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Shaw Israel Izikson

Shaw Israel Izikson is Managing Editor for The Berkshire Edge. Izikson is an award-winning journalist, editor, and photographer from Baltimore, Maryland. He was the winner of the 2015 New England Better Newspaper competition in editorial writing. Izikson is the former editor of The Winsted Journal newspaper from 2014 to 2017. He was also the editor of The Winsted Phoenix from 2019 to 2021, and most recently The Country Journal in late 2021. He has been in the journalism field for over 20 years, starting as a reporter for The Irregular newspaper in Kingfield, Maine. He worked at The Lakeville Journal company for 11 years, working as a reporter at all three newspapers owned by the company before serving as the editor for The Winsted Journal from 2014 to 2017.

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Berkshire-based Soleil Personnel and Sunshine Cleaning fined $236,936 by state for labor violations

The total amount includes $167,436 in restitution and damages for workers and $69,500 for penalties.

‘Nonprofit workers are essential workers’: The fight continues for pay equity for arts organizations

“Nonprofit workers are essential workers, and we need to look at them that way,” said Michael Ibrahim, who is on the board of Berkshire Art Center and also served as a consultant for the report.

Pittsfield Police Department arrests suspect in murder of Maine resident

Richard Keith Thorpe, 42, of Bangor, Maine, is suspected in the murder of a Maine resident. He was arrested by the Pittsfield Police Department after a motor-vehicle pursuit.

Gov. Maura Healey endorses Leigh Davis for 3rd Berkshire District state representative seat

At the candidates forum on Wednesday, Sept. 25, Davis said that she “was just on the phone with the governor a couple of days ago” and that the campaign had not yet made a formal announcement about the endorsement.

State representative candidates for 3rd Berkshire District Davis and Mitts discuss issues at Kimball Farms candidates forum

Great Barrington Selectboard Vice Chair and Democratic nominee Leigh Davis and Lenox Select Board member Marybeth Mitts are contending for Pignatelli's seat in the State House of Representatives in November’s general election.

State awards Egremont $900,000 for Prospect Lake dam repair and construction costs

Egremont is one of two towns in Berkshire County awarded a grant for a dam project.

PMC Unpaved returns this weekend, raising funds for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

“We feel blessed that Berkshire County has been very supportive of our organization,” Pan-Mass Challenge CEO Jarrett Collins told The Berkshire Edge.

South Egremont road reconstruction completed in Egremont, event dedicates road to late George McGurn

“George would be over the moon if he saw that this project had been completed,” said Egremont Select Board Chair Lucinda Fenn-Vermeule. “It’s a big deal, even if it is just a small town road.”

For the love of Lee: Town celebrates its town spirit and anniversary of its founding with three-day-long Founders Weekend event

“It’s very exciting to see everybody in town coming together, celebrating, and cultivating a real hometown feeling,” Lee Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kathy DeVarennes told The Berkshire Edge.

‘Gender Queer’ incident inspires film ‘A Book By Their Cover’

“[Young people] need to have visibility, and they don’t need to learn about things covertly with shame,” said filmmaker John Tedeschi. “They should be given the same awkward chance of learning about sex, sexuality, sex education, and biology."

Attorney representing Great Barrington, police department, and school district makes motion to dismiss former teacher’s lawsuit over ‘Gender Queer’ investigation

In response to Galdós-Shapiro's amended civil rights lawsuit, the attorney of Great Barrington and the Police Department filed a motion to dismiss the case “because the allegations of the complaint fail to state claims upon which relief may be granted.”

Fourth season of Berkshire Busk! draws to a close, having brought entertainment to downtown Great Barrington

“The Berkshire Busk! gave people an opportunity for people to hear, see, and experience a wide range of arts, some of which they may have never seen before, just by showing up," explained festival director Eugene Carr.

Groundbreaking director of ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ coming to Triplex to talk about movie, new book

Following a showing of the movie starring Madonna and Rosanna Arquette, Seidelman will talk about “Desperately Seeking Something: A Memoir About Movies, Mothers, and Material Girls.”

Kellogg Road bridge in Sheffield to shut down

The shutdown will begin on Friday, Sept. 20 at 8 a.m.

‘You are not alone’: Smash the Stigma event offers support to residents who deal with addiction

“People need to know that they are not alone,” said Rural Recovery Board of Directors President Rachelle Root Gayle. “They need to know that they matter and have a voice. We don’t stand for the stigma surrounding addiction, and that is why the organization intends to crush that stigma.”

Great Barrington Rotary Club names Ruby Chang as its Citizen of the Year

“To me, Ruby is the ideal candidate for the Citizen of the Year,” Rotary Club member Bobbie Hallig told the audience. “She has always sought out ways to support the common good. Here, our mantra in Rotary is service above self. This mantra has been Ruby’s life and she has lived the Rotary’s mantra.”
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