Tom Conklin - Live 95.9

Tom Conklin is the News Director and lead news voice for the Berkshire News Network and the Townsquare Media Berkshire Radio Group. Tom is also a musician and voiceover talent. He has been a guitarist for more than three decades and plays lead guitar for the New England based band, The Matchstick Architects. He also does voiceover narration work for clients all over the world from his home studio in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Tom is also a founding member of Berkshire Organization for Original Music, or BOOM, which is a Berkshire County based organization that advocates for the local original music scene and performers of original music in the Berkshires.

Mass. Gov. Baker Launching Vaccine Mandate for Long-Term Care Staff

An announcement from the Governor’s Office today could be key as the Delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spread, and as the North Adams Commons Nursing Home is dealing with an outbreak of positive cases of COVID-19.
Governor Charl...

9 Amazing Covered Bridges in the Berkshires from the Past and Present

I’ve never really considered the beauty of covered bridges, but I recently discovered that there is an entire community of covered bridge lovers out there. It also seems that covered bridges are much like an endangered species. According to the book ‘Covered Bridges Today’ written by Brenda Krekeler…

Updated Face Covering Advisory Issued by Massachusetts DPH

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has released updated guidance regarding the use of face coverings and cloth masks by individuals who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
This week, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated guidance that continues to state tha…

18 Berkshire County Venues Getting a Share of Federal Grant Money

Congressman Richard Neal visited the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield on Monday to announce roughly $3,7 Million in funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venues Operation Grant program.
The grant money a…

Has Berkshires County Seen an Increase in the Wearing of Face Coverings?

We’ve been hearing a lot lately about the Delta Variant of the coronavirus and how it has been spreading in some parts of the country. Has this affected our thinking here in the Berkshires?
Have you started to notice that more and more people in the Berkshires are…

Girls Rock The Berkshires… It Could Work!

Camp Meade in Middlesex, Vermont is doing something very cool, that I’m sure could work here in the Berkshires... Girls Rock Vermont! It’s a very similar concept to the “Rock On” camp that we have here in the Berkshires, but this one i…

18 Wacky Places I’ve Found My Cats

My family has had several cats over the years, and one thing was true about every single one of them. They all like to make their way into the strangest places. Sometimes they would simply find a nice warm place to sleep, and sometimes they just want to be somewhere where they haven't been befo…

Voting Rights Rally Set for Pittsfield’s Park Square Saturday

State and local leaders will be speaking at a rally in Pittsfield on Saturday. Joining concerned citizens across the country, a coalition of 10 Berkshire County advocacy groups have organized a rally in support of voting rights. More specifically, th…

Stressed Out At Work? Here’s 7 Things That Can Help

So, you're stressed out at work. You have a deadline to meet. The internet is down. The printer is out of ink. The coffee maker is on the fritz. Your co-workers are driving you crazy. The work pile keeps growing bigger. You're not making the money you feel you deserve...

Berkshire Hazy Skies May be Due in Part to Western Wildfires

Hazy Skies in the Berkshires today could have to do with the wildfires that are burning in the western U.S. It seems unbelievable, but according to AccuWeather forecasters, that could indeed be the case.
Forecasters say that with nearly 120 wildfires burning across the western United …