A former Miss Hall's School teacher facing rape charges asked a judge to dismiss the case Thursday, the same day prosecutors announced a third staff member's indictment in the same investigation. Matthew Johnson, 70, of Norfolk, Connecticut, was indicted on three criminal counts in Berk…
Two Pittsfield-resident obituaries were published this week: Morelli, Elena Marie, 84, who died August 10, 2026, under the care of Flynn & Dagnoli Funeral Home; and Demick, Dorothy A., 102, who died August 13, 2026, under the care of Dery Funeral Home. Full details for both were limited…
Middlesex Berkshire Registry of Deeds records show 12 Pittsfield property transfers recorded July 17 through Aug. 15, 2026, but only two had a sale price recorded: $299,000 and $400,000, for a median of $349,500. The top recorded sale was a five-unit condominium building at 55 Pomeroy Ave., which
Pittsfield health officials confirmed West Nile virus in mosquitoes collected at two city sites this week, according to a City Hall alert issued August 14, with positive samples found at the Pittsfield-Richmond town line on Route 41 and on Garland Avenue. The city also renewed its notic…
This week's Pittsfield, Massachusetts, obituary notices column carries three residents: Martin, Easton S., 18; Collins, Susan, 81; and Saldo, Daniel Sr., 69. Martin died August 3, 2026, and Collins and Saldo both died August 4, 2026, according to notices posted on Echovita, with arrange…
Pittsfield recorded 11 property deed transfers between July 10 and Aug. 8, but only four listed a sale price. Recorded prices ranged from $23,000 to $480,000, with a median of $97,500. The period's top transaction was 161 Leona Drive at $480,000, sold by Michael J. Williams to Adams Community
The Pittsfield Board of Health voted unanimously to order demolition of three long-abandoned properties. Acting Chairperson Jeffery A. Leppo led the board in approving orders for 154 Francis Avenue (vacant since 2021, condemned 2022), 48-50 Brown Street (damaged by a 2018 fire, condemned), and
Three Pittsfield, Massachusetts obituaries were published this week (July 27–August 2, 2026): Bethea, Vernon (57), died July 28; Kelly, Mary Louise (79), died July 27; and Salatino, Anthony Jr. (103), died July 27. The scraped notices for all three were limited to basic identifying deta…
Pittsfield recorded 13 property deeds between July 3 and Aug. 1, but only four had a sale price recorded, ranging from $40,000 to $238,653 with a median of $90,000 among those priced. The month's top recorded transaction was 46 Longfellow Ave at $238,653, involving the Massachusetts Housing Finance
The Berkshire Museum has reopened its renovated aquarium, drawing visitors with new marine exhibits including an octopus display, per a July 29 NEPM report. Separately, Western Mass News reported that a Pittsfield pharmacist has been charged in Boston federal court with allegedly divert…