Berkshire Eagle

A Great Barrington and Housatonic water merger is off the table. It's too expensive and would increase water bills

GREAT BARRINGTON — The town’s water company has no interest in fixing or running Housatonic’s troubled system, given the expense and the increase that would hit its customers’ water bills. The Great ...
The Berkshire Eagle

Water emergency declared for Housatonic Water Works; service remains safe, state says

The state has declared a water emergency for Housatonic Water Works after a significant drop in water flow. The water is safe ...
WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Looking back at 2025: Great Barrington debates how to resolve water crisis; finally takes action with bid to buy company

One of the biggest stories of 2025 in Berkshire County was a debate in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, about how to remedy a ...
WTEN

Great Barrington brush fire now 60% contained

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (NEWS10) — The Great Barrington brush fire, also known as the Butternut Fire, is now 60% contained as of Wednesday; a growth from 40% on Tuesday. The Great Barrington Fire ...
Yahoo

Butternut wildfire grows to nearly 1,400 acres in Great Barrington

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (WWLP) – The rain is helping crews in Berkshire County in the fight against the massive Butternut wildfire. The fire in Great Barrington has now grown to nearly 1,400 acres on ...
WTEN

Great Barrington brush fire 40% contained

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (NEWS10) — The Great Barrington brush fire, also known as the Butternut Fire, is 40% contained. The Great Barrington Fire Department announced the fire’s containment status on ...
Daily Herald

Former Barrington fire chief remembered as advocate for change

The Barrington Fire Department saw many changes under Chief David Danley, the agency’s first full-time chief who died Tuesday at age 84. Danley served the village from 1994 to 2002 and is credited ...
WWLP-22News

Great Barrington brush fire burns estimated 1,100 acres

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (NEWS10)– Chief Fire Warden of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Dave Celino and Great Barrington Fire Chief Scott Turner estimate the Butternut Brush ...
The Providence Journal

RI firefighters fight flames and summer heat in Barrington and Lincoln. Here's what happened

Firefighters dealt with the threat of heat exhaustion at fire scenes in Barrington and Lincoln on July 8. Barrington firefighters battled a challenging house fire on Talcott Street, requiring ...
WMUR

Fire crews in Lee, Barrington and more battle fires over the weekend

FIRES PRACTICALLY "BACK TO BACK"... OUR IMANI FLEMING JOINS US LIVE IN BARRINGTON TONIGHT WITH THE LATEST ... IMANI? ARIELLE - IT WAS A BUSY WEEKEND FOR FIREFIGHTERS NOT ONLY HERE IN BARRINGTON BUT ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Barrington mansion destroyed by fire

BARRINGTON, Ill. (WLS) -- Only the walls remain of a mansion in northwest suburban Barrington after massive flames ripped through the home early Tuesday morning. The family that lives there is ...