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The Berkshire Mountain Comedy Arts Festival debuts Saturday, Nov. 6, with a show in Lee. The festival will be year-round and showcase some of the greatest contemporary comedians.

A former Montgomery County school teacher and one-time candidate for U.S. Congress has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually abusing two of his...

LEE - Asa F. Stone and Cindy Ni have been named valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of Lee Middle and High Schools Class of 2021. Commencement ceremonies will take place at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 5, at the John J. Consolati Field at the school. Stone is the daughter of Pamela Morehouse and David Stone of Lee. She is a member of the National Honor Society, band and student government, and served as the student representative to the Lee School Committee. Stone also was a member of the...

Faces of the California National Guard: Why members put their personal lives on hold to serve © Provided by KCRA Sacramento national guard Members of the California National Guard had their fair share of challenges this past year, from the pandemic — to wildfires — and everything in between. Their latest efforts include organizing, supporting and vaccinating California residents to protect them against COVID-19.Sign up for our Newsletters But what some may not realize, is that the men an...

LEE — They came from all corners of Berkshire County and Massachusetts to honor retired Lee Police Chief Jeff Roosa. From Sheffield to North Adams and as far east as Abington and New Bedford, dozens of municipal police officers, state troopers and sheriff’s deputies joined firefighters, emergency medical personnel and Lee business leaders in a 61-vehicle, COVID-style parade in front of Roosa’s home late Friday afternoon. The well-respected lawman, husband, father and community le...

LEE — The Lee School Committee needs to elect a new chairperson following a flareup last week of tensions between committee members. Chairperson Christine Lucy announced during Tuesday’s monthly meeting she was stepping down from the leadership role, tired of her “ethics and integrity” being called into question. She will remain on the seven-person committee. “I have faced an uphill climb in taking the leadership role,” said Lucy, who had been named to the post in ...

LEE — Volunteers and local businesses have completed a three-year reclamation of a neighborhood playground. Children now have easier and safer access to the girls’ softball field, fitness and play structures at the playground on Marble Street, thanks to a new, 16-space parking lot. “When spring rolls around in 2021, users of the Marble Street playground will no longer have to park on the side of the [narrow] road to attend softball games or play in the park,” said Janet Warn...

Meals need to be ordered by December 17 at www.ManateeSchools.net/CurbsideMeal Parent/guardians can simply drive-up to receive the meals at the curbside, they do not need to get out of the car. Walk-ups are welcome, as well. These meals will contain frozen and refrigerated items. For cooking and heating instructions, visit www.ManateeSchoolFood.net. Pick-Up Days: December 21 and 28 Pick-Up Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm Cost: FREE Where to Pick-Up: Ballard Elementary, Buffalo Creek Middle, Daughtrey El...

LEE — Lee Public Schools will remain in hybrid learning mode, despite surrounding communities reverting to all-remote education because of a spike in coronavirus cases. School Superintendent Michael Richard told the Lee School Committee on Tuesday night that he has been asked by several residents why Lee doesn’t go all remote as a preemptive measure to help keep COVID-19 at bay. The Great Barrington-based Berkshire Hills Regional School District mostly is remote, with Lenox and Pittsf...