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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The relationship between two Berkshire County police departments has continued to strain this year. The challenges stem from a mental health call in January that ended with the caller killed by police. -
A pair of renowned actors are performing a staged reading of the classic 1940 film "His Girl Friday" in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, for a fundraiser Saturday. -
With the midterm elections looming, questions around the rapid expansion of the artificial intelligence industry are on voters' minds. -
At the two public colleges of Berkshire County – the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams and Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield – the fall semester is underway. It marks the beginning of a new leadership era for both institutions. -
A Berkshire County rail trail has received a new round of state funding. It's part of an effort to address longstanding inequities between the eastern and western regions of the commonwealth. -
A former teacher at a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, boarding school accused of sexually assaulting students in his care has pleaded not guilty to all charges. -
Question 7 is opposed by groups like the Massachusetts Municipal Association, which maintains that control of zoning must remain with towns and cities. -
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed a new executive order that she says will give residents a voice in the future development of data centers. -
At a special meeting next month, residents of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, will be asked to support an almost $21 million upgrade to the town's sewer treatment plant. -
An arraignment date has been set for the third former employee of a Pittsfield, Massachusetts, private school at the center of an ongoing sex abuse investigation.
