Josh Landes
Berkshire Bureau ChiefJosh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018, following stints at WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Western Massachusetts, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. His free time is spent with his cat Harry, experimental electronic music, and exploring the woods.
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As it continues to navigate an ongoing scandal in the district, the Pittsfield, Massachusetts school committee has selected an interim superintendent. -
After the Trump administration gutted national service agency AmeriCorps last month, tens of thousands of volunteers working in communities across the U.S. are facing uncertainty about their mission. WAMC caught up with two of them in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. -
In Tuesday’s race for an open one-year seat on the Williamstown, Massachusetts select board, a newcomer ousted the chair — a 12-year veteran of the body. -
Community members rallied to speak out against an ordinance promoted by the mayor that would ban camping in public parks at Tuesday’s Pittsfield, Massachusetts city council meeting. -
The Berkshire County Special Olympics are set to kick off in Great Barrington, Massachusetts Wednesday morning. -
The Trump administration’s effort to gut federal programming has left two Berkshire County nonprofits reeling and seeking support from the community. -
Residents of Lee, Massachusetts approved every article on the annual town meeting warrant Thursday night. -
Dalton, Massachusetts voters successfully concluded their annual town meeting Wednesday night, more than 48 hours after it began. -
Great Barrington selectboard member and Triplex Cinema Creative Director Ben Elliott. -
Dalton, Massachusetts residents have rejected the proposed police department budget for the coming fiscal year. WAMC reports from a long, emotional annual town meeting.
