Grafton Village Cheese

Grafton Village Cheese

Cheese making has long been a part of Vermont life. In 1892, the Grafton Cooperative Cheese Company was founded by dairy farmers who would turn their surplus milk into cheese. After fire destroyed the facility in 1912, the Windham Foundation restored the company and...
Enfield, MA Bicentennial

Enfield, MA Bicentennial

In 1938 the people of Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott, Massachusetts—and several nearby villages—were forced to leave their homes, farms and businesses to allow the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir to provide clean water for the growing city of Boston. The...
On the Road in North Quabbin: Regional Overview

On the Road in North Quabbin: Regional Overview

Tonight, we take you to the North Quabbin region which consists of 9 towns including Athol, Orange and Petersham. Connecting Point Producer Dave Fraser and Videographer Mark Langevin visited that region recently to learn about the beauty of its rural landscape as well...
Making It Here: Images Cinema

Making It Here: Images Cinema

Since its opening in 1916 as the Walden Theater—when silent films graced its screen—Images Cinema in Williamstown has been the place to go to in the Northern Berkshires to catch a flick for one hundred years. Featuring a wonderful mix of foreign, classic, and modern...
Making It Here: Dog Photographer Amanda Jones

Making It Here: Dog Photographer Amanda Jones

Amanda Jones has been a portrait photographer specializing in dogs and their owners for 20 years, and boasts clients from all across the country. Producer Dave Fraser visited Jones in her North Adams studio on the campus of MassMoCA to find out why she chose to...
Making It Here: Knifemaker Jim Gop

Making It Here: Knifemaker Jim Gop

As a professional chef, for years Jim Gop looked for the perfect tool to use while working in the kitchen—when he couldn’t find it, in grand New England fashion, he decided to make his own! Producer Dave Fraser visited Jim at his forge in Richmond, MA to see just how...
Unique Museums: Beneski Museum

Unique Museums: Beneski Museum

Located on the campus of Amherst College, the Beneski Museum of Natural History is one of New England’s largest natural history museums. With more than 1,700 specimens on display, you can find anything from dinosaur fossils and meteorites to the world’s largest...
Tiny Houses

Tiny Houses

The Tiny House Movement is a social movement where people are downsizing the space they live in. A typical American home is around 2,600 square feet, while the typical tiny home is around to 100-400 square feet. Tiny Houses come in all shapes, sizes, and forms but...
Making It Here: Ski Technician Mark Mancini

Making It Here: Ski Technician Mark Mancini

Skiing has been part of Mark Mancini’s life since he was a little boy. Today, he takes his love and knowledge of the sport and shares it with others through his job as a ski technician at the Completive Edge Ski Shop in Easthampton. In tonight’s Making It Here report,...
Hollywood in the Hills: Karen Allen

Hollywood in the Hills: Karen Allen

Since her debut in Animal House, Berkshires resident Karen Allen has been a star of stage and screen for decades, building a career pursuing passion projects. Now, the veteran actor and director is taking on a new role: her feature film directorial debut, which will...
Grown Locally: Cricket Creek Farm

Grown Locally: Cricket Creek Farm

Cricket Creek Farm in Williamstown is one of the oldest dairy farms in the region. Purchased by the Sabot family in 2004, Cricket Creek is doing a number of things to stay sustainable, including the making of artisanal cheeses and most recently the renovation of a...
Community Radio

Community Radio

Tonight, we take look at Community Radio. WSKB 89.5 FM is Westfield State University’s community-run radio station. In 2014 the radio station acquired a new antenna which strengthened their signal beyond the just the campus. This increase in power also opened...