Thursday, Aug 17 - "It’s a very tough and competitive situation for Low Income Housing Tax Credit Projects right now — a situation exacerbated by the uncertainty that has been created at the national level." -- Tim Geller, executive director of the Community Development Corporation of South Berkshire
Wednesday, Aug 16 - At home and on his morning off on September 11th 2001 he reported to his precinct in East Harlem and then onto the World Trade Center. From September 11th, 2001 until January of 2002 he worked at the World Trade Center site.
Wednesday, Aug 16 - Nancy was a member of the Thursday Morning Club and the Fairview Hospital Auxiliary, and was a volunteer at the Fairview Hospital endoscopy department, a position which she loved and held until shortly before her death.
Tuesday, Aug 15 - Bella will always be remembered as being ahead of her time, traveling into New York City as a young mother to visit the Margaret Sanger Birth Control Clinic, a pre-cursor to Planned Parenthood.
Tuesday, Aug 15 - He became the president of Isgood Realty in 1980, a position he held until his recent retirement. His broad knowledge of the marketplace, business acumen and personality made him the "go to" person amongst peers, earning him the title of the dean of Berkshire county real estate.
Tuesday, Aug 15 - State Rep. William ‘Smitty’ Pignatelli also urged the task force to increase the breadth of its representation: "We don't need retired school superintendents making decisions about schools and towns ... It's time for new faces, and we need to engage everyone."
Monday, Aug 14 - Pamela was a graduate of the Monument Mountain Regional High School class of 1972. She worked for 25 years as an office manager at G.A. Blanco and after at Berkshire Mountain Bakery.
Monday, Aug 14 - “How is this happening in America? I feel terrible for the people of Charlottesville. Just because the president hasn’t condemned the actions of the Alt-Right doesn’t mean I won’t.” -- Jeff Turner of Pittsfield
Saturday, Aug 12 - Those who knew Tasha knew she never stopped moving and was constantly searching for inspiration.
Saturday, Aug 12 - The production was the brainchild of local actor Levi Joseph who directed it and played James Baldwin, the distinguished black writer and social critic. Donations collected at the door for the one-time performance benefitted the restoration of the Clinton A.M.E. Zion Church, the same church W.E.B. Du Bois attended as a boy.
Friday, Aug 11 - Property of the Week – Our spotlight falls on the perfect house for family and friends, on the Otis/Monterey border,
Friday, Aug 11 - The Berkshire Center for Justice will offer a free legal clinic from its booth at the 12th annual Pow Wow on the Great Barrington Fairgrounds this weekend, August 12 and 13.
Thursday, Aug 10 - The action hindered access to work zones for employees, and, for a short time, it disrupted ongoing pipeline construction.
Wednesday, Aug 9 - Many people would remember her as the pharmacist at Thatcher’s Drug Store in the historic town of East Hampton, Connecticut, from 1962–1984 where she and Ken raised three children.
Wednesday, Aug 9 - James frequented the James A. Modolo Post #8348, enjoyed participating in the shoots at the Great Barrington Fish and Game, playing horseshoes, attending his children's sporting events as they grew up and was an avid Red Sox fan.
Monday, Aug 7 - He worked as a mechanic for Boeing Aircraft, Derby Oil Refinery and for Coastal Power Plant in Connecticut, retiring from there in 2002.