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Berkshire County Historical Society plans Moby-Dick read-a-thon at Arrowhead

Berkshire County Historical Society plans a Moby-Dick read-a-thon at Arrowhead marking the novel's 175th anniversary. The society, which operates Herman Melville's former Pittsfield home as a museum, is organizing the event to mark the milestone for the novel Melville wrote there, thoug…

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Historical Society Plans Moby-Dick Read-A-Thon at Arrowhead

Berkshire County Historical Society plans a Moby-Dick read-a-thon at Arrowhead to mark 175 years since the novel's publication. The event centers on the Holmes Road farmhouse where Herman Melville wrote his whaling epic in the 1850s, reportedly drawing inspiration from the view of Mount…

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Pittsfield Home Sales Data Thin as Mortgage Filings Crowd June Registry Records

The Middle Berkshire Registry of Deeds recorded 17 instruments tied to Pittsfield during the period ending July 11, 2026, but only two carried disclosed sale prices -- a range of $115,000 to $396,000, with a midpoint of $255,500 between the two data points. The period's standout transac…

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City Issues Swim Warning as Onota Lake Goes Without Lifeguards

Pittsfield swimmers face an unguarded Onota Lake this summer after the city failed to fill lifeguard positions. The City of Pittsfield issued a formal swim warning for Burbank Park, confirming no lifeguards will be on duty at the popular lake beach, according to a Western Mass News repo…

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Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax set to headline Berkshires benefit concert

Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax will headline a Berkshires benefit concert, per a Berkshire Eagle report circulating Wednesday into Thursday. The city's arts calendar is filling out further with a Berkshire Eagle-covered book signing spotlighting suffragist Victoria Woodhull and a new Berkshire…

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Downtown Artswalk brings art exhibits to Pittsfield streets

Downtown Pittsfield's Saturday Artswalk drew visitors to art exhibits and artist receptions around the city center, a story covered by The Berkshire Eagle. Separately, Greylock Federal Credit Union marked a business milestone, graduating its first class from a new Wealth Ambassador prog…

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Downtown Artswalk Draws Crowds Amid Flood Watch

Downtown Pittsfield's Saturday Artswalk drew residents for art exhibits and artist receptions even as forecasters warned of a flash flood threat approaching the region. MassLive reported storms and flooding risk moving into Western Massachusetts from late Sunday night through Tuesday, w…

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Pittsfield June Deed Data Shows No Disclosed Prices Across 13 Recorded Instruments

Thirteen deeds were recorded in Pittsfield at the Middle Berkshire Registry of Deeds for the period June 6 through July 5, 2026, but no consideration amounts were disclosed in any transaction, making it impossible to report a price range, median sale price, or top transaction for the pe…

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