Downtown Pittsfield Inc.'s new executive director, Cheryl Mirer, already feels her job is a perfect fit. Mirer started about three weeks ago and is plugging into the downtown scene, shaking hands and familiarizing herself

Goodwill of the Berkshires and Southern Vermont's board of directors approved a management transition plan whereby David Twiggs has succeeded Frank Engels as the next president and CEO of the organization. Read more about

Passersby might scarcely notice that the year-long project to transform the Berkshire Botanical Garden’s historic Center House is now complete. Save for the striking crimson facade, visible from Route 102, the landmark changes to

Leaders of the Berkshire branch of the NAACP say General Electric's departure dealt more than a financial blow to the city. Since the manufacturer left, they say, racial diversity within city institutions has waned.

It can start with a sales pitch from a local chamber of commerce, or maybe it's a mention in a travel publication. Then word begins to spread, and all of a sudden a small

Cheryl Mirer remembers driving from Otis to the city to go on art walks, volunteer with Berkshire Creative, or sell crafts at the Handmade Holiday Festival. And those memories seemed to come back a lot

The county's rate of serious traffic accidents in the Berkshires is declining faster than the state average. Berkshire Regional Planning Commission Senior Transportation Planner Eammon Coughlin reported Tuesday projections that show a continual decline in

The best passenger rail route from the Berkshires to New York City might be through Albany, to start. That was the loose conclusion Monday of a group exploring two options to connect to New