Lauren Dorsey

5 days ago | berkshireeagle.com | Lauren Dorsey

LEE — With their current lease set to expire in 2028, the Lee Youth Association is racing to secure a new home for its child care program. A long-term solution may be in sight. After years of planning, the association has secured permission from the town to lease a 5-acre parcel next to Lee Middle and High School, where they plan to build a $6 million to $10 million facility to house, and expand, its Busy Bee pre-K and preschool programs.

1 week ago | berkshireeagle.com | Lauren Dorsey

LEE — Residents on Thursday approved every article at the annual town meeting, including the town's $23.6 million operating budget. Nearly all of the articles garnered unanimous support. The one exception? A stray “no” sailed through the crowd during the approval of the budget, quickly followed by a softer “Oh wait, that was a mistake,” causing the high school auditorium to erupt in laughter.

1 week ago | berkshireeagle.com | Lauren Dorsey

LEE — Work is officially underway on the town's $36.7 million public safety complex. With most of the site’s existing structures already demolished, Town Administrator Christopher Brittain says the project is on track for its scheduled March 2027 opening. The planned 37,661-square-foot building will consolidate multiple aging facilities into a single building. Once complete, it will house the town’s fire, highway and police departments, all of which have outgrown their current spaces.

1 week ago | berkshireeagle.com | Lauren Dorsey

PITTSFIELD — Two hundred and fifty years ago, in a small tavern in the heart of Pittsfield, three revolutionaries quietly hashed out plans for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga. Ten days later, the raid they helped shape — and fight — became the first American offensive victory in the Revolutionary War.

2 weeks ago | berkshireeagle.com | Lauren Dorsey

DALTON — From miniatures in his basement to an annual show in the backyard of the Dalton American Legion, Daniel McGinnis spent years working to share his love of the circus with the people around him. McGinnis, the founder of the Dalton Circus and an avid volunteer, died Thursday at the age of 84. McGinnis’ love of the circus began early and ran deep. “It was his passion,” his wife, Mary Devio McGinnis, told The Berkshire Eagle. McGinnis’ father, Harry C.