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The Co-op, which previously posted on its Facebook page that it was dealing with substantial financial troubles, started a fundraiser to stay in business.
'We're not here to perform 'Charley's Aunt' or 'The Importance of Being Earnest'; we're here to do new plays that the audience has never seen before,' said Artistic Director Jim Frangione.
The theater group announced it is expanding its offerings this year to include two productions, two “fresh takes” readings, and multiple community engagement programs.
“Increasing these benefits will help make sure seniors, families with children, and other residents can keep their homes warm during the coldest weeks of the year," said Gov. Maura Healey.
As a mediation conference approaches, The Berkshire Edge reviews the two-year legal journey of Arantzazú Zuzene Galdós-Shapiro's civil rights lawsuit against the town of Great Barrington, its police department, and former Berkshire Hills Superintendent Peter Dillon.
There is no universal fix to help all of our challenges, but one instrument the state has given towns to sustain and stabilize their full-time population is the residential tax exemption.
Through funding provided by the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), the PCC is supporting 48 projects that span a wide range of disciplines, including visual arts, music, theater, dance, literature, and community events.
A complaint over the treatment of Superintendent Brian Ricca set off a chain of events that ended with the apparent resignations of the Southern Berkshire Regional School District Committee's chair and vice chair.