A working group charged with brainstorming a passenger train service from New York City to the Berkshires will start by gathering data to see how many people might use the train, and at what

The state’s tourism, arts and cultural development leaders discussed existing and new proposals in western Massachusetts before touring the Berkshires Monday. State Senator Adams Hinds hosted the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development for

The arts in Massachusetts are a booming business, according to two extensive studies released Monday. The studies found the nonprofit arts industry in Massachusetts supports 73,000 jobs. And the total creative economy -- which also

More than 300 community members — from bankers, builders and politicians, to artists, educators and medical professionals — found their way to the new Bloom Meadows event space on Thursday evening, Sept. 14. 1Berkshire,