Man charged in stabbings to view records Nov 12, 2009
LENOX Rewards posted; llamas killer sought A radio show host and a hunters club offered rewards for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of whoever used a bow to kill two llamas in Berkshire County ... A $500 reward was posted by The Berkshire County League of Sportsmen. (Boston Globe)
Registration open for 25th annual Bay State Winter Games Nov 3, 2009
Registration for the 2010 Bay State Winter Games is now open, as the annual Olympic-style amateur sporting event celebrates its 25th year in Northern Berkshire County. From Friday, Jan. 22-24, 2010, individual competitions in alpine skiing and figure skating and team competition in masters ice hockey will take place. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
Breast cancer survivors, supporters take part in annual Making Strides Walk in Boston Oct 7, 2009
The next Walk, led by Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Berkshire County, takes place on Sunday, Oct. 18 along the n the Berkshires. For more information or to donate, visit. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Deputies trace tractor burglaries Aug 28, 2009
Sheriff s Investigators Patrick Logue, Anthony Brahm and Sr. Investigator Kevin Skype recovered the stolen property from five different locations in Berkshire County. Both the New York State Police in Livingston and the Berkshire County Drug Task Force assisted in the investigation. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Video tapes help free convict of abuse Aug 10, 2009
Baran knows he could sue Berkshire County, home to expensive vacation estates and breathtaking views, alleging wrongful prosecution. He doesn't know if that would make him feel any better. (MSNBC -- Crime)
State tests zebra mussel program that could end Quabbin boat ban Aug 4, 2009
Ever since the mussels were discovered in a Berkshire County lake last month, state and local officials have worried that they could clog pipes and boat engines, and destroy aquatic life in Western Massachusetts waterways. The mussels, originally from Russia, were first found in the United States in the late 1980s. (Boston Globe)
Economy hits retirements Aug 1, 2009
5 million pension value Berkshire County $105 million Braintree $108. 6 million Chicopee $108. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Can the buck stop here? Jul 30, 2009
But some forward thinking people in Berkshire County prepared for this several years ago, resulting in a local currency that has been purchased more than two million times. Members of the E.F. Schumacher Society, named for the late Ernest Friedrich Schumacher, economist and author of Small is Beautiful, believe as he did the most resilient economy is one where goods and services are created for the community rather than depending on many of those same goods and services to be transported in. (Burlington Union, MA)
Patrick veto short-lived in House Jul 30, 2009
Smitty Pignatelli (D-Lenox) said the Berkshire County sheriff, Carmen Massimiano, preferred Patrick s version, in part because he thinks the state pharmacy has shortcomings. They re not 24-7. (Burlington Union, MA)
Ziplines, Aerial Parks in the Berks... Jul 26, 2009
First to open, in May, 2009, was the Catamount Ski Area Aerial Adventure Park, located on the New York-Massachusetts border in South Berkshire County, about a two-and-a-half hour drive from New York City ... Berkshire East Ski Area is located a quick zip from Zoar, in the same tiny town just east of Berkshire County. (Suite101.com)
A sacrifice worth making Jul 13, 2009
That hasn t been the case in Berkshire County. Local boards and voters at town meeting have supported two projects involving a total of 30 turbines, but one has been eight years in permitting, with an appeal currently in Superior Court, and the other, now under construction, took 10 years of litigation and political maneuvering. (Boston Globe)
Marlborough firm gets federal dollars to help disabled find jobs Jul 10, 2009
The other agencies are Berkshire County Arc of Pittsfield, Jewish Vocational Service of Boston, Riverside Community Care of Dedham and PRIDE Inc. of Taunton. After the start-up funding, an additional $200,000 is available to the agencies for each of the next two years, contingent upon performance and availability of money. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Advice & Dissent May 30, 2009
reader applepete quibbled with closing one of three Berkshire County courthouses. "If public transit existed," this reader wrote, "that could guarantee one could get from Great Barrington to Pittsfield or North Adams in a timely way for an 8 a.m. reporting time. (Yes, there are lots of people in Western Massachusetts who do not have cars and rely on public transport.) Unfortunately, this is not the case.". (Boston Globe)
Local residents can have direct impact on cancer research May 16, 2009
Burbank Park at Onota Lake in Berkshire County, greater New Bedford and greater Plymouth. Researchers will use the data from CPS-3 to build on evidence from a series of American Cancer Society studies that began in the 1950s and involved hundreds of thousands of volunteer participants. (Danvers Herald, MA)
House to debate transportation bill Apr 6, 2009
It was the second snowmobile death in Berkshire County this year, police said. Bresett was found along with Ryan Ziemelak, 22, after police responded at 12:19 a.m. Ziemelak, also of Adams, was listed in serious condition after surgery at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield. (Boston Globe)
Demagall murder conviction reversed Apr 3, 2009
Demagall had a three-year history of severe psychiatric problems according to the Appellate decision and had escaped from a Berkshire County, Mass. secure mental facility at the time the crime occurred. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Mass. healthcare reform is failing us Mar 2, 2009
Susanne L. King, M.D., practices in Berkshire County. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Volunteers In Medicine: Helping one uninsured at a time Feb 20, 2009
This Volunteers in Medicine clinic serves residents of Berkshire County and a number of adjacent communities ... Furthermore, there is a residency requirement: Patients must be residents of Berkshire County or a number of adjacent communities. (Malden Observer, MA)
CornerStone makes 5th acquisition Feb 14, 2009
We look forward to continuing the relationship that Richmond has built in Berkshire County , CornerStone CEO Dan Yamin said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Adult Leagues Feb 9, 2009
Registration for the 2009 Bay State Winter Games is now open, as the annual Olympic-style amateur sporting event celebrates its 24th year in Northern Berkshire County. Extras. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
