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Lenox’s Arcadian Shop awaits path forward to continue its Stockbridge Bowl kayak launch program

“All [kayak rental] transactions occur at the Arcadian Shop,” Arcadian Shop co-owner Chris Calvert told The Berkshire Edge during a July 9 phone interview.

Catherine Barrett, 92, world traveler, formerly of Great Barrington

Cat lived a very fulfilling life, and lived every day with an uncommon joie de vivre, instilled by her parents. Travel started at an early age, as her father was sent to China for Pan American Airways in 1933.

BCD breaks ground on new library, music performance complex

“The library learning commons and the music performance spaces will spark a different kind of education and become perhaps a model for other institutions.” --- BCD Head of School Paul Lindenmaier

Bits & Bytes: ‘Meet the Inventors’; Paul Krugman at Simon’s Rock; GB traffic advisory; Lee Library comic jam; Diana Felber Gallery opening; senior center...

Dr. Krugman was the sole recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on international trade theory.

Bits & Bytes: Mahaiwe programs; Lenox logo contest; Salim Abu Jabal at Williams; Mocktoberfest at BCD; Outspoken poetry festival; Eclipse Mill book launch; pipeline...

There are rumors that the long-anticipated energy omnibus bill could contain language supporting the pipeline tax that would subsidize new gas pipelines through a charge added to the monthly bills of electric ratepayers.

Bits & Bytes: Birding 101 at Olana; School Readiness Fair; Purim carnival; Blue Rider Stables Easter egg hunt; IS183 art camp

At IS183 campers will spend the summer as art detectives creating, encountering, and cracking mysteries in a wide assortment of media from clay to paint.

BCD to meld arts, humanities with state-of-art library, performance space

"The Learning Commons will engage kids in technology – appropriately – as we explore how to incorporate technology into education. At the same time, at BCD the integration of arts and humanities is at the core of what we do." -- Paige Orloff, chair of the BCD Board of Trustees

Bits & Bytes: Piano duo at Mahaiwe; BCD capital campaign launch; Pankaj Challa at The Mount; ‘Blue Advent’ in Stockbridge; WAM Theatre’s Girls Ensemble

The Berkshire Country Day celebration will also feature an announcement about the creation of a new music and performance room in Furey Hall, making this the most dramatic upgrade to BCD’s historic campus in almost two decades.

Bits & Bytes: Surprise bequest to Berkshire Country Day School

"Kimmie" Sloane was such principled woman who felt so strongly about education. She loved being in the lives of the children at BCD.” -- Former BCD French teacher, Molly Boxer of Richmond

OVER THE EDGE: ‘The Debate’

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South Berkshire parents alerted to attempted child abduction

The incident happened about 3:30 p.m., Thursday September 18, on Norfolk Road in New Marlborough as an 11-year-old boy walked home from school. -- Berkshire County District Attorney's Office
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