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Congratulations to Patrick Silk

I hope all voters will come together to support him as Sheffield's newest Select Board member.

To the editor:

Congratulations, Patrick, on a well-run and successful write-in campaign. I hope all voters will come together to support him as Sheffield’s newest Select Board member. Best wishes for your three-year term—and maybe more.

Rene Wood
Sheffield

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Bard College President Botstein’s continued leadership is no longer tenable

When someone has held power for nearly half a century, it can become easy to confuse longevity with legitimacy, or position with immunity. But tenure is not a substitute for trust.

To those who attended the Lee Greener Gateway Committee’s free Repair Fair, this is why we live in the Berkshires

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An empty chair by Section 9 at Tanglewood

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