Thursday, September 19, 2024

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Edge Staff

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William H. Mooney, 66, retired teacher and selectman

For Bill there was never a student that he would consider a “lost cause.” He would always go to bat for any student or teacher in need.

Monument Mountain Regional High School, Berkshire Hills honored for Advanced Placement gains

Since 2012, Monument has increased the number of students participating in AP while improving the number of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher.

Bits & Bytes: Cigar Box Guitars; ‘Knotted Anatomies’; ‘Barefoot Walking’; the White Show

Art and Music Collide: No One Hurt South Lee – On Saturday, December 6, at the St. Francis Gallery on Route 102 David Reed and his...

Timothy Miller Richman, 32, teacher of mathematics

“Mr. Richman was the best teacher I ever had”…”Mr. Richman taught me to love calculus when I hated math”…”I am now becoming an engineer because of Mr. Richman…”

Bits & Bytes: RSYP culinary spectacular, Muddy Brook PTA auction, Graubard retrospective,

Railroad Street Youth Project offers mentoring and apprenticeship programs, a sexual health education initiative, an all-youth board that funds innovative, youth-inspired projects and trips, job training and career counseling.

Catherine Shields Mielke, 89, teacher and conservationist

Catherine was a fierce supporter of protecting the wetlands of Monterey and served on the Conservation Commission as the chairperson.

Tips for healthy eating on Thanksgiving

We were contemplating the 10 guests that would soon be assembling for our Thanksgiving celebration, and fretting about whether we had enough turkey, stuffing,...

CPA Trust Fund awards Barrington $190,000

"With a strong CPA fund, the town will be better able to meet some of our important affordable housing, historic preservation and open space needs." -- Great Barrington Town Manager Jennifer Tabakin

Bits & Bytes: Women of Haiti at MMRHS, Homespun Theatre at Lauren Clark

'Women of Haiti: Their Influence; Their Art' Great Barrington — On Monday, December 1, at 7 p.m.,Give to Give, Monument Mountain Regional High School’s student...

Bits & Bytes: Black is green; ‘Wonderful’ in Sandisfield; New Marlborough, Monterey schools fair

Bring the whole family for a hike along the 7-mile trail network and walk off your Thanksgiving feast at the Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. The universally accessible All Persons Trail offers a gradual, even walkway down to the boardwalk at Pike’s Pond.

Margaret Louise Candee, 89, native of S. Egremont

Margaret, second oldest native resident of South Egremont, was a member of the Council on Aging and Egremont Historical Committee. Margaret gave her entire family the best childhood experience anyone could ever hope for.

Kathy A. Keefner of Egremont

Most people remember her from “Brooks” where she was a Pharmacy Technician and Cumberland Farms where she also worked for many years.

John Edward Hassett DMD, 93, former chairman of Regional School Committee

John was a member of the Great Barrington School Board before becoming the Chairman of the Regional School Committee at the time Monument Mountain Regional High School was built.

Eva Wainrib, 90, founder of Red Barn Realty

Her heart was always in the Berkshires where she and her husbandSimon settled permanently in the 1980’s. At the age of 65, Eva started her own real estate business in Egremont, named Red Barn Realty for the barn she lovingly converted from stables to work place.

Bits & Bytes: ‘Small works’ at Lauren Clark; GrillerDiller recipe; Beekman Boys

"I like to spend my time surrounded by beautiful things of my choosing. The gallery is my work of art; but always a work in progress." -- Lauren Clark

Raymond F. Chamberland, 87: Teacher, principal, athletic director at Mt. Everett

He was honored as Massachusetts Secondary Principal of the Year in 1984. In 1993 Mount Everett dedicated their gymnasium in his honor.
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