The flood of newly banned books is white-washing reading in school libraries, and PEN America — a nonprofit organization that keeps track — says the new focus from activists is ...

While marked conspicuously with “No Trespassing” signs, the mill complex owned by the town has many openings to the outside — ...

It was a very good second week for the University of Massachusetts football team. Very good, but not perfect. The Minutemen ...

Two local women brought the stories of suffragists Susan B. Anthony and Lucy Burns to life aboard a Scenic Railway train, ...

A state trooper was taken to the hospital with minor injuries Sunday after a car crash on Pittsfield Road in Lenox.

While the Mounties had a good weekend up north, the Wahconah and Lee girls, Pittsfield and Drury boys took home big wins Monday.

Wahconah earned its first win of the season with a victory over Moriarty League rival Lenox, led by two goals from Isaac Gage and three assists from Nate Beatty.

Brittany Howard and Alabama Shakes deliver a powerful, soulful performance at Tanglewood, while 87-year-old Mavis Staples brought her own energy and urgency to an uplifting night of music.

New Boston Congregational Church will hold its annual multi-family yard sale Sept. 18-19 to raise money for roof and belfry repairs, with a free fire performance on Saturday.

Berkshire United Way will kick off its annual campaign at 8 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Country Club of Pittsfield, with guest speaker Colleen Rafferty, president of Tourists hotel ...

Cheshire United Methodist Church will host a Chicken Alfredo dinner Sept. 19 to benefit a local charity and the church’s Accessibility Fund. Reservations are due Sept. 18.

The Tri-Town Health Department will hold a household hazardous waste collection Oct. 24 in Lee for residents of 17 area towns. Registration is required.