The moon has been an important subject in English poetry dating back to Chaucer in the 14th century, who was an astronomer as well as a poet. There is a crater on the far side of the moon named for Chaucer.
Salisbury Bank’s 14 branches in Berkshire, Litchfield, Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster counties will collect nonperishable food items, household supplies and cash donations to be distributed directly to food pantries serving each area.
The Local Farmer Awards recently gave $142,500 in amounts up to $2,500 to 62 farmers in western Massachusetts and eastern New York for materials and equipment to make infrastructure improvements.
Fifty people in six states were charged earlier this month by the Justice Department with being active participants in perhaps the greatest college admissions scandal in the nation's history.
Natalie Rose and James Nugent of the Kinderhook Group offer an incredible and classic cottage in Lenox! We also have a selection of commercial listings!
The Civitan Club of Pittsfield has officially changed its name to the Civitan Club of the Berkshires as a reflection of its commitment to all of Berkshire County.
Born and raised in Great Barrington, Anson Jones said his earliest recollections were of that “pleasant little village in Berkshire County, on the banks of the Housatonic [River]..."
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival invites artists of all styles to participate in its first ever “Chance to Dance” contest, a viewer-selected, online competition that will allow the public, peers and fans of artists to vote for artist inclusion in the Inside/Out performance series for Festival 2017.
Although Berkshire Humane Society has made great strides in decreasing the number of homeless cats through its low-cost spaying and neutering programs, the shelter cared for almost 300 kittens during last year’s kitten season.
