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Chief Turner also says to put fireplace or wood stove ashes in a metal can, douse them with water and cover them. Cigarettes should be put out in a "sturdy"

The Brookside Neighbors Group wants government to move faster on a temporary replacement for a closed bridge — and they are giving it a hard push.

Will weekends be easier than Monday nights? Or should the meeting be split in two? The town needs your help.

GREAT BARRINGTON — Fire crews overnight have been battling a wildfire on East Mountain that appears to have started around midnight Tuesday.

GREAT BARRINGTON — Fire crews overnight have been battling a wildfire on East Mountain that appears to have started around midnight Tuesday.

The Berkshire Eagle As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, smoke continued to rise over the mountain to the east of downtown. BEN GARVER — BERKSHIRE EAGLE

Silk's Variety has sold three $1 million winning tickets this year.

The coming closing of the early college has rattled the entire community. For the professors and other longtime workers, it's been devastating.

It was 4 a.m. on Wednesday, when he saw the fire coming down the mountain just behind his house.

Officials aren't ready to declare the fire contained. They'll know more when the weather clears and a plane can scan the area.