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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WAMC News has learned that a fifth alumna from a private all-girls boarding school in Pittsfield, Massachusetts has come forward with allegations of sexual abuse at the hands of a former teacher.
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The Southern Berkshire County community of Monterey is holding its town meeting Saturday morning.
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The Berkshire County communities of Lenox and Adams, Massachusetts are holding town elections Monday.
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Lenox, Massachusetts voters briskly approved a 14-item warrant at town meeting Thursday night, the last after a decade for the outgoing town manager.
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An interview with Lenox, Massachusetts Town Manager Christopher Ketchen.
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As allegations of sexual abuse continue to emerge from a private all-girls school in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, former students and staff members are speaking out about an unsafe campus environment where relationships between teachers and children were well-known and unchallenged.
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An interview with Downtown Pittsfield Inc. Managing Director Rebecca Brien.
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The first-term mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts is holding a series of community meetings about overhauling the city’s trash and recycling system.
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The Berkshire Flyer returns for a third summer as a dedicated Amtrak service with expanded offeringsThe seasonal Berkshire Flyer rail service connecting Berkshire County to New York City is returning for another summer.