Community Resources

Below is a list of links that may be of interest to Lanesborough residents or visitors. If you know of a site that may be useful, please email the Town Administrative Assistant.

Environmental

Local Media

Tourism

Higher Education

Job Search

Transportation

Berkshire Regional Transit Authority - BRTA (buses)
Elder Services of Berkshire County
Lanesborough Council on Aging (residently only)

Other Government Sites

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Northern Berkshire Registry of Deeds
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission
Massachusetts Secretary of State
Ashuwillticook Rail Trail - This trail runs parallel to Route 8 through the towns of Lanesborough, Cheshire and Adams. Great for walking, bicycling, cross country skiing and rollerblading.
Balance Rock - Balance Rock is in Balance Rock State Park, which now has been combined with Pittsfield State Forest. Great for hiking.
Mount Greylock State Reservation - The reservation sprawls across parts of Lanesborough, Cheshire, Adams, and New Ashford. Mt. Greylock is the highest peak in Massachusetts.
History of Lanesborough (1885) - From Hamilton Child's 1885 History of Berkshire County
Lanesborough Ballyleague, Ireland - "our sister city"
Residents of Lanesborough in 1885 - From Hamilton Child's "Gazetteer of Berkshire County,"
Another Early History of Lanesborough - Hooker, Henry B. "A History of the Town of Lanesborough." In A History of the County of Berkshire, Massachusetts, ed. Samuel W. Bush, 386-391. Pittsfield, MA: Samuel W. Bush, 1829. Transcribed by Dawn Marie Quinn
Massachusetts General Laws - This link takes you to a page where you can search the Massachusetts General Laws

Other Sites