Thursday, December 4 Dec. 4 50 years ago today NORTH ADAMS -- Howard Alpert, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Alpert of 230 Church St., became the second North Adams Boy Scout to receive the coveted Ner Tamid (Eternal Light) award given by the Jewish faith. The first honor went to his brother, Ronald Alpert, 16, in February 1956.   Full Story

“So where are all the jobs anyway?” We keep hearing that there are all these jobs in the Berkshires, but where are they? I was shocked when I learned that at any point there are over 2,000 job vacancies in the county.   Full Story