Olana art for kids; food pantry benefit concert; ‘Small Steps to a Healthier You’

Berkshire Music School teacher Tari Wheeler Roosa (flute), Joshua Birns-Sprague (piano, organ, and flute) and special guest Daniel Broad (double bass) will give a concert Feb. 25 at First United Methodist Church to benefit local food pantries.

Business Briefs: Berkshire Family Medicine joins BFS; Adams Community Bank donates to Ventfort Hall

Barrington Family Medicine at 63 State Rd., has joined Berkshire Faculty Services (BFS), the physician practice management service of Berkshire Health Systems.

News Briefs: Gov. Baker discusses opioid crisis with Berkshire health officials

Gov. Baker noted that Berkshire County had identified the issue of opioid abuse before many other communities had acknowledged it.

Bits & Bytes: Noche Flamenca at Mahaiwe; Humane Society therapy pets; Bindlestiff at Helsinki

Antigone was the first feminine heroine written for the stage. She was not afraid to show her strength, her pain, and her passion, all attributes that are deep at the heart of flamenco.

Tips for healthy eating on Thanksgiving

We were contemplating the 10 guests that would soon be assembling for our Thanksgiving celebration, and fretting about whether we had enough turkey, stuffing,...
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