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THE OTHER SIDE: The cost of war

Trump and Hegseth and their supporters will do everything in their power to hide the cost of war. But like it or not, this is our war. These are our leaders. It is our tax money that has bought the bombs.

Berkshire Busk! closes second season

“I think people keep coming back to The Berkshire Busk! because everyone keeps having fun,” event founder and co-organizer Eugene Carr said of the event whose season came to a close on Saturday, September 3. “This is a great way to see all of your neighbors and meet with your friends. It’s great that the community comes alive at night here in Great Barrington.”

Salute to Patrick White for proposed tax relief in Stockbridge

Chairman White’s suggestion certainly got the town’s attention regarding a problem that has festered for decades.

Advice from a Berkshire writer

Having a way with words and being a professional writer are two different things.

Housatonic Water Works increased Fredrick and James Mercer’s salaries in 2021

After receiving a letter from the state in August that it was delinquent in filing its annual return for 2021, Housatonic Water Works recently filed their returns, which revealed that company President Frederick Mercer and Treasurer James Mercer both received bumps in their 2021 salaries.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day events in October

The Alliance for a Viable Future will be holding a celebration of Native American culture in the Berkshires from Saturday, October 8 to Monday, October 10 to help people to "move into the future" and "to welcome the original inhabitants of the Berkshires," according to co-organizer of the event Lev Natan.

BITS & BYTES: BBG art exhibit; Lenox Jazz Stroll; Koshersoul; Bernard A. Drew to discuss CCC camps; old-time music workshop and concert; Knosh &...

Featuring well-known and up-and-coming artists, Berkshire Botanical Garden’s season-long “Symbiosis” exhibition will open with the third indoor installment on September 16.

In response to former Stockbridge Select Board member Roxanne McCaffrey’s letter on the Residential Tax Exemption

Many of the people who can afford to move here have an intrinsic vein of altruism. I hope they will not overlook the as-of-yet unmet needs of deserving residents in their own town because of the distracting rhetoric of some of our local politicians.

‘No difference’ between part-time, full-time residents

There is no difference between the full-time and part-time populations of Stockbridge. We are all people, and if you prick us, do we not cry? If you stick us, do we not bleed? And if you wrong us, do we not seek redress?

The long road to National Historic District designation

The Sandisfield village of New Boston has been approved for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

Former Stockbridge Select Board member stands against Residential Tax Exemptions

By modifying existing options within the legal parameters and better informing the public about them, we could avoid the potential negative community impact of the RTE.

MASS MoCA residency program focuses on foreign-born, first and second generation Americans

Through the combined efforts and resources of The Studios at MASS MoCA and The Berkshire Immigrant Center, this program gives a unique opportunity to an underserved group of artists.

Sheffield Fair returns, Saturday Sept. 10

Held at the Sheffield Town Park, off Miller Avenue, everything is free except for food or vendor items.

A vote for sheriff candidate Alf Barbalunga

We don’t need more six figure executive jobs at the jail; we need better treatment and education for the inmates so that there is less relapse.

Letter claiming Shugrue lacks experience is ill-informed

The first eight years of Shugrue's career were spent in prosecutors’ offices, where he tried many serious and complex felonies.

Laura Keeney Tucker, 96, of Alford

Throughout her life, Laura enjoyed exploring the outdoors, watching birds, and learning about the natural world, no doubt leading her sons to their lifelong interests—birding and nature photography for Jim, and a career in forestry for Peter.

JUST IN: 40 years on, DA’s office releases new suspect sketches in cold case disappearance

The District Attorney's Office and State Police have continued to investigate the case, with the focus on a separate attempted abduction that occurred earlier in the night, 13 miles away in Williamstown.
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