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But Tuesday's more than two-hour meeting explaining step by step the statute, the definitions, and how a Smart Growth Overlay District would work seemed to temper some of the controversy.

The two communities have been in the Sister City program since 2005, when the late Dr. John Moresi and Ed Morandi led the first of what would become an annual trip to scenic Northern Italy.

The bill is expected to draw opposition from companies that rely on state forests as a source of timber.

A Shaftsbury State Police say that Rosasco was traveling with another motorcyclist north on Route 100 when he failed to make a left hand turn in the road. His motorcycle stayed to the right, hitting a guard rail, throwing Rosasco off the bike.

iBerkshires.com reports the Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday decided to continue until October an application for a special permit to operate a sporting goods store at 742 North Hoosac Road.

The bill is penciled in for a Senate vote Oct. 3, with a House vote expected "shortly thereafter," Lewis said.

Is life really more stressful than it used to be? Sure, older generations had to deal with things like global wars and polio

To signal the urgency of global climate crisis, First Congregational Church has decided to fly the American flag upside down during the Williamstown demonstration.

More than 10,000 adults and young people are expected join the Boston Climate Strike, marching from City Hall Plaza to the Massachusetts Statehouse. Strike organizers anticipate that it will be the largest climate strike in Boston history.

The grants will fund new and intensive services at Taconic High School in Pittsfield and Drury High School in North Adams – schools that already work closely with the Brien Center's youth programs. The schools are not identified because their students have riskier behaviors. Schools iden…

The Berkshire Eagle reports staff morale has improved significantly since a temporary management company arrived at Sweet Brook Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in August, an attorney for the facility told an administrative magistrate Tuesday.

Stigma, Cross said, has the ability to hinder a person's recovery efforts.

By adopting a Smart Growth Overlay District, the town of Adams hopes to position itself to access state incentive payments, maintain a consistent high level of design quality for such projects, and emerge as a premier place to live, work and play in the Berkshires.

The victim, who did not appear in court, submitted a statement which Ilberg read aloud into the record. In it, the woman described feeling confused and terrified as she realized she had been raped.

Dolphin parent. It's kind of halfway between tiger and elephant. You might have high expectations, but you take a more balanced approach. And letting your kids have a little downtime is okay.

iBerkshires.com reports Thursday, the School Committee sat as the School Building Committee — a designation it took on this summer, along with a few members of the former School Building Committee, as the $64 million addition/renovation project moves into the closeout phase.

According to a new study, the age when men start dressing right for their age is . . . never.

Senior Bulletin Board, Sept. 16-22

There are no income or residency requirements to participate. A number of other organizations will be in attendance to share resources with families.

The distillery operations are part of the long-term vision for the former Greylock mill, a sprawling 240,000 square-foot complex being redeveloped by New York developers and designers Karla Rothstein and Salvatore Perry.