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Berkshires

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  1. Mountain chain in western Massachusetts.


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The author bought a remote Berkshires farmhouse to write books and escape the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

One of the families mentioned, the Burdicks, was discovered to have moved to Beachville from Lanesborough, Mass., in the Berkshires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

Don Buchwald, who founded bicoastal talent agency Buchwald and notably represented Howard Stern in industry-altering negotiations with Sirius XM, died July 22 in the Berkshires in Massachusetts, an agency publicist confirmed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2024

And with his new title at Tanglewood, the Boston Symphony’s summer season in the Berkshires, he will take on a more educational role.

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024

‘I don’t believe they’ll move the army all the way out to the Berkshires.’

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

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