GREAT BARRINGTON — Nothing is easy. Least of all restoring passenger service to the Berkshires from New York City on century-old rail owned by a freight company. But it's all about how you get

PITTSFIELD — Booming, revitalized city centers occur when public and private investments become married to each other. Like most marriages, city boosters on both sides describe these relationships as a delicate dance of passion,

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — North Adams is one of 19 communities — and the only one in Western Massachusetts — to be awarded a state grant to help downtown businesses. The city received $15,000

PITTSFIELD — Give the Teen Center an extreme makeover, and the young people will come. That's the goal behind a two-day, all-volunteer project to overhaul the 1,400-square-foot hangout for teenagers at the Boys and

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Medical Center recently opened a new Endoscopy Center on its main campus, bringing both in-patient and ambulatory care under one roof. The $5 million investment in what was previously the

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Theatre Group has tapped a former state legislator with extensive experience in the arts and government to serve as its executive director. Nicholas Paleologos, 65, began work in the newly created