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23 hours ago · NORTH ADAMS — With forecasters calling for 6 to 10 inches of snow this weekend, road chiefs in some Berkshire communities are keeping wary eyes on the skies — as well as their salt supplies. In North Adams, the salt supply is about a third full — well below the usual halfway mark for this time ...

1 day ago · Berkshire County remains in the pre-drought abnormally dry category, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Limited precipitation for the past several weeks is taking its toll on streamflows and surface-level soil moisture, according to the monitor’s weekly summary for the Northeast region.. But with the growing season still at least two months off, there’s plenty of …

1 day ago · Earlier on Friday, about a dozen nearly identical black SUVs with Massachusetts license plates were seen parked near the Cheshire Town Offices, apparently staging for the operation.. A widely shared video on social media showed a team of officers streaming out of a white box truck and surrounding a house in the area of Howland Avenue (Route 8) and Newark Street in Adams.

4 days ago · PITTSFIELD — A judge has denied a request for bail from one of four defendants accused of murder in the killing of a local barber whose body was found, riddled with gunshot wounds, in Pittsfield State Forest.. Jamel Nicholson will continue to be held in pretrial custody on six felony charges, including murder and armed kidnapping.

6 days ago · PITTSFIELD — When Chris Cahill got the phrase “don’t panic,” tattooed on his forearm last year, he had no idea how much mileage he’d get out of it in the days to come. Cahill, the owner of the Mana Crypt Gaming Center in Pittsfield, originally …

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3 days ago · Northern Berkshire County local news coverage. Since November, drivers of cars and light trucks have been instructed to use half-mile Old Main Road No. 2, which cuts a corner between Route 116 and Route 8A.

Today. Overcast. High 39F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight. Cloudy with occasional rain showers. Low near 30F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

It was the final question during a video conference with UMass basketball coach Frank Martin. Eagle sports columnist Howard Herman asked about Wednesday being the last conference game against historic rival Rhode Island.