BY SAM FERLAND DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2026 “Stability in funding is not a luxury — it is a necessity. Lives depend on it.” Karin Jeffers wrote that […]
BY NATE HARRINGTON THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2026 PITTSFIELD — Cold can kill. Fahrenheit temperatures in the single digits can cause frostbite in under an hour, even faster if […]
BY GEORGE LENKER MASSLIVE.COM MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2025 Thanksgiving might still be a few weeks away, but an event called “Friendsgiving” can’t come soon enough for a group of local […]
BY BRITTANY POLITO iBERKSHIRES SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Residents of The Pearl shelter have been cleaning downtown over the summer, creating a collective pride for the city [...]
BY DYLAN THOMPSON THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1,2025 PITTSFIELD — If you’ve lost a loved one to an overdose, it can be difficult to talk about. Julie MacDonald, program director [...]
BY LESLEE BASSMAN THE BERKSHIRE EDGE MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2025 Pittsfield — It is all hands on deck as The First, a community resource center for those experiencing homelessness, nears the […]
BY BERKSHIRE EAGLE STAFF THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 2025 As controversy continues to compound over a public camping ban proposal, homelessness and its downtown effects have received [...]
