ArtWeek Berkshires returns for its third year, with more than 100 events planned for the weeklong celebration of the arts, running Oct. 14-22.
The Berkshires is plagued with chronic housing issues.
A new report aims to address those problems.
Tony Dobrowolski, The Berkshire Eagle, March 31, 2022
Berkshire Planning Commission Preparing for Electric Vehicle Movement
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission is preparing for the statewide and national movement toward electric vehicles.
Brittany Polito, iBerkshires, March 20, 2022
Transportation survey
Transportation survey asks whether Berkshire County residents would use a publicly operated ride-sharing service.
Danny Jin, The Berkshire Eagle, December 28, 2021
Planning Commission conducting benchmarks survey
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission is conducting the 2022 Berkshire Benchmarks Survey. Working with the Berkshire Leadership Impact Council and other county organizations, BRPC developed the survey to better understand the issues facing Berkshire County residents.
The Berkshire Eagle, January 9, 2022
Families line up for COVID-19 vaccines at Pittsfield pop-up clinic amid mounting caseloads
PITTSFIELD — They lined up outside in the cold hoping another shot will slay a pandemic dragon that continues to rebound, breathing fire on the world and incinerating social and academic life for the young.
Heather Bellow, The Berkshire Eagle, January 8, 2022
BRPC Berkshire Benchmarks Survey
BRPC, working with the Berkshire Leadership Impact Council and numerous organizations around the county, developed the survey to better understand the issues affecting county residents.
iBerkshires, January 10, 2022
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission Plans to Query Gubernatorial Candidates
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission wants to communicate with candidates of the 2022 gubernatorial election to see where they stand on issues in Western Massachusetts.
Brittany Polito, iBerkshires,
Study shows evidence of population growth in the Berkshires
Berkshire County has been losing population since 1970, but new data compiled by the U.S. Postal Service suggests that trend is slowing and might even be in the early stages of reverse.
Executive Spotlight: Tom Matuszko
Get to know BRPC executive director Tom Matuszko in the Berkshire Eagle’s first executive spotlight of 2021:
PITTSFIELD — Thomas Matuszko grew up on his family farm in Hadley, then briefly pursued farming as a profession. Working the land didn’t excite him, but preserving farmland from developers certainly did.