At a special town meeting, a handful of voters approved the transfer of a total of $32,800 for roads, health insurance and solar panels on the town hall roof.
Police in Wisconsin have arrested a man who was being sought by Massachusetts police after allegedly stealing a car from a West Springfield auto dealership and kidnapping a salesman.
West Springfield police said Thursday night they will apply for an arrest warrant for kidnapping and motor vehicle larceny, after a man fled on the Massachusetts Turnpike in a vehicle he was test driving from a Riverdale Street dealership with the sales associate as a passenger.
A four-month long investigation by Great Barrington Police and members of the Berkshire CountyDrug Task Force led to a major round-up of heroin dealers in South County on Friday.
West Stockbridge has always been one of my favorite destinations in the Berkshires, and Truc Orient Express Vietnamese Restaurant has stood the test of time to become one of the landmarks in the heart of the town center.
F or some it was a taste of victory; for others, it was eating crow. But for the judges of Hancock Shaker Village's fourth annual Pie Contest, the Saturday event could only be described as one sweet deal.
Sitting in vigil at Senator Edward M. Kennedy's wake yesterday were Jack Caldwell from Melrose, Gene Dellea from West Stockbridge, Don Dowd from West Springfield, and Sharon Waxman, foreign policy adviser with Kennedy's Washington office.
They're simple gestures: A touch of the hair, the gift of a bag or a book. But it's the Berkshire County community's way of helping the children of America's Camp find comfort in their lives.
They're simple gestures: A touch of the hair, the gift of a bag or a book. But it's the Berkshire County community's way of helping the children of America's Camp find comfort in their lives.