Friday, Jan 27 - The Berkshires goes to the protest: a taste of the festivities. Our Edgecast video crew with Edgecast Copter was on hand for the New York City Women's March on January 21, 2017 which drew an estimated 400,00 to 500,000 participants, among them quite a few from the Berkshires.
Saturday, Jan 14 - Arbor Day in Sheffield, Massachusetts, was celebrated by planting trees around the Shays Rebellion Monument (newly restored) commemorating protests in 1787 by former Revolutionary War soldiers against a dysfunctional financial system.
Wednesday, Jan 11 - More than 2,000 people took part in the Four Freedoms rally and march on Saturday, January 7, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to protest the ascendance of bigotry and hatred in the national political environment. Edgecast producer Ben Hillman shot this film of the event; it is narrated by Jim Frangione.
Monday, Oct 17 - The news behind the news with Edge Managing Editor Heather Bellow: lynching threat at Monument Mountain Regional High School; drinking and driving by Great Barrington Police officer; the BNRC's High Road trail network; and the lack of treatment options for the opioid epidemic in South Berkshire County.
Tuesday, Sep 20 - Berkshire-born hip hop artist Jackson Whalan talks about his career, his work with musician and producer Robbie Baier, and how Railroad Street Youth Project played a crucial role in supporting his music.
Saturday, Sep 17 - Interviewed by Jim Frangione, Berkshire Edge Managing Editor Heather Bellow discusses the issues she's been covering: proposed PCB dump in Housatonic; the new Jane Iredale/Louisa Ellis store in Great Barrington; the redevelopment of the top of Railroad Street; access to broadband Internet in the rural Berkshires; and the Democratic primary election.
Sunday, Aug 14 - Berkshire Edge Managing Editor Heather Bellow discusses some of the issues she's covering: The marijuana dispensary proposed for Great Barrington; environmental remediation at 100 Bridge Street, Konkapot River artist, and the natural gas pipeline through Otis State Forest.
Sunday, Jul 3 - Edgecast videographers Jason Brown and Jim Frangione interview Susan Wissler, executive director of The Mount, who explains how The Mount has restored the legacy of author Edith Wharton.
Friday, Jun 10 - “I had no job and no prospects, so I opened an art gallery.” --- Geoffrey Young
Monday, May 30 - An Edgecast video report on the May 7 march against General Electric's proposal to create a toxic PCB waste dump in the village of Housatonic, along the banks of the Housatonic River at Rising Pond.
Thursday, May 26 - An EdgeCast exclusive: Actors David Adkins and Corrina May, husband and wife, both appearing in Berkshire theatre productions this season, talk about their relationship and their careers.
Monday, May 16 - An EdgeCast profile of Berkshire multimedia entrepreneur John Whalan of Black Ice Entertainment, who uses his craft to support local institutions such as Community Access to the Arts (CATA) and Berkshire Playwrights Lab. Narrated by Jim Frangione.
Wednesday, May 11 - An EdgeCast exclusive: State Rep. William Smitty Pignatelli and arborist Tom Ingersoll visit Otis State Forest where pipeline giant Kinder Morgan intends to construct a new gas pipeline.
Monday, Apr 18 - EdgeCast: Open house at Extra Special Teas on Elm Street in Great Barrington, to celebrate Autism Awareness Day. EdgeCast videographer Jason Brown was there.