Saturday, March 15, 2025

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Ellen Lahr

Ellen Lahr is a Housatonic resident and Berkshire back-road cyclist. She works as a public relations consultant for the town of Great Barrington.

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Town awarded $3.2M state grant for infrastructure at North Plain Road affordable housing site

Assistant Town Manager Chris Rembold noted that local employers are struggling to hire staff because of high housing costs and housing shortages, “so creating housing options is our top development priority.”

Samara Klein named Great Barrington Library Director

Great Barrington -- The town’s next library director is Samara Klein, who will oversee operations at the Mason and Ramsdell libraries. Klein, a resident of...

Watch your mail: Great Barrington tax bills arriving soon

Property owners may pay both quarters at once or separately, but deadlines must be met to avoid interest and penalty fees.

Wastewater treatment plant’s assistant operator earns top EPA award

Paula Lynn Ely spends part of each day looking through a microscope, examining amoebas, flagellates, ciliates and other microscopic organisms that feed on and break down wastewater as part of the treatment process.

Simon’s Rock Pace Makers rack up wins in USMS New England Northeast competition

“We’re not just a swim team, but we are a tightknit group that depends on each other as a community as much as we depend on each other as a swim team." -- PaceMakers head coach Bill Meier

Share our roads: Berkshire cycling etiquette for all 

In 2014, 726 cyclists were killed on U.S. roads (8 in Massachusetts) and 50,000 were injured nationwide. Most fatalities happened in non-intersection crashes.
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