Pittsfield

A man is dead after being shot by police in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, on Monday. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office said only that officials are responding to a police shooting and that one man has died as a result of the incident on Lyford Hill Road. The man who died was identified Monday night as 52-year-old Anthony Hannon...

The Berkshire Innovation Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, will soon host the only commercial facility in the world capable of replicating the space environment on Earth to test materials and equipment for future missions. Baker administration officials and Berkshire County legislators on Wednesday announced an award of $429,000 from the Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2) to support the development of specialized…

A Massachusetts man was arrested Tuesday afternoon for allegedly assaulting a police officer at the U.S. Capitol as violence broke out there following a pro-Trump rally in January, according to court documents and the FBI.

When a group of Vermont snowboarders saw in the news that one of those mysterious monoliths cropping up around the world appeared in their home state, they instantly knew they had to trek up a mountain and try some tricks on it. Mike Garceau, Tucker Zink and Devon Gulick used their expertise — all three make their livings around snowboarding…

A Massachusetts man who took part in the fatal beating and stabbing of a barber has been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison. Anthony Boone, 23, was sentenced Monday in Berkshire Superior Court for his role in the October 2018 death of William Catalano in Pittsfield, The Berkshire Eagle reported. Boone had been charged with murder, but because…

Veterans in Berkshire County are raising funds to build a memorial to the five county residents killed in the ongoing war of terror. Organizers of the effort say the goal is to dedicate the Iraq/Afghanistan War Memorial being created by Skylight Studios in Woburn on Sept. 11, and install it at Pittsfield’s Veterans Memorial Park. The park already has...

Firefighters who will go to work at 13 departments across Massachusetts are scheduled to graduate from the state firefighting academy this week. State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey and Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Director David Evans will present certificates of completion to members of the graduating class on Friday morning at the Department of Fire Services facility in Springfield. The graduates represent…

Charges against a man accused of being under the influence of alcohol and drugs when he struck a pedestrian in December have been upgraded now that the victim has died.

Journalist and Twitter personality Yashar Ali announced Saturday that he bought out a Sunday screening of “Charlie’s Angels” in Pittsfield— and the tickets are free to the public. In a series of tweets, Ali explained that he bought out three showings at three different theaters across the country, each in a city with ties to Elizabeth Banks, who wrote, directed,...

Police need the public’s help in locating a missing teenager last seen in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Authorities said Trinity Swegel, 17, was last seen in the area of First and East streets. She may be heading to Springfield.

A Massachusetts museum plans to sell two works by Norman Rockwell as part of an effort to refocus its mission and solidify its future.

A shooting in Pittsfield early Sunday morning has left one man dead.

Police located a missing Pittsfield, New Hampshire, man who was reported missing Saturday morning. Alton police announced Saturday evening that Willis H. Mack, 79, was stopped on Route 11.

Police in two Massachusetts communities say they’ve launched a joint investigation into the turkey who tried to chase down a police cruiser this week. Cheshire Police Officer Dylan Vandoloski took video of the feathered suspect trotting behind his police car while he was on patrol.

Authorities say a married couple has died in an early morning house fire in Pittsfield.

Skylar Desmaria, who graduated from elementary school two weeks ago, took her own life after being bullied at school.

Pointing out that more people are dying from drug overdoses than in terror attacks, federal and state authorities in Massachusetts joined forces to warn the public about the gravity of the ongoing opioid epidemic and the dangers of extremely potent drugs becoming prevalent.

Authorities say a man who allegedly ran toward police with a knife died after he was shot seven times by an officer in Massachusetts.

Police in Massachusetts are investigating the theft of an ATM and a 400-pound safe from a veterans’ organization.

The contents of a time capsule placed in the cornerstone of a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, church 125 years ago are being revealed to the public.