BOSTON — Tuesday I testified in favor of Gov. Baker and Lt. Gov. Polito's latest economic development bill, An Act to Enhance Opportunities for All. This legislation is a powerful example of the Baker-Polito

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

NORTH ADAMS — Brenda Burdick, senior manager of marketing and public relations at General Dynamics Mission Systems in Pittsfield, has been appointed to the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' board of trustees by Governor

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Aiden Kozik knows what he needs to do to succeed: Be prepared, be respectful, cooperate in the classroom and finish what he starts. That was the message he gave, along

NORTH ADAMS — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts President James F. Birge is getting more involved in the county's employment sector. Birge has recently been appointed to the board of directors of both 1Berkshire