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One woman was killed and another was injured Monday afternoon.

According to the facility owner, Berkshire Health Systems, The death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 24 at Hillcrest Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center — an increase of nine since Thursday.

With Covid-19 cases continue to increase in Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has announced curfews for some businesses, a crackdown on house parties and new executive orders, including the use wearing of face coverings, at a press conference at the State House this afternoon...

Methanol is not an acceptable active ingredient for hand sanitizers and must not be used due to its toxic effects. FDA’s investigation of methanol in certain hand sanitizers is ongoing. The agency will provide additional information as it becomes available.

Some of the injuries were very serious while others were life threatening.

The Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association issued this statement on Friday and posted on Police Facebook pages including North Adams and Pittsfield.     Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association May 29 at 10:54 AM · The Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, representing Police Chiefs in all 351 cities and towns and most college campuses, denounces the egregious actions taken by four me

According to an article in the Berkshire Eagle, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported three new cases of Covid-19 on Monday in Berkshire County.  Across Massachusetts the Memorial Day report added an additional 596 confirmed cases state-wide...

According to the MassDOT, there was a spike in traffic fatalities in April over the previous year while there were 50% fewer cars on the road.  The troubling statistic released by the DOT put the number of deaths on the road this past April at 28…one more than in April of 2019...

Experts are warning that the worst is yet to come.  The latest models are predicting that Massachusetts could see up to 172,000 coronavirus cases when the surge hits the state between April 10th and the 20th. As of yesterday, there were just over 12,500 Mass residents that tested positive.  I...

Mayor Tom Bernard issued a statement late this afternoon, saying, "Today we learned that we have experienced the first COVID-19 death in North Adams."