The Berkshire Eagle won 43 awards — including General Excellence — in the 2021 New England Newspaper & Press Association’s Better Newspaper Competition.

The Eagle’s 17 first-place finishes were accompanied by 13 second- and 13 third-place finishes. The Newspaper & Press Association’s Better Newspaper Competition is New England’s largest and most comprehensive journalism contest.

The General Excellence award recognizes The Berkshire Eagle as New England’s best daily newspaper among those with paid daily circulations of more than 15,000. It’s The Eagle’s third General Excellence in four years.