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Chris Kramek and his family now know why flood insurance is a must when you live 100 feet from the water. Kramek, who owns a second home in Plymouth, MA, spoke with Slater on Friday and said he and his family were in The Berkshires during Tuesday's storm and was thankful that their cleaner was able to get into and check on their White Horse Beach home...

There's something about a rainbow, isn't there? You can't help but smile when you look up after a midday rain and see a rainbow's beautiful colors brightening up the sky. After seeing one over the Berkshires on Thursday afternoon got me thinking about these natural wonders - not only from a beauty perspective but from a scientific perspective...

Believe it or not, the Berkshires have over 20 stunning waterfalls, here are a couple that when we get sunny hot weather you can cool off in one of these waterfalls. Take a look at this list of some of our top waterfall destinations.

A reminder that the Pittsfield Department of Public Utilities will begin flushing city fire hydrants this Monday, April 26th. Water mains with be flushed throughout the city over a 4-week period in order to remove accumulations of pipeline corrosion products according to a press release posted to the city’s website...

In an effort to find cross-connection issues in non-residential buildings utilizing the city’s water supply, Pittsfield is launching a survey starting this coming Monday.  The cross-connection control survey is targeting non-residential buildings tapped into the Pittsfield water supply...

The City of Pittsfield’s Department of Public Utilities has announced that the annual flushing of the city water system will begin Monday, April 26.

A water main break has been reported in Pittsfield on Thomas Island Road.  Pittsfield City Hall announced that around 2:30 this afternoon water service will be unavailable at all address within Tomas Island.  That info according to a post on the Pittsfield City Hall Facebook page...

There is water main break at Worthen Street off of Crane Ave in Pittsfield according to a Facebook post on the Pittsfield City Hall Facebook page. Water will be shut down during repair work in the vicinity of 20-52 Worthen Street.  Sounding areas may still have water service however water pressure and the presence of discolored water may be present until the work is completed...

The City of Pittsfield posted a reminder on the city’s Facebook page regarding the mandatory water restrictions that went into effect today.  The restrictions limit the use of outside watering activities such as watering lawns, gardens, washing cars and filling swimming pools...

I wondered what was going on, I was in that area doing some shopping. they had lanes closed down to one lane on both Hubbard and Dalton avenues