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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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced Tuesday that her administration is cutting environmental regulations to speed up housing production in the commonwealth. -
The police chief of Adams, Massachusetts, has been placed on a paid leave of absence. -
Discussion of a controversial public camping ban is set to continue at tonight’s Pittsfield, Massachusetts, city council meeting. -
This fall, voters in North Adams, Massachusetts, will decide a contested mayoral race between an incumbent seeking her third term and a political newcomer. -
The director of the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts, says he’ll step down next summer after a decade. -
Pittsfield moving on West Street traffic slowing, pedestrian safety measures after deadly collisionsPittsfield, Massachusetts, is carrying out safety improvements on a major thoroughfare after multiple pedestrian fatalities in recent years. -
A schoolteacher from Belchertown, Massachusetts, is challenging Congressman Richard Neal in the 2026 Democratic Primary for the 1st District. -
The president of North Adams-based Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts says he’s stepping down at the end of the school year after a decade in the office. -
Ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day Sunday, Berkshire County advocates hit the streets of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to promote safe use and harm reduction. -
Emergency services responded to a fire at the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, home of Berkshire County’s District Attorney Wednesday night.
