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BUSINESS MONDAY: Spotlight on Beaver Mill and Eclipse Mill in North Adams

Thanks to a visionary couple, these historic buildings are serving as catalysts for mill restorations and magnets for artists.
Robbi Hartt -
Business

BUSINESS PERSPECTIVES: BerkShares Business of the Month is Great Barrington Bagel Company

Katy Sparks -
About to celebrate 30 years, and not just bagels anymore.
Business

CAPITAL IDEAS: Time to trim your 2025 tax bill

Allen Harris -
What you do before December 31, 2025, can be worth more than the same move on January 1, 2026. Talk to your financial advisor about steering you through these tax-avoidance tips.
Tech in the 413

TECH & INNOVATION: Finance, narratives, and bubbles

Howard Lieberman -
It is simply easier to tell a story than to deliver a product. What to do when storytelling outruns substance.
In Focus

THE OTHER SIDE: The war at home — Chicago

Mickey Friedman -
If you do not know what is really happening, if you are not aware of Operation Midway Blitz, you probably cannot really appreciate the deep trauma the immigrant community is experiencing.
Arts & Entertainment

INTERVIEW: A candid conversation with drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. on music, mentorship, and the fight to preserve culture

David Noel Edwards -
The three-time Grammy-winning drummer headlines Tanglewood with his band Generation Y on November 7.
Arts & Entertainment

ROPE to host Nov. 8 fundraiser to expand leadership and global learning programs for girls of color and nonbinary youth

David Noel Edwards -
The event will support mentorship, travel, and college-readiness opportunities for Berkshire students.
Viewpoints

I WITNESS: Free Usha

Vickie Shufton -
How a Hindu woman of Indian descent decided that marrying a lying racist was a good idea is anyone’s guess.
News

Less than 24 hours before federal food-assistance benefits are cut off, Berkshires food pantry network already struggling to meet the local need

Leslee Bassman -
Southern Berkshire communities band together to help those affected by the curtailment of food subsidies.
Arts & Entertainment

The railroad you didn’t learn about in school: Silkroad’s ‘American Railroad’ brings hidden histories to the Mahaiwe Saturday, Nov. 8

David Noel Edwards -
The performance highlights the contributions of Indigenous, African American, and immigrant workers—stories often left out of U.S. history books.

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Life In The Berkshires

Life In the Berkshires

BITS & BYTES: Ulysses Owens Jr. at Tanglewood; Jazz at Norman Rockwell Museum; Ecological symposium at Berkshire Botanical Garden; Vincent Valdez at MASS MoCA; Candlelight concert at Bidwell House; Mobile Museum of Tolerance; Berkshire South community supper program

Monica Bliss -
Life In the Berkshires

BITS & BYTES: Jaye Alison at Stockbridge Library; Dawn Nelson at Future Lab(s); Christopher St. Clair Boswell at Becket Arts Center; Kyle Turgeon at The Foundry; Yiddish Book Center presents Scott D. Seligman; Semester Cinema at Shakespeare & Company

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BITS & BYTES: The Carle After Dark; Close Encounters with Music presents ‘The Golem’; Neo-Noir at The Triplex; OLLI presents Marty Baron; Emily Arnold McCully and Elizabeth Diggs at Spencertown Academy; Berkshire South Craft Market; Becket Arts Center Arts & Crafts Marketplace

BITS & BYTES: Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band at Fisher Center; Amy Ryan Band and Dusty Wright Four at Spencertown Academy; Lexi Weege at Hot Plate; Shinbone Alley at Race Brook Lodge; ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ at Crandell Theatre; ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ at Berkshire School; Great Barrington open space survey

EYES TO THE SKY: Notes for transitional moments — Sun, moon, planets, stars for all ages

BITS & BYTES: Berkshire Carousel events; Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center presents Wu Man and Sandeep Das; Guild of Berkshire Artists at Art on Main; Laura Dickstein Thompson at Dottie’s Coffee Lounge; ‘AV Club’ at Adams Theater; BCC Harvest Run

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Weddings In The Berkshires

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Gedney Farm

Gedney Farm is an ideal destination for a Berkshire wedding weekend. Located in the “Old Berkshire” village of New Marlboro, now a National Historic...
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The Williams Inn

Embraced by the scenic beauty of Western Massachusetts, the historic Williams Inn emerges as an exquisite haven for weddings. Its vibrant surroundings and luxurious...

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Obituaries

Alice Hitchcock, 81, of Great Barrington

Edge Staff -
Family and friends are invited to calling hours Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., at Finnerty & Stevens Funeral Home in Great Barrington, followed by a graveside service at 12 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Great Barrington.

William Vincent Negrini, 98, of West Stockbridge

Edge Staff -
A graveside service with military honors for William Vincent Negrini will be held on Saturday, November 1, at 10 a.m., in Saint Patrick’s Cemetery in West Stockbridge.

Michael J. Pegorari, 70, of Great Barrington

Edge Staff -
Family will receive friends on Thursday, Oct. 23, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Birches-Roy Funeral Home

Robert Arthur Duryea, 74, of Albuquerque, N.M.

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No services are planned at this time.

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