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As the district prepares to educate large numbers of students in classrooms for full school days this month, a district leader said hundreds of families are uncomfortable with the shift.

The Williamstown Police Department officers who illegally accessed a state database to seek information on town residents were suspended from duty without pay.

The weather is warm and that means road work will be occurring all over the Berkshires, I am looking forward to getting these potholes, you know the ones that are like huge craters, taken care of. They can do a lot of damage to your vehicle.

The master plan for a bicycle network on 107 segments and 90 miles of Pittsfield should be completed by May. IBerkshires.com reports that Bike Facilities Master Plan members on Wednesday gave an update on the project that will transform the city into a bike-friendly community.

Pittsfield school officials indicated Wednesday that they are ready to bring more students and staff back to classrooms.

In the Berkshires, the majority of vaccinations are expected to take place at major clinics run by local public health officials, Berkshire Health Systems and Community Health Programs. Some people also have been able to receive vaccines at local pharmacies.

Tonight is the night for the public hearing in Hinsdale and there are some changes with the Cannabis proposal, like the location of the major outdoor growing operation, and the name of the company. The Berkshire Eagle reports, Instead of pitching a greenhouse and fields on Peru Road, near Ashmere Lake in the northeast part of town, a Connecticut company now aims to seed its project five miles sout

Two new COVID-19 deaths Monday, raising the total to 131, with the confirmed case count up 56, to 2,733,

A Pittsfield priest has been placed on leave by the Springfield diocese, for reasons explained as a “private legal matter.”

We would like to inform you that we have recently received information regarding one confirmed case of COVID-19 of a student or staff person in the North Adams Public Schools.