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PITTSFIELD — A new portfolio of concept plans for renovations at the Pontoosuc Lake Park envisions new water access, play facilities and making a destination spot for one of the

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts city council held its second meeting of the term Tuesday night.

The lack of parking sometimes means Eversource's access to its nearby substation has been blocked.  PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city will be adding a parking lot to the...

The Pittsfield Parks Departments scrapbooks representing the citys recreational history from 1943 to 2007 have been digitized and are available through the Berkshire Athenaeum website.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — CT Management's overhaul of the former Tyler Street firehouse continues to be endorsed by city panels. On Tuesday, the Community Development Board approved a...

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The proposed bike skills track at Springside Park got the vote of approval from the Parks Commission on Tuesday.   The commissioners voted unanimously to...

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Friends of Springside Park are considering temporarily suspending its regular park cleanups after a volunteer was punctured by a hypodermic needle during one of the...

PITTSFIELD — Members of the Board of Parks Commission have voiced their approval for placing a proposed mountain biking skills course and pump track in Springside Park, though that approval won’t be formalized until the site passes a wetlands and buffer area review by the Conservation Commission. The potential wetlands impact arose during Tuesday night’s Parks Commission meeting at the Ralph J. Froio Senior Center. Parks Commission Chair Anthony DeMartino said the panel recently ...

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A long quest to provide a north-south recreational trail through all of Berkshire County is inching its way forward. A new $1.4 million segment will connect the

4:30 It was a long winter for the handful of Pittsfielders living in the makeshift village tucked into the woods of Springside Park. “Oh, it was brutal," said Paul. "Ill give you that much, it was wicked brutal.” Paul is one of the five people now calling the 240 acre park just north of downtown home. They opted to live outside in the spring of 2020 rather than face what they considered threatening conditions in city shelters when the COVID-19 pandemic began. “Just living in that cold, ne...