The Editorial Board of The Berkshire Edge consists of staff writers, the editor, the publisher, and Edge contributors, as well as community representatives. Editorials in The Edge reflect the consensus of the Editorial Board.
We would urge the selectboard to authorize a full review of policies and procedures to minimize the likelihood that this kind of snafu will ever happen again.
If the permit is denied, Fulcrum could tie the town up in prolonged and expensive litigation. Or a vengeful Fulcrum could return with a different proposal -- perhaps one that is equally objectionable and does not require a special permit.
The prohibitions and penalties in the Israel Anti-Boycott Act that Congressman Neal is sponsoring sound like a glaring departure from the American tradition of free speech.
Attracting young people and families with children in far greater numbers to the Berkshires is complicated — perhaps even impossible. So we are left with making our schools more viable with fewer resources.
Stockbridge should support and insist upon the DeSisto developer building all the positive aspects of its proposal while pressing for the least density the developer will accept in an atmosphere of mutual respect and acknowledgment.
A police officer is still a man, a woman, a person; one capable of error, of fun, of love, of joy, and also susceptible to heartbreak just as Ryan Storti’s brothers at the Great Barrington Police Department are now.
