Josh Landes
Berkshire Bureau ChiefJosh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018 after working at stations including WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Berkshire County, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. You can reach him at jlandes@wamc.org with questions, tips, and/or feedback.
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A Berkshire County agricultural group says that to support area livestock farmers, the future of local meat processing lies in products like bone broth, pet treats, jerky, and meat pies. -
This weekend, for the first time in 200 years, the Stockbridge Munsee Band of Mohican Indians will hold a powwow on their ancestral homelands in New Lebanon, New York. -
A Berkshire County legislator’s effort to close an age of consent loophole in Massachusetts has taken a step forward in the state house. -
A performance featuring a giant inflatable turtle puppet, song, and dance telling the Haudenosaunee story of creation comes to West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Friday. -
A new report from the Massachusetts State Auditor says an energy efficiency program run by utility companies costs more and delivers less to the commonwealth’s lower-income communities. -
State legislators toured Southern Berkshire County Monday to highlight the impact of climate change on local communities. -
High school juniors from across Berkshire County are taking part in a leadership program aimed at keeping young people living and working in the region after they finish their education. -
An event in Lenox, Massachusetts, will present the poetry and prose of writers with disabilities next week. -
On Saturday, environmental activists and local leaders will gather in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to urge passage of a bill aimed at forcing companies responsible for polluting the environment to create a climate resiliency fund. -
The Pittsfield, Massachusetts, city council has decided against charter revisions that would automatically make the mayor school committee chair.
