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Stockbridge Select Board, developer find middle ground on DeSisto proposal prompting possible decision granting Special Permit May 15

The attorneys for both the developers and the town will clarify conditions for the project and present a plan on Thursday for a vote.
Leslee Bassman -
Garden

THE LAZY BERKSHIRE GARDENER: Week of May 15, 2025

Jodi Cahillane -
How are your allergies this spring? Many people I know have been suffering from the pollen blues—or should I say "yellows" as I have found my white car turns yellow in a matter of hours.
Life In the Berkshires

BITS & BYTES: Shany Porras at Hancock Shaker Village; Cantrip at The Foundry; Close Encounters with Music at The Mahaiwe; David Guenette at Mason Library; BCC mental health training; Stockbridge Grange community dinner

Monica Bliss -
In this captivating solo exhibition, artist Shany Porras translates the melodies, rhythms, and spiritual essence of Shaker hymns into vibrant abstract works.
Arts & Entertainment

DANCE REVIEW: Pilobolus at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

Alex Bloomstein -
It is clear that the current artistic directors of Pilobolus are attempting to carry on the troupe's initial vision, in the same collaborative fashion, albeit with differing degrees of success.
Letters

Congratulations to Patrick Silk

Letter to the editor -
I hope all voters will come together to support him as Sheffield's newest Select Board member.
Letters

Flashing red-light warning

Letter to the editor -
Jamie Minacci does not truly represent Stockbridge residents.
Breaking News

Municipal election results: Egremont and Great Barrington

Shaw Israel Izikson -
Results from Egremont and Great Barrington.
Letters

A response to Denny Alsop’s Letter to the Editor

Letter to the editor -
Sadly, this is just the latest example of the lies and distortions that the small group of opponents of a well-planned project that will benefit every single taxpayer in Stockbridge will go to with their opposition.
News

Lee election results confirm uncontested races, add write-ins to School Committee, Housing Authority

Leslee Bassman -
Turnout for the election reflected three percent of the town's registered voters.

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BITS & BYTES: Nayana LaFond at Springfield Museums; Third Thursday at Olana; Bidwell House Museum opens season; ‘Art’ at Becket Arts Center; Mary E. Dardess Elementary School presents ‘Oz! The Musical’; BART presents ‘Chicago’ at Adams Theater

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EYES TO THE SKY: Views from the International Space Station — a photo essay

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BITS & BYTES: Images Cinema presents ‘Remembering Christopher Reeve’; Guild of Berkshire Artists presents collage workshop; Yiddish Book Center presents Kenneth Turan; Great Barrington Farmers Market; Pittsfield Farmers Market; Stamp Out Hunger

BITS & BYTES: Berkshire Pulse at The Foundry; Sabina Sciubba at Race Brook Lodge; ‘Recycled Runway’ at American Mural Project; ‘Sewn, Thrown, & Blown’ at Childs+Clark Gallery; ‘Opposites Attract’ at Lauren Clark Fine Art; Barbara McClintock at The Carle; North Berkshire Contra Dance; Berkshire Waldorf School kindergarten open house

BITS & BYTES: Community Access to the Arts at Shakespeare & Company; Weekend of music at The Colonial; Anita Kunz at Norman Rockwell Museum; David Lane at Adams Theater; Loneliness panel at Salisbury School; West Stockbridge Historical Society presents Chip Blake; Berkshire Botanical Garden plant sale; Sound and soup at Wander; Poetry reading at the Lee Library

BITS & BYTES: Itay Dayan at The Foundry; Mollie Kellogg at Methuselah; Isabel Margolin at Becket Arts Center; ‘Nature Reimagined’ at Bernay Fine Art; BCC student art show; Berkshire International Film Festival ‘Next Great Filmmaker’ competition; Outdoor film at The Clark; ‘Shaker Suppers’ at Hancock Shaker Village

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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

Roberta A. ‘Bobbie’ Nussbaum, 90, of Egremont

Edge Staff -
A funeral service for Roberta 'Bobbie' Nussbaum will be held Friday, May 16, 2025, at 11 a.m., at Finnerty & Stevens Funeral Home, conducted by Rabbi Barbara Cohen. Burial will follow at Ahavath Sholom Cemetery. Calling hours will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of the service.

Vivian G. Pikett of Dalton

Edge Staff -
Kindly make memorial contributions to Our Daily Bread Ministry.

Francis Thomas Duke Jr., 82, of Lenox

Edge Staff -
The funeral for Mr. Francis T. Duke will be held on Friday, May 16, at 11 a.m., at Trinity Church in Lenox, with Rev. Michael Tuck officiating. Burial will be private in Corashire Cemetery in Monterey. There will be no calling hours.

Jeffrey E. van Lingen, 62, of Lenox

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There will be a service held on Wednesday, May 14, beginning at 11 a.m., at the Roche Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery. Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, May 13, from 4 to 7 p.m.

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